Charles Shor

Shor was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on April 2, 1954. His father, S. David Shor had started the Covington, Kentucky–based paper bag manufacturing business, Duro Bag Manufacturing the year before Charles was born. At this point, the company had one location with only a handful of employees. In 1976, Charles graduated from University of Michigan with a degree in economics. In 1977, Charles joined the family business where he worked alongside his father until the elder Shor's death in 1987, at which point Charles took over responsibilities as Duro Bag's chief executive officer. ==Epilepsy==

Early in life, Shor had only experienced intermittent seizures. However, after a kidnapping attempt and being promoted to president of Duro, Shor began to have seizures frequently. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with epilepsy. Charles' epilepsy eventually inspired him to start the Charles L. Shor Foundation for Epilepsy Research. ==Career==

After graduating from the University of Michigan in 1976, Charles joined his family business as a salesman in 1977. After four years with the company, Charles' father named him president of Duro Bag at the age of 27. After his father's death in 1987, 33-year old Shor took the helm at Duro Bag where he was instantly faced with various challenges. In addition to his epilepsy, as well as increased competition from the plastic industry, Duro Bag's lender had also threatened to call the company's loans. However, then-local Fifth Third Bank eventually agreed to take on Duro's debt. As a result of Duro's innovations in paper bags, the company found itself on the list of The Cincinnati Enquirer top 100 private companies. Starting in 1988, Duro Bag moved from 7th to 5th to 4th, where it remained a consistent top 10 until 2014. On July 3, 2014, the formal relationship between Shor was effectively dissolved as the sale was finalized. ==Philanthropy==

Prior to a kidnapping attempt at age 25, Shor had only ever experienced a handful of seizures. However, due to the harrowing event, his seizures became an almost daily occurrence. After being diagnosed with epilepsy, Shor continued in his career as chief executive officer of Duro Bag, and joined the medical community in its fight against the disorder. In 2017, Charles Shor was the founding donor of the "Charlie Shor Park" at Aleh Negev, a rehabilitation village for disabled children and adults located in southern Israel. ==References==