Thank You, Lannie Chapman! Poem by Bryan Norton

With great enthusiasm and a zest for what you do
You make us want to pass the test of working more like you
The kindly deeds that we enjoy are more than just a perk
For they provide the joy we need in how we do our work

You see the good in everyone and so you understand
That leadership is how you lead and not how you command
Your thoughtful ways are happy days for those who keep their jobs
The busy ones who come to work and not to be the slobs

You teach us well and worthy too in how you wing each task
By which we mean to say "I do" in everything you ask
You greet the day with firm resolve in keeping all the rules
And never cheat the ones you pay for acting like the fools

With diligence of common sense the duties you fulfill
Are evidence of recompense for booties that you fill
The knowledge of the job you do is why you may profess
To teach our democratic ways of voting with success

The work you do is vital to the people of this state
But when you serve a noble cause you keep our country great
So thank you Lannie Chapman for the choice to be a star
And may you serve with lots of nerve in proving who you are!