Vol. 10, Issue 8
Page 7
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
Army awards Schweinfurt employees for length of service By Nathan Van Schaik, USAG Schweinfurt Public Affairs SCHWEINFURT, Germany – Jogging the distance from here to Mars will take you roughly 3,400 years – or about the total time Schweinfurt’s most veteran employees have worked for the U.S. military. One hundred and thirteen German and American garrison employees were honored for 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of service to the U.S. Army in a ceremony and luncheon here, Feb. 8, held in the Conn Club. “Well, it’s been quite a year. Through it all your commitment never wavered,” began Garrison Commander, Lt. Col. Michael Runey, in opening remarks. “On behalf of the Schweinfurt Military Community, I would like to personally add our expression of appreciation to each honoree for your sincere and devoted efforts,” said Runey. Schweinfurt’s Lord Mayor, Sebastian Remelé, and County Commissioner, Florian Töpper, were also in attendance. Mr. Töpper, who recently replaced the incumbent Harald Leitherer, has only been in office since Feb. 1. Both men delivered remarks to honor and thank Schweinfurt’s dedicated employees. In all, Schweinfurt’s honored employees have totaled 3,381 years of service to the U.S. Army. Those with 25 years of service include Jonathon Amick, Friedrich Berchtold, Ronald Crasser, Manfred Döhner, Duane Fauntleroy, Rainer Fidanza, Harald Fuchs, Harold Guyette, Susanne Hessler, Doris Hohenhaus-Connolly, Susanne Hollwich, Ingo Jung, Anthony Killen, Michael Müller, Roland Müller, Jürgen Öhrlein, Karin Quaas, Stefan Schächer, Barbara Schneider, Angelita Streets, Joachim Thomaier, Bruno Unser, Bernd Volk, Clarence Walton Beate Williams, Thomas Woditsch and Albrecht Zölfel. Those with 30 years of service include Larry Baricuatro, Patrizia Bassignana, Andreas Binder, Michael Böhm, Dierk Bohlender, Gert Brandt, Wolfgang Braun, Manfred
Nathan Van Schaik / USAG Schweinfurt Public Affairs
From left, Schweinfurt’s Command Sergeant Major Eric Gordon; Acting Deputy Garrison Commander, Brian Adkins; Health Clinic Commander, Lt. Col. Chadwick Bowers; Garrison Commander, Michael Runey; 40-year employees Paul Singerhouse, Doris Schmieden, Friedrich Wiebusch and Franz Spielberger; Schweinfurt Lord Mayor, Sebastian Remelé; Schweinfurt County Commissioner, Florian Töpper and Works Council Chairman, Michael Dörfer. More than a hundred USAG Schweinfurt employees were honored, Feb. 8, for their 25, 30, 35 and 40 years of employment.
Brunner, Frank Drexler, Sylvia Eberhorn, Klaus-Dieter Finster, Achim Friedrich, Wolfgang Fröhling, Norbert Gerberich, Klaus Graber, Susanne Gräf, Kevin Griess, Heike Günther, Werner Hartung, Manfred Hassfurther, Dieter Heckner, Uwe Heimrich, Sylvia Hellmann, Robert Hetz, Werner Humm, Rainer Kamm, Andreas Kilian, Jutta Kirchschlager, Manfred Klernt, Reinhard Köhler, Ludwig König, Peter König, Ude Lahr, Christiane Leavitt, Ingrid Maloy, Georg Maurer, Rudolf Menig, Eveline Mika, Albrecht Mock, Bernhard Morber, Klaus-Peter Otter, Wilhelm Pawlik, Susanne Pfister, Helmut Römmelt, Detlef Rosentritt, Gert Saar, Hilmar Seifert, Hannelor Söder, Joachim Sonntag, Walter Spiegel, Falk Stäuben, Georg Stöcker, Juan Villalon, Michael Weller, FranzJosef Weth, Karl Wilzan, Hans Wirth, Erwin Wömer, Hans Wolf, Dieter Zembsch and Uwe Ziegler. Those with 35 years of service include Helmuth Brembs, David Coldwell, Vern Croley, Harald Faulstich, Jürgen Gramm, Wolfgang Horn, Edwin Katzenberger, Josef Kippes, Heinz Kittner, Ludwig Mauder, Udo Mock,
Petra Müller, Reinhold Osswald, Stefanie Ost, Orlando RiveraColon, Rosemarie Sieggreen, Brigitte von Doehren, Ludwig Weigand, Christine Willis and Ute Zipperer.
Those with 40 years of service include Marianne Schaub, Doris Schmieden, Paul Singerhouse, Franz Spielberger and Friedrich Wiebusch.