Wendy Durrah started at Eastern
"in 1988 in human resources doing just general office work.
Then I went part-time while I was in school and worked in HR till
'94 and then I went out onto the production side and did production scheduling.
I worked in finishing doing their scheduling for years and at the very end
I did scheduling for both paper machines and finishing."
Wendy, too, had relatives employed at the mill, and began working during the summers
while she was in high school.
"My aunt and uncle both worked there.
My aunt was the HR manager.
My uncle was, had run finishing for, since what, when did he start,
'53? In '53 and, yeah I was pretty sure.
I came in as a student so, you know, students were always the relative of somebody."
Wendy met her husband at Eastern.
Keith Durrah worked as a supervisor in the finishing department, and eventually took
over the finishing schedule, while Wendy handled the equipment scheduling,
scheduling the paper to go to converting.
Wendy found employment elsewhere shortly before the mill closed.
Wendy, Keith, and their family remain in Brewer.
January 24, 2006 Interview with Wendy and Keith Durrah
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