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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
RETIREE LYNN LEVENSON'S ADVICE:
APPRECIATE PEOPLE, HISTORY
1. Biggest Memory. "The people,
that's probably my fondest memory.
I had the opportunity to work with
Martin L. Davey, Jr., Jack Joy, Jim
Pohl and Ted Baer. They were all
really great guys. That's what you
miss more than anything when
you retire, the people at Davey."
2. Appreciate Davey. "Just
appreciating the kind of company
you are working for. When you work
there for almost your entire career,
you almost take it for granted.
Davey really was a good place to
work. You look around and there are
a lot of people who have been there
a lot of years."
3. Learn the History. "There's
history there, so take the time
to learn about the company. It's
a different time and a different
company, but there's still a lot of
old-time values that are carried
from generation to generation."
4. Have no complaints. "When I
retired, I got this from a lot of
people. Their one comment was,
'You always answered your phone.'
That may sound like something
simple, but it was a business ethic
and something I took a lot of pride
in. I was appreciated by the people
I worked with. Nothing major, but
it sticks with you. It was a fast 36
RETIREE CORNER
When looking back, Lynn Levenson described his 36-year career here at
Davey as filled with amazing opportunities.
Levenson began at Davey in January 1972 in the cost accounting department
under Ed Coia. He then worked as an operations analyst for Residential/
Commercial Services.
Then, in 1982, Levenson became the district manager for United Tree
Services, a company Davey acquired, in Minneapolis.
"They couldn't find anyone to move out there," Levenson said. "I told
my boss, if I knew anything about trees I would go out. He was like,
'Well, we can teach you about trees.'"
Levenson worked in Minneapolis for three years before returning to Kent.
He took on a new role in customer service, then moved to a position in
personnel and eventually became a contract administrator in Utility services.
For the final seven years of his career, he worked in the equipment department
as the fleet management operations administrator.
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM LEVENSON'S 36-YEAR STORIED CAREER:
When asked if retirement was all
he thought it would be, Levenson
jokingly said, "I tell people I haven't
had a bad day in 10 years." Since
retiring, most of his travel is spent
visiting his son in Mississippi or
heading to Florida in the winter.
Levenson also has been working
on his golf game. He plays three
or four times a week.
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years, looking back. I always
tried to do a good job. When
you retire and when you look
back, everything's in the past.
Every once in a while, I think I
should have done this or that.
But, things worked out and I
have no complaints."
