Wayland Community Helps Beloved Mailman Bob Retire In Style

When residents in Wayland learned that their beloved mailman Bob would be taking his last route, they decided to give him a special retirement gift.

A community in Wayland sent Bob the mailman off with a special retirement gift on his last route at the end of January.
Photo Credit: *Courtesy of GoFundMe, "Bob the Mailman is Retiring!"*

David Cifarelli

02/02/2023 11:48 a.m.

"Let's send Bob off with a little something for a rainy retirement day," organizer Jennifer Koeller said in a GoFundMe campaign. "Feel free to leave him a note on this site as well."

Through the campaign, the community raised over $4,000 to thank Bob for his many years of service. Residents came together on Thursday, Jan. 26 – Bob's last day – to shower him with congratulatory notes and a card with the money.

"I would like to thank everyone for their generous contributions. I am touched in ways I cannot describe," Bob said according to the GoFundMe. "The best part of my job, and the hardest to leave, was delivering to all of you. I will miss seeing all of you."

"Thank you all for joining us in celebrating this sweet guy," Koeller said. "I love hearing how he has touched so many lives."

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