2024 Obits, Retirements and Transfers
Updated through Nov. 30.
Retirements
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After a 22-Year Career, an Exchange Hero Will Retire in a Room Named in His Honor
Many Exchange retirement ceremonies have taken place in the Brian Sonntag Room, an auditorium on the first floor of Dallas headquarters. On Aug. 31, Sonntag’s own retirement ceremony will happen in the room named in…
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Longtime Exchange Couple Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo, a Team Through Good and Bad Times, to Retire as a Team
Nick and Marcia DeVincenzo have, between them, more than 65 years of Exchange experience. Nick, manager of the Pacific Regional Distribution Center in South Korea, started with the organization at the Atlantic Transportation Center in…
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Finishing Up His Plate: VP of Food Darrin McCready Set to Retire After 31 Years—and Four Continents
After he graduated from the University of Louisiana-Monroe in 1991, Darrin McCready sent an info letter and résumé to the Exchange. But then he took a closer look at the job description and got cold…
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Central Region VP Beth Goodman-Bluhm Looks Back on More Than Three Decades of Service
Goodman-Bluhm will retire this week after a 36-year journey with the Exchange that saw her travel the world, support troops and first responders at the Pentagon after 9/11 and rise through the ranks to become…
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After a 50-year Career, One of HQ’s First Associates is Retiring This Week
The merchandise assistant started working at the Exchange before construction of the headquarters building in Dallas was completed.
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JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Associate Retires—On Her 40th Anniversary With the Exchange
Diane Pagel has served in many positions and at many stores during her long Exchange career.