Clarice's 30th Year at Learfield

Clarice Brown has been at Learfield 30 years! She's now over accounts payable and financial reporting, but through her 30 years she's been a secretary, receptionist and in charge of traffic. It was that traffic function where she really proved her worth handling all logs and billing too for all networks.  She learned and operated our first computer -- an Apple. Ask her about that!

Clarice grew up in Jamestown, MO. She is the daughter of Harold and Marie Gentzsch who still farm those rich Missouri River bottom lands.  She was married at 19 to Mike who died of a sudden coronary in 1997; they have two boys: Thomas, 23, and Jason, 20. Clarice still lives near Jamestown with her friend, Jesse Emmons, on a delightful farm complete with a lake and lots of flowers. Gardening is her passion -- particularly day lilies.

Right out of high school she went to work for the Missouri Public School Retirement System and two years later --at age 20-- joined us. When she started April 17, 1978, she was the 12th person on our staff joining me, Derry, Jim Lipsey, Dan Coons, Verni Brownfield, Beryl Rosenmiller, Jeff Smith and Matt Jarrett at the farm office and Bob Priddy, Ken MacNevin, and one other in Jefferson City. 

Needless to say, Clarice is a big part of our family. Call her at 573-556-1207 or drop her an e-mail at cbrown@learfield.com to congratulate her. 

--clyde