Herbert Myers of Eaton is retired after three-plus decades of working at General Motors, but that doesn’t mean he quit working. These days, he works at a convenience store because he likes to be busy and he loves interacting with the customers.
Myers also likes to play Powerball often buying his tickets at Eaton Pantry. Just before work the day after the drawing, he looked up the winning numbers and saw he had not matched the Powerball. Thinking the ticket probably wasn’t a winner, he stuck it back in his pocket and began his shift. Soon after a customer asked him if he heard the Eaton Pantry sold a big winner, Myers took another look at his ticket and was shocked to see he matched all five white balls to win $1 million.
Myers plans to pay off his debt, restore the original woodwork in his home and donate some of his winnings to AMVETS, an organization he joined way back in 1988.
When asked whether he would finally retire for good now, Myers laughed.
“Heck, no,” he said. “But I might cut my hours back a bit.”