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He made his miltary career, retired in 1953 and moved to Fauquier County in 1962.

“We moved to a farm in Marshall,” he said, adding then, he obtained a real estate license and practiced part-time.

In 1969, he brought his own family of nine to Rappahannock.

The years brought Mr. Day and his family several hardships and that year, he was divorced from Rappahannock Realtor Eileen M. Day.

“I moved back to Arlington at that point,” he said, his head bent between his shoulders as worry lines crossed his forehead.

But, like the sun behind a passing cloud, his smile returns.

“I worked in the Carter Administration for the Small Business Administration as district director for the State of Utah,” he said.

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brings in an average of $24 in Rappahannock, compared to $16 in Culpeper, $35 in Fauquier, $25 ijj Madison, $11 in Page, and $27 in Warren. The state average is $66.

Another category of local revenue lumps together such things as dog tags, building permit fees, fines, revenue from keeping prisoners from other localities and interest earned on funds in banks. This brings in $82 per person to Rappahannock, compared to $120 in Culpeper, $124 in Fauquier, $52 in Madison, $64 in Page, and $60 in Warren. The state average is $123.

All these figures are on a per person basis using the results of the 1990 Census. Of course, Rappahannock has less revenue than any of the surrounding localities.

The total revenue picture shows Rappahannock with $7.7 million for 6,622 people. Culpeper has $29.1 million and 27,800 people. Fauquier has $60.8 million for 48,400 people. Madison has $11.2 million and 11,900 people. Page has $18 million for 21,700 people, and Warren has $23.9 million for 26,100 people. For all counties in the state the figures are $5.6 billion and 3.9 million people.

(Editor’s note: A future article will compare Rappahannock’s spending with surrounding localities and the state as a whole.)