He graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1968. In 1972, after becoming a registered pharmacist, he purchased his family's business, Watson's Drugstore, in Greenville. The Watson family had been operating the pharmacy in Greenville since 1881.
He received a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Purdue University in 1968 and then became a licensed pharmacist in 1972. He subsequently purchased his family's drugstore, Watson's Drugstore, in Greenville, which had been operated by the Watson family since 1881.