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Walmart greeter spends birthday doing what he loves —greeting
'Greetings, little lady. Welcome to Walmart.'
Larry Roberts
Larry Roberts greets Jessica Barnwell and her daughter Aubrey Zehe, 10 months, at Walmart on Northside Drive. After a career in the grocery business, Roberts stays busy at age 80, and has become a beloved face at the Statesboro store for people of all ages.
Maybe it’s not everyone’s first choice of how to spend a birthday, but Larry Roberts, who turned 80 June 16, spent his day greeting hundreds of what he might call his closest friends. You see, he had to – he works as a Walmart greeter at the store off Northside Drive.
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