|
|
 |
|
Retirement Open
House
With mixed feelings Tom Magoto is announcing his retirement from State
Farm Insurance on November 30, 2014.
Tom began his scratch agency in a small apartment on Pearl St in 1972.
With a door balanced over two filing cabinets as a makeshift desk and
his rate book in hand he began calling names out of the
phonebook.
As newlyweds, Tom and Shila started a family with their first of five
children born in 1974 and moved to Wood St where Shila ran the office
from their home while Tom serviced policyholders in Sidney and met with
new clients. Back then most of Tom’s appointments were conducted
sitting in the homes of policyholders figuring quotes and writing
applications out by hand.
As the business and family grew, Tom had to decide if he would keep the
agency in Sidney or Versailles. His heart has always been with
Versailles, so his decision was easy. He moved his office next to the
Sweet Shop and hired Jane Leeper as his first full time secretary in
1979. Jane remained with the agency until her retirement in 1998.
In 1984 Tom purchased the McCord building and moved the business to its
current location. Tom’s wife Shila has been the office manager
and they would like to thank their staff members Shannon Grant, Mike
Simon and Phil Bowsher for their dedication to the agency and our
policyholders.
After 42 years with State Farm Tom has seen many changes, especially in
the area of technology. His uncompromising dedication to his
policyholders has been the cornerstone of his agency and what he will
miss the most is meeting and talking with his clients.
Tom is happy to be keeping the agency in the family! His
son-in-law, Josh Brooks, will be taking over. Josh has been with
State Farm since 2005 and brings a lot of experience and knowledge of
the field. Josh is married to Tom and Shila’s third daughter,
Kimberly. They have four beautiful children: Adia, Kierce, Nigel
and Xavier. They have recently moved to Versailles and Tom and
Shila are very excited to have grandchildren nearby and attending
Versailles Schools.
Tom and Shila will be hosting an Open House for clients and the public
at the insurance office on September 17, from 4-6. Tom would like
to thank his policyholders for allowing us to serve them throughout the
years. It will also be a chance to say good-bye to Tom and Shila
and to meet Josh and Kim. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
|
|
|
|
