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The Guard Family, long successful in businesses in
the Washington, DC area, began relocating to Southwest Florida
in the early 1970s. From watercraft to manufacturing, agriculture
to financial planning, the Guards enjoy a successful and stable
presence in Southwest Florida.
John and Irene Guard, patriarch and matriarch of the
family, are now semi-retired and enjoy a comfortable lifestyle
in the Cape Coral, Florida waterfront home they personally
designed and built. The Guards operate investment real estate
properties in the area and retain substantial ownership interest
in some of the family businesses, including:
- Action
Craft, builder of high quality, serious sport fishing
boats recognized by professional guides and sportsmen as
the finest boats in their class. The plant also builds Coastline Boats, a more affordable line of high-quality fishing boats; and,
- Action
Manufacturing and Supply, manufacturer of Water Guard
commercial and residential drinking water treatment systems,
installed by many of the area's top home builders and by
water treatment professionals to process water for home
use.
- Pegasus
Water Systems, high quality drinking water treatment
equipment.
 Paul
P. Guard, the youngest son, is President, CEO, and a major
stockholder of Action Craft. Over the past two decades, Paul
has built the business from a one-boat-at-a-time operation
to a major supplier of boat dealers throughout the Eastern
United States as far west as Texas. In addition to the Action
Craft line, the Cape Coral, Florida plant also produces a
simpler and more affordable boat line, Coastline Boats. Paul
is also developer and manufacturer of Pegasus Water Systems,
a high-quality drinking water treatment system. Paul and his
wife, Robin, reside in Cape Coral.
 Jana
Guard Renz and her husband, David, reside in their waterfront home on Hickey Creek, just off the Caloosahatchee River in Alva, Florida. David loves fishing and nurturing their lush exotic landscaping at their residence. David is employed by the USDA as an agricultural officer. With three children and five grandchildren Jana has many opportunities to enjoy what she loves most, Kids. She is employed by Gulf Coast Music as an sccompanist and specializes in teaching early childhood music. Her passion is reaching lost children through the ministry of Good News Clubs in after school programs. For nineteen years she as served as kindergarten teacher at Alva United Methodist Church.
 Eldest
son Kenneth E. Guard, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™
Practitioner, is a prominent Financial Consultant and Investment Broker in Fort
Myers. Ken maintains licenses in securities, real estate, insurance, and
mortgages. He is a registered representative and Registered Investment Advisor
Representative with Investors Security Company, Inc., and has expertise in tax
and estate planning for large estates and high net worth individuals. His
daughter, Jana, is a graduate of Indiana University with a BS in Biological
Science and is pursuing her Master's Degree at Florida Community College at
Jacksonville where she is an "A" student. She plans to pursue a career in
biotechnology.
Ken, shown here on horseback in Ecuador with his daughter Jana, is a world traveler who has visited the United Kingdom, Peru, Bolivia, and Equador, Greece, Turkey, Thailand, Iceland and has also traveled extensively here in the United States, including a three-day snowmobile trip through Yellowstone National Park. Ken's next destination is Bhutan.
John and Irene Guard's children each have children of their
own for a current total of nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren
who range from pre-school to grown and married adults. The
Guard family is a living example of the concept of leveraging
human, intellectual, and financial assets throughout generations.
The Guard family expects to continue to provide employment,
investment, and sound advice - centers of strength - in the
Southwest Florida business community for many years to come.
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