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BY LEE COGHLAN
Rappahannock News Special Writer
Over 15 years ago, Beverly Rath was a housewife. And she was looking for another source of income.
She remembers, “My children had both started school. I was looking for a little extra income. My husband was in the Air Force at the time and so I took the (postal service) test and passed it. I was given a job. I was living in Ohio and there was a very severe shortage of carriers there.”
Three months after taking the test, Rath was offered a job by the postal service. Initially, her position was that of city carrier for six months. Then her husband was transferred to Andrews Air Force base. Rath found employment in Fairfax, Va. as a city carrier.
After a year, she became a delivery supervisor, in charge of the carriers. From there, she advanced into a delivery analyst position. She stayed in this position for seven years. Then she applied for a postmaster’s position in Bluemont, Va.
Rath says, “That was my long term goal, actually, when I first started. When you get into management, they like for you to set short range, medium range and long range goals. And, of course, that was my long range goal.”
The commute to Bluemont was an hour and fifteen minutes from her home in Warrenton. So, when the postmaster’s position became available in Amissville, Rath jumped at the chance.
New post office
on the way
The only drawback: she was leaving a brand new office for the
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