1935 - 2021
President Sue rang the bell and led the pledge of allegiance. Ceil Collins was our Invocation speaker with an interesting homily. Sue followed with a brief emphasis on the Four Way Test. With that we moved into the meeting proper.
Foremost on everyone’s mind was the recent passing of Bob Wood. Bob joined the East Hartford Rotary Club in 1985, sponsored by the late Jack Davis. Over the years, Bob was active in many Rotary activities, serving as Club President, awarded a Paul Harris Fellow, writing High Gear, working on the Scholarship Committee, serving on the Board, you name it, and Bob was right there to offer service above self.
At Sue’s urging, various Club Members shared memories of Bob during the meeting.
Bob’s funeral service will be on Saturday (July 31st) at 10 am at South Congregational Church of East Hartford. Bob's family will receive relatives and friends on Friday (July 30th) from 4-6 pm at the D'Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, 30 Carter Street, East Hartford. Full details and his obituary can be found on our club website. Cards can be sent to Debbie at 900 Hemlock Avenue, Apt 335, South Windsor, CT 06074
In other Caring Moments segment, our thoughts go out to Peggy and George Schoen as they deal with the sudden death of Peggy’s younger brother.
President Sue’s plan for our new members to introduce themselves went awry because Lori was tied up at work, Deirdre is on vacation and Jason choose box seats behind home plate at Fenway over attending our meeting. (I could understand Yankee Stadium, but Fenway?) Maybe next week.