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Catching Up with HORAN retirees Q: How have you spent your time since retiring from HORAN?
DOUG MILLER Years with HORAN: 32 Former Role(s): Executive Vice President, Partner; Vice President of Sales, Vice President of Account Management Q: How have you spent your time since retiring from HORAN? DM: I volunteer at DePaul Cristo Rey High School with their jobs committee and work part time helping a few young sales professionals Q: Have you picked up any new hobbies? DM: Before the COVID-19 pandemic we did quite a bit of traveling. We are expecting our 12th grandchild. My six adult children live in California, Minnesota, New York and New Jersey so seeing them involves quite a bit of travel.
GM: Until the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I spent time volunteering at a couple of local organizations. My husband and I enjoy traveling. We’ve been to Ireland, London, France and the New England coast. We also spend time in Hilton Head. We postponed our trip to Alaska this summer and hope to go next summer. Q: Have you picked up any new hobbies? GM: We love spending time with our seven grandchildren. We take a day each week in the summer and have an adventure. We’ve been to various parks, museums, the zoo and even toured a cave. Q: What is your fondest memory from your time at HORAN? GM: The people I met while at HORAN are my best memories: both my fellow co-workers and clients. I’ll never forget a nurse who called in to talk with Jack Horan. I had to tell her he had recently passed away. She began crying and had to end the call. We spoke later that day and she shared with me how Jack convinced her of the importance of saving for retirement.
Q: What is your fondest memory from your time at HORAN?
GREG KROEGER Years with HORAN: 14 Former Role: Director of IT and Facilities
Years with HORAN: 23 years Former Role(s): Client Services Manager & Terry Horan’s Administrative Assistant
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Q: What is your fondest memory from your time at HORAN? GK: All the friendships I developed over the years working there. Q: What is your greatest accomplishment or what are you most proud of from your time at HORAN? GK: Moving all of HORAN’s servers to a secure data center and moving all users to laptop computers or tablets. Q: What is your hope for HORAN in the future? GK: Another 72 years of success.
FRAN MEYER Years with HORAN: 20 Former Role: Administrative Assistant, HORAN Wealth Q: How have you spent your time since retiring from HORAN? FM: I am enjoying my retirement years doing what I did not have time for earlier in life: reading, walking, shopping, working in the yard and spending the winter on Jekyll Island in southern Georgia. Q: What do you miss most about working at HORAN?
DM: Working with great people who consistently thought of creative ways to represent our customers' best interest.
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GK: I have not picked up any new hobbies, but I am a Ranger at Pebble Creek Golf Course and I get unlimited free golf!
Q: How have you spent your time since retiring from HORAN? GK: My wife and I have traveled to Italy a few times and I play a lot of golf. Q: Have you picked up any new hobbies?
FM: I joined HORAN as an Administrative Associate working with Steve Meyer when he joined the firm. After receiving my insurance, Series 6 and Series 63 licenses, I elected to remain as an Administrative Associate because I greatly enjoyed this type of work. Needless to say, I wore many hats during the years. Q: What is your greatest accomplishment or what are you most proud of from your time at HORAN? FM: I would have to say my greatest accomplishment was helping the company to grow. When I joined HORAN, there was only a handful of people. We were like family. When I retired, the number had grown to around 80.
