Family, Friends and Co-workers met at the Welika Lake Fish Camp in Lilesville, NC on
November 3, 2012 at 8:00 PM to honor and celebrate the retirement of Captain
Gregory Quinton Thompson from the North Carolina Department of Public Safety
aka North Correction Department of Correction. Sergeant Danny
Wright gave a brief introduction and stated, "Anyone that does 30 years of
service with the North Carolina Department of Correction definitely deserves
a retirement party" of which I whole heartily concur. Lieutenant Dycus also
complemented Captain Thompson for his continued help and support and he was
a large part of his own personal success.There were between 60 and 70
that attended and represented the different departments; e.g.,
Administrative, Custody,
Programs, Medical, Training and Operations, however I did not see any
upper level management present from the Administrative,
Custody or
Operations Sections. Guess they were all stressed out from their normal
work load or refusing to fraternize!
"Actions speak louder than words."
Everyone had a fantastic time and the food was good. It
was great to see the staff again and Quinton had requested earlier to Sgt.
Wright that no one get up
and roast him....grin if you must! Quinton has a
heart of gold and like some
of us wants to maintain a stern demeanor and
constantly dealing with a few knuckle heads in the workplace, it is very
understandable; another grin is in order.
At the end of our meal, Captain Thompson was presented a plaque from his
custody shift, pixs below:
Captain also received a few cards as well; don't think any money fell out
of them though but here was a gift card from Bass Pro Shop of which an
outdoorsman can always put to good use:
A couple Tee shirts were given:
Bill Porter made a special turkey box call for Quinton of out Butternut
from West Virginia and Eastern Red Cedar from Anson County, North Carolina
with an inlaid turkey track medallion on the lid and Quinton played a few seductive hen
yelps on the call:
Click on the below thumbnail pixs for a larger screen view:
Quinton was very relaxed and retirement has a way of bringing that about
very quickly. May God richly bless Quinton and his family and hope he
has a long, prosperous, healthy and enjoyable retirement. Amen!
Two of the Greatest Ships that ever sailed:
Friendship and Fellowship.
Web published by Bill aka Mickey
Porter 11-04-12.
LEAVING ON A SPIRITUAL NOTE
If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please take this
moment to accept him by Faith into your Life, whereby Salvation will be
attained.
Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest
any man should boast.
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the
evidence of things not seen.”
Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the
word of God.”
Open this
link about faith in the King James Bible.
Romans 10:9 “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord
Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the
dead, thou shalt be saved.”
Open this
link of Bible Verses About Salvation, King
James Version Bible (KJV).
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and
sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of
soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is
eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of
God;”
Micah 6:8 “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth
the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk
humbly with thy God?”
Philippians 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me."
