Dodgers to honor longtime employees
LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers will pay tribute to 74 employees with 25 or more years of service on the field prior to the game tomorrow night vs. the San Diego Padres. Headlining the list of those to be recognized are Hall of Famer Jaime Jarrín (65 seasons), Dodger great Manny Mota (55 seasons), former Dodger and current coach Charlie Hough (43 seasons), Dodger broadcaster Rick Monday (38 seasons), Dodger great Steve Yeager (37 seasons), Dodger legend Fernando Valenzuela (33 seasons) and Dodger Spanish language broadcaster Pepé Yñiguez (26 seasons).
Dodger employees with 50 or more years of service are ushers James Harvey (53) and Howard Levine (51).
The list of those to be celebrated also includes: Usher Captain Richard Angona (48), Stand Captain Bruce Dinowitz (47), Elevator/Stair/Gate/Wheelchair Director Andrea Garcia (46), Usher Captain Mario Villegas, Jr. (46), Minor League Manager John Shoemaker (46), Manager, Umpires’ Room Jerry Turner (44), Press Or Employee Gateperson James Mims (43), Employee Gate Person Robert Allen (43) Usher M.J. Babyak (42), Security Officer Richard Montano (42), Utility Groundskeeper, Kevin Waters (41), Gardener, Petronilo Serna (41), Gate Captain Valerie Jones (39), Visiting Clubhouse Manager Mitch Poole (38), Assistant Stand Captain Jaime Moreno (38), DodgerVision Crew, Shane Shanahan (37), Usher Maria Ramirez (36), Stand Associate Rosemary Cochran (36), Stand Associate Adriana Kano (36), Usher George Barajas (36), Event Seller Sharon McCabe (35), Stand Captain Marina Goungo (35), Security Officer Anthony Adams (35), Security Officer Manuel Guantez (35), Utilities Groundskeeper Frank Torres (35), Dominican Operations, Antonio Bautista (34) Usher Anna McClure (34), Stand Captain Mark McCool (34), Stand Associate Lori Vasquez (34), Security Assistant Manager Gus Shirley (33), Elevator/Stair/Gate/Wheelchair Director Leticia Monroy (33), Receptionist Diana Lynn Darr (32), Receptionist Lucy Valdez (31), Usher Captain Earl Davidson (31), Sworn Officer Joe Romero (31), Stand Captain Linda Hano-Hernandez (31), Clubhouse Attendant Adam Morrone (30), Dodger Vision Crew, Daniel Valdivia (30), Home Clubhouse Assistant Manager Jose “Peps” Castillo (30), Dominican Operations, Pedro Mega (30), Grounds Crew Jaime Huezo (29), Historian Mark Langill (29), Stand Captain Maria Barajas (29), Manager Oklahoma City, Travis Barbary (29), VP, Ticketing Seth Bluman (28), Painter Julio Alveno (28), Usher Captain David Dohren (28), Event Seller Madeline Contreras (28), Elevator/Stair/Gate/Wheelchair Director Lisa Oechsel (27), Elevator/Stair/Gate/Wheelchair Director Theresa Casillas (27), Usher Irene Aguilar Aguilar (26), Elevator/Stair/Gate/Wheelchair Director Edmund Garcia (26), Director, Clubhouse Operations Alex Torres (26), Security Officer Eduardo Torres (26), Usher Eduardo Vidana (26), Box Office Manager John Mullen (25), In-House Traffic Security Officer Dennis Vidal Feliciano (25), Stand Associate Franca Porras (25), Nurse Laura Wieclawek (25), Event Seller Victor Razon (25), Nurse Gabriela Perez (25), Sworn Sergeant Sean Karmody (25), Event Utility Leopoldo Figueroa (25), Senior Director, Broadcasting Engineer Tom Darin (25) and In-House Traffic Security Officer Sergio Alarcon (25).