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M ail-centered stories frequently appear on social media and online news sites. The follow- ing are a few that have come to NALC’s attention recently. If you find a story you’d like us to consider featuring, send it to postalrecord@nalc.org. Connecticut carrier retires after 48 years of service Dominick Frattaroli, a Stamford, CT Branch 60 member, had been work- ing as a letter carrier for nearly a half-
with the upside-down answer under- neath, “Who is Alex Trebek?” and a “Jeopardy!”-blue background, accord- ing to a USPS press release. The Philippines breaks record for longest stamp On June 12, the Philippine Postal Cor- poration (PHLPost) issued a ₱ 125 ($6.85 in U.S. dollars) stamp. It commemorates the 125th anniversary of the First Philip- pine Republic, the government of the Philippines that is still in place today after the Philippines gained its inde- pendence from Spain in 1898. The stamp illustrates important events that occurred during the course of achieving Philippine independence. The seven events depicted range from 1898 to 1901. The PHLPost said in a press release that the stamp was created to be “a unique stamp underscoring the Philip- pines as a beacon of liberty, democ- racy and republicanism in Asia.” With a length of nearly 8 inches, it is about 0.63 inches longer than the former record holder issued by Kyr- gyzstan in 2023. Each souvenir stamp comes in a set of three and is only 1.5 inches away from spanning the entire length of a standard envelope. NALC’s 2012 National Hero of the Year retires after 38 years In 2011, a young boy was drifting Tom Logue
to bring all the chicken to the local food bank, so Frattaroli, who had been personally helping Karp transport the food year after year, was able to let the grocer handle it this time. “I am enjoying retirement,” Frattaro- li said. “Yeah, right now I’m just taking it easy. My wife says, ‘You worked all those years and you need to relax for the summer.’ ” Late ‘Jeopardy!’ host honored with postage stamp Alex Trebek, the 37-year “Jeopardy!” host who died in 2020, is being hon- ored with a postage stamp. The stamp came out July 22 and will coincide with the show’s 60-year anniversary and what would have been Trebek’s 84th birthday. Trebek won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host eight times and made many ap- pearances playing himself in movies and TV shows. He was originally from Canada and after 14 years of working in the United States, he became a U.S. citizen. The panel of 20 stamps mimics the television screens that were used in the show. In true “Jeopardy!” fashion, each stamp, in lieu of a photo of Trebek’s or other illustrations, merely says, “This naturalized U.S. citizen hosted the quiz show ‘Jeopardy!’ for 37 seasons,”
century before his retirement on May 31. Throughout his career he had many routes, and on one of them he even met his wife. He was on his most recent route for the past 16 and a half years, so he really got to know the people on his rounds.
Dominick Frattaroli
When asked what he misses about being a letter carrier, Frattaroli told The Postal Record , “The guys that I work with, we used to have a lot of fun. My customers, I loved my customers. I became very good friends with my customers.” Before he retired, he helped his community secure 5,000 pounds of chicken as part of this year’s Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. One of his customers, Doug Karp, who always made a sizable donation for the event, wanted to donate about $5,000 worth of food. Frattaroli found out from the food bank that a grocer in their area had a deal for 99 cents per pound of chicken. So, Karp ended up buying and donating 5,000 pounds of chicken to the community. The grocer was able 18 The Postal Record August 2024
out to sea on a bodyboard and was caught by a rip current when Tom Logue, a Cape Atlantic, NJ Branch 903 mem- ber, ran into the water to save the
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