Daily News | A Society Hill mailman gets a love-filled retirement send-off
Nobody on Lawrence Court could remember a time when mailman Charles Powell wasn’t around.
At Powell’s retirement party Saturday, they tried to remember just when he started walking the postal route on their street, a picturesque courtyard in the heart of Society Hill.Ask the guest of honor himself, and he’ll tell you with a smile that, no, it’s only been six.But such is the impression Powell made on the people whose mail he delivered — a testament to the personal touch in an impersonal time.
Whether that meant simply remembering everyone’s name, and calling out hellos to the children. Or always remembering birthdays with a card or dropping off a condolence card for a parent or a pet. Or making sure packages were safe and lost mail found. Or stopping to compliment a garden — or inquire about a book. Or making sure to drop in daily on someone who had no one else.Every block has a mailman. And some become friendly fixtures.
On Saturday, the residents of Lawrence Court — and many other neighbors from nearby blocks —applauded when Powell arrived at the party, which was held in the court. His mother, Jesse Powell, 83, was on his arm. He was a few minutes late.One by one, neighbors rose to say how Powell had welcomed them or cheered them up or helped them grieve.
Maye Sakharov said that after her Chihuahua, Mommy Mayhem, passed in January, she opened her mailbox and there was a card from Powell.Caitlin Wraith was near tears when she recalled how during the pandemic Powell would everyday check on her mother, who is elderly and mostly blind, and pick up her hand-written letters to deliver.When it came time for him to speak, Powell said that it had been his pleasure. As the party broke up, he sat in the shade and talked of his plans.
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