ROTARY ROSTER Bill Alexson Military Operations Commander Sallie Hardy, PHF SM Commercial Properties Mary Plummer, PHF SM Real Estate Sales Jean Woo, PHF SM Dentist Robert Anderson, SM CPA Tom Hayes, PHF SM Financial Services Lyndon Poff, PHF SM RotY Paint & Body Shop Jack Yeiser, PHF SM Mortgage Broker Jack Arthur, PHF SM Insurance Jody Henderson, PHF SM Accounting/Auditing Diane Poff Paint & Body Shop Russ Youngblood, PHF SM Psychologist James Bass, SM Funeral Director Mitzi Henley, SM Retail Shopping Center Jan Pooley, (8) PHF SM RotY Department Store Nitsi Bennett, (21) PHF RotY Non-Profit Administration Ken Hinrichs Non-Profit Administration Charlie Potts, PHF SM Jeweler Debbie Bodenstine, PHF SM RotY Economic Development Jeff Hooton, PHF SM Commercial Lending Kathy Pritchard, PHF SM Commercial Banking Jeffrey Bost Banking Chris Johnson, PHF CPA Retired Fred Pryor, PHF SM RotY Utility Service-Gas Joseph Brewster, PHF SM Cable Television Laura Kirby Business Development Ted Rahe, (38) PHF SM Property Management Frank Brutt, PHF SM County Planning Richard Kunkel, PHF SM Education Dusty Ricketts, SM News Media Vice President: Kathy Prichard Mack Busbee County Government Chuck Landers, PHF SM Certified Public Accountant Katie Sharon, SM Commercial Banking Secretary: Charles West Tom Butcher Honorary Member Ross LeBlanc, SM Certified Public Accountant Susan Shaw, PHF SM Fund Raising Kevin Cagle, SM Office Machines Tony Leonard, PHF SM Retail/Musical Instruments Eulice Shelley, PHF SM Moving & Storage Gerry Chalker, (7) PHF SM Pension Administration John Linn, PHF SM Kitchens-Retail Scott Smith, PHF SM Chiropractor Andy Corbin, PHF SM RotY Electronics manufacturing Ted Litschauer, PHF SM Public Safety Whitney Smith, SM Attorney George Dorris, PHF SM Dentistry Jamey Mattern, PHF SM Architect Allan Stearns, PHF SM Travel Agent J.T. Edwards, PHF SM RotY Landscaping Owner David Macdonald, SM PHF Shopping Center Manager Rick Stevens, PHF SM RotY Surge Suppression Systems Brian Ekedahl, SM Social Services Julie McNabb, SM Developmental Disabilities Randy Stokes, PHF SM Architecture Dan Empson Honorary Member Joe Meyer, SM Retail/Computers Kent Tinsley, SM Commercial Banking Cliff Ennis Business IT Management David O. Miller, (12) PHF SM Developmental Disabilities Herb Tinsley, PHF SM RotY Savings & Loan Management Ralph Fallin, (33) PHF SM RotY Dairy Products John Morgan, PHF SM Computer Engineer Forrest Townsend, PHF SM RotY Veterinarian Bob Fowner, PHF SM Association Manager Matthew Morgan, SM Electrical Engineer Alex Trum, PHF SM Orthodontist Retired Tony Gilligan, PHF SM Government Contractor Dan Nelson, PHF SM Restaurant/Fast Food Matt Turpin, SM Certified Public Accountant Ron Grissom, SM Utilities Michele Nicholson, SM Communications John Vaughan, PHF SM Past Service Haydon Grubbs, PHF SM Education Brian Page, SM Tax Attorney Aaron Webber, SM Condo Management Chad Hamilton, PHF SM Certified Public Accountant Susan Page, SM Professional Counseling Charles West, PHF SM Investment Broker Ross Hamilton Education-College Roger Peadro, PHF SM RotY Pastor Ken Williamson, PHF SM Retired READER The Rotary Club of Fort Walton Beach November 5, 2014 Board of Directors President: Debbie Bodenstine Treasurer: Katie Sharon Past President: Roger Peadro Committee Chairs Membership: Kent Tinsley PHF: Paul Harris Fellows SM: PH Sustaining Members RotY: FWB Rotarian of the Year FWB Club Past President Other Club Past President Members in blue are recognized as having perfect attendance as of the end of the previous year Members in yellow are on a leave of absence Don’t forget that you can make up missed meetings at neighboring clubs. They include: Crestview: 12 p.m. Wednesday at Ryan’s Destin: 7:15 a.m. Tuesday at Rutherford’s at Regatta Bay DeFuniak Springs: 12 p.m. Wednesday at McLain’s Family Steakhouse Mid-Bay: 7 a.m. Wednesday at Bluewater Bay Golf Club Navarre: 12 p.m. Thursday at Tuscan Grill at Hidden Creek Niceville: 12 p.m. Thursday at Northwest Florida State College Building K South Walton: 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Embassy Suites Service Projects: J.T. Edwards Rotary Foundation: Richard Kunkel Public Relations: Rick Stevens Club Administration: Ross LeBlanc Youth Service: William Alexson Sergeant at Arms: Andy Corbin/Ross Hamilton Scholarship, Inc.: Matt Turpin Rotary Reader: Dusty Ricketts Executive Secretary: Lorragenia Jackson www.fortwaltonrotary.org Presidential Citation Award Winner – 20th Consecutive Year Issue 2,836 Ramsey Ross Northwest Florida State College Ramsey H. Ross is the director of athletics for Northwest Florida State College. Ross was promoted to athletic director in July 2012. Ross succeeded former AD Mickey Englett, who retired in April of that year after 22 years at the school. Ross has been with the college since 2004 in a variety of roles, including Coordinator of Student Activities and Coordinator of Athletics, Health and Fitness. As athletic director, Ross oversees, plans and manages all athletic budgets, ensures that NWFSC is in compliance with NJCAA/FCSAA rules, regulations, and eligibility requirements, represents NWFSC at Council of Athletic Affairs meetings and verifies the eligibility of each student-athlete in every sport. Ross also supervises and evaluates coaches and staff within the Athletic Department and meets with student-athletes regarding behavioral issues and potential disciplinary actions. Ross graduated from Choctawhatchee High School in 1997. At Florida State University, he earned a degree in business management in 2001 and a master’s degree in sports administration in 2003. [email protected] Po s t O f f i c e B o x 8 9 2 , F o r t Wa l t o n B e a c h , F L 3 2 5 4 9 THE ROTARY READER THE ROTARY READER UPCOMING SPEAKERS Nov. 12: Sen. Don Gaetz Nov. 19: Rotary Foundation Nov. 26: Thanksgiving - no meeting Dec. 3: TBA TODAY IN HISTORY Theodore Dale “Ted” Rahe 1927-2014 Theodore Dale “Ted” Rahe, a man of faith, family and charity, died Oct. 30, 2014, after a brief illness. He was 87. During his last days, Ted was encircled by his beloved family - Mary Ann, his wife of 62 years, and their children and grandchildren. He was born in Dyersville, Iowa, on Aug. 26, 1927, the eighth child of Henry and Kathryne (Wagner) Rahe. He served in both the U.S. Navy and the Army, and he earned his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree (in hospital administration) from the University of Iowa. After a career in medical administration, Ted founded a condominium management company on the Emerald Coast and continued that work until he fell ill. Ted had been a champion of the disadvantaged since the mid ‘60s, when he chaired a committee in Jefferson County, La., that succeeded in getting a new juvenile detention center built. A supporter of finding help for homeless families, he worked for many years with the Okaloosa/Walton Coalition on the Homeless and later with Fresh Start for Children and Families, in recent years reporting for duty each week at the organization’s thrift store, Repeat Street. He was a board member or volunteer with more than a dozen organizations, including serving as board president of White Sands Manor Retirement Home, Serra Club of Okaloosa County and Fort Walton Beach Rotary Club. He was a member of Rotary for more than 50 years with 38 years of perfect attendance. He was a fourth-degree member of the Knights of Columbus. He met Mary Ann Walsh in high school and courted her, most memorably, on a one-horse sleigh ride. They reconnected one summer during college while performing in a theater production of The Winslow Boy. They were married in 1952 and raised their six children together. Their lives were colored by Ted’s adventuresome spirit, which included a love of horses, sailing, tennis and the outdoors. In addition to his wife, Ted is survived by his children, Elizabeth Copeland (Dennis), Katie Belew (Doug), Matthew Rahe, Mary Theresa Rahe, and Serra Abel (Gregg); grandchildren, Theodore Copeland, Nicholas Copeland, Daniel Belew, David Belew, Isabel Kenney, Lauren Abel and Sam Abel; sister, Esther Kofron; brothers, Norm Rahe and Hank Rahe; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his son, Theodore John Rahe; his parents; and four siblings, Beatrice Rahe, Marguerite Thornton, James Rahe and Marian Teahen. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 10 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fort Walton Beach, with a rosary at 10 a.m. The family requests that donations be sent to Fresh Start for Children & Families or Emerald Coast Hospice. Expressions of love and sympathy may be viewed online at www.emeraldcoastfuneralhome.com. Obituary reprinted from the Northwest Florida Daily News On this day in 1968, winning one of the closest elections in U.S. history, Republican challenger Richard Nixon defeats Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Because of the strong showing of third-party candidate George Wallace, neither Nixon nor Humphrey received more than 50 percent of the popular vote; Nixon beat Humphrey by less than 500,000 votes. On this day in 1994, George Foreman, age 45, becomes boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he defeats 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. On this day in 2007, members of the Writers Guild of America go on strike in Los Angeles and New York after negotiations break down with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The strike caused production to shut down on more than 60 TV shows and resulted in a loss of $3 billion, by some estimates, to the Los Angeles economy alone. TODAY IN LOCAL HISTORY On this day in 1958, U.S. Treasury check number 10 million issued at Eglin Air Force Base marked the first time that a U.S. military base payroll was computed entirely by computer — a giant International Business Machine Model 704 computer. BACKPACK PACKING Rotarians can help pack backpacks immediately afterday today’s meeting at the Christian Life Center. ROTARIANS WITH BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES David Macdonald, anniversary, Nov. 2 Lyndon Poff, birthday, Nov. 8 Ron Grissom, anniversary, Nov. 6 Chris Johnson, birthday, Nov. 8 NEW MEMBER PROPOSAL Jeff Dunford of MidSouth Bank has been proposed for membership. ROTARY’S FOUR-WAY TEST Is it the TRUTH? Is it FAIR to all concerned? Will it build GOODWILL and better FRIENDSHIP? Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
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