Nearly 100 dedicated Garland ISD employees were honored at the 2014-15 Retirement Banquet April 30 at the Curtis Culwell Center. Celebrating 4,677 years of service to education, colleagues and family members joined retirees and enjoyed a two-hour farewell filled with food, fun and musical entertainment.
The dedicatory affair kicked off with dinner followed by a presentation from Garland Retired School Personnel President Nelda Landrum. Each honoree then received a framed certificate and words of appreciation from Superintendent Bob Morrison and Board of Trustees members. Employees who devoted 30 or more years to GISD also received a commemorative crystal clock.
The North Garland High School Pandemonium Steel Band brought the event to a lively close, performing familiar songs in the style of calypso. The tropical, upbeat tunes were not only impressive, but they signified a heartfelt, happy sendoff as well.
Retirees who celebrated at the festive banquet include:
- Audra Antwine – 19 years
- Deborah Baker – 26 years
- James Baldwin – 12 years
- Carolyn Bednar – 21 years
- Alaina Bell – 20 years
- Kathryn Camille Coleman Berry – 19 years
- Janice Borland – 36 years
- Patricia Boswell – 22 years
- Ricky Brandenburg – 37 years
- Jolynn Briggs – 28 years
- Sheila Campbell – 32 years
- Penny Campbell – 36 years
- Robert Clare – 22 years
- William Cummings – 31 years
- Cynthia Dabney – 17 years
- Linda DeWitt – 21 years
- Dora Diaz – 20 years
- Martha Dildy – 19 years
- Betty Dixon – 21 years
- Kyle Dvorak – 27 years
- Mary Eickman – 19 years
- John Ellzey – 15 years
- Suzanne Ferguson – 29 years
- Deborah Fetzer – 38 years
- Peggy Fitch – 15 years
- Nancy Gray – 17 years
- Dana Greer – 23 years
- Becky Griffin – 16 years
- LouAnn Hainline – 19 years
- Olive Haney – 25 years
- Alan Hardy – 13 years
- Christine Hart – 21 years
- Karen Helms – 24 years
- Judy Hester – 13 years
- Brenda Hill – 16 years
- Liam Hollingsworth – 16 years
- Adelita Jones – 25 years
- Mark Keene – 9 years
- Judy Kocman – 26 years
- Cathy Lachance – 11 years
- Melba Lewis – 12 years
- Brenda Mabry – 35 years
- Mary Malcolm – 19 years
- Candace McComb – 24 years
- Joanna McGuigan – 27 years
- Andrew McWhorter – 11 years
- Billy Merriman – 5 years
- Gloria Meyer – 20 years
- Eileen Mocarsky – 20 years
- Vijay Mohindru – 30 years
- Beth Moore – 27 years
- Sheri Mosser – 26 years
- Deborah Murray – 21 years
- Terrie Nolan – 24 years
- Peggy O’Leary – 37 years
- Maria Ojeda – 28 years
- Eileen Parvin – 29 years
- Tony Pribble – 35 years
- Julio Puentes – 35 years
- Beverly Purdom – 34 years
- Beverly Raglin – 16 years
- Connie Reeve – 21 years
- Carolyn Rephan – 16 years
- Diana Reynolds – 13 years
- Cynthia Reza – 8 years
- Joy Roseberry – 15 years
- Clyde Schilling – 27 years
- Lisa Schroeder – 26 years
- Marjory Scott – 27 years
- Carolyn Seybert – 21 years
- John Simmons – 6 years
- Delaina Sims – 22 years
- Alan Smith – 23 years
- Susan Steele – 14 years
- Karen Sturm – 23 years
- Connie Tallant – 38 years
- Karen Turner – 40 years
- Janice Venuso – 16 years
- Linda Vrecenar – 7 years
- Brenda Waugh – 23 years
- Cindy Weldon – 17 years
- Bill Wiley – 38 years
- Debra Wiley – 29 years
- Daniel Wilkins – 38 years
- Marilyn Williams – 19 years
- Wanda Wilson – 30 years
- Gail Womack – 24 years
- David Wood – 21 years
- Linda Yates – 18 years
- Teena Zihlman – 39 years
