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dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Dad started working for Ryan Motors in april of 65. Ryan Motors was chrysler and plymouth. It later became Billion Motors. He stopped wrenching about 6 years ago when he hit the 50 year mark and took his tool box home. The last 6 years he has been handling the new car inventory when they are delivered. Anything from the ordinary dodge,jeep or chrysler vehicles to the fun HP versions. He did the inspections and logged the paperwork so when they were prepped for the lot that stuff was all done. He had the choice the beginning of April that the 30th would be his last day. He has not had to work finacially but just enjoyed it. To think the vehicles he has had his hands on and been behind the wheel is pretty eye opening. Here is the story the local tv station did on him. Corey https://www.keloland.com/news/posit...me-to-recharge-the-batteries-and-retire/
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Awesome! Congratulations to your Dad,
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Thanks for sharing that. Brought a smile.
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Wish Dick my best in his well earned retirement
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Thanks guys! We got to spend a few minutes with the dealership owner and having him who is work gosh who knows what make the statement that he can look around the dealership and knows that there was things that dad did for training and certifications for the dealership that he was at the front of getting things done. That he can stop and wonder if he would have the type of business or the business itself if it had not been for the work dad put in all those years ago. Makes a son pretty darn proud hearing that!
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Congratulations to your Dad! What a great story.
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In some ways, I’m sure the time went by quickly for him. He’s a dying breed - not many young people will have lengthy careers at one location these days. It’s nice to have the stability and a place you can call home. Best wishes to him👍
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Wow - great story & congrats to your dad! He looks GREAT!
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Good for him. Thoughts on a name and address that we can send cards to? He might enjoy that.
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Good for him. Thoughts on a name and address that we can send cards to? He might enjoy that. that would be very cool! Dick Gaddis 26471 467th ave Sioux Falls Sd 57107
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Congrats to your dad on a great career!
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Great story...Another example of the greatest generation!
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Good for him. Thoughts on a name and address that we can send cards to? He might enjoy that. that would be very cool! Dick Gaddis 26471 467th ave Sioux Falls Sd 57107 On the way. BTW, one of our local Chiefs of Police is a balloon pilot, and a young lady in my records division is as well. She is a college student preparing for law school.
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Good for him. Thoughts on a name and address that we can send cards to? He might enjoy that. that would be very cool! Dick Gaddis 26471 467th ave Sioux Falls Sd 57107 On the way. BTW, one of our local Chiefs of Police is a balloon pilot, and a young lady in my records division is as well. She is a college student preparing for law school. awesome thank you! What are their names? I am sure I have ballooning contacts that are mutual. Ballooning community is pretty close that way..
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Re: dad finally retired from dealership after 56 years.
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Good for him. Thoughts on a name and address that we can send cards to? He might enjoy that. that would be very cool! Dick Gaddis 26471 467th ave Sioux Falls Sd 57107 On the way. BTW, one of our local Chiefs of Police is a balloon pilot, and a young lady in my records division is as well. She is a college student preparing for law school. awesome thank you! What are their names? I am sure I have ballooning contacts that are mutual. Ballooning community is pretty close that way.. Mike Deikhoff is out of Bloomington and Jennifer Vance from up north- i many in her family are pilots as well. I also recall Bill Oliver, whom I went to school with and runs a family winery here was very big into that with the company logo on the balloon.
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dad stopped up with your card. He was blown away. Said it was very nice to get it in the mail. Thank you!
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That is so impressive and commendable! As others have written just to have worked at the same place for all those years shows incredible work ethic! And truly a dying breed!
Congratulations!!!!
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