AACFAMILY & FRIENDS
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Top: AAC Executive Director Chris Villines and the board of directors present Brenda “Emmy” Emerson and Jeanne Hunt with a retirement gift.
Middle: Emerson and Hunt open another gift — Tiffany necklaces.
Bottom: Hunt opens a series of boxes leading to her final gift — a gift card for a cruise of her choosing.
Arkansas Counties for Brenda “Emmy” Emerson and Jeanne Hunt. AAC staff and board members, along with county officials and friends were in- vited to attend a retirement party earlier in the month. Both women had been longtime employees of AAC; Hunt had been em-
ployed for 34 years, while Emerson had been employed for 13 years. Co- incidentally, both found their way to AAC through employment agencies. Neither had ever worked in county government, but they said they left AAC with a deep appreciation for the work county officials do. “Tey’re truly people that love their jobs because the majority of them
Longtime AAC employees retire June 30 marked the last day of full-time employment at the Associaton of
don’t really get paid a whole lot, so they are really dedicated to their jobs and to their counties,” Emerson said. Hunt and Emerson both expressed mixed feelings at the idea of retiring. “It’s going to feel like a real cool vacation until that first check doesn’t come in mid-July, but, yeah, I’m excited,” Hunt said. Emerson said she has a list of home and yard projects, while Hunt said she plans to help her husband with his business, go fishing and spend more time at the lake. “Of course, I have nine grandkids so I’m sure they’re going to keep me busy,” Hunt said.
40 COUNTY LINES, SUMMER 2016
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