# Ronald Read

> Ronald James Read was an American philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant. Read grew up in Dummerston, Vermont, in an impoverished farming household. He walked or hitchhiked 4 mi (6.4 km) daily to his high school and was the first high school graduate in his family. He enlisted in the United States Army during World War II, serving in Italy as a military policeman. Upon an honorable discharge from the military in 1945, Read returned to Brattleboro, Vermont, where he worked as a gas station attendant and mechanic for about 25 years. Read retired for one year and then took a part-time janitor job at J. C. Penney where he worked for 17 years until 1997.

*American janitor-investor*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1921-10-23
- **Died:** 2014-06-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.1 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

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