EW Spring 08: Joe's Retirement Parties


	Joe's Retirement Parties

	After more than three decades at the helm, Machinery Systems, Inc.'s founder and CEO, Joe Romanowski retired March 31, 2008. In honor of his leadership, dedication and service, the company threw Joe not one or even two, but three retirement parties, in addition to presenting Joe and his wife, Bonnie, with a 7-night cruise to Alaska sponsored by Hillsdale College. Employees from the Brookfield, WI, office also presented Joe with a memory book filled with pictures, anecdotes and letters of gratitude detailing his tenure with the company. Employees of the Schaumburg, IL, office presented him with a leather-bound book of personal farewell letters, as well as dedicated a tree at his family's church in his honor. Best wishes, Joe. You will be missed!

	Joe's Cookies		A tribute to Joe from the North Office.		Ralph Nappi, former President of AMTDA and Joe at the Barn of Barrington.

Joe at the Wisconsin office party. (Left to right - Brian Esch, Applications Engineer; JoAnn Cekanor; Joe; Kathy Renner, Administrative Assistant and Pat, Kathy's husband.)

Bob Cuthbertson, President, MT&S; Bonnie and Joe; Ron Mager, President & COO, MSI, at the Barn of Barrington.

Left to right: Lori & Mike Kramer (Joe's youngest daughter and her husband), Bob Cuthbertson, President, MT&S; Joyce Mager and Bonnie Romanowski.

Sara & Greg Dietzen from Centerline Machining & Grinding toast Joe at the WI party.

Paul Stoll, President, Armin Tool; Joe; Alan Schwartz, MSI Controller, and Gary Jackson from GTG at the Schaumburg party.

Brian Papke, President, Mazak Corporation, gives a speech at Joe's Barn of Barrington party.

Mike Cekanor, Senior Vice President, MSI, presents Joe with a gift from the WI office members.

John Zauner, ITS rep., MT&S and Laurie Coudal, Customer Service, MT&S.

Charlotte Hanlon, Executive Assistant, gives Joe a book of well wishes from Schaumburg members.

Phil Hillson, MSI, Marketing Specialist, and his wife, Leslie O'Connell.

Joe talks with Arie Zweig, President, R.A. Zweig and his wife, Bozena.

Dave & Mark Miller, (right) Prince Industries, help celebrate with Eric Hilliard, Mazak IL Sales Manager, (left) and his wife, Kristen.

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