Alan Weckerly has operated equipment for the Monroe Street Department for 25 years. He has spent his years driving street sweepers and snow plows, and doing whatever else needs to be done, he said. Recently he's been picking up the piles of snow that have accumulated.

All that is about to change. Weckerly will retire Jan. 4.

Weckerly said he likes to drive. Before coming to work for Monroe, he was an over-the-road truck driver for 20 years, logging more than 3 million miles in the U.S. and Canada. In his red IH tractor trailers, he hauled lumber, steel and farm equipment. His last truck was yellow and black.

Last September, Weckerly and his wife Diane flew to Australia and New Zealand for two weeks. Weckerly said "the trip of our lives" was in celebration of their 50th anniversary and his retirement.



What will you do now?

Not a lot right away, wait and see what happens. I like electric trains - that's my relaxation.

What do you like best about your job?

There's a variety of things to do. Outside work, that's the nice part.

If you could, what would you like to change about the city?

I don't want to change anything. I like it the way it is. It's a nice town.

What kind of music do you like?

County Western. I listen to WEKZ. I like "She's Gone Now" by Patsy Kline.

Who are your favorite actors?

Doris Day and Don Knotts