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    Gene Borman

 

 

 

 

 

RMC members will be saddened to learn that longtime employee, Gene Borman,

who retired from our co-op last year, died Sunday at the age of 81.

 

Gene was a favorite of RMC customers as he greeted them from behind the meat

and deli counter with an unfailing smile and, always, a tasty treat baked by

his wife Loretta. His unassuming demeanor masked the expertise gained by 56

years’ work as a meat cutter in Madison. Many of us got to know Gene at Ken

Kopp’s, the Monroe Street grocer, which maintained a stable of popular

butchers in its well-regarded meat department. Our co-op was fortunate to

be able to hire him when Ken retired and closed his business. Gene brought

many steady customers with him to our store. Most of our non-vegetarian

customers benefited at one time or another from his advice on how to prepare

various cuts of meat, which generally came down to “325 degrees for 20

minutes per pound.”

 

For many years, Gene was an important part of life in west-side Madison and

an icon for the Regent Market Co-op. We will miss him.

 

Many thanks to Regent Market Co-op board member, Clare Nichols and Steve Lesch from Landscape Designs, for the beautiful swag at the entrance to the little store, welcoming customers in and out of the cold. It is very much appreciated and admired by all.

Landscape Designs:   http://www.landscapedesigns.bz/

Happy New Year.

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