Eddie Coleman has been Long Beach Island’s main FedEx delivery guy for over 30 years and will soon say farewell, “until we meet again,” to the residents and business people on the route he has lovingly tended since 1987.
He’s not retiring, but the time has come for him to step away, slow down, savor life and “figure out if I have any hobbies,” Coleman explained. He’s getting ready to transition from full-time to part-time, preferably a route closer to home in Galloway. He might reinvest in fishing, he said, and for once just kind of relax.
Coleman takes with him plenty of fond memories and stories.
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