Dad’s Retirement Appreciation Luncheon

In December of ’09 my Dad invited me to fly down to Kansas City and attend his retirement appreciation luncheon.  I’m very proud of my Dad for working over 40 plus years! He has done a lot and has had a lot of ups and downs. However he did it successfully while raising me and taking care of my mom.

While I was in Kansas City it was fun to listen to my Dad’s stories about his career. He looked back on his career while we were eating a very peppery steak in a restaurant that rotated on the top floor of the hotel.  He talked about sleeping in hotel rooms that didn’t have heat and he talked about hotel rooms that were so small he couldn’t really move in the room.

The most interesting part of our conversation was when he explained how he got in his career. Throughout my Dad’s life he has been a paperboy, janitor, printer, business manage,r and more.  Fort years ago my Dad worked in a printing shop just like his father.  My Dad was the office manager/salesman of all trades at the printing shop and he became very good friends with the lead salesman.  While working at the printing shop my Dad became friends with my mom who at the time was the phone operator. Although my Dad hung out with my mom and her friends a few times, at first my Dad was interested in my mom’s friend. That later changed and he fell in love with my mom and they were married for over 35 years before my mom passed away.

The printing shop also was the catalyst of my Dad’s current job. His manager friend, Claude, left the printing shop and started to work with a few non for profit organizations. Later on he recruited my Dad to come and work under him again. My Dad learned the ropes of the businesses and became best friends with Claude. Both of their families become close to the point that I called Claude “Papa”. When I was little Claude passed away and my Dad stepped in Claude’s footsteps at the office.  However executives allowed my Dad to be the interim boss and later hired someone other than my Dad.  Then my Dad was let go from 2 of the major non for profit organizations, but he still was employed by a few smaller organizations.  He then moved the organizations offices into our own home.  My Dad worked at home for over 10 years now it is time to relax and experience new things.

One of the organizations that has been there for my Dad felt that they should acknowledge my Dad at their annual lunch meeting.  They gave him a nice plaque, a Garmin GPS, & a free flight on American Airlines.  I think all of that beats a gold watch!

I’m proud of you Dad and I’m glad you asked me to come to Kansas City to celebrate you accomplishments and celebrate your future! Of course being the vlogger that I am, I video taped the luncheon and his speech.

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