The Shadow
Following working for the City of Covington for 30 years, Kathy Lamb Carson retired in 2010 but went to work as Attorney William T. Wilson’s secretary, a position she held till Wed., Dec. 28.
Attorney Wilson held a retirement party for Carson in his office at 228 North Maple Ave. in Covington where he presented her with a paperweight that reads: “I’m sorry…Did I roll my eyes out loud?”
Wilson and Langhorne Wilson, his wife, presided over the party that was attended by 20 guests, Carson’s family members and friends along with governmental officials.
Kathy remarked, “I worked in every office for the City of Covington except the three constitutional offices.”
The three constitutional offices are the registrar’s office, treasurer’s office and commissioner of revenue’s office.
She added, “All of the offices except those three and the wastewater treatment plant.”
Kathy is married to Lance Carson, a member of the City Council of Covington.
Their daughter, Russie Gann, who lives in Richmond, came home to attend the party.
Kathy’s son Seth Lamb and Brooke, his wife, who live in Little Rock, Ark., were unable to attend.
Bill also penned a going-away poem titled “On Kathy’s Retirement” that he presented to Kathy.
The poem reads as follows: “I think that I shall/never see/a secretary as good/as thee./I think about the years/gone by/Some days I probably/made you cry!/But through it all you/stayed the course/You did the job without remorse./Now, here we, some twelve/years past,/I hear you say, “at last,/at last!”/It’s hard for me to see/you go–/But Bexley calls/So you say “WHOA!”/Let’s raise a glass to/Kathy dear.
Lance Carson, Kathy’s husband who was elected in Nov. for a full term as a member of the City of Covington’s City Council was scheduled to be sworn into office on Thurs., Dec. 29.
Family members and friends posed with Kathy for the media in Wilson’s waiting room.
Bill praised Kathy for her tenacity and expertise before admitting, “I don’t know what I’m going to do without her.”
In the room where Bill meets with his clients, the furniture had been rearranged to accommodate a long table that offered sundry dishes and refreshments for the guests.
