District 4
District 5
Promotions and Transfers Randall Davis, Cody Patrol.
Lisa Dye, Gillette Driver Services; Timothy James, Sheridan Construction; and Shawn Schoolcraft, Buffalo Maintenance.
Service Awards Penny Cozzens, Frannie Port Of Entry – 25 years; Lyle Peck, Dubois Maintenance – 10 years; Shawn Mollett, Cody Patrol – 10 years; Clay Johnson, Lander Maintenance – 5 years; and
Service Awards Bruce Kent, Pole Creek Maintenance – 10 years; Joshua Undeberg, Sundance Patrol – 10 years; and Christopher Simon, District 4 Maintenance Staff – 5 years. n
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From left: Capt. Carl Clements, Lt. Marty Noonan and Trooper Josh Undeberg. Undeberg was presented with his 10-year service award at the Montana/Wyoming line on Nov. 17 during an interdiction detail on WYO 212. Undeberg is stationed in Sundance and is one of WHP’s K-9 handlers (K-9 Alley).
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Michael Nelson, Cody Maintenance – 5 years.
Retirements Curtis Clark, TelecommunicationsDistrict 5 Radio Shop; and Hilary LaBudda, Basin Maintenance. n Clark
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Basin highway striping foreman retires Dec. 1 Hilary LaBudda of Basin has left his mark on highways, maybe more than any other WYDOT employee in northwest Wyoming. LaBudda, 58, is WYDOT’s urban paint striping foreman; he retired with honor on Dec. 1 after 27 years of public service. Like other long-time WYDOT employees, LaBudda remembers his first day at WYDOT – March 16, 1988. “I moved to Wyoming on the Ides of March in 1982,” LaBudda says. “I moved out here for full-time work. My brother said that would be oil field work, but the oil boom went bust.” The Ides of March is the day on the Roman calendar that corresponds to March 15. “Six years to the day of moving here, I got a call from the Wyoming Highway Department, got an offer from (former highway striping foreman) Butch Baty (of Riverton) and went to work,” LaBudda says. “I’ve had a very fun career. The work has always been personally rewarding, because you always see a finished job when you’re striping the highways. For me, it’s personally rewarding to finish a job when I start a job.” LaBudda has supervised WYDOT’s urban striping crew for the past 12 years
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WYDOT’s urban striping crew in Basin. From left, Joe Keele, David Bilderback, Lew Fausett, and Hilary LaBudda.
out of Basin. WYDOT’s rural striping crew is based out of Lander. “I don’t plan to volunteer to paint straight lines any more,” LaBudda says. “I enjoy working in traffic for the excitement of it. It keeps me on my toes, it’s good for the mind, and it has definitely occupied my days.” He enjoys being part of the WYDOT family. “WYDOT people are caring people. They care, and our district staff cares about every worker,” LaBudda says. Highway striping can be a lonely way of life, with plenty of motels and café food being part of the life. “We spend about 10 weeks a year on the road,” LaBudda says. The cure for paint on your hands and clothes: soap and water. “Better yet, don’t get paint on yourself in the first place,” or, he adds, “Wipe it on your friend.” LaBudda says he learned a few things