Jeff Gostomski, affectionately known as 'Postman Jeff', has retired after 47 years of delivering mail to his Lafayette neighborhood. His neighbors celebrated his final day with heartfelt signs of appreciation.
U.S. mail carrier Jeff Gostomski, or 'Postman Jeff' as he's known affectionately to residents along his route, rolled up to each house Tuesday morning as he does every day, making sure mail gets delivered on time.On this day, though, something was different.'You know I'm not going to get any work done today. They'll probably end up firing me for that,' Jeff Gostomski said, chuckling as he put the mail into a mailbox near Happy Valley Road in Lafayette.
After 47 years as a mail carrier, Gostomski has decided to retire. On his final day, the neighbors who have known Gostomski for years or, in some cases, their lifetimes, put signs out in their mailboxes showing their gratitude for his nearly half decade of service.'I started in August of 1977,' Gostomski said.Gostomski says it was almost by accident that he became a mail carrier. It all started with a mention from his mother-in-law.'I had just come out of the military, and I was looking for a job, and she said, 'Hey, why don't you try the post office?' And I went and took the test,' Gostomski said.Gostomski passed the test, and so the Navy Vietnam veteran started driving one of the red, white, and blue mail trucks.On his final day, he reminisced about things that were different back in the 1970's when he started, such as the old mail trucks.'The thing about them that was funny, was we didn't have padding on the floorboard, and these things got really hot, and you could put your lunch on the floorboard and it'd be heated by the time you took your lunch,' Gostomski said.Neighbors say he's been there rain or shine, delivering more than just the mail.'Jeff has so much positivity,' said Julie Del Santo, a resident along his mail route. 'Every day that you see him, he just starts your day and sets the tone for a good day.''He stops. Every time I'm out there he'll say hello,' Steve Klei said. 'He can remember your nam
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