{"id":5497,"date":"2012-11-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-11T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/index.php\/2012\/11\/11\/91-year-old-mailman-clocks-in-64-years-of-service-and-hes-still-going\/"},"modified":"2012-11-11T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-11-11T05:00:00","slug":"91-year-old-mailman-clocks-in-64-years-of-service-and-hes-still-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodworldnews.org\/index.php\/2012\/11\/11\/91-year-old-mailman-clocks-in-64-years-of-service-and-hes-still-going\/","title":{"rendered":"91 year old mailman clocks in 64 years of service and he&#8217;s still going"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5496\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.195.175\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/0847d5211daa2cfcfde28d825aa07d5d.jpg\" alt=\"Marvin Owens \/ U.S. Postal Service\" class=\"caption\" title=\"Morris Wilkinson, 91, a mailman for the past 64 years\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" \/>\n<p>He has a work ethic that is any company&#8217;s dream.\u00a0 Morris Wilkinson, 91, is always on time, never calls in sick, and is always sharply dressed and ready to go!\u00a0 \u201cHe\u2019s a good one,\u201d Tommy Morrison, Wilkinson&#8217;s supervisor states. \u201cHe\u2019s always on time, and he never calls in sick. 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