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Article: PARAKEET LEADS AREA RESIDENT INTO BUSINESS

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December 15, 1986
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PHOTO - 2 (ONE COLOR) Robert Burrell shows off "Ernie," a sulfur-crested cockatoo. (Color) (Post-Tribune photo by Karen Pulfer) Employee Denise Devine of Dyer bills and coos with "Ed." (Post-Tribune photo by Karen Pulfer)

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A parakeet his father brought him as a gift when he was 10 years old had such a lasting effect on young Robert Burrell that 12 years later he decided to open a shop selling tropical birds. "I just like birds. You have to, to be in this business, otherwise they would drive you crazy," said the 22-year-old Burrell, owner of Bird-On-A- Stick Inc. at 1140 W. 81st Ave. (U.S. 30).

Burrell, who grew up in ...

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