WWII veteran, 95, receives Governor's award for volunteer work
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SALEM, Ore. - Clyde Mullin volunteers at the Oregon State Library, something he's been doing for over 20 years.
He uses his mechanical skills to keep dozens of their "talking books" cassette players in tip-top shape for library users. He's the only person left that works on the machines.
And when he's not doing that, he's delivering food with the Meals on Wheels program, something else he's been doing for over 20 years.
That would be a lot of work for any person, but for Mullin, age 95, it's what he enjoys. "I feel like I'm helping somebody," Mullin told KATU News. Mullin is also a veteran of World War II.
For his dedication and service - over an estimated 8,300 hours for the library alone - Mullin has been given a Governor's Volunteer Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement.
Mullin said Governor Kitzhaber met with him personally. "I've always enjoyed volunteering, and even when I was a kid I was doing that," Mullin said.
Asked how long he will continue to work on the tape machines, Mullin said "as long as they give them to me, I guess."
the greatest generartion isgoing away...and the boomers couldnt replace them if they tried..and they dont even try.
Congratulations and thank you, Mr. Mullin. What an amazing difference Mr. Mullin is when compared to the Facebooking and Texting crowd of the current "Me" generation. May Mr. Mullin continue to live and volunteer as long as he wants to!
Mr Mullin, you truly are one of the "Greatest Generation'"..! Â Thank you for your service, Sir, and have a wonderful Christmas and New Year..! Â Â :-)
In our age of "disposable everything", it's certainly wonderful to see someone actually REPAIRING something..! Anyone else remember the times when we had little "fix-it" shops; people who actually knew how to repair things - and products that COULD be fixed??? Â Â
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 @margay1 As usual, well said.
Mr. Mullin, I did not know his name before, lives in my neighborhood and we frequently see him out for a walk in our neighborhood and he always has a friendly hello and positive comment on the day. Â I look forward to seeing him whenever I'm out for a walk. Â He always brightens my day.
Much respect to Clyde Mullin. If we had more people like him, America would be a better place.
We could all learn from Mr. Mullin's example. Very cool.
@DeaconBugg  Yeah, we could...but we wont.  me? im already a fabulous person. a rarity today