Harper College will be closed Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1 for Thanksgiving Break.
After 30 years of memories made, bonds formed and Harper College facilities properly and thoroughly cared for, Rodney Ramey is set to retire from his post with the Campus Setup Crew at Harper. But we couldn’t let Rodney leave without asking him to reflect on his favorite Harper memories, the hardest he ever laughed and what he hopes for his retirement.
My perfect day is a relaxing morning at home with family, lunch with friends and a steak dinner with my wife at night!
I would tell him to set goals and go to college. Kids need to go to school; I tell my grandchildren that all the time. Their future depends on it.
I used to love getting dressed up nice in a suit to go to parties with my friends or even to school sometimes. Al Green and James Brown were my favorite artists to dance to!
Bruce Lee’s character in Enter the Dragon. He’s fearless and so good with his martial arts. It would be good to have a friend like that on your side.
Well, my favorite city in the world is Chicago. But I would love to go back to Cuba. Once my wife and I went with a group of deaf people, it was so hot and so beautiful. I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.
Red. Ever since I was a little boy, I’ve loved the color red. My car is red. I want to paint my walls red, but my wife’s like, “No way!”
My mom. She was always doing something for me and my brother: cooking for us, taking us shopping, doing fun things with us. I’ll never forget when she took me to see a Cubs game. I’m a Sox fan, but my mom was a Cubs fan so I’ll never forget that day.
Lately, I’m wondering a lot about what retirement life is going to be like! We’re going to buy a new home, I hope to get a puppy and I plan on doing a lot of reading and walking. And most importantly, I’ll get to babysit my grandkids!
That’s a hard question, I love laughing! I’m always joking around with my coworkers. Depending on the building we’re working in, if there’s nobody around, we’ll be cracking jokes and making each other laugh. You gotta have fun!
Too many to name! Laughing with my team, working the night shift, my old bosses. I’ll never forget when I transferred from the third shift to the first shift; it was a huge learning curve. Having to learn to use email and communicate with my crew wasn’t easy. It required a lot of focus. But Randy (Toelke) and my whole team taught me a lot and I taught them some sign. We learned how to work together and it was an experience I’ll never forget.