Carrier Retires With 54 Years of Federal Service
Mt. Prospect City Carrier Carl Tagge
| WHAT: | Retirement ceremony honoring Mt. Prospect City Carrier Carl Tagge celebrating 54 years of federal service. |
| WHEN: | August 1, 2007 9:00 a.m. |
| WHERE: | The Mt. Prospect Post Office, 300 W. Central Road, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056 |
| WHO: | Irvana Wilks, Mayor, Mt. Prospect Carl Tagge, City Carrier, Mt. Prospect Sharon Williams, Postmaster, Mt. Prospect Rich Wetendorf, Manager, Post Office Operations Neal Tisdale, National Business Agent, National Association of Letter Carriers |
| NOTE: | Carl Tagge started his postal career at the Mt. Prospect Post Office in 1955 with a starting pay of $1.98 an hour. The price of a First-Class stamp was 3 cents and the implementation of the ZIP Code was eight years into the future. Counting two years of military service to his postal career adds up to 54 years of federal service. His entire career, excluding a two-week stint in Florida, has been with the Mt. Prospect Post Office. |
Additional contacts:
Postmaster Sharon Williams, Mt. Prospect Post Office, 847-392-2861
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