Laurel City mail carrier begins retirement


By GINA L. SARTIRANA

Staff Reporter


 

WINSTED — Ready to enjoy retirement after a lifetime of work, George Moulthrop stepped down from his job at the Winsted post office last month at the age of 62. An Army veteran and former factory worker, Moulthrop retired Feb. 27 with 16 years of service at the post office.

Moulthrop was born in Winsted in 1947 and raised in Torrington, where he attended public schools.

In 1966 he was drafted into the Army, serving in the infantry in Vietnam for two years before returning home and taking a job at Koehler-Dayton.

"We built toilets for airplanes, buses and trains," said Moulthrop. "It was very different."

After 10 years at Koehler-Dayton, Moulthrop took a job at the Torin Corporation (now Nidec-Torin), where he stayed for about six years before moving to Sterling Engineering in Winsted.

"From there I went to the post office," said Moulthrop. "I started out as a casual, delivering mail. They only do 90-day stints, so at the end of that the building maintenance job opened up, so I went there. I have been in Winsted the whole time."

His wife, Nancy, also works for the U.S. Postal Service, serving as a mail carrier in Avon. Together they have one son, Greg. They also have a granddaughter, Summer, who is 8 years old.

Now retired, Moulthrop said he is trying to be "laid back and inconspicuous."

"I like to go out riding on my scooter and take my granddaughter fishing," he said, adding he is keeping busy with renovations to his home.

While he has no immediate plans for how he will spend the rest of his retirement, since his wife still has about four more years until she retires, Moulthrop said he is just looking forward to living life.

"When my father retired, he was 65 and he only lived a year after. So I figured I’d get out at 62 and enjoy life a little bit," said Moulthrop.

To kick off his life of leisure, Moulthrop said his wife threw him a retirement party at the Knights of Columbus last month. With about 80 people in attendance, Moulthrop said the party was a complete surprise.

A party was also held at the post office for the retiree. He said what he will miss most about the job is the people he worked with.

"I made a lot of good friends. I worked with a lot of nice people."

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