Charles R. Perry

Charles R. "Chuck" Perry (January 21, 1934 – May 10, 2005) was a Gainesville, Florida construction industry leader, philanthropist and businessman.

His college years were interrupted by his service in the United States Navy.

In 1960 he earned a bachelor's degree in building construction from the University of Florida.

His company completed three institutions in his honor: in 2007, the Charles R. Perry Construction Yard at the University of Florida M. E. Rinker, Sr. School of Building Construction; in 2009, the Charles R. Perry Construction Institute at Santa Fe College's School of Construction, and the Charles R. and Nancy V. Perry Center for Emerging Technologies[2] for Santa Fe College's Laboratory Technology Programs.

In 2011, his surviving partners, Breck A. Weingart, John V. Carlson, Domenic E. Scorpio and Brian K. Leslie, united the individual operations of Charles Perry Construction and PPI Construction Management to better serve their diverse client base.

Perry during his service in the U.S. Navy
Perry standing on a signed beam at a construction site.