Kindness nets ‘Patriot Award’ for county employee

The Salt Lake Tribune

First Published Mar 29 2016 08:24PM • Last Updated Mar 29 2016 10:33 pm

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) l-r Jan Fritz, Internal Services Manager at Salt Lake Countyís Facilities Division, receives the "Patriot Award," Tuesday, March 29, 2016, from county employee Brittany Hunsaker. The award recognizes employers who support Guard and Reserve employees and their families. Fritz was nominated by Hunsaker, whose husband Sgt. Craig Howell deployed to Afghanistan in October. Hunsaker said Fritz gave her flexibility with her work schedule, in the weeks leading up to her husbandís departure so that they could be together and then Fritz attended the troopsí send off.

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l-r Jan Fritz, Internal Services Manager at Salt Lake Countyís Facilities Division, receives the "Patriot Award," Tuesday, March 29, 2016, from county employee Brittany Hunsaker. The award recognizes employers who support Guard and Reserve employees and their families. Fritz was nominated by Hunsaker, whose husband Sgt. Craig Howell deployed to Afghanistan in October. Hunsaker said Fritz gave her flexibility with her work schedule, in the weeks leading up to her husbandís departure so that they could be together and then Fritz attended the troopsí send off.

When Brittany Howell's Utah Guardsman husband was deployed to Afghanistan, her boss did everything she could to support Howell through that challenging time. For that compassionate approach, Salt Lake County employee Jan Fritz received the "Patriot Award" on Tuesday from the Utah committee of Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. Fritz, an internal services manager at the facility, allowed Howell more flexibility before the deployment so she could spend time with her husband, then even showed up at the airport to offer encouragement. "We're all family," Fritz said after accepting the award from committee official Jeff Tiede and congratulations from Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams.

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