December 17, 2015 - Mayor Tom Henry today hosted a special ceremony to recognize milestone years of service for 82 outstanding City of Fort Wayne employees.

“City employees set a great example each day of what it means to provide excellent service to the public,” said Mayor Henry. “As Mayor, I take great pride in their efforts and appreciate their commitment to meeting the needs of our community.” 

The following individuals were honored today:

50 years
Gerald Mungovan, Police

40 years
Martin Bender, Police
Donald Grote, Police
Loretta Johnson, City Clerk
Michael McQueen, Police
Gary Merriman, City Utilities
Dianna Tinsley, Police

35 years
Bradley Baumgartner, Public Works
John Bell, Public Works
Steven Beverforden, Fire
Sharon Parks, Neighborhood Code
Johnnie Robinson, Jr., City Utilities

30 years
Joseph Bogdon, City Utilities
William Bragg, City Utilities
William Corn, Police
Frederick Davidson, Public Works
Carl Egly, Police
James Garrison, Fire
Peggy Gaskill, Police 
Joan Guevara, City Utilities
Melanie Hickman, Police 
Roderick Howard, Police
Richard Jennings, Police
Dennis Jines, Fire
Bruce Kelley, Police
James Kocks, Fire
David Meadows, Fire
Carl Moore, Police
Reginald Moore, Police
Jim Murua, Fire
Karl Niblick, Police
James Patterson, City Utilities
Ronald Privett, Fire 
Randall Sadler, City Utilities 
John Thorp, Fire
Susan Ulrich, Police
Michael Voorhies, Police
Richard Wharton, Police
Raymond Wigfield, Public Works 
Dale Wilson, Police
Kevin Zelt, Police

25 years
Robert Abels, Police
John Bolinger, Fire
Rufus Brown, Police
Christine Camp, Police
Corey Carpenter, Fire
David Chrzan, Police
Linda Emenhiser, Parks 
James Feasel, Police
Christopher Furge, Police
Alan Garriott, Police
Michele Gerke, City Utilities
Rodney Gibbs, City Utilities 
Freddie Gray, City Utilities
Matthew Gray, Public Works
Jeffery Grundy, Public Works 
Stephen Haffner, Police
Renee Hodgin, City Utilities
Bryan Keister, Parks
James King, Police
Matthew Kocks, Fire
Mary Boggs-Lambert, Public Works
Mark Lowden, Police
Russell McCurdy, Fire
Christopher Meihls, Police
Daniel Peters, Police
Robin Ramsey, Financial Services Group
Thomas Ransom, Parks
Carolyn Rice, City Utilities
James Ritchie, Police
Barbara Robbins, City Utilities
Miguel Rosales, Fire
John Sanders III, Public Works
John Schilt, Police
Christopher Schubert, Police
Brian Smith, City Utilities
Gregory Stier, Police
Jay Thompson, Police
Gary Wattenbarger, City Utilities
Gregory Weikart, Fire
Wesley Wiederkehr, Fire
Victoria Zehr, City Utilities