Port Stockton Sayings-Bulletin

The monthly bulletin of Port Stockton Branch 46 of Sons In Retirement,

a California non-profit corporation chartered July 23, 1974.

NEXT MEETING, MAY 15, 2014 Thursday at 12 noon

BIG SIR COMMENTS

MAY 2014

I’m sure everyone who heard Jerimiah

Pauley’s presentation on the Wounded

Warrior Project got the same message I

did. You can do anything you wish. It may

take a little push or a helping hand but it

can be done.

Our annual Ladies Day Picnic is set for

June 19 at the Mokelumne Group picnic

Site, Micke’s Grove. Tickets are $17.00

per person and will be on sale at the May

luncheon meeting. Cost is the same as last

year.

Ron Korock announced our next ROMEO

dinner will be at, McHenry’s Bar and

Restaurant, 3121 W. Benjamin Holt,

Thursday, May 29 at 5:30pm. This is the

same building as the old LeBistro

Restaurant, one block west of I-5.

I hope to see you there. I have enjoyed

everyone that I have attended, getting to

meet new members and the fellowship of

everyone attending. Take note of the

article on the Bucker Brigade by our

Bulletin editor Jack Lamberty. The

response was the hand we need to continue

without a formal dues structure.

Thanks for you support.

Big SIR, Pete Lepisto

MAY 15th Luncheon Speakers

Gary Malloy and Russ Stodart San Joaquin County Tax Payers Association

NEW IN THIS EDITION!

Check out these new Bulletin items.

--Latest Bucket Brigade numbers

See “Bucket Brigade, Again” --Forget your last wedding anniversary?

Check out the May Birthday/Anniv. page. Your name may be there! --New Bowling results --New member for your roster --Revised April-June schedule for 18-Hole Golf --New travel opportunity.

Miss a Meeting? When you know you will miss a luncheon

meeting, please give our Attendance

Chairman, Lee Talbott, a call (473-4159) or

send him an e-mail: wltal@aol.com

SIR BRIDGE Bridge starts at 9AM preceding the monthly

meeting. Please contact John Doisy to reserve a seat at a bridge table.

John Doisy Bridge Chairman 478-4728 Or E-mail John at cadoisys@sbcglobal.net

Sunshine & Memorials:

Rich Mayo is our chairman for this committee. His phone number is 952-9177. Whenever you are aware of a member who has a serious illness or whose family has experienced some tragic circumstances, please give Rich a call. Please don’t be hesitant to call Rich if you are aware of a member who is having problems. A call from the SIR would be greatly appreciated.

WELCOME OUR

NEW STARS – SAY HI! Starting with our March inductees, new members

will sport a star on their badges. When you see a

star on a SIR’s nametag, make sure you introduce

yourself and welcome them to Branch 46.

April Speaker Jeremiah Pauley

Wounded Warrior Project

18 Hole Golf

SIR 2014 Golf Schedule (revised 4-14) May 16 (Fri) Dry Creek 2-man BB (chg) Carruesco

May 30 Van Buskirk ABCD State Qual Young

A=17.0, B=17.1-22.0, C=22.1-27, D=27.1 and up

June 16 Discovery Bay 2 man scram Rutherford

June 27 Swenson 4 man best ball Calhoon

July 9 Oakmore 2-man stableford (1)+picnic Rutherford

July 18 Swenson Indiv. State Qual. Young

Footnotes:

(1) Playing for points-Bogie 1, Par 2, Birdie 3, Eagle 5,

Dbl Eagle 7, with handicaps.

Rutherford 916 776-9222; Young 986-1056;

Carruesco 952 4703; Calhoon 474-6448

For further information: garycalhoon@comcast.net Golfers! For complete schedule, go to our website.

https://branch46.sirinc2.org

9 Hole Golf The 9 hole golf group plays every Tuesday at Swenson Executive Course. Players should arrive by 8:30 a.m. to get their tee times. Come and join us.

Paul Miller Any questions, call me at 629-9660

IN MEMORY Sadly, there were two members of Branch 46 who passed away recently. Sir Carl Leach died on April 6. Carl was a long time member of SIR having joined Branch 46 in 2001. Sir Bob Patterson died in April and was also a long time member of SIR, having joined the branch in 2003. Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences go out to Carl and Bob’s family and friends at this sad time in their lives.

Bring a Friend, Win a Prize When you bring a friend (prospective new member) to a Branch 46 lunch meeting, you will receive FREE five 50-50 tickets. Good luck! ALSO, if your friend happens to join, then you will receive a free lunch.

Bucket Brigade

(again)

In last month’s bulletin, in the discussion of the Branch cash flow problem, we incorrectly stated that the State assessment for each branch is $1.25/member/month. This is wrong. The actual assessment is $1.25/member/quarter. While this reduces the yearly total and the resulting assessment figures that were reported, it does not change our cash flow problem. As we said before, our assessment is based on total members, not just those attending meetings. Since Branch 46 attendance is hovering around 50%, members attending and, therefore, contributing to the Bucket Brigade represent only half of the members used in the State assessment. Another way of looking at this is if Branch 46 charged monthly dues (as some branches do) then only half of us would be paying.

We Requested - - - - -You Responded! At the April luncheon the average Bucket Brigade donation was $3.23/member. This is a significant increase over the member average of $2.32 for the first two months of the year. If we can keep the Bucket Brigade donations at this level or greater, AND those who miss a meeting contribute an extra amount at the next luncheon, then we’ll be on our way to significantly improving the financial health of our branch.

Please pay your “dues”! Support your local Bucket Brigade!

SWITCHING TO E-MAIL Sending out bulletins via Snail-mail (USPS) is time consuming and expensive. If you have a computer and are now receiving your bulletin thru the mail, please consider switching to E-mail. Simply contact Jack Lamberty and we’ll take care of the rest. Thank you. Jack Lamberty 451-1165 JackL68734@aol.com

Remember – E-mail is in color!!

Branch 46 Website –Check it out!

http://branch46.sirinc2.org There are several new additions to the Branch 46 website this month which are listed below. --The revised (4-14-2014 ) 18-hole golf schedule for the remaining year is included. For your convenience, the complete schedule will remain on the website for the remainder of the year. -- Lots of Romeo 2 photos, hot off the press, can be seen on the Photos web page. --New travel opportunities. Once again, Branch members are encouraged to utilize the website for posting notices or any other pertinent information concerning the website. Contact Jack Lamberty 451-1165 or E-mail JackL68734@aol.com

Can’t Drive? Need a

Ride? There are Branch 46 volunteers who

would be more than happy to drive you to and

from our monthly luncheons. For whatever

reason, if you need transportation to our

luncheons or any other SIR event, please do not

hesitate to call. Our contact for this service is

Michael Devenere: 451-1502. We need you

there! Please call!

SIR BOWLING Come join in the fun.

You, too, could pocket some money and have fun while doing it.

MONEY WINNERS Wally Parsons……………………..$6.50 Harry Brown……………………….$6.00 Sam Cardinale………………………$5.25 For information on Branch 46 bowling activities, please contact Sam Cardinale: 951-4387 Or come on down to Pacific Avenue Bowl on Wednesdays at 9:30 am

WE NEED NEW (AND OLD)

BOWLERS

MAY 2014 BIRTHDAYS & WEDDING

ANNIVERSARIES

Sirs branch 46 Membership Chair – Ron Korock

Our Birthday Greetings to…

Ray CARTER Rich KINZEY Bruce FROELICH

Gene GORMAN Bob WESTWOOD Thomas LEEPER

Leonard GEORGE Jim RAYBOURNE Cliff WILBURN

Norio KAWAI Bill HALBOTH John HILL

Carl HOWELL David TENCA

Our best wishes to OUR MEMBERS AND

THEIR WIVES CELEBRATING MAY

ANNIVERSARIES

Sandy & Frank GONZALES May, 28, 1985

Janet & Richard MAYO May 13, 1977

Special CONGRATULATIONS to the following couples who have been married 60 or more years:

Connie & Wally PARSONS married 60 years on May 29

Janice & Lou THANAS married 62 years on May 27

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Current Membership: 141

April Meeting Attendance: 69 = 49%

This month we recognize two days honoring the men and women who have

served, or currently serve, in one of the U.S. military BRANCHES …

Armed Forces Day, May 17 and Memorial Day, May 26th

New member John Stevens Please add to your directory STEVENS, John (#95) (Becky) (04-14) 5453 Bellini St. BD Jan 06 Stockton, Ca 95207 Ph 957-7775 P.O. Box 7372, 95267 jbsteve@aol.com Teacher // Golf, Woodworking

Welcome to Branch 46, John

romeo-3

call: ron korock 951-4759

eMail: ronkorock@comcast.net

Thursday, May 29, 5:30

At the old Le bistro location

Good American food

order off the menu, pay your own bill

ROMEO-2 AT LODI BEER CO. MARCH 27

ROSTER CORRECTIONS Branch 46 members: Please make the following corrections/additions to your Roster. ADD STEVENS, John (#95) (Becky) (04-14) 5453 Bellini St. BD Jan 06 Stockton, Ca 95207 Ph 957-7775 P.O. Box 7372, 95267 jbsteve@aol.com Teacher // Golf, Woodworking DELETE ZABEL, Larry MONTGOMERY, Monty HALFORD, Aubrey LEACH, Carl PATTERSON, Bob

CORRECT MENDONCA, John E-mail should be johnmendonca45@yahoo.com TALBOTT, Lee E-mail should be wltal@aol.com (not wital…….) KAWAI, Norio E-mail should be Nkawai527@yahoo.com (not NKawaii….)

Biography of Sir Duke Wilkinson

Our newest SIRS member Duke Wilkinson was born March 23, 1944 at Dameron Hospital in Stockton. His

father, Owen Eugene Wilkinson was a grain merchant, working for the E. D. Wilkinson Grain Company which was

founded by his father Eugene Denslow Wilkinson. Both Duke’s dad and his mother Bonnie May Inglis were born in

Stockton and had two children, Duke and his sister Bonnie.

Duke attended Stagg High School, graduating in June 1962. During his teenage years he worked as a

“Sample Boy” for his dad: He had to weigh each bushel of grain, grade it and then store it. Duke then attended

Menlo College in Menlo Park, Ca., majoring in Business; from there he transferred to the University of Southern

California, earning his B.A. degree in 1966 and, two years later, his Master’s degree in Business Administration.

Upon graduation, Duke went back to work in his father’s business, getting involved in computerizing all the

record and bookkeeping systems for E. D. Wilkinson Grain Co. This involved complete computerization of sales,

inventory, purchasing procedures, financial statements and everything in between. In the mid-nineties his dad got

ready to retire and Duke took over as President of the company. This required him to supervise the grain buyers and

occasionally joining them in negotiating the purchase of grain from the farmers in the S.J. County area. The

company also had offices in Fresno and Tulare, and stored the grain in a large warehouse named Delta Warehouse in

the 800 block of West Weber Avenue. The grain was ultimately sold to various types of clients, such as chicken

farmers (e.g. Foster Farms), egg producers and beef cattle farmers.

Duke married Suzy Meggers in the fall of 1977, and they have five children (Brian, Susan, John, Chris and

Laura); they now have eight grandchildren – two in Los Angeles, one in Sacramento and four in Stockton.

In 1997 they closed the grain business and Duke went to work for AT&T as

manager of seven contract companies which supplied technicians that installed

DSL high speed internet in customer’s homes. Ten years later, in 1207, Duke was

offered a “golden hand shake” and retired.

In retirement, Duke enjoys his hobby, i.e. rebuilding classic cars. At present

he is working on a 1916 Maxwell Touring car, and whenever he drives to Southern

California to visit his grandchildren, people turn their heads and admire his

beautiful white 1955 Thunderbird. He and Suzy enjoy playing bridge and several

months ago Sir Vaughn Pipes introduced Duke to SIRS and then sponsored him to

join our chapter in March. Duke is looking forward to being a new SIRS member

and to make new friends in this interesting group.

Submitted by Paul Fairbrook

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