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Resident retires after 39 years of serving community

By Carolyn Marnon “I have always believed in the credit union
Thelma Dasho isn’t blue about re-
tiring after 39 years spent at Wayne philosophy of people helping people and that each
Westland Federal Credit Union.
She’s looking forward to the blues. and every member is a part owner of this credit union. We
The blues that she’ll be gazing upon constantly try to improve our service to our members.
when she soon moves into her lake-
front home on Zukey Lake in Pinck- By the responses of our member surveys, it is working.
ney.
As a junior at St. Mary’s High They mention the word ‘love’ a lot.”
School in Wayne in 1967, Thelma Thelma Dasho
was granted an afterschool co-op po-
sition at what was then named ciously accepted the challenging po- every member is a part owner of this
Wayne Community Federal Credit sition. During her 30-year tenure as credit union. We constantly try to im-
Union, located at Sims and Second CEO, Thelma led her team from prove our service to our members.
St. She did light office work before being a $26 million credit union to By the responses of our member sur-
advancing to become a teller. Shortly one that now has $123 million in as- veys, it is working. They mention the
thereafter, she took on the challeng- sets. What led to this success? word ‘love’ a lot,” said Thelma.
ing role of Cash Supervisor. She held “Number one is supporting and be- After a combined 39 years of ded-
that position for approximately five lieving in my staff,” said Thelma. ication to the membership of the
years before she moved into the ac- “Then designing our new credit credit union, Thelma stepped into
counting department where she con- union office on Wayne Road and see- the next stage of her life, retirement,
tinued her managerial role. Thelma Dasho ing it come to life.” at the end of June. After being a
Like other young mothers at the tant manager at the credit union, “Everyone here at WWFCU is Wayne homeowner since 1972, “I
time, Thelma stepped away from her whose name had become Wayne highly dedicated to the membership. purchased a lake home in October
job in the early 1980s to raise her Westland Federal Credit Union in the We encourage member feedback and 2019 and am currently doing some
two youngest daughters. After a few intervening years. continue to meet their financial remodeling to the lake house before
short stints at a couple of other local Within a year of her return, needs…I have always believed in the I move in. I look forward to the many
credit unions, Thelma returned to Thelma was offered the role of Chief credit union philosophy of people new adventures of living the lake
her banking roots by becoming assis- Executive Officer (CEO). She gra- helping people and that each and life.”

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