A New Chapter

 

 

Yesterday....I closed a chapter in my life.  A 27-year chapter.  Bittersweet in a way....exciting in another.  

 

 Today is Day 1 of Retirement.   

I was BLESSED in so many ways to have worked for my late-husband Chuck's company he founded in 1986 for those 27 years.  Chuck was a visionary.....could see how to do something in his mind and could build it precisely how he envisioned it.  He saw a "need" for specialty computer room air conditioning in the Dallas area....one of the first to specialize in doing so.....and without a costly college degree, he created and grew a small 2-man company to a major success, placing high dollar computer room air conditioning on the roofs of many of the downtown Dallas hi-rise office buildings.  

 

After 14 years of building the company, his only son Troy moved back to Texas from California to help his Dad who was starting to feel the effects of Multiple Sclerosis and took over the business a few years later.  It was an absolute dream come true for Chuck....his son picking up where he left off.  His legacy lived on.

And after 17 wonderful years of working with Troy, I handed the boxes of files over to him yesterday.  I felt the breeze of the page turning as I walked away. 

 

I needed you to know how GRATEFUL I was to Chuck for asking me to work for him 27 years ago.  It's not always easy for husbands and wives to work side by side.....but working with Chuck, and then Troy, has been the easiest and most wonderful job I have ever had.  They both allowed me freedom to do the things I love; coffee with the girls, volunteering and taking care of the people I love when they needed me, all while doing Sales Tax and Payroll Reports and keeping the books balanced. 

 

And today, the page has been turned and a new chapter is staring back at me.  I see only white space waiting for me to fill with souvenir memories and hair-raising experiences.  

 

And BTW, if you need HVAC (air conditioning) for your Home or Business, please consider calling Troy Etheridge at C & E Air Conditioning Service, Inc. for a quote.  You won't be sorry....he'll give you the "Friend-Of-Liz" Discount!!

 

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