Perry Bender:
CLASS OF 1974
Orangeburg-Wilkinson High SchoolClass of 1974
Orangeburg, SC
Thackston Junior High SchoolClass of 1969
Orangeburg, SC
Perry's Story
Life
Wow, what have I done since leaving South Carolina. I moved to Illinois originally for an education, but never finished. I enjoyed working too much at that time of my life and jumped at that opportunity. Every once in a while I regret not finishing college since maybe I would have ended up with a different path in life, but hind sight is 20/20 as they say. I have lived in the Chicago area most of these years, though I have returned to SC many times to visit family. I have worked my way up in companies from the bottom doing the grunt work into management positions, so I have learned and experienced a lot. One job I had allowed me the pleasure of living in California for 3 years (that had the perfec...Expand for more
t climate)when they transferred me there to run their warehouse and I lived in Minnesota for 1 year (a very harsh climate). But I always ended up back in the Chicago area. My current job is Regional Sales Director in the travel business. I visit travel agencies throughout the Central US. This wonderful company has allowed me the opportunity to travel extensively in Europe, Asia and Latin America and lots of cities within the US. This is one thing in life that I have enjoyed very much. I was always a European nut since it is so rich in history and architecture, that it was always a dream of mine to go there. It fulfilled that part of my life and I have really enjoyed it. Well I think that is it for now.
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