{"id":3902,"date":"2012-10-02T15:50:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:50:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/?p=3902"},"modified":"2012-10-02T15:57:24","modified_gmt":"2012-10-02T13:57:24","slug":"goodbye-john","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye John!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-via=\"sunsetbeachclub\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3904\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_0048\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3904\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3904\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3904\" title=\"John with plaque\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0048.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0048.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0048-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John with his plaque...<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Last Friday was our colleague \u00a0John \u00a0Smistkam&#8217;s last day of work at Sunset Beach Club \ud83d\ude41 Why? Because he has reached that wonderful age when it\u2019s time to take a step back and enjoy life\u2026Retirement!<\/p>\n<p>John has been a key part of the team here at Sunset Beach Club for more than 15 years. Working in our Travel Club and more recently on our Golf &amp; Leisure Desk helping guests with all their local information needs &#8211; his outgoing personality and friendliness will be sorely missed by guests and colleagues alike!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, we organised a retirement party for John and our General Manager handed him a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion. Here are a few photos taken during the party\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Best of luck in your future endeavours John! We\u2019ll miss you\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3905\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_0044\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3905\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3905\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3905\" title=\"Group photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0044.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0044.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0044-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3905\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Group photo...<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3917\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_0042\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3917\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3917\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3917\" title=\"Tea and cakes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0042.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0042.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0042-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3917\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tea and Cakes...<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3906\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_0046\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3906\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3906\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3906\" title=\"Surprise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0046.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0046-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3906\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A look of surprise...<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3907\" style=\"width: 458px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_0049\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3907\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3907\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3907\" title=\"Speech\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0049.jpg 448w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_0049-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John&#39;s farewell speech \ud83d\ude42<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3908\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_1725\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3908\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3908\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3908\" title=\"IMG_1725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1725.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1725.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1725-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3908\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John in good company...<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3909\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/hotel-news\/goodbye-john\/attachment\/img_1728\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3909\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3909\" title=\"John and Mark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1728.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1728.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.sunsetbeachclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1728-168x300.jpg 168w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo with the boss...<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Last Friday was our colleague \u00a0John \u00a0Smistkam&#8217;s last day of work at Sunset Beach Club \ud83d\ude41 Why? Because he has reached that wonderful age when it\u2019s time to take a step back and enjoy life\u2026Retirement! John has been a key part of the team here at Sunset Beach Club for more than 15 years. 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