We have to say goodbye to a longtime friend and co-worker Daryl Sparks today.
We hired Daryl within a year of moving into the renovated frat house, and he’s become just as valuable to us as our moving into a new location was ten years ago. You might say that he’s become synonymous with G Patterson Studio & Gallery, and that’s what makes this day a hard one. If not for the fact that he’s leaving us in order to become a speech pathologist (something for which he’s suited if you have to talk a lot), I just might call this a dark day!
He’s helped us with so many promotions and so many jobs, with the Photobooth and the Haunted House, whether it was photographing at a school or sporting event, he was always there with a smile. That’s not easy to find in an employee. He could be fun or serious, quirky or intent all in the same day exactly when you needed him to be.
So, without becoming verbose, I’ll suffice it to say, “Goodbye, and God bless.”