Fred Molzahn sells windows.
He鈥檚 sold windows for most of his life 鈥� and more than likely all of yours 鈥� but his tenure as a salesman is coming to an end as he begins to plan for his retirement.
Since 1965, the 82-year-old man has honed his expertise in 91大黄鸭, spending the last 20 of those years at Starline Windows.
Initially, he didn鈥檛 plan on being there so long.
鈥淲hen I started here, I had basically already semi-retired,鈥� said Molzahn.
鈥淏ut I had so much fun that I ended up staying 20 years.鈥�
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Molzahn and his team after their gold medal win at the B.C. 55+ Games in Vernon.(Contributed)
Through his time at Starline, Molzahn kept active, even taking a gold medal in soccer at the B.C. 55+ Games just two years ago at the age of 80.
He guessed that he has participated in the games somewhere in the realm of 12 times.
鈥淭he camaraderie; the people that you meet from all over B.C. It鈥檚 really rewarding,鈥� he said
He said the key to feeling young is socializing with younger people.
Through his soccer team and co-workers, most people in his life are around 25 years younger than he is.
鈥淚f you associate with younger people, you will act younger; if you associate yourself with older people, then you act older,鈥� he said.
鈥淎t least that鈥檚 how I see it.鈥�
Molzahn said he鈥檚 now passing the torch to his son who currently works with him at Starline.
鈥淗e鈥檚 a very capable young man and he鈥檚 doing a very good job,鈥� said Molzahn.
鈥淗e鈥檚 taking over a lot of my accounts, which is exactly what I鈥檇 like to see him do.鈥�
While Molzahn is sure to be missed at Starline, his team is grateful for the time they spent with him and happy for him.
鈥淲e got to enjoy the last 20 years of his working career with us,鈥� said Tony DeBonis, the regional manager at Starline.
鈥淎 lot of the great traits that he has 鈥� integrity, experience and his positive attitude 鈥� have rubbed off on my team members.鈥�
鈥淗e鈥檚 an icon.鈥�
The end of October will mark the end of Molzahn鈥檚 time in the window business and the beginning of his retirement.
Molzahn鈥檚 advice to those contemplating retirement is to 鈥渟tay active鈥�
鈥淚f you feel good, you鈥檙e healthy and you still want to participate in the business world, stick with it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 better for your mind. It keeps you sharp.鈥�
He said he鈥檚 planning to continue playing with his 60+ soccer team and is also looking to do some travelling.
鈥淶ihuatanejo,鈥� he said.
Supposedly, that wasn鈥檛 a reference to the same beach in the film Shawshank Redemption.
michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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