Real Members, Real Impact
How URS Touches Members’ Lives
Robin Hatch
Cultivating a Bountiful Retirement
Robin Hatch, 59, has a lifelong passion for gardening.
“I’ve loved to garden since I was a kid,” she said. “I just find peace in the garden, playing in the dirt, watching things grow.”
Much like tending to a garden, Robin patiently watched her URS benefit grow through a long career in Utah public service. And now she’s reaping the rewards of a financially secure retirement.
Robin, who lives in Roosevelt, Utah, retired from Northeastern Counseling Center in 2023 with more than 25 years of service credit. Thanks to the financial stability her URS benefit provides, she has the freedom to pursue her passions, including family, community, and gardening.
"I will never outlive my security, and that to me is huge," Robin said. "I’m a numbers person, so knowing that I will never outlive my money, my pension—that’s really comforting. It’s about the freedom to live life the way I want without worrying about running out of money.”
With her URS benefit, Robin's retirement prioirities include expanding her garden, giving back to the community, and spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. “I don’t have to worry,” Robin said. “I can kick-off and go watch their dance competitions, go to their basketball games. I have the time to do what I want.”
Retirement has given Robin an opportunity to take her gardening to the next level. She grows apples, tomatoes, peppers, and more, and recently added a high tunnel to extend her growing season. She volunteers at local food pantries and provides fresh produce to those in need.
“I’m happy,” she said. “Retirement is wonderful, and the peace of mind of my URS benefit is invaluable.”
Shane Bennett
‘The Greatest Reward in My Life’
Shane Bennett, 55, has been retired with a URS benefit for nearly five years.
“Now I call my own shots about how I spend my time,” Shane said. “And I’m able to do that because of URS. There’s no other way I could have done that without URS.”
Shane retired in July 2019 with 32 years in the URS system after a career that included jobs at the parks departments at West Jordan, South Jordan, and Draper City, and almost 15 years at Saratoga Springs as an APWA Inspector.
Today, Shane lives in Riverton and spends his days fishing, hunting, working on his boat, and taking care of a duck hunting property he owns near Antelope Island.
But the greatest gift of an early retirement? Shane said it’s having the time, health, and means to take his grandkids boating.
“That’s been the greatest reward in my life — the time and money to travel with my wife and be with my kids and four grandkids at this time in my life.”
Amy Bevilockway
A Retirement Finely Crafted
Thanks to URS, retiree Amy Bevilockway enjoys a retirement engaged in her passion for quilting and charity.
Amy retired in 2020 after 20 years working for Sevier County and the Department of Workforce Services and lives in Glenwood, Utah.
For Amy, quilting is a rewarding combination of creativity, community, and charity. “I love that I can create something useful and provide a ‘warm hug’ to someone,” she said.
Her monthly pension benefit and her retirement savings plans finance her lifestyle and allow her to “pay it forward.”
“It brings me peace of mind to know my retirement benefit is there,” Amy said. “We’re just fine. That allows me to do these donation quilts or help in any way we can.”
She donates her creations for charity auctions benefiting such causes as the Sevier County Sheriff Department’s Shop With a Cop program. She works extensively with Sleep in Heavenly Peace, a charity that provides beds for kids in need.
“I don’t want to be focused on the money, I want to be focused on living,” Amy said. “And URS has allowed me to do that.”
