Mail Clerk Retires With 40 Years of Federal Service

Elgin Post Office Employee Steve Henning Overcame Obstacles for Distinguished Career

What:
Retirement ceremony honoring Elgin Post Office Clerk Steve Henning with 40 years of federal service.

Who:
Mike Mayes, Elgin Postmaster

Don Nichols, Manager, Post Office Operations

Robert Feuser, American Postal Workers Union (APWU), Local President

When:
8:00 a.m., Friday, November 2, 2007

Where:
Elgin Carrier Annex
195 S. Randall Road
Elgin, IL 60123

(The building is located south of the movie theaters. Someone will be available to escort news media into the unmarked facility.)

Background:
Steve Henning started his career with the Postal Service in 1967 as a Clerk at the Elgin Post Office. Henning lost his hearing when he was two years old after contracting spinal meningitis. In 1968 he lost a leg after being seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. During his 40 year career with the Elgin Post Office, his determination and ability to overcome these disabilities has been a source of inspiration to his co-workers.

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An independent federal agency, the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation, 146 million homes and businesses, six days a week. It has 37,000 retail locations and relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to pay for operating expenses, not tax dollars. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $73 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.