When their mailman retired, the neighbors along his route threw him one heck of a goodbye party

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Floyd Martin delivered their mail for nearly 35 years. When he retired this week, neighbors showered him with hugs and gifts, and decorated their mailboxes in his honor.

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The Atlanta man retired Wednesday after working nearly 35 years as a postal carrier.The people in a suburban Atlanta neighborhood in Marietta where he's delivered the mail all these years wanted to send him out in style as he worked his route for the last time.So as his mail truck moved through the area, the neighbors gave him hugs. And gave gifts. And decorated their mailboxes in his honor. And posed for pictures with him.

Last summer, Floyd decided, would be his last."Martin takes pictures with neighbors. They've started a GoFundMe campaign for him to go to Hawaii.One neighbor, Lorraine Wascher, said Martin"always had a smile" and a wave for her.Another noted that he fed the cats in the neighborhood and kept Milk-Bone treats in the truck for dogs.Many of the neighbors decorated their mailboxes in Martin's honor on his last day on the job.

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Almost $28K for his send off, well done!

Apparently well deserved outpouring of love and support for Mr.Martin!

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❤️ thank you Floyd!!!

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I absolutely love this! 👏👏👏 I love when people are nice to and show there appreciation to one another 👏👏👏👏. I need some tissue 😂😂

Congrats 🎈🎉🎊🍾 to Floyd and the community, Dr. king’s dream coming through slowly but surely.

Very sweet story, and sweet man.

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America at it's best!

This was a great send-off for this man. I love how the elderly woman who is getting dementia doesn't remember much but she remembers him.

Congratulations 🎈🍾🎉🎊

Beautiful

Great community spirit and appreciation of Floyd’s effort

happy retirement! 📬

Formidable

Good :)

Congratulations

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