Salmon Nation

Last week I received sad news about a fellow Fargo Rosenbluth employee who passed unexpectedly.  I went to funeral home page to read her obituary and send a note of sympathy to her family.  Keep in mind, I haven’t seen or spoken to this woman in probably 8 years.  What I found didn’t shock me, but it did make me proud. 

Of all the notes sent to the family, over half of them were from Rosenbluth peers who had heard that she passed and wanted to recognize her as a valuable part of a team!  She wasn’t the GM of the office, she wasn’t a manager, she was simply a good person who worked hard and enjoy being a part of Salmon Nation and making a difference for Rosenbluth customers. 

You hear terms like “Bleeding Rosenbluth Blue” and “Salmon Nation” and it’s hard to describe what they mean, but I would try by saying that it’s a real feeling and sense of belonging.  It isn’t something you find out there in companies today.  Rosenbluth hired people and made them into a large family.  We did and still watch out for each other. 

As we near WINiT and GBTA Convention 2015, I will see many old Rosenbluth friends.  We will share a drink, probably a story or two and go our own ways knowing that what ties us together started many years ago by a family simply trying to help immigrants make it to this land of freedom and opportunity.  We will go on Living the Spirit because that’s what we do!  Keep going fellow salmons, keep going!!