Rockdale County Public School saluted more than 50 employees and educators retiring in 2013 with a May 6 reception at Salem High, which had performances from groups such as the Lorraine Elementary fourth grade choir, recitation of a poem by Sora Rose, and vocal duet by Salem student Tricia Clark and Salem teacher Lenae Rose. 

This year’s retirees include (not all pictured): Grady Akridge, Diane Baker-Penn, Jill Beach, Kathy Beal, Margaret Bowman, Mary Edna Boyd, Sherry Brasher, Betty Brown, Laura Carpenter, Adeline Chandler, Pamela Clark, Elizabeth Collins, Frances Cooper, Blake Craft, Mary Helen Dailey, Harry Duke, Elaine Farmer, Dawn Flemming, Henry (Tim) Flemming, Judy Garner, Sheila Giradin, Sheila Haro, Patricia Herbert, Kathy Hurd, Lisa Irwin, Dave LaBarrie, Shirley Massey, LuAnne Mayfield, Lillie McPhaul, Diana Mead, Rebekah Mincey, Gloria Minor, Roger (Terry) Neal, Janet Pogue, Richard Ramey, David Rice Sr., Nancy Rithmire, Tommy Robertson, Peggy Rowe, Jean Sadler, Teresa Sanders, Maurine Sneed, Linda Stanley, Zita Tamaska, Peggy Taylor, Brenda Thompson, John Ticnher, Charotte Trammell, Peggy Van Domelen, Linda M. Williams, Marilon Williams, Barbara Wilson and Marvin Winfrey.