Before he was Williston's mayor, R. Gerald Hethcoat was a farm boy, a student, a young man battling polio, a clinical laboratory scientist, a law enforcement officer, a firefighter and a city councilman.
Tuesday night, he added yet another title to his vast repertoire – retired.
April 10 marked the end of nearly 40 years of public service and almost all of it to the city and people of Williston.