At an event Thursday afternoon in honor of outgoing Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess at the Pajarito Mountain Ski Lodge , County Council Chair Randy Ryti thanked him on behalf of ‘the current council, the previous eight councils, and six previous chairs’, for his service to the community. Ryti noted that in total Harry has had 24 different councilors as his supervisors but County staff have had a single leader for the past 10 years which stands in stark contrast to the six administrators over the previous period of time. Pictured with Burgess are, from left, former Councilor Geoff Rodgers, Councilor Sara Scott, Councilor Denise Derkacs, Councilor David Izraelevitz, Ryti, Councilor Sean Williams, Burgess, former Councilor Mike Wheeler, former Councilor Kristin Henderson, former Councilor Rick Reiss, former Councilor Sharon Stover and Councilor David Reagor. Former Councilor, now state Rep. Christine Chandler and former Councilor Pete Sheehey also attended the event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
At Friday’s retirement event with County Manager Harry Burgess are his daughter Jenna, wife Jackie, mother-in-law Sylvia Garcia, son Garron and close family friend Peggy. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Kathy Keith, director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory Community Partnerships Office stopped by to congratulate Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess on his retirement. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County Council Chair Randy Ryti presented outgoing County Manager Harry Burgess with a Nambe retirement gift. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
At Thursday’s retirement event for Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess were, from left, Public Works Director Anne Laurent, former Department of Public Utilities Manager John Arrowsmith and former DPU Manager Tim Glasco. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Kris Kirby, right, Superintendent of Manhattan Project National Park, draws a laugh from Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess as she presents him with a Park Service Junior Ranger badge Thursday at a retirement event in his honor. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
State Rep. Christine Chandler, right, and Los Alamos County Councilor Denise Derkacs chat at Thursday’s event. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Jenna Burgess, daughter of Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess, speaks at his retirement event Thursday at the Pajarito Mountain Ski Lodge. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Val Alonzo, executive director of the Regional Development Corporation, left, and Patrick Sullivan, executive director of the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation chat at a retirement event Thursday for Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com
Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess is congratulated Thursday afternoon by County Council Chair Randy Ryti. Photo by Maire O’Neill/losalamosreporter.com