Twenty-five teachers and staff retiring from LTUSD

After working a total of 637 1/2 years for the Lake Tahoe Unified School District (LTUSD), 25 teachers, staff members and administrators were recognized in a ceremony Tuesday evening.

LTUSD and the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation hosted the reception.

Certified Retirees:

Betsy Benavidez, Teacher - 24 years
Karen Boyer, Speech Therapist - 20 years
Howard Coleman, Teacher - 32 years
Beth Delacour, Principal - 32 years
Madeline Fernald, Teacher - 16 years
Joann Hernandez, School Counselor - 15 years
Deborah Kushner - 31 years
Marie Meagher, Director of Special Services - 36 years
Carol Murdock, Teacher - 36 years
Elizabeth Roeser, Teacher - 37 years
Lauretta Ross, Special Education Teacher - 36 years
Dennis Sarosik, Assistant Principal - 34 years
Louise Ann Simon, Teacher - 27 years
Pamela Taylor, Special Education Teacher - 30 years
Susan Willmett, Teacher - 19 years

Classified Retirees:
Eleanor Heckendorn, Instructional Assistant - 30 years
Michael Kezer, Campus Security Assistant - 3 years
Paul Mitchell, Custodian - 17 years
Darlene Morris, Accounting Assistant - 27 years

Classified Management Retirees:
Ivone Larson - 26 years
Steve Morales - 33 years
Debra Yates - 9 years

Confidential Retirees:
Wilma Hoppe, Executive Services Specialist - 23 years
Angie Keil, Executive Assistant to Superintendent - 23 years
Nancy Tesh, Human Resources Analyst - 27 years