Last night we officially sent off three colleagues into retirement sunset: Kaffie Sledge, Mick Walsh and Jerry Gibson. It was out at Gibson's place in Alabama. If you haven't been, invite yourself.
The dog photo was taken because the canine was wearing pearls.
Another retiree pictured here (with photographer Robin Trimarchi) is Jimmy Mann, who was in our I.T. department but got an invite along with his wife Ann. Another photo is Chuck and Mike, not retired yet from the newsroom.
Not that you necessarily know these people but I have a compulsion to I.D. all my photos.
The Grill Masters were Mr. Owen and Dimon Kendrick-Holmes, another of our editors. They rented the massive grill and stayed out most of Saturday doing their artwork. On Friday night, they and I and Bess — D's wife — and our friend Jenny did some massive prep work. Including getting the veggies on the skewers and mixing copious amounts of alcohol with fruit and juices for the sangria.
It was a swell party, with about 65 people and 12 racks of ribs.
Toward the end of the evening, Mick was spinning tales of his long-ago movie "career" in a B-grade film (who knew?) about cock-fighting.
Hearty congrats to Jerry and Kaffie and Mick. Enjoy whatever it is you do in retirement.
1 comment:
Wow!
Thanks for the photos. We know the staff will enjoy them.
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