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Gene Dulski Transition From High School To Junior College
“Things happen”, are two words Gene Dulski had to say about how he ended up doing the job he is still doing today. You never know what you are going to end up doing with your life until it is actually time to decide on what path to take. Gene never thought that he would end up being a Millwright. He had bigger and better dreams. But he chose the paths that he took and because of his decisions, he met friends that would last a lifetime, the love of his life, and eventually had a family of his own. Everything happens for a reason, but you decide what paths to take.
Gene Dulski grew up in a middle class family where he was the oldest of three kids. He was the leader, the person they looked up to. During highschool, Gene worked with two of his very best friends, TC and Pauly D, at Jewel Osco. But after high school they all continued with their jobs, so going to college and having a job was a difficult balance. Because of his job, Gene ended up going to a two year Junior College. The transition from high school to Junior College wasn't difficult because he
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It is difficult to make the transition from being constantly dependant on your parents to trying to be independant. This is the time where you find yourself and you get into your own routine on how you want to do everything. Gene now has a decent job as a millwright which is someone who builds and maintains machinery. Gene knows that he made mistakes in college. He regrets not caring so much about school but does not wish to change anything. If he would have been a better student, Gene would be in Florida or California studying some kind of new species of fish. Without making the choices he made, he would not have kept his friends around forever, and they would have never introduced him to his wife to be. Yes, everything is your decision and you decide what the outcome will be, but your decisions also affect your

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