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CITY OF SOUTH BEND
PETE BUTTIGIEG, MAYOR
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 2012
Contact:Debra Johnson,Director of Communications
Phone: 574-235-5853
KEY TO THE CITY
After 48 years of service,Water Works employee retires
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg will giveaway a Key to the City tomorrow at a
retirement party for Bruce Smith,an employee with the South Bend Water Works
Department. Smith dedicated nearly 48 years of service to the City of South Bend.
Smith's retirement party will be held at the Water Works Department office at 915 S.
Olive Street at 11:15 a.m.
"The City of South Bend thanks Bruce for 48 remarkable years of service," said
Buttigieg. "I am honored to give him a Key to the City and I wish him the best in his
retirement."
Smith is retiring as the Meter Department Supervisor,a position he has held for almost 20
years. Smith started his career with the South Bend Water Works on April 14, 1964.
"My time with the Water Works Department was time well spent," said Smith. "I could
not have asked for a better experience than working for the City of South Bend."
During Smith's years with the department,he spent many days ensuring South Bend
residents had safe drinking water. Years later, Smith became the first Teamster's Union
Steward for the Water Works when the City of South Bend unionized in 1970. Smith has
a passion for spending time with his family,the Chicago White Sox, and Notre Dame
Women's basketball.
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