Celebrating 80 Years By Donna L. Pile, owner, A.G. Perry Agency

I entered the insurance industry more than 30 years ago as many women did: to earn a living for my family. I had opted out of attending law school after my first son was born–motherhood was too exciting and challenging to compete with law school. Still, I needed something to do so in 1977 I called my dad, Alex G. Perry, who owned a small agency that he worked part time (not unusual at the time) and asked if I could work with him part time. I thought it might be the next best thing to law school.

Three years later, I walked into my father’s home office and told him I needed to work more: my marriage had ended and I was about to become a single parent to my three young sons, ages 1, 3 and 7.

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