A Retirement Tribute to My Dad
My Dad, Mike Stiver My dad, Mike Stiver is retiring in a couple of days. He and my mom came recently to St. Paul to visit Allison and I, and we went out for dinner. During the meal, he recounted his entire work history to all of us, which started as a paperboy at age 7, running up and down the streets of Merrill, WI early in the morning. When I think about both of my parents, I'm often reminded of the strong work ethic that they instilled in us. When I think about my dad's work career, I think about his hard manual labor in paper mills and other places, all of his hard work focused on honoring his upbringing and taking care of his wife and kids. (NOTE: My mom is an amazing worker and also did tremendous things for our family, but she ain't retiring, so no tribute for her....yet - this one's about Dad). One of the biggest things that ever happened for our family was that my dad got hired as a maintenance man at Wausau Paper in Brokaw, Wisconsin. This happ...