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Powergrams is published biweekly by Alabama Power for its employees, retirees and friends. Please report address changes by calling the editor. Retirees Dorothy Jean Aldridge General clerk, Prattville Service: 34 years, nine months Delisa Martin Buyer, Barry Steam Plant Service: 35 years Waymon Keith Alsup Crew foreman, Haleyville Crew Headquarters Service: 40 years, nine months Milton Keith Ruston Electrical and instrumentation journeyman, Power System Development Facility – Gaston Steam Plant Service: 38 years, seven months Harlom Baker Jr. Hydro plant superintendent, Jordan Dam Service: 41 years, seven months Mary Alice Spiers Customer service representative, Prattville Service: 14 years, six months Rodney Dale Billingsley Assistant plant control operator, Power System Development Facility – Gaston Steam Plant Service: 37 years, one month Charles Shane Sumners Line specialist, Southern Division Complex Service: 31 years, six months Arthur Franklin Bush Power supply mechanic, Power System Development Facility – Gaston Steam Plant Service: 39 years, six months Russell Alfred Caprara Appliance serviceman, Montgomery Crew Headquarters Service: nine years, nine months Nathaniel Carter Plant control operator, Greene County Steam Plant Service: 41 years James Ronald Giles Electrical and wiring journeyman, Corporate Headquarters – Power Delivery Field forces Service: 42 years, one month Stephen Allen Thompson Materialman, Auburn Crew Headquarters Service: 29 years Charles A. Tugwell Plant manager, Greene County Steam Plant Service: 39 years R. Scott Vickers Corporate Facilities analyst, Corporate Headquarters Service: 31 years, two months IN MEMORIAM Howard M. Barnes, 84, retiree, General Services Complex – PGS – Civil Technical Support, May 5. Davis E. Clement, 85, retiree, Gorgas Steam Plant, Feb. 4. Carl David Wilson Hydro journeyman, Smith Dam Service: 40 years, seven months William Edward Zales Jr. Vice president, corporate secretary and assistant treasurer, Corporate Headquarters Service: 32 years, 11 months. Ruby J. Hickey Customer Services specialist, Goodwater Service: 45 years, eight months James W. Duke, 87, retiree, Birmingham Division Office – Corporate Headquarters, April 26. Irvin W. Edwards Jr., 68, retiree, Corporate Headquarters, May 6. Richard Johnson Jr., 84, retiree, Gaston Steam Plant, May 11. Stanley Hamilton Martin Jr., 71, retiree, Greene County Steam Plant, May 6. Dearl E. Parker, 77, retiree, General Services Complex – General Garage, May 14. Kenneth E. Stanford, 79, retiree, Mobile Division Office, April 30. TARGET ZERO HER ES Send us your photo holding Powergrams in an exotic locale. Cla nto n M ate ria ls Co ord inator Ro ss Elli son had Pow erg rams in ha nd as he too k in a Re d So x gam e wi th his wi fe, Susie , an d pa ren ts at Fen way Par k in Bo sto n. Ro ss an d his dad Ha l sta nd bef ore the famous "Green Mo ns ter " outfield wa ll at America' s oldest M ajo r League pa rk . POWERGRAMS staff: Editor: Chuck Chandler 205-257-3651 Assistant editors: Donna Cope and Carla Davis Photo editor: Bill Snow Art director: Jay Parker Thumbs Up: 205-257-1433 Transmission Line Construction Crew 7 has completed eight years without a recordable injury or preventable vehicle accident to win the Superstar Award. Front row, from left, Adam Homan, Jesse Johnson, Mark Lucas, Phillip Chapman, Chris Wells, Wesley Flowers, Howard Seright and Chris LaBorde; middle, Patrick Sullivan, John Gray, Richard Moates, Brad Sanders, Josh Terry, Darrell Davis, B.J. Bond and John Crenshaw; back row, Craig Gipson, Shea Butts and Michael Fink.