3/28/13 - A humble man known to shy away from the spotlight is being recognized for his years of service to the Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport. Russell Stoughton is retiring after working more than 30 years in the flight line service and airfield maintenance fields. Today marks his final day with the county. Airport Manager Mark Johnson tells WHMI they have a small staff and Stoughton proved to be a very valuable asset since heâs pretty much a jack of all trades. Johnson says Stoughton will definitely be missed, especially his mechanical skills, noting he did everything from fueling airplanes to maintaining all of their lighting systems and vehicles but could fix pretty much anything that broke. Stoughton was actually hired by Spencer Hardy, whom the Airport is named after and Johnson pointed out he was very dependable and probably sick less than 15 days during his more than 30 years at the airport. Johnson says Stoughton is headed somewhere warmer than here and will be moving out of state following his retirement. (JM)
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