August 22, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
Katherine Pack has been one of the longest serving Circuit Court Clerks in DeKalb County history but her tenure which has spanned sixteen years will be ending next Friday, August 31.
Pack was first elected in 2002 and re-elected without opposition in 2006, 2010, and 2014. She shares the distinction with the late Jack S. Allen and the late Hobson Reynolds as the longest serving circuit court clerks in DeKalb County history dating back to 1838. Allen served from 1910 to 1926 and Reynolds held the office from 1954 to 1970.
A retirement party was held for Katherine last Friday and many family members and friends turned out to say thanks for her service to the county and to wish her well.
“We had a tremendous amount of people to come out and it was a humbling experience for me,” said Katherine.
“I was thankful and glad to see all the judges who came to the retirement party including the retired judges that came back who I haven’t seen in a while. My fellow elected officials were all there too. They have been very supportive of me over the years. We have become very close and I am thankful for their friendship and especially thankful for all they did for me during this retirement time,” she said.
“I had a lot of friends and family who helped in my party. My children were the back bone of it and a lot of my church family and the girls that work here for me helped in the party and I just want to say a special thank you to them. We couldn’t have done it without them. It was truly a success. It was everything I wanted,” Katherine continued.
“I would just like to say thank you to DeKalb County. The people of DeKalb County have been so kind and good to me over the last 16 years that I have been clerk and I just want to say thank you very much to them. I will miss being around the people and the judges and those I see every day here,” added Katherine.
As for her retirement plans, Katherine said “I don’t have a lot of plans right now. I will play it by ear and wait and see what God has in store for me in the next chapter of my life”.