Rosemary Robinson, the longest-serving employee in Amarillo city history, will retire on November 12, 2025, after 52 years with the City of Amarillo. Robinson, who turned 74 on October 25, has worked as a Covert/Tactical Operations Administrative Specialist with the Amarillo Police Department. She holds the record for the most years of service as a city employee in Amarillo.
Robinson started her career with the city on February 12, 1973, at age 21, after graduating from West Texas A&M (then West Texas State). She has worked with seven police chiefs and twelve mayors. When she began, Richard Nixon was President.
Robinson said she enjoyed the variety in her job and valued the relationships she built with administrative staff and police officers…