Lou Ann Balch Retires
by Cheri Kemp
A few days shy of hitting the 29 year mark, Lou Ann Balch has left the warehouse! In December 1986 Lou Ann Balch decided to call Crest Foods her home away from home by becoming the Warehouse Secretary for Neil Henert. At that time, the Crest Foods Warehouse was located on Cartwright Street which now houses the Blue Freedom Warehouse. In 1991 our new West Warehouse was built and Lou Ann began her duties there as the Warehouse secretary and greeter for all the truckers making deliv- eries or taking loads from our central warehouse. Over 29 years, Lou Ann has seen many additions and changes to the Warehouse at Crest, and can even say she worked there through the major flood in the 80’s and the 2015 tornado. Lou Ann could not say enough about the friendships she devel- oped over the years and how wonderful all the ‘guys’ who worked
Jerry Lawrence, Lou Ann Balch & Neil Henert
at the warehouse were to her. “I have to thank all the guys for their friendships over the years. They have always supported me. They were a great group of guys to work with and I am going to miss them.” Jerry Lawrence, cur- rent Warehouse Manager, and Neil Henert, previous Warehouse Manager are pictured with Lou Ann above. They’ve all worked together for Lou Ann’s (& Jerry’s) entire career here at Crest Foods! Jerry made sure to mention that they’ve become such great friends over the years, and will be sure to continue the friendship now that Lou Ann and Neil have retired. Lou Ann’s plans for the future are to spend more time with her daughters and grandchildren. “I want to be at home to get things in order so when Tom decides to retire, we are ready to travel. I have to thank Crest Foods for all the years I spent there. ” Congratulations on your retirement Lou Ann! We wish you all the best in the years to come.
Cindie Ruch Retires by Gina Smith
(right) Cass Askegaard & Cindie Ruch
January, February & March 2016 Crest Ink 9 Cindie Ruch and I came to Crest together in May of 1984. We really wanted to work at Crest Foods because they always got summers off, which sounded great to us. We both were hired at the local Aston bar by the then plant manager, Larry Warkins and we both started on the same day. We were laid off for 2 weeks in April that first year, and never were again – we never did get summers off. Cindie was a Production Manager, then Mix Manager, then Production Manager again, when I came to B-shift in 2002 as second shift Production Manager. Cindie is one rea- son why B-Shift is successful! It will be the first time I will work at Crest without Cindie! Good luck and enjoy retirement! We will miss you!
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