Thank You, Lincoln!

To the people of Lincoln,

If you wanted me to go out with a bang, you succeeded. Who else would have done this for their UPS man, but the fine people of Lincoln?

I am so humbled by all the attention. Having all my Lincoln friends, the IR and KTVH in attendance made the whole experience heartwarming and yes, intimidating. It was a great sendoff for me.

Retiring was the hardest decision I have ever made. All I did was love my job and the people I served. You are all like family to me and that is what made it so incredibly hard to retire.

I have so much thanks and gratitude to all the people who made the retirement party so grand. A big thank you to the committee who organized the event and made the party possible including Debbie Patzer, Nadine Yonkovich, Sherrie Paulson, Shelley Kuiper, Val Clark, Ethel Sutej, Stephanie Leonard, Bonnie Christian, Ginger Stocks, Sue Howsmon, Katherine Schwieterman, and any others who helped out. You all put in so much time and effort into the planning, committee meetings, signs around town, the large cards signed by hundreds of people (these were incredible),  the decorating and organizing the potluck.

I also want to thank all who brought food to the potluck and everyone who came to the party to help me celebrate. I am so honored and blessed to have been your UPS man. Thank you all for a day in my life I will never forget.

Your UPS man,

Mark Lauf