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Peter Sickler works as a maintenance mechanic for Facilities Services and has been at 吃瓜爆料 for nearly 40 years. In addition to his current role, Sickler has worked in housekeeping and as a boiler operator.

Sickler鈥檚 time at 吃瓜爆料 is a family tradition. He said, 鈥淢y father worked here, my grandfather worked here, my great-uncle was the head mason on the old campus, and my mother worked in Fathers Hall.鈥�

鈥淲hat I love about 吃瓜爆料 is the atmosphere. The people are friendly and considerate,鈥� said Sickler. 鈥淚 also like what I do. It鈥檚 always different with no repetitive tasks and a new mission each day.鈥�

Sickler said that some of his duties include life safety testing, fire extinguisher checks, maintaining air handling units, maintaining pumps, inspecting generators, and resetting fire alarms.

鈥淲e鈥檙e on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week and that sometimes means traveling through sleet, thunderstorms or snow to save the day,鈥� said Sickler. 鈥淥ne time, there was a fire in a laundry room, and I was the first person there. I put the fire out just in time to save lives.鈥�

When not at 吃瓜爆料, Sickler makes the most of his time enjoying camping, boating and other outdoor activities with his family. He said, 鈥淟ife is short, you never know if there will be a tomorrow.鈥�