Charles Cecil:  

CLASS OF 1964
Orlando, FL
Rollins CollegeClass of 1979
Winter park, FL

Charles's Story

Short Outline: Here goes: Graduation 1964 - worked at Walgreen's in Parkwood Plaza - drafted into US Army Feb 1966 - Basic Training at Ft Carson, CO - Advanced Individual Training at Ft Ord, CA - Officer Candidate School at Ft Benning, GA - Commissioned as a 2LT in Military Police Corps Feb 1967 - MP Officer training at Ft Gordon, GA - first assignment is 503 MP Battalion at Ft Bragg, NC - picked up my future wife at a Texaco station just off base on Yadkin Rd - deployed to the Pentagon in Oct 1967 as first line of defense during one of the largest anti-war peace marches - Married Lee Susan Barco on Dec 9, 1967 - Mar 1968 I was assigned to the 2nd MP Co, 2nd Inf Div, South Korea as a 1LT - Mar 1969 I returned to the states as a Captain and the CO of the 115th MP Co, USMA, West Point, NY. I resigned my commission in Nov 1969 so I could join my wife's father in Fayetteville and help run a Western Auto franchise - after 3 years we moved to Kissimmee where I joined the Kissimmee Police Dept in Jan 1973 and I worked my way up to Det LT in charge of CID - 1974 I went to the 10 year class reunion where I was voted the guy with the least amount of hair at the age of 28 and I have even less hair now so I am sure I could retain that title even thru the 50th Reunion should I want to embarass myself again - obtained my Criminal Justice Degree from Rollins in 1979 and then moved to Wellesley, MA in Feb 1980 to ...Expand for more
be close to family and ended up going to work for Bloomingdale's as a Security Manager - moved to Boca Raton in Aug 1986 for the opening of the Bloomies store in the Town Center Mall - moved to Palm Beach Gardens in Aug 1990 for the opening of the Bloomies store in The Gardens Mall and stayed there until 1993 when my choice was to transfer to the DC area or find another job - I went into business for myself with a line of snack foods (Dirty Potato Chips and Candy) and found that convenience store owners wanted everything for free. Moved back to Orlando in 1994 where I took time off from work and then drove a cab for several years - in mid 1999 I ran across an old friend from my Bloomies career who just happened to be the GM for Orlando Fashion Square and he talked me into becoming his Security Manager for the next 3 years - then in Aug 2002 my friend, the 1st GM for The Mall at Millenia, recruited me to join him in opening the new mall as the Security Director - in Aug 2008 my left kidney was removed due to cancer and since then several other health issues cropped up that led to my decision to retire in Dec 2009. I am still married to the same Army brat I picked up in Fayetteville in 67. We, by choice, did not have any children so it is just me and my honey as we go into old age. We both love to read and travel so when Susan decides to stop working we will begin to venture out a lot more.
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