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“God has
blessed us,
taken care
of us...”
poor like I did. We were just kind
After college, Dan and Sherrye
Rankin County School District.
first, then his wife and his family.
of meant for each other like that.”
moved to Robinhood for a short
She was the director for the last
He’s a hard worker. I’ve never
After a stint at Fort Polk with
time and then bought a house in
30 of the 31 years she worked
known anyone who that can work
the Army National Guard, Dan
Pearl in 1975. They lived there
there.
harder than him. He’s 70 years old
graduated from Mississippi State
until 1979 when they built a house
After they both retired, they
and can still outwork most people
University in December 1974
in south Rankin down Oak Ridge
built a home on 51 acres in east
younger than him. He’s always
with a degree in accounting.
Road and lived there for 39 years.
Rankin.
taken care of me and the kids.”
Sherrye graduated from East
Dan worked at the Central
Dan said, “I always was
Sherrye was voted Most Likely to
Central Community College with
Mississippi Planning and
impressed with Sherrye’s mind.
Succeed at Union High School
a one-year business certificate,
Development District as finance
She is highly intelligent. I was
and added, “Which I was because
then worked at Mississippi State
director for 34 years. Sherrye
always attracted to a smart
I married him!”
in the business management
worked as an administrative
woman—one smart woman in
Dan said, “God has blessed us,
department. When Dan
assistant until their children Kyle
particular! And her eyes—Lord,
taken care of us, and given us two
graduated, her bosses gave
and Brooke came along, and then
her eyes. And her long straight
wonderful kids—”
her a PhT degree—“Putting
stayed at home for ten years until
hair, and her being petite.”
“—and Eli, the best grandkid
Hubbie Through.”
she began work at Frontiers, the
Sherrye said of Dan, “He’s a
there ever was!” added Sherrye.
after-school program of the
godly man. He always puts God
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