Farewell, Friends: Managers Who Retired in 2020

By Bob Neubauer

Clockwise from upper left: Jon Bedsted, Bruce Goodman, Jimmy Robinson, and Randall Bramlett.

This was a rough year for everyone. Every in-plant was affected by COVID-19, some drastically. For some managers, the pandemic was the nudge they needed to convince them it was time to retire.

As I put together this final Enewsletter of 2020, I reflected on some of the in-plant managers who bid us a quiet farewell this year, never getting the chance to say good-bye at a conference or trade show. Many had already planned to retire this year, but others certainly took the pandemic as their cue to exit stage left.

One manager told me that he never suspected, when he and his staff left their shop on March 13 for a “temporary” shutdown, that it would be the last time he would ever see any of them – no retirement party or even farewell hugs to thank him for his years of service.

So, I wanted to take a moment, as we wrap up this tumultuous year, to thank some of the managers who retired in 2020 and wish them the best in their lives ahead.

Rich Bauer, Southern Illinois University
Jon Bedsted, Mayo Clinic
Randall Bramlett, Columbus State University
Tim Bride, Target
Steve Dimond, M.I.T.
Mike Ford, Kilgore College
Michael Gatti, Fairfax County
Bruce Goodman, State of Wisconsin
Barbara Hannah, Region 4 Education Service Center
Jerry Hill, State of California
Paul Roberts, University of New Hampshire
Jimmy Robinson, University of West Alabama

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Bob has served as editor of In-plant Impressions since October of 1994. Prior to that he served for three years as managing editor of Printing Impressions, a commercial printing publication. Mr. Neubauer is very active in the U.S. in-plant industry. He attends all the major in-plant conferences and has visited more than 180 in-plant operations around the world. He has given presentations to numerous in-plant groups in the U.S., Canada and Australia, including the Association of College and University Printers and the In-plant Printing and Mailing Association. He also coordinates the annual In-Print contest, co-sponsored by IPMA and In-plant Impressions.