Gail K. Reddick began her career with the Department of Corrections in May of 1977. Thirty-five years later she is going into retirement. On April 27, 2012, family, friends and colleagues and co-workers joined her at the Colonnade Restaurant for a Retirement Luncheon. She has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida, graduated from Florida State University as a Certified Public Manager and on May 5, 2012, graduated from the Criminal Justice Master’s Program at the University of South Florida. Mrs. Reddick, center, is shown with Mike Jenkins, Carolyn Nunn, Yvette Allen, Flo Walker, Crystal Brown, Iris Reddick and Rhonda Hunt. (Photograph by Frederick Harris)