Happy Retirement, Larry Engelkes!
Many people stopped by the parts room on Larry’s last day at Crest: Jeff Meiners, Matt Richardson, Aurora Gonzalez, Carl Reineke, Craig Newman, Larry Engelkes, Jim Reindel, Jesse Densmore, Amy Orsted, Deven Sterbenz, Marcia Breeden, Kevin Fish, Scott Storey & Kevin Gibson to name a few.
Larry Engelkes
After 33 years, Larry Engelkes is hanging up his tool belt. When Larry first started here he worked in Maintenance then moved into the Set Up arm of Maintenance. Larry said he worked second shift for one month before moving to first shift where he has spent the last 33 years. For the last few of those years he has worked from 4:30 AM to 12:30 PM. I asked Larry if he thought he was going to be able to sleep in after so many years of getting up so early. He said “I do sleep in on weekends. I sleep in until 5:00 AM!” When Larry decided to retire he and his wife made the decision to sell their home on the Rock River and move to Attica, Indiana, where they have family. “We put or home on the market and the realtors had a group showing for realtors at our home. It sold in 24 hours before we even had it officially listed for sale!” “When we get to Indiana I have a couple of projects at our new house. We have a big back yard and I like to garden and another hobby I like is to do woodworking. We are going to add a fam- ily room and 2 ½ car garage for my wood working equipment so I can go play in there. When that is done I will be able to do woodworking into the evening and not worry about going to bed early because I have to get up at 3 AM for work. I look forward to taking it easy for a while. I have enjoyed working here and the people. I am going to miss a lot of friends.” We all wish Larry and his wife, Cindy, the best in their new adventure. You will be missed.
Victor Allen Raines 11-16-1960 - 5-1-2016
Vic worked in Ingredient Division Production for 23 years before retiring in 2014. As you can imagine, after 23 years in the same department, Vic had a wealth of knowledge about our products, our company culture and our customers. He was vital to our team,
and he was missed when he retired in 2014. We are saddened by Vic’s passing and he will be forever a part of our Crest Family. Vic’s passion was to hunt and fish. He and the guys would swap a lot of stories about hunting and fishing trials, tribulations and victories. He was involved in many sports and he loved the Chicago Bears. He en- joyed being with his family, especially his grandchildren. When we think of Vic, it will be with fond memories.
July, August & September 2016 Crest Ink 9
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