JIMHARDER DRIVER OF THE YEAR*


James Harder, Transportation Specialists,


Ltd. (TSL) of Omaha, was a lifetime professional with 40 years of commercial driving. He totaled over 3 million career miles, with half a million in the 5 years with TSL. Over those years, Harder was accident-free. Pam Hook nominated Harder, saying “Jim


was a perfectionist in every aspect of his work; logbook, paperwork, vehicle inspections and


HARDER FAMILY


making sure his loads were delivered safely and on-time. Jim did all of this while maintaining a helpful and pleasant demeanor. Every time I talked to Jim he was friendly, courteous and always had a smile on his face!” Unfortunately, Harder’s life was cut short,


his body pinned between semi trailer tires in a parking lot. In a letter to his uncle, Harder wrote,


“Looking back, I now realize that you infected SUE PIRNIE


WOMAN OF DISTINCTION In the past few years, we have selected a


multiple humanitarian award winner who never says no to an opportunity to be generous. We have selected a behind-the-scenes mover- and-shaker who embodies the dignity of quiet service. We have selected a delightful and determined leader who stepped up whenever she was asked. Tis year, we are very fortunate. We get to celebrate a person who has all of these qualities and more. She’s the co-owner of Grand Island


Express. She’s a wife, mother and grandmother. In addition to working in the business, she has served her church and her community’s schools, civic organizations, and charitable enterprises. She served as co-chair on a successful school bond issue. She is on the board of the Community Redevelopment


me with a virus that I believe is referred to as ‘white line fever’. Apparently, this virus is incurable because 42 years later I am still spending most of my life driving up and down the streets and highways of America in a big truck. For the last 25 years I have been driving my real truck and still wondering how I can get rid of the virus that my Uncle Ben gave me when I was a small child!” *Awarded posthumously


Authority. She chaired a capital campaign for the Girl Scouts. She serves on the boards of both the YWCA and the YMCA. She chaired a capital campaign for the community’s homeless shelter. She is a board member and past president


of the Grand Island Central Catholic Foundation. She mentored underperforming second graders and is a past PTA president. Take my word for it. We’ll be here past


midnight even if I only hit the highlights. Te Grand Island Independent named her Woman of the Year in 2007. She doesn’t do any of this for the


recognition. She is simply driven to make a difference and looks for chances to do that. She works as often behind the scenes as out in front. She is one of those people who helps any organization she touches succeed.


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