that Hickman asked if he could be demoted, and LaBruzzo responded no. Hickman asked if the officer managers at the other transfer stations were being terminated and LaBruzzo told him they were, even though they were not.
Before Hickman was terminated he was teaching Joe LaBruzzo, Paul's brother, some of the office manager duties and Joe LaBruzzo was acting as co-manager at the Cheyenne Transfer Station. Joe LaBruzzo, born 1958, and 11 years younger than Hickman, was later transferred to the officer manager position at the Sloan Transfer Station. Latondia Coleman, born 1968, was 21 years younger and worked as the Henderson Transfer Station manager. Neither of these employees were terminated.
Hickman admitted that LaBruzzo never directed age-related comments to him or other employees and at the time of his604, 610, 113 S.Ct. 1701, 123 L.Ed.2d 338 (1993)).
As Defendants have failed to provide a legitimate reason for selecting Hickman in particular over Walters when consolidating the two positions, this Court need not engage in an analysis of pretext. For these reasons, Hickman's claims survive summary judgment and Defendants' motion is DENIED.

3. James Cornell

James Cornell, born 1944, was hired in 1980 as a public relations representative and he worked in the administrative offices. In 1981, he became the building manager and he was responsible for ordering office supplies, janitorial services, general building maintenance, and sorting and distributing company mail. Cornell's employment was terminated on January 3, 2003, and he was told it was due to company downsizing. President Steve Kalish testified that Cornell's only responsibilities at the time