Champion’’s Heart

Born and raised in Mississippi Mike Yarbro worked in the construction equipment import export business most of his adult life and traveled throughout the world buying, selling, importing and exporting, heavy equipment while working with road building contractors on many World Bank projects in developing countries. After forming his company his travels took him to the far corners of the earth where he worked with customers in bridge building, road construction, and large dirt moving projects. Visiting foreign countries and viewing various economic conditions and cultures made him appreciate and love the United States even more. He has been married to Marilyn Sue Childs Yarbro since 1968. Before and after college he was an avid horseman involved in rodeo, breeding, raising and training quarter and thoroughbred horses. He played violin for two years in the Jackson Junior Symphony Orchestra before playing guitar, piano and harp in a rock and roll band during college.