Pauline describes many memorable moments. She remembers the New York tag number of the first car she had towed. It was her first action on her first day. In the mid-70's she watched while a group of fraternity brothers picked up their inoperative, illegally parked VW Bug and carried it onto their property to avoid it being towed. Pauline speaks of the flavor that University students have added to the job.
Creative excuses abound.
Then there was the time two University students carried in a trunk full of pennies to pay their twenty-eight tickets. Pauline gets teary eyed when she thinks of her retirement party held Friday, February 4 at the Old Parish House. The sense of a family atmosphere is what she has treasured the most about the job and it is what was so evident at her retirement. A hundred people joined in celebration. In addition to the many current and former colleagues who came to honor her, Pauline received accolades from the College Park Merchants Association, a Citation from Governor Glendening, and Proclamations from County Executive Wayne Curry and the Prince George's County Council for her outstanding dedication to the citizens of College Park and Prince George's County.