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July, 2010 - Tyrone Stith
 Morris,
Inc. is proud to announce that Tyrone Stith has been
selected as the Employee/Safety Employee of the
Month for July 2010.
Tyrone began working
for Morris, Inc. in May of this year and has quickly
made a great impression on his fellow employees.
Tyrone works in general
services, but has spent most of his time in our new
Stone Strong division, where he and others produce
large, decorative, concrete blocks to be used for
larger than average residential or commercial
landscaping projects and retaining walls.
Morris, Inc. is the
only Stone Strong distributor in South Dakota.
We are currently using
Stone Strong blocks on the Ft. Pierre drainage canal
project, and plan to distribute the blocks
state-wide.
Tyrone came to us from
Oregon, where he honed his concrete skills from 1996
to 2008 working as a laborer for a company called
Utility Vault.
He also spent years
working for Southern Pacific Railroad.
He is always at work,
has never been late, and comes with an upbeat
attitude and enjoyable sense of humor.
He is a hard worker,
very professional, and follows company safety
policies every day without having to be reminded.
We feel very fortunate
to have Tyrone on our Morris, Inc. team.
Thank you, Tyrone, for
your hard work and dedication to Morris, Inc.
March,
2010 - Derek Boe
 Derek
Boe was voted by the Morris, Inc. employees as
March’s 2010 Employee of the Month. Derek is a very
busy man both on and off work. When not at work, he
enjoys cooking his Applewood BBQ for reunions, weddings,
and other events. He also enjoys watching
his children (Miranda, Lexus, Jenna, Dalton, and Annie) bowl,
coaching Jr. League fast pitch softball, riding
motorcycles, and hopes to be able to do more fishing
this year. At work, Derek keeps very busy with jobs
using the Morris, Inc. concrete placing truck. This
truck is a convenient tool for the placement of
concrete in walls, floors, or hard to reach places
that might be difficult if not impossible to pour
your concrete. Some of the more unique and
interesting pours that Derek has done have been the
fourth floor of the Capitol Building, the second
floor of the CAT building, the bridge piers, and
basement forms…just to name a few. Derek says he
really likes what he does and enjoys his work. Derek
worked for Morris, Inc. from the age of 18 until
about 20 in our Ag-Irrigation dept. He returned to
Morris, Inc. in March of 2008 to our Redi-Mix
department. Derek was voted Employee/Safety Employee
of the Month because he watches what he and others
are doing and offers input at safety meetings. He
has an upbeat attitude and is dedicated to Morris,
Inc. and all that we do. He is willing to work extra
hours when needed in order to get the job done on
time and done right.
February 2010 - Richard Bryant
 Richard Bryant was voted
Employee / Safety Employee of the Month for February,
2010. Richard grew up and attended school in the
Gettysburg
area. He and his fiancée Judy enjoy camping together
during the warmer months. Deer hunting (and
occasionally pheasant) is another pass time Richard
enjoys during his “off” time. Richard has held 3
jobs in his life: Before moving to Pierre and
coming to work for Morris, Inc. as a truck driver,
Richard lived and worked in
Mitchell,
SD.
There he worked 13 years as a carpenter for UBC and
then worked as a truck driver for Land O’ Lakes.
Richard was voted Employee/Safety Employee of the
Month by the Morris, Inc. employees because he
really knows what it takes to be productive and to
keep a job on schedule. He is very professional,
keeps a positive attitude, and doesn’t let others
affect his attitude. Richard jumps in to help other
drivers and helps keep them on the road. All of the
drivers respect him and take advice from Richard on
issues they have with their equipment. Richard never
complains or loses his temper, even in the most
stressful situations.
He has really stepped up
to safety and speaks about safety issues. When he
sees an issue, he provides solutions. Richard has
taken on the responsibility of the new truck and
trailers and takes great pride in keeping them on
the road and productive.
January, 2010 - Ryen Reed
 Ryen
Reed was voted Employee/ Safety Employee of the month
for January 2010. Ryen grew up in Murdo where he
attended school and graduated. After a brief
reprieve from school he continued his education at
Mitchell Vo-Tech for Power Line Construction. He
moved to
Minnesota
where he worked as a lineman for about a year before
moving back to
Pierre
in 2001. He began working in the Morris, Inc. Ag
Irrigation dept and continues to work there today.
His primary duties in Ag–Irrigation are servicing
our Ag-Irrigation customers and installing pivots,
pipelines, and pumps. Recently the Ag-Irrigation
dept. was recognized as one of the top five highest
selling dealerships in the North Central territory.
In addition to the Ag-Irrigation dept., Ryen helps
out all over the company and is considered an
important aspect to the internal operations of
Morris, Inc. He possesses excellent computer,
technical, electrical, plumbing, and equipment
operation skills and provides services to all of our
departments. Ryen works safe and keeps his people
safe. He is very knowledgeable and isn’t afraid to
take the ball and run. During the Eagle Butte
crisis, Ryen jumped in with both feet and did
whatever was needed to get things going even though
it was an extremely tough job. It was cold and we
worked long hours, but Ryen never complained.
Instead, he tackled the job eagerly. He communicated
with the people in charge and excelled. He surely
deserves to be employee of the month. He could not
have done anymore!
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