Administrative Professional Day

Today is Administrative Professionals Day (April 22, 2009) formerly known as Secretary’s Day.  Who has secretaries now days? Many times I am asked by a client if they should talk to my “secretary”.  I laugh.  Mainly because I have never had a secretary and have always done my own dictation and letter writing and anything else a *secretary*in a office might do.

I do have several references to secretaries in my life that bring me a smile of happiness.

First is the secretary that Dolly Parton played in my all time favorite movie 9 to 5.

This morning Dolly was on the Today Show talking about her new Broadway show 9 to 5.

Wow even this morning while at the gym I had to listen to some 9 to 5 music!  Love that song.

Second when I think of administrative professionals formerly known as secretaries I think of the secretaries that worked a local law firm here in Henderson KY.  They are legal secretaries at Dorsey, King, Gray, Norment & Hopgood.

Back in 1983 I worked for this firm as their cleaning person while in Junior college.  I later returned after graduation from college and worked for them again and also ended up doing computer work for them.

These ladies are true professionals.  Many of them have had life long careers as secretaries in this firm.  It is often said in this small town about the Dorsey secretaries “might as well be lawyers, cause they know just as much if not more than the lawyers do!”.

These ladies were truly a inspiration to me in my young life and I know they have been for many others too.  I sure wish they would go back to wearing those high heeled shoes!  This firm secretaries are know for being some of the sharpest dressers!   They always  the most beautiful professional attire.  It seems like when we stopped using the word secretary – classy dressing went away too.

The picture above was taken on November 4, 1983.  It was the open house for this law firm new office building.  In the picture is LuAnn Ison Breece, Mary Nell Shewmaker, Kaye Warner (deceased), Myrna Cavanaugh, Charla Denton Smithhart.  Do you know the sisters that are in this picture?

Do you have a special secretary in your life?

Do you know these special ladies?  What stories do you have to tell about them?