Pictures From The Trash - Part 3 - Retirement Parties Were Grand!

It used to be a big deal when someone retired from the company after many years of service. Below are pictures from 1982 - Marvin Perry's retirement.

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Pictured Left to right; M. Plaza; Marvin Perry; D. Nichols

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Pictured left to right; C. Hornsby; M. Plaza; Marvin Perry; B. Nichols

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Front row, left to right; A. Mielkie; D. Richardson; B. Hagner.
Back row, left to right; C. Hornsby; M. Hinson; Marvin Perry; E. Blackmon; B. Nichols; M. Plaza

There were many stories about Marvin. One I remember goes back to the "Good Ole Days" - before we knew all there was to safety. Marvin was picked (probably because he was the smallest) to descend into a pipe to see if a back wash valve was leaking. They tied a rope around his waist, and told him to pull if he got into trouble. Well, Marvin was out of sight, and the group on top thought they felt a pull on the rope - although Marvin didn't actually pull the rope - and they literally pulled Marvin back though the pipe. Needless to say, he gave the pipe a good cleaning by the looks of his clothes.