Lester Cherry:
CLASS OF 1952
Granite City High SchoolClass of 1952
Granite city, IL
Lester's Story
I married Janet Podgurski during my junior year and did not return to GCHS. We had two children, Pamela and Paul. I went to work at Bakers Shoe Store in downtown St Louis in June 1951 and stayed with them(a part of Edison Brothers Stores) for 45 years. I was fortunate to grow with Edison, eventually becoming president of The Wild Pair chain of Edison. We operated 250 stores in major malls throughout the country including Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska.
I finished HS in the Army (Served 1957-1959). Edison sent me to the Harvard Advance Ma...Expand for more
nagement Program (AMP) in 1983.
Remarried to Patricia in 1987. She was the love of my life for 56 years. Patricia passed away in June 2012.
Patricia and I had two children Carol And David. She had Cynthia from a previous marriage.
I have had a wonderful life and live in Springfield MO close to Carol and her husband.
I regret missing my senior year at GCHS where I was so involved in Advance Speech and particularly the debating team. However the experience I had in this program, though shortened, served me well in my business experience.
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