‘It's time for him to relax and enjoy life’: 46-year Gainesville Dairy Queen manager retires - Gainesville Times

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‘It's time for him to relax and enjoy life’: 46-year Gainesville Dairy Queen manager retires

Eddie Cronic joins Michael Walters and family Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Walters-owned Dairy Queen on Shallowford Road in Gainesville. Cronic has recently retired from Dairy Queen after working for 46 years with the company. - photo by Scott Rogers

06142023 EDDIECRONIC 1.jpg — Eddie Cronic joins Michael Walters and family Friday, June 9, 2023, at the Walters-owned Dairy Queen on Shallowford Road in Gainesville. Cronic has recently retired from Dairy Queen after working for 46 years with the company. - photo by Scott Rogers

Eddie Cronic fondly remembers the day in April 1976 when he walked into the Dairy Queen formerly located at 400 Shallowford Road and applied for a management position.