Longtime Ray’s on the River Server Gifted Dream Car to Celebrate Retirement

In an era where the only constant seems to be change in the restaurant industry, Ray's Restaurants has been a reliable pillar of the Atlanta community for almost 40 years. Even more novel is to have a long-term much-beloved employee from the start. Lynne Gomez has been a server at Ray's on the River since August 20, 1985, and retired this month after 38 years.

Gomez has been a server at Ray's throughout her entire career and has grown up with the restaurant. She met her husband at Ray's and even got married at the riverside establishment. She has a long list of regular patrons who ask for her by name and adore her attention to detail and professional service for which Ray's is well known.

"Lynne is so personable and has an amazing work ethic," says Ray Schoenbaum, Ray's Restaurants founder. "We will miss her as will the staff and so many of our guests and wish her the best in her retirement."

To honor Gomez and her decades of service, Ray’s Restaurants generously gifted her with a sporty white Mazda Miata convertible as a parting gift, which delighted and surprised her. "I'm so blown away. This is my dream car and quite an honor," she says. "I'll miss my job and the team here, but I'm looking forward to traveling, fishing and spending time with my family. It's been a great opportunity to work for such an amazing company for 38 years."

"Ray's is proud to boast low turnover and excellent employee retention in the service industry as well as top-level service that is informed and approachable. Lynne was terrific in that role," added Faith Vaughn COO of Ray’s Restaurants.