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Retirement Strategies and Avocations
'
But it would be so pleasant
--
to be around at
88.
I will have seen so many things,
and had
a
wonderful time.
So,
I'm sure that I'll be willing
to leave at 89
...
maybe!
The following is a roast I wrote for Berniece
Diehl as she retired in June 1996 from
managing the Fairfield Bay Chamber of
Commerce in Arkansas:
BERNIECE
--
ASPIRE, INSPIRE,
DON'T JUST RETIRE!
by Don Diffine, Searcy, Arkansas
June 28, 1996
Retirement, I'd say
Without hesitation
Is day after day
Just one long vacation
Before, you might win
A brief rest from strife,
But now you are in
For the "rest" of your life.
Throughout her many years with the
Fairfield Bay Chamber, there were
those who said that Berniece didn't
always know if she was "coming or
going." Tonight, she has definitely
resolved that issue.
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