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EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 2021 Photo Courtesy Town of Wake Forest
TIM BAILEY RECEIVES WAKE FOREST HONOR
2021 Jon Ray Employee of the Year Tom Bailey, left, with Wake Forest Town Manager Kip Padgett
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urrent Streets Superintendent and recently appointed Interim Public Works Director Tim Bailey is the Town of Wake Forest “2021 Jon Ray Employee of the Year.” A Town employee since 2015, Bailey was nominated for the award by several co-workers who praised his pleasant personality, innovative problem-solving, enthusiasm for his work, willingness to offer assistance, and commitment to the community. A Zebulon native, Bailey graduated from Zebulon High School in 1989. He admitted to being “very surprised” yet honored to hear his name announced as this year’s winner. “As Kip was reading the nomination, I was thinking the winner could have been several people within the town,” said Bailey. “He was near the end before I knew it was me that had been chosen. When he said that this person has been known to say ‘I don’t work for Public Works, I work for the Town of Wake Forest,’ I knew he was talking about me.” Bailey also took a moment to acknowledge his fellow co-workers and the Town of Wake Forest. “Wake Forest is very dear to me, and I will continue to my best to help out in any way I can,” he said. “I would like to say ‘thank you’ to the team of people I work alongside throughout the Town that makes Wake Forest such a great place to be.” Town Manager Kip Padgett made the announcement recently at the Public Works Operations Center.
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Wake Forest is very dear to me, and I will continue to do my best to help out in any way I can. TIM BAILEY Town of Wake Forest, 2021 Jon Ray Employee of the Year
The Jon Ray Employee of the Year Award is named after former Street Supervisor Jon Ray who passed away in November 2013. Padgett, along with a committee comprised of former EOY award winners, selects the Employee of the Year from nominations submitted by Town staff. This article is courtesy of the Town of Wake Forest, and it first appeared on the town’s website.
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Winter 2022
