LOOKING FORWARD TO THOSE 70S. THANKS DAJI. AND THANKS, MAN. THANKS. I APPRECIATE IT. GREAT HAVING YOU AROUND HERE. I HOPE YOU DON’T THINK I CAN DO RADIO. ONE LAST LETTER. THE RIVER WEST COMMUNITY SAYING GOODBYE TO AN ICON, A MAILMAN. MIKE IS RETIRING AFTER DECADES OF SERVICE. HE’S OUR WISN 12 PERSON OF THE WEEK AND 12 NEWS REPORTER EMILY POFAHL GIVES US A LOOK INSIDE HIS FINAL ROUND. HEY THERE. THIS IS MY LAST DAY, SWEETHEART. DELIVERING A SMILE. WHAT’S HAPPENING, MAN? OR A KIND WORD? MICHAEL BOOTH LOVINGLY REFERRED TO AS MAILMAN. MIKE DROPPING OFF HIS LAST LETTER ON SATURDAY IN RIVER WEST, RETIRING AFTER 30 YEARS OF BRINGING JOY. HOW’S IT GOING, MISS ALICE? I GOOD TO HUG YOU MORE THAN ONCE TO THE DOORSTEP. HIS FRIENDSHIPS WITH THE PEOPLE HE DELIVERS TO SPAN DECADES. HOW ARE YOU DOING, YOUNG MAN? GLAD TO. YES, SIR. MAN GOOD TO SEE YOU. GROW UP, BUDDY. GOOD TO SEE YOU GROW UP. I’M PROUD OF YOU, MAN. YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SHOW ME? CAN I GET A FIST BUMP FIRST? OH. OH, HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE JOB. IT DEFINITELY HAVE TO BE THE LITTLE KIDS DRAWING THE POSTERS AND THE CHALK ON THE GROUND. AND HOW EXCITED THEY GET WHEN THEY SHOW ME THE ARTWORK. AND THEN SHOW ME WHO I AM AND THE ARTWORK. I THINK IT’S POSITIVITY IS SOMETHING CERTAINLY WE SHOULD ALL STRIVE FOR. AND SO I THINK THAT’S SOMETHING THAT CERTAINLY IS A ROLE MODEL FOR ALL OF US. PEOPLE HERE OF ALL AGES CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF MAILMAN MIKE’S SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. NEIGHBORS TELL ME ONE OF HIS MOST POPULAR MESSAGES IS IT’S NOT A CRIME TO BE KIND. WHAT, ARE YOU GOING TO MISS HIM? YES, BUT I HAVE A FEELING WE’LL SEE HIM SOME MORE. I DON’T THINK HE JUST WALK AWAY FROM THIS. YOU NO LONGER WALKING THE SAME ROUTE, BUT STILL LEAVING SOMETHING SPECIAL BEHIND. WHY DON’T WE HAVE MUCH LOVE TOGETHER ALREADY? WHY? YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A GUY WHO BRINGING YOUR BILLS TO REJOICE. THAT’S PRETTY DEEP, YOU KNOW. BUT DON’T GET ME WRONG. I APPRECIATE IT. AND HOPEFULLY SOMEBODY ELSE WAS. IT’S CONTAGIOUS AND SOMEBODY ELSE WILL TAKE IT AND DO IT. AND THEN THE KID CHILDREN SEE THAT. TAKE IT AND START DOING IT. WE NEED SOME UNITY RIGHT NOW. REPORTING IN RIVERWEST EMILY POFAHL. I JUST THOUGHT I’D HAVE A GREAT DAY. WISN 12 NEWS. WE CAN ALL STRIVE TO BE LIKE MAILMAN. MIKE, CONGRATULATIONS TO MIKE. OUR WISN 12 PERSON O