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Oklahoma SCS/NRCS Retirees Newsletter April 2012
On April 27, 2012, the Oklahoma SCS/NRCS
Retirees met at the Golden Corral Buffet Restaurant in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
Fifty-six people were in attendance.
They were:
Eddie Abernathy, David Ankle,
Don & Darlene Bartolina, Ken
& Rebecca Blan, Linda Cook, Tony Boeckman, Charles & Carolyn Cail,
Steve Chessmore, Everett & Helen Cole, Bob & Betty Day, Wayne
Fjeseth, Fred & Gayle Fortney, Randy & Bonnie Freeland, Jim &
Roberta Frie, Gayle & Mary Goforth, Sandra Hough, Winnie Jaques,
Bill Johnson, Mavis & Wilene Jones, Otho LaMar, Carl & Jeanne
Mackey, Paul & Janelle May, Jim McCampbell, Lowell & Minnie
McMasters, Gordon Moebius, Herbert Moody, George Moreland, Glen &
Eunice Mullen, Eddie & Linda Rathbun, Stan Rice, Dan Runnels,
Gayland Sandy, Tom Sebert, Bob & Milly Smith, Gene Spurlock, Keith &
Phyllis Vaughan, Marcella Wagner, and Roland & June Willis. President
Dan Runnels called the
meeting to order.
He asked that everyone keep
Doris Lambeth (wife of
Nick Lambeth) in their
prayers.
Doris is in ICU at the Shawnee Hospital.
Sandra Hough
said she mailed 340 notices about our meeting and only 3 were
returned by the post office.
Several retirees have updated their addresses through emails.
The retiree website
www.cyber-shack.net/nrcs/
has been helpful in our
effort to keep retirees informed.
This website also has a posting of the attendees, minutes and
pictures from each of the meetings.
She asked members to help her with addresses for those we no
longer seem to be able to reach.
Addresses “needed” can also be found on the website. Twelve new retirees
have been added to our retiree list:
Jasper Parker, ASTC(FO), Stillwater, 36 yrs.;
Suzanne Collier, Resource
Conservationist on Program Staff, Stillwater, 34 yrs.;
Steve Tully, Biologist on Ecological Science Staff, Stillwater, 40
yrs.; David Wells,
Agronomist, McAlester TSO;
Robert Dukes, SCT, Oklahoma City FO;
James Green, DC, Idabel;
Paul Parham, SCT, Atoka;
Winston Hook, SCT,
Madill; Wanelda Corbin,
IT Staff, Clinton TSO;
Anthony Lawrence, CET, McAlester TSO;
Janelle Ernce, IT Staff, Stillwater; and
Tammy Lawless, IT Staff, McAlester.
Tony Boeckman
introduced himself as a first time attendee.
Tony said retirement as the DC at Medford hasn’t quite set in but he
hopes to do volunteer work at his church and do quite a bit of
traveling. Others in attendance introduced themselves and their
spouse if in attendance.
Fred Fortney
read a list of recent retiree deaths:
Kathy Garman, wife
of Gary Garman retired
RC&D Coordinator, McAlester, 3/15/12;
Jack Clayton (80),
retired Geologist from WPS at Chickasha, 2/20/12;
Jim Dunham, son of
Royce & Rita Dunham retired SCT Shattuck/Arnett, 2/18/12;
Forrest McClung (89),
retired Area Engineer, Okmulgee, 12/30/11;
Walter Lamar, retired DC
Fairview, 10/31/11; Francis
Adam, retired DC from Wilburton, 12/8/11.
In addition it was reported that
Bill Aldridge, retired
SCT, Okemah, passed two weeks ago; and
Archie Welch (one week
shy of 90), retired AC living at Ardmore, passed a week ago.
A moment of silence was observed and
Fred offered a prayer.
Randy Freeland
told the group he is the Oklahoma representative to
ARCSE and uses information gathered at the meetings to provide to
the newsletters sent to members of the organization every other
month. Dues are $18 per
year and he has membership applications for anyone interested in
joining. A Complimentary
Membership is available for 1 year for anyone retiring after January
1, 2003 and joining ARCSE for the first time.
He asked those in attendance who have activities not
previously reported to complete an information sheet or update
information. He also
noted he has established a new e-mail group for Oklahoma SCS/NRCS
Retirees and asked for information from them to share in the State
and National Newsletters.
Following are a few responses to his initial request:
Carolyn Tucker wrote:
I'm still quilting and planting a vegetable garden so I can work to
put it all up so we can eat this winter. Out of the eight
grandkids we have two who are still playing summer baseball so we go
to a lot of games. I am going to have my first GREAT
grandchild in July. That makes me feel really old but when you
get married at 12 years you get a lot of living in. Ha. If you
believe that I've got some really good stuff to sell.
Rick Schlegel wrote:
I am the Woodward Branch Manager of Cardinal Engineering and
am doing Civil Engineering for Municipalities, Rural water
Districts, Private and Industrial Developments. I seem to be busier
than ever and hope to “officially retire” someday. I stay in touch
with the Woodward Area Office of NRCS and bowl with
Troy
Collier. From Roland and June Willis: We continue to enjoy life living on a small acreage near Stillwater America where we have now spent half our life as we mark 25 years of retirement this year. We have had ample rain this Spring to fill the pond and the garden, orchard and grass are growing. We planted a few pine trees and plan to graft a few pecan trees. We have much to be thankful for and enjoy family, friends and church and manage to stay busy piddling around the place. God bless you all. Roland and June Willis Due to problems with light in the room our
slide show “Flashes from the Past” was postponed until our meeting
in October. Everyone was
encouraged to return to see old slides from the State Office with
many co-workers and projects.
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