Retiring
LaJoie announces in a memo that he is retiring as CTO effective December 31st:
As many of you know, I have been planning for quite some time to retire at the end of this year, after 21 years with TWC and following my 60th birthday. Recent events have made this decision more complicated, but after careful consideration, I intend to stay with that plan.
Hamid Heidary will lead TechNO as a consultant as LaJoie transitions duties.
Retires from public life
The actor announces his retirement from public life in a post on Twitter. No further comment is made as to what this retirement will entail.
In light of the recent attacks against my artistic integrity, I am retiring from all public life.
— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 10, 2014
Retires
Tendulkar retires from test cricket after playing his 200th test match at the Wankhede stadium, He scores 74 in the first innings. India win the test match against West Indies.
It’s getting a little difficult to talk but I’ll manage. The most important person in my life, and I’ve missed him a lot since he passed away in 1999, is my father. Without his guidance I don’t think I’d be standing in front of you.
Retires
Miyazaki announces his retirement at a news conference in Tokyo following the release of The Wind Rises. He cites his age as one of the main reasons for ending his career in animation.
You just can’t do anything about those problems resulting from aging. There’s an end to everything, It’s best not to wait to retire when one is already in a decline.
Britt announces retirement
Britt announces he will retire as TWC CEO at the end of the year at age 64. He will be succeeded by Robert D. Marcus, 48. Marcus says his priorities will include focusing on residential subscriptions and customer service:
We’ve got to develop a level of emotional connection with our customers.
Retires from neurosurgery
Carson retires from neurosurgery on the 36th anniversary of the start of his career at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Carson describes his last day as:
Many people saying goodbye; securing and giving things to people. One last patient visit and, at the end of day, a speaking engagement, which is now my new life.
Retires
Brooks announces he is retiring after he releases and promotes one more album.
I’ve done my career with the old saying, ‘Burn bright, burn fast’. I wasn’t going to be somebody that we could come to really appreciate, like Billy Joel and James Taylor, and know that their stuff was timeless.