Myrna Koch Calls It a Career

Tax principal Myrna K. Koch, who joined the firm in 1982, has retired from the accounting profession. She had announced to her colleagues earlier in the year that the 2008 tax season would be her last.

While maintaining a winter residence in the Valley, Myrna will spend more time in her native Kansas, where she and her husband Dwight own a farm.

"For a quarter of a century, Myrna has been a virtually indispensable part of our firm," said managing partner Jim Schmidt, who worked closely with her throughout her time at Schmidt Westergard & Company. "She enjoyed very close friendships and professional relationships with many of our clients; she has been an invaluable mentor to nearly all of our tax professionals; and her integrity and sense of humor helped make our firm a great place to work. We will all miss her."