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"We never, never ever thought this was going to happen," said acting postmaster Tammy McGowan. She smiled while turning to Todd Hoover as co-workers watched Saturday during a retirement ceremony at the U.S. Postal Service carrier facility in Perrinville for the longtime letter carrier.

It turns out 40 years serving Edmonds is enough. There are grandchildren waiting in the wings.

If you spent any time in the Edmonds Bowl, you've probably spotted the 61-year-old on his rounds.

He's the lanky gentleman who, day in, day out – rain, snow, and sleet, of course – delivered the mail in his nav...