The Serra Mesa community is celebrating a long time postal worker. And by long, we’re talking about 40 years. Dolores McPherson has spent her whole life in Serra Mesa and says she’s finally ready to retire.
“Grew up on Murray Ridge, went to school and ended up working here,” she said. “For the post office 40 years, at this office, I’ve been here for 38 years.”“It just so happened to be the neighborhood I grew up in,” she said.
Dolly was delivering to people she’d known since she was little. And in a typical week on her residential route, she walked an average of 18 miles a day.But after 40 years, she’s finally ready to retire officially. “I do take daily walks and daily bike rides and they generally come past here, so that’s why they joke when they come in. Sometimes they take bets ‘Is she coming back today? what are the odds?’”Back in the ’60s, it was broken up into several parcels, but the council decided to consolidate and give the zip code, 92123, one name. About 450 people entered a contest to name the new area and someone very close to Dolly won.
“My mother. Frances Ann Dowling. Her name was chosen and the name she chose was Serra Mesa,” she said.“It’s been the best experience of my life. I’m truly going to miss all of you,” she said. As for what’s next for Dolly, she said she’s not going far. Just down the street from where she grew up.
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