<date>
Contact: <contact information>
<release timing>
<HEADLINE>
<DATELINE>–<company name> regretfully announces that <employee name> will be ending <years of employment> on <retirement date>. After spending the last <years in most recent position>, doing outstanding work as <most recent position>, <last name> departs to pursue other lifelong interests.
<why person is retiring>
For more information, please contact <contact person> at <contact number>.
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