Rodger Benefiel:
CLASS OF 1957
Roosevelt High SchoolClass of 1957
Atlanta, GA
Western Connecticut State UniversityClass of 1970
Danbury, CT
Rodger's Story
Life
Enlisted in the Air Force the day after graduation from RHS. Spent a year in Alabama and then 2 years in Japan. Discharged in 1960 and moved to PA (my folks had moved there), met my wife Barbara and married in 1961. We have 3 children, Rodger Jr is a Lieutenant with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Mark is a salesman for BI in Boulder CO, Julie is a computer trainer. Have 6 grandchildren. Went to work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in May 1962, worked in 9 institutions until I retired as the Camp Administrator at the El Reno Federal Prison Camp, El Reno, OK in 1989. Worked at the Kansa...Expand for more
s State Penitentiary as Activities Director from 1989 until 1995 when I retired again. Sold real estate for 4 years. Now I teach a few continuing education real estate classed and work part time for Northrup Gramman, a DOD contractor with the US Army. Travel a lot in my part time job, get to take my wife with me, last year went to Germany for 3 weeks, FL for 2 weeks and Hawaii for 2 weeks.
Have BA in History from Western Conn State University, did some Masters work at UofBridgeport, but did not finish it.
Life has been good, the Lord has blessed my wife and I with a good family and good health.
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