By Andrea McBride
News Editor
CASS CITY —It’s never too late to go after something you want. Just ask World War II veteran Bruce Sherman.
Bruce Sherman, 88 of Cass City, shows the honorary diploma he received from Cass City Public Schools on Aug. 24. Sherman went to school in Cass City through 8th-grade. He was drafted into the army a year later.
Sherman, 88, received his honorary high school diploma from Cass City Public Schools during Cass City Board of Education’s monthly meeting on Aug. 24.
“I wanted it for a long time, but this time I went ahead and got it,” Sherman said.
Sherman went to a one-room school in Cass City for seven years and completed 8th-grade through Cass City Schools. He worked for a year and was then drafted into the army.
He served in World War II from 1945 to late 1947 as an initial inspector. He also spent one year during that time stationed in Luzon, an island in the Philippines.
After his service, Sherman worked for companies such as General Motors in Pontiac and Pontiac Motors in Detroit. He eventually ended up at Saginaw Steering Gear, which is now known as Nexteer Automotive, where he said he gained a lot of experience as a journeyman millwright.
“I know I’ve went though more school than through 12th grade,” Sherman said, noting that the job required a great deal of training and persistence, as did his various other life experiences.
He also has done a lot of welding and woodwork on the side.
Sherman retired in 1990 and lives in Cass City on the same farm where he was born. He farmed before and after retirement, but the farm is now primarily operated by his grandson Josh Sherman.
Sherman said the opportunity to obtain his diploma after a few decades means a lot to him.
“It just makes you feel like you’re within the society,” Sherman said. “It makes you feel good.”