Smith was born near Boston and served in the Navy in World War II (1939-1945).
A 95-year-old man has been working for the same company for 63 years in one of the cities of Miami-Dade County (South Florida) and has no plans to retire for now, as reported this Saturday by a television news channel.
Gordon Smith, an employee of a branch of Farrey’s luxury fixtures and fittings business, told WSVN that he still likes to get up early every morning to go to work (video).
His bosses told the same outlet that the company is happy to continue to have Gordon on its payroll.
The channel interviewed Gordon and the managers of Farrey’s for a special program called the Willingness to work, which dealt with the wave of worker resignations that followed the pandemic in the United States.
Precisely, the COVID-19 pandemic has been the only cause that has kept Smith temporarily away from Farrey’s. The owner and CEO, Bud Farrey, did not allow him to go into the business for a few months in 2020 for fear of catching it.
Smith’s two daughters, Sandra and Bonnie, recounted on the show that their father drove them “crazy” when he was out of work.
When asked by the channel if he could imagine the company without Smith, Bud Farrey said: “It would be a big hole in my life. And a great void at Farrey’s. ”
Smith, who fought with the Navy in World War II (1939-1945), was born near Boston, but settled in South Florida after the Allied victory.
At Farrey’s he started out as a carpenter’s apprentice and has been through all kinds of jobs for six decades. Nowadays, he is in charge of opening the store, checking that the load of the suppliers’ trucks is in order and then he does office work.
“He is one of the most valuable people we have. Number one: he is a ‘veteran’ and we thank God for his services. Number two: he does whatever is asked of him, always willful, always energetic, ”said Farrey.
Harvey Carmona, who is the manager of the store where Smith works, who was once his mentor, said that every day he learns more about him and highlighted his “big heart”.
Smith’s dream is to turn 65 with the company and when asked if he will later retire, he replies: “Who knows.” (I)
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