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tribune november 26 1986 a5 gormley postmaster peter koropatwa will re- tire jan 16 after twentythree years service when he was hired to fill the position the gorm- ley post office was located west of woodbine i avenue in what is now the menger gallery mr koropatwa has seen many changes in the past two decades including an increase in the price of stamps from three to thirtyfour cents jim thomas an early retirement recalls 3 cent stami by jim thomas gormley peter koropatwa can re member when a postage stamp cost three cents thats going back a few years twenty- i three years in fact he feels its time to call jitquits i mr koropatwa will leave his second i home of thirteen years jan 16 t the friendly gormley postmaster began his career as an inside sorter and later a counter clerk at terminal a- on front street toronto while gormley was his first permanent postmasters post he did a brief stopover along the way at markham and unionville he and wife minnie reside in unionville hes the father of four and the grandfather offive j when he arrived the gormley post office iwas located west of woodbine avenue at what is now the menger gallery later a site on the northeast corner of the intersec- hion was chosen it serves the public well mr koropatwa says his policy also serves the public well you must listen to the people he says after all theyre paying our salaries each complaint must be acted upon he states the gormley post office he explains is held in high regard and so are members of staff assistant postmistress judy steck- ley wendy shropshire mary kokkinos cathy wideman and couriers patrick savel- li rr 1 and harry copps rr 2 office hours are 830 am to 545 pm monday through friday 830 am to 1 pm saturday however access to postal boxes is roundtheclock monday through friday and saturday until one mr koropatwa is proud of his work re cord fifteen years without a miss hes often on duty as early as 730 i enjoy being busy he says while hed initially intended to retire the end of december he was asked to stay on until may we reached a compromise he explains with jan 16 being his official re- thement date whatllhedo peters looking forward to spending extra time at the family cottage south of midland on georgian bay he and minnie also plan to do some travelling down florida way and to arizona and while the mail will still go through things wont seem quite the same with peter koropatwa out of the office church cross marks the site a beautiful illuminated cross and an accom panying manger scene marks the location of property purchased recently by the congrega tion of gormley missionary church the site is near the intersection of leslie street and the stouffville road while theres no immediate plans to build a new sanctuary members arc obviously looking to the future jim thomas stardust glitter 10os of liny glillor in hoarl star teddy bear and musical note shapes in gold sllvor red our reg 199 22 ose open 7 days a week crafts and nurseryv sales limited hours mon sal 900am io900pm sun and holidays 9 00 am to 6 00 pm sale ends december 4 1986 we reserve the right to limit quantities unionville scarborough 4038 7 hwy 1306 kennedy rd