Rick Monday (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)
By Jon Weisman
Believe it or not, the Dodgers have 75 employees with at least 25 years of service to the organization. This pentagonal pyramidal number of staffers will be honored before tonight’s game against San Diego.
Leading the way, of course, are Tommy Lasorda and Vin Scully, as well as longtime traveling secretary Billy DeLury, all with 65 seasons of service. You’ll also certainly recognize Don Newcombe (57 seasons), Jaime Jarrin (56 seasons), Manny Mota (45 seasons), Mike Brito (36 seasons), Lou Johnson (33 seasons), Ron Cey (30 seasons), Rick Monday (29 seasons) and Nancy Bea Hefley (27 seasons).
Others with 40 or more years of service ticket seller Jerry Mickelsen (52), security manager Edward Gonzales (51), stand captain Robert Natelborg (48), ticket taker Miguel Yanez (45), batting practice pitcher Peter Bonfils (44), director of elevator operations James Harvey (44), ticket taker Eduardo Becerril (44), vice president of ticket operations Billy Hunter (43) and usher Howard Levine (42).
Batting-practice pitcher Pete Bonfils (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)
Joining in the celebration are the following:
39: usher captain Richard Angona, area scout Henry Jones
38: stand captain Bruce Dinowitz
37: stand associate Marcia Natelborg, ticket taker Errol Coffey, usher Andrea Garcia, minor league team manager John Shoemaker, usher captain Mario Villegas, Jr.
36: stand associate Susan Meser, security officer Gildardo Garciacano, usher captain Anthony Lopez
35: special advisor to the vice president of amateur scouting Gilbert Bodet, manager of the visiting clubhouse Jerry Turner, manager of transportation Arn Douglass
34: ticket taker Juan Franco, usher Robert Allen, usher James Mims, security officer Fernando Sierra
33: usher Mary Jane Babyak, security officer Richard Montano, security officer Louie Ocampo
32: utility maintenance Kevin Waters, gardener Petronilo Serna, security officer Juan de Dios Prada, security officer Eddie Alcala, area scout Arthur Darwin
31: ticket seller Roy Tyler, stand captain David Richard, front office Dolores Buonauro
30: ticket seller Paula Shorter, senior vice president and general counsel Sam Fernandez, ticket taker Valerie Jones, security officer Pedro Reynoso, usher Victoria Gutierrez
29: clubhouse manager Mitch Poole, security officer Gary Hedman, assistant stand captain Jaime Moreno
28: ticket taker Rosendo Alvarez, DodgerVision crew Shane Shanahan
27: usher Maria Ramirez, stand captain Patrick Cochran, stand associate Rosemary Cochran, stand associate Adriana Kano, front office George Barajas
26: ticket seller Sharon McCabe, stand captain Marina Goungo, international scout Camilo Pascual, security officer Anthony Adams, security officer Manuel Guantez, grounds crew Francisco Torres, usher captain James Terminel
25: usher Anna McClure, stand captain Mark McCool, stand associate Laurie Vasquez, ticket seller Mike Zlomislic
As I celebrate my 0.75-year anniversary this week, let me offer my sincere congratulations.
onlyatriple
Wait, what about Roger the peanut guy? I thought he started in the Coliseum…
Vin Smith
…Even with a bad ownership group–Frank McCourt–and previously a somewhat indifferent ownership–Fox News Corp–this is a community record to be proud of. The Dodgers have always represented Los Angeles in a positive way. One suggestion: If the Dodgers are not already doing it again, bring back the ice cream tradition for every day the Dodgers are in first place! I absolutely love the
Dodgers!
onlyatriple
And the “nuts, nuts” peanut guy on the first level. He’s been there forever too