Spring Break
R&B's revered 'office mom' retires
DANIEL BURNETT
Issue date: 3/6/09 Section: Variety
Charles Russell, vice president of The Red & Black's board of directors, worked with Straub after the paper became independent in 1980.
"Her contributions have been fundamental to The Red & Black's early and long-term success," he said.
One of their first tasks together was to organize financial records and collect payments from businesses that had not been paid in years.
"Without someone with Mary's consistency, it would have been far, far more difficult than it was," Russell said.
Sitting in a room with Straub, however, it is clear that it was not the payrolls and news stories that made her want to continue with The Red & Black. It was the people. From her stories about "some of the crazy kids" from the advertising department to the lasting friendships she shared with just about anyone who walked through The Red & Black doors, Straub truly spent her years at the paper as a mentor, as a friend and as the dedicated "office mom" of The Red & Black family.
"Her contributions have been fundamental to The Red & Black's early and long-term success," he said.
One of their first tasks together was to organize financial records and collect payments from businesses that had not been paid in years.
"Without someone with Mary's consistency, it would have been far, far more difficult than it was," Russell said.
Sitting in a room with Straub, however, it is clear that it was not the payrolls and news stories that made her want to continue with The Red & Black. It was the people. From her stories about "some of the crazy kids" from the advertising department to the lasting friendships she shared with just about anyone who walked through The Red & Black doors, Straub truly spent her years at the paper as a mentor, as a friend and as the dedicated "office mom" of The Red & Black family.
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