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Although Kevin Verpaele was technically born in Elmhurst, Illinois, he quite rightfully considers Florida to be his home. He grew up in Merritt Island, Florida and graduated from Merritt Island High School back in 1999. He then went to the University of South Florida a football scholarship, where he was a starting safety and he was named captain in his senior year. What is more impressive is that he accomplished everything while also raising a child with his beautiful wife. In fact, his sense of family was clear when he made a deal with the coach to interrupt football practice to pick up his daughter from day care. He would wear his full uniform and return to practice immediately after. There are so many ways in which Kevin Verpaele’s family-oriented approach to life and business has paid dividends, it is clear in every aspect of his life. For example, his oldest daughter, for whom he used to break up football practice to pick her up from day care is now a sophomore who is ensconced on the Dean’s List at the University of Alabama. Likewise, another daughter plays soccer as a freshman at Cocoa Beach High School, as well as club soccer for Orlando City. Kevin Verpaele has five children, and every child who is old enough has been quite successful so far. Kevin has no doubt the younger ones will also be successful in life. These days, Kevin runs Critter Ridders Pest Control in Brevard County, a business he took over relatively recently. Critter Ridders offers a wide range of pest prevention and remediation services to residential and commercial properties throughout the county, all at affordable prices.
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Attaining a full football scholarship for college, young Kevin Verpaele would not let his growing family stop him from successes on and off the field. With then-girlfriend Kathleen Rao and first child Kaley in tow, Verpaele began studies and sports at the University of South Florida. By sophomore year, he was married to Rao. The couple lived off campus with Kaley and managed their time between education, work and other endeavors as best as possible. Verpaele fondly recalls leaving football practices early, and in full football uniform, to pick up Kaley from daycare twice per week. By the end of college, Verpaele and Rao were not only equipped for a flourishing future with USF degrees, but they had a second child, Karys. The family relocated to Brevard County, Florida, and continued to blossom -- in careers and with four more children in the decade and a half to follow. Today, as the parents of six, Rao works as a dermatologic nurse practitioner as Kevin Verpaele grows his new Brevard County business, Critter Ridders Pest Control. Kevin Verpaele was born in Illinois, but he mostly grew up in Merritt Island, Florida and he graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1999. Following his high school graduation, Kevin went on to attend the University of South Florida on a football scholarship and became a starting safety for their varsity football team. His desire for a family was obviously evident early on, because, while Kevin Verpaele was earning a degree and playing college football, he was also married and raising a child. It was certainly a sure sign that family was extremely important to Kevin Verpaele, he was more than willing to leave football practice early to pick up his daughter from her child care facility, after which he would return to practice to finish up. The whole time he would wear his complete uniform and he cleared everything with his coach. Despite what many would call a distraction, he was a starting strong safety, he was even named captain of the football team in his senior year, a huge honor. Despite the fact that Kevin Verpaele grew up in Merritt Island, Florida and even graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1999, many are surprised to learn he was actually born in Elmhurst, Illinois. Following high school graduation, Kevin went to the University of South Florida, which he attended on a football scholarship. He was the team’s starting safety at the time, although the most impressive aspect of his life back then was his dedication to his wife and child. It was clear early on that Kevin Verpaele considers family to be of the utmost importance, especially given that he was more than willing to work out a deal with his coach to leave football practice early to pick up his daughter from day care. He would wear his complete uniform, and return to finish practice with the rest of the team. He was even honored by the team, who named him their captain at one point. After he earned his degree at the University of South Florida, Kevin Verpaele moved with his family into a home in Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County. For most of the past two decades, Kevin has managed to accumulate a lot of work experience. For example, Kevin worked as a configuration manager on the Space Lift Range Systems at Patrick Air Force Base for unite a while. These days, Kevin Verpaele runs his own company, Critter Ridders Pest Control, which offers a wide range of pest prevention and remediation services to residential and commercial properties all over the country, at prices nearly every businessperson or homeowner in Brevard County can afford. If there is one thing Kevin Verpaele is more proud of than his family, it’s hard to imagine what that is. He will happily tell anyone about his oldest daughter, for whom he would break football practice to pick up from day care, is now a sophomore at the University of Alabama, where she has made the Dean’s List and has a high GPA. His other five children are similarly successful, except for those who are too young to have accomplished anything so far. But he has little doubt they will all be successful someday. Kevin Verpaele was born in Elmhurst, Illinois, but he has lived most of his 37 years in Florida. He grew up in Merritt Island, where he graduated from Merritt Island High School in 1999, and following graduation, he attended the University of South Florida on a football scholarship, where he became a starting safety, while also being married and raising a child. A testament to his sense of family responsibility comes with his willingness to leave football practice early to pick up his daughter from her child care facility. He would wear his entire uniform, and finish practice immediately after. His dedication was so impressive, he became the team captain in his senior year. After college, he and the family moved to a home in Melbourne, in Brevard County. Since then, Kevin Verpaele has managed to accumulate a lot of work experience in many areas. For example, right after college, Kevin was a configuration manager on the Space Lift Range Systems at Patrick Air Force Base. Currently, he owns and operates Critter Ridders Pest Control, where he offers a wide range of pest prevention and remediation services to residential and commercial properties throughout Brevard County, at fair prices. |