Puts a stamp on four busy but happy decades
By SHARON LEE TEGLER For The Capital
By SHARON LEE TEGLER For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
11/19/09
Before her Oct. 30 retirement, Theresa Marozza spent the majority of her life working at the Severna Park Post Office. For more than four decades, her friendly smile, easy manner and encouraging words brightened the days of co-workers and customers.
Sharon Lee Tegler — For The Capital
Theresa Marozza relaxes in her cozy living room. Behind her is the bouquet of flowers her sons gave her on the occasion of her Oct. 30 retirement from the Severna Park Post Office after 41 years.
Marozza was hired by the post office in March 1968 as a clerk/carrier. To get the job, she had to be capable of lifting 70 pounds. Clerks were required to tote heavy mailbags, catalogs, phone books and license plates. She also had to apply for a federal driver's license to operate mail trucks. Her $2.80 an hour salary was the most money she'd ever made.
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