Video farewell
Colleagues of the departing Dave Grzybowski decided against the usual going away cards.
Instead, they're sending the facilities director off with a video memory book composed mainly of “friends” recalling his addiction to the gym, his organizational skills and his ultra-clean desk.
The video was produced by Jay Willis and Jim Moore, who gathered the footage in their spare time.
A number of colleagues used the opportunity to put in last-minute “video work orders” (some of which have been completed) or to complain about the temperature in their buildings. One wore fake glasses and a nose. Another blew a whistle, loudly.
“We thought this would be a great way to send him off,” said Willis. “These are the Union memories. He can just pop it in the VCR.”
A campus farewell reception is planned for Friday, Jan. 18, at 3:30 p.m. in Hale House.
Grzybowski, at Union since 1990, is leaving to become national operations manager at Aspen Square Management, a property management firm based in Springfield, Mass.