2001- Employee of the Year
Gary Lavorgna
Chairman of the Board Lawrin Crispe
presents Gary Lavorgna with the Otis Health Care Center
Employee of the Year award.
Gary Lavorgna of the Maintenance Department was voted the Otis Health Care Center's Employee of the Year for 2001. This is the third year that an employee of the year has been chosen by department managers at the Otis Health Care Center; those eligible for the award are the twelve employees who have already earned the Employee of the Month Award during the calendar year. Last year, Bonnie Dowley, LNA, was selected for the award, posthumously, and in 1999, Alison Urie, occupational therapist was the recipient.
"Select the person you feel most exemplifies the spirit of Grace Cottage," said Al LaRochelle, Administrator, before department managers voted by paper ballot. Gary is well known by his co-workers as one who is always ready, willing and able to step in to lend a helping hand. His sense of humor is renowned (truth be told, he's famous for his bad jokes), and he always has a twinkle in his eye. He's a fabulous locksmith, and a talented jack-of-all-trades. More important than his numerous skills, however, is his attitude. No job is too big or too small for Gary.
A native of Connecticut, Gary was employed at Yale University for 26 years as a senior groundskeeper and then in the physical plant and locksmith department before he and his wife, Julie (who also worked at Yale, for 30 years, most recently as a graphic designer), moved to Vermont.
"We bought a cabin in the woods in Brookline in 1986, and moved here full-time in August 2000," said Gary. Their home, which is completely solar-powered, is where Gary enjoys woodworking, aromatherapy, and reading, in his free time.
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