Who is is Craig D La Londe?

Answer 1

I extensively researched this person on the internet and through other public sources. My reason for researching was to discredit this person as a nobody. I found myself inspired and changed forever at the end of it all. Craig you exhibited great humbleness when you could have presented so much of your experiences, your knowledge, and facts of your life. Instead you stood calm and silent. Craig I am sorry. Please accept my sincere apology. This is what I found to be factual and noteworthy.

Craig D. La Londe is a self-made businessman who got his start at age 9, at which time he invented a device that wouldn't let a motorized vehicle start until the operator took a mandatory breath alcohol test, if failed the vehicle won't start. He was motivated to invent what is now called a Breath Interlock Device after his father and 3 year old brother were killed by a drunk driver, Craig was 9 when that life changing event occurred. Since then, Craig has committed his life to turning tragedy and human necessity into marketable products. He creates industries that others copy. States like NY now require use of an interlock device by DWI offenders as a condition of their criminal sentencing. Craig went on to invent other life-saving technologies like the Automotive Object Detection and Avoidance System (AODAS) found on numerous motor vehicles manufactured today. This system alerts a driver if an object is detected at the rear of a vehicle. Craig's original product gave an actual digital read-out of distance to object. Many auto manufacturers offer only a staged tone alert and LED bar indication of object proximity. Craig has advanced the independence of persons with disabilities with his Mycontrol bathing system (www.mycontrolbath.com). This product provides technology and design that lets a person transfer themselves from a seated device, like a wheel chair, directly onto a molded-in bath system basin seat. This Bath System can be installed in an average home's bathroom simply by taking out the existing 30"x60" old tub and direct fitting Craig's bath into place. This design allows individuals with average means to own it. This product returns dignity and allows a person to remain at home to care for themselves when physical conditions would have otherwise prevented that ability. One product advantage is the patented door design and operating system. The door swings in and around a person's legs. Another is that no hands are needed to operate the bath system. The product can be operated by voice and sound commands. Public record shows that Craig owns the patents and trade-marks of this life enhancing product.

Craig has created many products that have lead to the creation of start-ups. Many of those start-ups are well-known publicly traded companies today. Craig made the bulk of his fortune in the 80's, only to lose most of it because of Wall Street swindlers. Craig's public net worth was just over a billion dollars at the height of his rise in the business world. His net worth today is unknown. To me, one of Craig's most notable quotes is; "it's not what you learn on the way to the top of the corporate ladder that will guarantee your life success, it is what you learn when your success comes crashing down around you". Go to linkedin.com to learn more about Craig D. La Londe's professional life.

Public record and information shows that Craig married his best friend and life-mate in 2000. Referencing public record of live births, Craig fathered a daughter who was born to he and his wife in 2004. Craig protects his wife and daughter from the public eye very sternly. I found that Craig has several places around the world that he calls home, one of which is a private 65 acre island he bought in 1999 from a famous actor, another is a private 24,560 square foot castle set on 134 acres he owns in Ireland. Craig has stated publicly that "home is wherever his wife and daughter are".

Craig has made many appearances on public radio and television. Public research supports that Craig is an outspoken political voice for the Conservative and Republican parties. According to individual blogs and other information sources, Craig enjoys boating and time with friends, mostly time spent with his wife and daughter. Craig does not like to read novels or books written about other people's travels and experiences. He states that he would rather spend the time discovering and creating first hand experiences through his own participation.

Who is Craig D. La Londe? To quote Craig when he was asked that very question on a major news network show; "I guess we will all know that when we see who shows up at my funeral and by what they say they remember most about me.", "A person is not defined by how they see themselves, that definition is garnered by ones actions and efforts and by the gifts they leave their fellow mankind and most impotently their children.", "When a person places their name on a building that they erected to be remembered personally, not many go looking for the plaque that bears their name. A name that is placed on a structure that was built by a community effort shares an eternity with a place where within great things will grow because of the inspiration created by the life of the person so honored".

Very few individuals like Craig can say with truth that they alone have invented world changing products and industries that have changed the course of the lives of mankind. For me, after much research yielding facts that would go far beyond the space allotted in this form if all was listed, I believe with sincerity that who Craig D. La Londe is will be defined by those who benefit from the products and industries he created and inspired. And, through the efforts and yields of individuals who are not only inspired by Craig's professional and personal life to take action, those individuals go on to create great things and successful lives for themselves and people around them.

I will be forever changed and inspired. Of all the lessons that could be learned from Craig's life, great humility, passion for life, the willingness to try, and the gift of understanding are among the most valuable.