It may not be remarkable that Braxton B. Perry has been a Town of Wake Forest employee for 39 years. What is remarkable is how he has progressed from a street laborer when he was hired on May 7, 1976, to end his career with the town as an accountant.
Here is how he moved from job to greater responsibility through education.
* He was promoted to a full-time meter reader and service man on October 31, 1978.
* His title change to meter reader on March 8, 1979.
* After the accounting services supervisor resigned, Perry began processing accounts payable and providing field meter reading.
* He was promoted to accounting clerk on December 20, 1994, a position changed to accounting technician on July 1, 1995.
* After he earned an associate’s degree in accounting, Perry processed accounts payable and payroll and did the reconciliations and all aspects of the town’s accounting functions.
* On November 4, 2003, Perry was promoted to accountant, the position he held until his retirement on July 31, 2015.
The resolution of appreciation he was given Tuesday night by Mayor Vivian Jones with hearty applause from the commissioners and audience read, in part: “Whereas, Braxton Perry has kept a watchful eye over the taxpayers’ money during his tenure with the Town; and Whereas, Braxton B. Perry has served unselfishly in his capacity for the good of the Town of Wake Forest, making sacrifices in personal and family ties; and Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of Commissioners that Braxton B. Perry is hereby officially commended by this Board on behalf of the citizens of Wake Forest for valuable and outstanding service rendered to the Town of Wake Forest in his official capacity as an Accountant.”
After the presentation, Jones asked him if he wanted to say anything, and Perry said, “I want to thank all my coworkers, they helped me a lot, and the staff and management. They made it really a good place to live and to work.”
