Personal Information

• Retired Educator, Residential Home Builder & Farmer
• Residing at 1515 Crossing Creek Rd., Eastover
• Born September 25, 1935 in Rose Hill, Virginia
• Son of the late James C. Bales and Ruth Robinette
• Columbia College, B.A., 1960
• East Tennessee State, M.A., 1966
• University of South Carolina, Ed.D., 1975
• December 2, 1993 married Helen (Lynn) Elizabeth Armstrong, 5 children, Richard, Deborah, Kevin, Kris, and Kristen
• Teacher, Principal of Lower Richland High School, Director of Career Education for Richland School District One, 1959-60, 1963-91
• Probation Officer, Richland County Family Court, 1960-63
• Palmetto Richland Memorial Hospital Trustee, 1996-98
• Chairman, Freshman Caucus, 1999-00
• United States Army, 1955-56