June Borecky retires from Circuit Clerk's office after 16-year career

If you see June Borecky today, it's a good bet she'll be smiling. As of 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, she is officially retired.

For the past 10 years Borecky has handled all the civil filings and jury work for the Perry County Circuit Clerk's office. For the six-plus years before that, she was the office "floater," covering for whomever was gone and doing what needed to be done.

She began working for Circuit Clerk Nick Dolce in January of 1998 and has served under Clerks Danny Wildermuth and Kim Kellerman.

In June 1998, Tricia Chandler took maternity leave beginning the week of Street Machines. As the office floater, Borecky was assigned to handle traffic citations in Chandler's absence.

"They brought the tickets in boxes," Borecky said. "That's when I started wearing glasses to see all those driver's license numbers."

Prior to 1998, Borecky worked for Valley West at Southern Illinois Petrol doing accounts receivable.

Paperwork isn't exciting, but there's never a dull day in the Perry County court system.

"You see a lot of weird here," Borecky said. "It becomes normal."

She added that working at Du Quoin City Court is "a hoot."

"I remember being in court with Judge Schuwerk," Borecky said. "He'd tell defendants that they had a weekend in jail and to pick a date on the calendar. He'd wait 10 seconds then pick for them."

Not all the memories are weird. Some were great family moments such as when her brother, Gene Gross, was sworn in as a Circuit Judge.

Their mother worked for Circuit Clerk Bob Phipps in the 1960s. She retired in 1984. Borecky's husband, John, retired two years ago from Perry County Housing.

Coming from a political family and working in government means Borecky has marched in countless parades, knocked on doors for candidates and served as precinct committeeman. Most recently, she served a four-year term as the secretary of the Perry County Democratic Central Committee.

"June's dedication to her job and her family reflects upon the wonderful person that she is. I'm happy to see June so excited about the next chapter in her life," said Circuit Clerk Kim Kellerman. "But on the other hand, I am sad to see her leave my office. She has been great employee and a great friend."

Borecky plans to spend more time with her grandchildren and to travel. She has two grandsons, ages 2 and 4, in San Diego, Calif., one grandson who is a freshman at LSU in New Orleans and a granddaughter who is a sophomore at Du Quoin High School.

The Boreckys have a century-old home in Du Quoin which requires a lot of work and enjoy gardening.

Other than that "I don't plan to do anything I don't want to do," she said.