On May 23rd, Lee LaTulip, Coburg Village’s Transportation Director, officially retires. He started working in Coburg Village’s maintenance department in 1999 just as the community was preparing to open its doors to its first twenty-three residents. Much of the community was still under construction. As the organization grew, so did Lee’s responsibilities; he was promoted to overseeing Resident Services and Transportation. At that time, the Transportation Department consisted of one Ford Windstar van which accommodated resident transportation requests as needed. Today, the fleet includes six vehicles, staffed by four part-time drivers.
Lee was raised in Rock City Falls, near Ballston Spa. After high school, he joined the Army where he served for three years as a Physical Activities Specialist stationed in Missouri, Louisiana, and Massachusetts. After leaving the Army, he worked as a freezer warehouse supervisor for Pierce Foods, which eventually merged to become US Food Service. A friend told him about a new 55+ community being built in Rexford; Lee applied and as they say, “the rest is history.”
During his tenure at Coburg Village, Lee had the pleasure of getting to know countless fascinating residents and staff who shared stories of their travels and richly diverse life experiences, and accomplishments.
At Coburg Village, Lee starts his day at 6am and organizes the day’s transportation requests and coordinates the drivers’ schedules. He also works with the Activities Department providing transportation for off-site excursions.
Lee is an avid golfer and fisherman and enjoys spending time with his family at his camp on the Schroon River. Lee says that he’s happy for the time he spent here at Coburg Village and grateful for the people and staff he has come to know throughout the years.
Lee met his wife, Phyllis, in grammar school. They married after high school and had three children, two daughters and a son. Today, they have nine grandchildren and one great grandchild with another on the way.
We all wish Lee an incredibly happy and healthy retirement! Thank you for your twenty-six years of service.
