78-Year-Old Portable Restroom Operator Retires

Retiree has seen many changes during his time in the portable sanitation industry: “We’re modern now.”
78-Year-Old Portable Restroom Operator Retires
Dale Downs, right, is shown with grandson Taran, left, and son Ken. Three generations have joined forces to help build the Port-A-Jon portable restroom company.

Dale Downs has worked hard to help build Port-A-Jon Inc., a portable restroom operation serving areas in Texas and Louisiana. Now 78 years young, he has been with the company for 13 years, after retiring for the first time — at age 65 — from ranching in 2001. And now he faces his...

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