Roy Drinkard

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Roy Henry Drinkard (born July 12, 1920 in Falkville, Alabama) is an American businessman who owns numerous properties and shopping centers throughout the Southeastern United States. He currently resides in Cullman, Alabama, where he serves as president and CEO of Drinkard Development, Inc., a company which provides management, leasing and maintenance services for commercial properties. In April of 2000, Roy H. Drinkard was appointed a trustee of Troy University in Troy, Alabama by then Alabama Governor Don Siegelman.

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Drinkard served honorably in the US Marine Corps during World War II as a Private First Class.

Former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman declared Friday 13, 2002 as "Roy Drinkard Day" in the State of Alabama.

Many of the buildings owned by Drinkard are designed in German village-inspired themes, reflecting the German heritage and history of Cullman County, Alabama.

The King Edward's Shopping Center in Cullman features a working carillon which towers above the buildings. When the clock chimes on the hour, two doors open on the front, from which robotic models of Drinkard and his late dog, Guffy, emerge. The "robotic-Drinkard" then raises his hand and calls to the dog, "Here, Guffy, here girl!", to which Guffy responds with a series of barks. The clock tower is one of the most recognizable and light-hearted places in Cullman.

Throughout his home city of Cullman, Drinkard is widely-known to give out $2 bills with his signature on each one.