The Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees honored 17 retirees last week during a very special board meeting. Combined the teachers, classified staff and administrators, including the much-heralded Julien Principal Linda Murphy-Lopes, totalled 410 years of experience.

TUSD Retiring Employees
Teachers
Ardith Feucht 35 years Julien Elementary
Joyce Lingrel 35 years Brown Elementary
Doug Smith 33 years Medeiros Elementary
Nancy Snodgrass 23 years Special Education Resource Teacher
Barbara Swier 17 years Turlock Junior High School

Administrators
Linda Murphy-Lopes 25 years Julien Elementary
Lori Decker 26 years Assistant Superintendent of Financial Services

Classified Staff
John Aguirre 11 years Turlock High School/ Pitman High School
Martha Brown 35 years Julien Elementary
Beth Bridegroom 8 years Crowell Elementary
Karen Gardner 35 years Cunningham Elementary
Barbara Geyer 16 years Cunningham Elementary
Marjorie Lindbeck 21 years Cunningham Elementary
Nardine Mansoor 33 years Turlock High School
Anita Nicolini 12 years Crowell Elementary
Mary Pierce 24 years Earl Elementary
Mary Sai 21 years Turlock High School