Two siblings who work as letter carriers at the Southwest Station in St. Louis recently marked 25 years of keeping it all in the family at work.
Bill Brodtrick and Karen Bomarito took the postal exam together at a local boys and girls club in 1998. After being placed on a waiting list, they were each hired as part-time flexible employees in September 2000.
The siblings initially worked at different stations, but eventually both joined Southwest Station.
“We’ve been together ever since,” Brodtrick said.
The family ties don’t end there: Their father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great uncle were letter carriers as well, and a cousin — Kim Nolan — is also a letter carrier at the station.
“It’s funny. While most family functions are usually on Saturdays, our birthday parties and events are always on Sundays because our family works for the Post Office,” Bomarito said.
