LOCAL ARTIST
The “Karolina Karver”
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By Mark Aker
was born and raised in central Illinois on a large farm with my parents and four other siblings. Being the oldest son, I was up before school for chores and hurried home after school for more chores. Farm life involves the entire family, and though I didn’t think about it at the time, I’m blessed to have been raised learning to work for the things I wanted or needed. I have always enjoyed working with my hands. My dad was a carpenter and I helped him complete several small home remodeling projects as a teenager. Tina and I were married in 1983 and moved to South Carolina in July of 1995. We will celebrate 40 years of marital bliss this November. I attended Midlands Tech and worked as an HVAC technician before being hired at the University of South Carolina as a Mechanical Supervisor. I retired in 2019, and am currently filling my retirement years with traveling, working out at the gym, volunteering at my church, and carving as much as possible.
14 December 2023
