I find a Gene Allan Perry born Apr 12, 1944 who applied for a Social Security card while in Colorado in 1959. He joined the Air Force in 1966 and served until the following year. He passed away in Titusville, FL on March 25, 1997.

If anyone can confirm or refute that this Gene Perry and the person who graduated from BHS in 1963 are the same person, please contact me.