Kansas City, Mo. — Natchez native John Brice is one of just a handful of employees that have been employed at Kansas City Plant for more than 50 years.

Brice is a senior engineering technologist at the security asset company and has been employed by the plant sice August of 1958. He was originally hired as a production worker but has worked his way up to his current position.

Brice graduated from St. Francis High School in Natchez in 1955 and moved to Kansas City after serving three years in the military.

He is the son of Addie Brice Butler and John McClain.