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Harold Kinker, Retired Ohio Pharmacist

University of Toledo College of Pharmacy Class of 1970 (BS Pharmacy Degree) \xa0kinkerh@gmail.com

When I joined the staff of Walgreens store 5323 in Toledo, OH in 2002, Harold was the pharmacy manager.\xa0 Harold was a mentor and became a friend.\xa0 Almost 20 years after meeting, we are still friends and even go out to lunch with a group of current and former Toledo-area Walgreens pharmacists several times a year. \xa0

In 2002, I worked full-time on the midnight shift \u201c7-on/7-off\u201d for about 12 months:\xa0 I worked one week, then had the following week off.\xa0 My hours were 10 PM to 8 AM Monday through Sunday.\xa0 I worked 70 hours and got paid for 80.\xa0 Counting vacation time, I was only required to work 25 weeks per year.\xa0 My partner on the off-weeks asked me to cover vacation for him twice.\xa0 I worked 21 days in a row on midnights each time while pregnant.\xa0 I was 24 years old.

When I became a Mom, I needed to step down to part-time.\xa0 Harold helped me find a way to make it happen.\xa0 Thanks Harold! \xa0

Harold was great with pharmacy and store staff, and our patients liked him.\xa0

Harold served on a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) from 2004-2012.\xa0 He had paid deployments, similar to National Guard duty.\xa0 Highlights included helping with Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, surviving gas mask training in an Alabama \u201cCobra Tank," and nuclear emergency training in Nevada.\xa0 To learn more about DMAT, visit https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/responders/ndms/ndms-teams/Pages/dmat.aspx\xa0

Harold is a Volunteer Trail Patrol Walker for the Toledo-area Metroparks.\xa0 50 hours/year is the minimum commitment.\xa0 He volunteers more than 200 hours/year.\xa0 Harold walks with other volunteers 2-3 times/week, about 2 hours at a time.\xa0 Toledo has one of the best Metroparks systems in the country!\xa0 To learn more about the Toledo-area Metroparks, visit https://metroparkstoledo.com\xa0

Harold volunteers with the Veterans History Project.\xa0 The Veterans History Project creates videos of Veterans and their stories.\xa0 Multiple copies are made of each video.\xa0 Three copies go to the Veteran; another goes to the University of Toledo; and one goes to the Library of Congress.\xa0 Interested WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and Afghanistan Veterans can call George or Harold.

George Pugh 419-877-0600

Harold Kinker\xa0 419-868-1950

To learn more about the Veterans History Project, visit https://www.loc.gov/vets/\xa0

Harold loves retirement and enjoys vacation cruises with his wife and friends.\xa0

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