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People Who Inspire: Tuffy Shallenberger on giving thanks and giving back

Tuffy to useTerry “Tuffy” Shallenberger, Jr. knows the meaning of hard work. It’s a lesson his parents taught him and his first big client proved true. And for that he is grateful.

“I was running a bulldozer in 7th grade. After school and in the summers, I worked with my parents (Terry and Norma) in the family’s pool business. They taught me that if you want something, you have to work for it,” he said.

Tuffy embraced hard work, so much so that he considers it to be his only hobby. “It’s all I know,” he said.

While he didn’t like school work, he loved being a student of construction and surrounded himself with people who could teach him the trade. One of those people was a family friend who did municipal work. Continue reading