Gene Borman, Longtime RMC Employee
Jan 27th, 2012 by MaryYockey
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.
