He was assigned to Corpus Christi, Texas, where he worked with several nonprofits over a 15-month period.

[2] Born with cerebral palsy, Berry returned to Massachusetts and became the director of Heritage Industries, a division of Northeast Arc, which provided employment and job training for those with disabilities.

[1] Before his election to the Senate, Berry was a Peabody City Council member (1979–1983) Berry, representing Essex County in the State Senate from 1983, was previously Second Assistant Majority Floor Leader (1991–1994) and Assistant Majority Floor Leader (1995–1996), before becoming Majority Leader himself in 2003.

[4] In his retirement, Berry returned to work part-time at Northeast Arc as an ambassador to area businesses.

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