Eric Nyman

ESCANABA — Jewellery retailer homeowners are a devoted, passionate bunch, a lot of whom have little curiosity in retirement. So it wasn’t too stunning that INSTORE Journal, a nationwide publication for American jewellery retailer homeowners, was capable of finding and profile 10 homeowners (or former homeowners) over the age of 80 who retain some stage of involvement within the companies, whether or not or not they nonetheless maintain the title of CEO.

Eric Nyman of Nyman Jewelers in downtown Escanaba was a type of jewelers featured within the December 2022 concern of the commerce journal.

Nyman, 89, nonetheless work six days every week within the retailer. He and his spouse Betty purchased the shop 54 years in the past. Betty handed away 16 years in the past and her presence has been missed. Whereas daughter Sue Nyman Parker is now the CEO and calls the pictures, Eric serves because the chief-gofer and continues to restore watches and handles accounting. He joked that there’s not a lot watch restore any longer as a result of these darn quartz watches put him out of enterprise.

Nyman spent his early profession, after serving within the Korean Conflict, working in an auto manufacturing facility. Sudden layoffs triggered him to research different careers and he determined to be taught to be a watchmaker following the footsteps of his uncle.

He studied watchmaking in Peoria, Ailing. on the Bradley College Faculty of Horology (Research of Time) and went to work in Kalamazoo, Mich. after which Sault Ste. Marie. In 1968 Eric and Betty determined to maneuver to Escanaba when a jewellery retailer in downtown grew to become accessible to buy. They introduced their 4 daughters with them. Their youngest daughter Sue was not but college age in order that they introduced her to work with them and her profession started with cleansing the glass instances. 

Nyman beloved the range that the jewellery enterprise supplied. “Within the auto manufacturing facility it was the identical factor time and again, eight hours a day. I actually loved my new profession. I nonetheless do.”

Parker determined to affix her dad in enterprise when she was in junior excessive and by no means thought of doing anything. She realized the whole lot in regards to the jewellery enterprise from her dad. Sue is a graduate of GIA (Gemological Institute of America,) an AJP (Accredited Jewellery Skilled,) appraiser and an completed bench jeweler doing repairs and jewellery making in-house together with apprentice jeweler Joyce Barron.

Nyman additionally instilled neighborhood involvement in his daughter. He’s a long-time member of the native Rotary Membership and the Masonic Lodge, together with serving as Previous Potentate of the Shriners. Sue serves because the chair of the Escanaba Downtown Improvement Authority, a member of the Downtown Companions in Enterprise and vice chairman of the Bay de Noc Kennel Membership. They’re each members of the IJO (Unbiased Jewelers Group) and RJO (Retail Jewelers Affiliation.) 

Retirement isn’t on the agenda for Eric. “If I retire, I’d have to sit down house and have a look at the 4 partitions. I don’t wish to try this. I give ’em my two cents right here on a regular basis.”

The article closed with a bit of recommendation from Eric. “Instances change. Roll with it. Have an excellent time.”