From the hearts of Eagles for 66 years! - Fraternal Order of Eagles
From the hearts of Eagles for 66 years! - Fraternal Order of Eagles
From the hearts of Eagles for 66 years! - Fraternal Order of Eagles
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Photo by Jeff Rhodes, Port Orchard Independent<br />
PORT ORCHARD, WA – “There are a lot<br />
<strong>of</strong> veterans in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Eagles</strong>, and we<br />
think it’s very important to honor<br />
<strong>the</strong>se people and we want to <strong>of</strong>fer a<br />
space in our club to do so.” So said<br />
Aerie 2338 Trustee Ken Bicha<br />
(pictured) in announcing that <strong>the</strong><br />
Aerie is creating its own “Wall <strong>of</strong><br />
Honor” saluting area military<br />
veterans <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
wars in Iraq and<br />
Afghanistan. “I<br />
served in<br />
Vietnam myself,”<br />
said Ken, “and I<br />
can remember<br />
how I was treated<br />
when I came<br />
back. Instead <strong>of</strong><br />
being spit on, I want <strong>the</strong>se people to<br />
know we appreciate <strong>the</strong>ir sacrifice.”<br />
Ken said that in addition to <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>Eagles</strong>’ Wall <strong>of</strong> Honor, <strong>the</strong> Aerie will<br />
honor veterans and <strong>the</strong>ir families<br />
with a banquet. The first one was<br />
held on May 29. Port Orchard<br />
resident Devon Gibbons died in<br />
2006 while serving with <strong>the</strong> US<br />
Army in Iraq. Several times a year,<br />
Ken Bicha puts flowers on his grave.<br />
12<br />
high<br />
high fliers<br />
fliers<br />
EAGLES IN THE NEWS<br />
ST. JOSEPH, MO – Grand Worthy President<br />
Mike Lagervall was entertained at<br />
<strong>the</strong> MINK Conference hosted by<br />
Aerie/Auxiliary 49 by Mike “E<strong>the</strong>l”<br />
Gilson <strong>of</strong> Cedar Rapids, Iowa Aerie 2272,<br />
and Kevin “The Streak” Kressley, Waterloo,<br />
Iowa Aerie 764.<br />
FREMONT, OH – <strong>Eagles</strong> attending <strong>the</strong> Ohio Northwest Zone<br />
Conference hosted by Aerie 712 posed in front <strong>of</strong> an FOE Disaster<br />
Relief unit. Ken Stull (inset) is not only Croghan Aerie 712’s<br />
“Fa<strong>the</strong>r,” but also <strong>the</strong> State Aerie “Fa<strong>the</strong>r.” State Presidents Tom<br />
Ruskin and Helen Poehner presented him with an Eagle jacket.<br />
LITTLE ROCK, AR – Recent recipients<br />
<strong>of</strong> 40-year pins at Aerie 60 were<br />
Albert “Sparky” Wilkerson, Jimmy<br />
Reddin, Clarence Neeley, Bobby<br />
Howell, John Cusick and Charles G.<br />
Bowerman. Benjamin D. Clay and<br />
Bobby G. Combs and Calvin L. Blake<br />
received 35-year pins.<br />
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC – With Leslie<br />
Deligo at her installation as Worthy President<br />
<strong>of</strong> Outer Banks Aerie 4506 were Past<br />
Mid-Atlantic Regional President Milton<br />
Sale and Virginia State President Bob<br />
Sipka.<br />
Top Aerie New Member Producers<br />
June 1, 2009 – May 31, 2010<br />
Producer Aerie No. Proposed<br />
1. G EORGE A. STAMPER IRONTON, OH 895 208<br />
2. Ernest “Bud” McCormack Ironton, OH 895 142<br />
3. Donald J. Rood Chagrin Falls, OH 2261 120<br />
4. Roy E. Swartz Winchester, VA 824 119<br />
5. John B. Ulrich Evansville, IN 4023 116<br />
6. John Shepard Delray Beach, FL 4476 108<br />
Allen R. Beiling Mesa, AZ 4508 108<br />
8. Larry G. Biss No. Platte, NE 2839 104<br />
9. George W. Thompson Brunswick, OH 3505 103<br />
10. Spencer A. Stout Evansville, IN 4023 100<br />
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