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Offspring Issue 1, 2019 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 OFFSPRING The National Newsletter of the SONS and DAUGHTERS of PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, INC. “Pearl Harbor ~ December 7, 1941 ~ Lest We Forget” 1 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 ANNOUNCEMENTS CHILD SURVIVOR HISTORY PROJECT Please send articles and photos to: Richard Hugen, 5334 Owens Street, Arvada, CO 80002. Phone: (303) 570-7400 National President, Deidre Kelley e-mail: [email protected]. If you are a child survivor of the Attack on Pearl P.O. Box 1022 Harbor, contact Richard Hugen and be recognized. Also, send an account of your Yulee, FL 32041 memories leading up to, during & after the attack . PH: 904-225-0013 (H) E-Mail: [email protected] FROM OUR PEARL HARBOR SURVIVOR ARCHIVIST GORDON SPARKS National Vice President, Mary Haessig I need some help. I have finished listing the deaths from all of the Grams. I have Schiano 13,000 names listed and about 300 errors not counting the dates of deaths. If anyone 3200 Osborne Road has old Pearl Harbor Survivor rosters, death listings, either state or national I Chester, VA 23831-1946 would appreciate your sharing them with me. Some of the errors are: states, stations, PH: 804-796-2971 (H), 804-263-1950 (C) E-Mail: [email protected] membership numbers, etc. I really want to make as complete a list as possible so any copies or originals would be greatly appreciated. In addition, I currently have 4,500 National Secretary, Carol Gladys names listed of their New Member Sheets from the Grams. You can contact me at: 1122 Fox Run Gordon Sparks email: [email protected] Grafton, OH 44044 549 Chadford Road, Irmo, SC 29063 PH: 850-867-0645 (C) E-Mail: [email protected] National Treasurer, Mary Purifoy Membership Report 11-15-2018 thru 2-15-2019 7846 Hastings Street Jacksonville, FL 32220 New Associate Members PH: 904-786-0045 (H), 904-545-5843 (C) Kathy S. Erlandson Greenfield, Iowa E-Mail: [email protected] Melissa R. Delarme Jacksonville, Florida National Trustees Carolyn Sparks [email protected] DID YOU KNOW... The Offspring is the official newsletter of the Sons and Daughters Lois Heineken of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc. It is published for the benefit of dues paying members [email protected] three times a year with a separate Ballot Issue published on even years to coincide with our National elections. National Registrar, Linda Hooks 1414 Woodville Road Please send any editorial content to Eric”Rick” Miller: [email protected] Mansfield, OH 44903-9478 PH: 419-526-0079 (H), 419-571-2003 (C) Next Issue 2019 #2 Deadline: JULY 15th E-Mail: [email protected] TABLE OF CONTENTS National Historian, Jason Ockrassa E-Mail: [email protected] Page 2 National Officers /Announcements /Membership Report PHS Archivist, Gordon Sparks 3 Presidents Message /Special Member Spotlight - Robert Brooks E-Mail: [email protected] 4 Finance Report /Donations Website Coordinator, Barbara Ford 5 Death Notices 833 Travis Drive 6.7 State Reports: CA, IL, IN and MT Carson, NV 89701 8 Naval Station Great Lakes Ceremony PH: 775-781-3555 (H) E-Mail: [email protected] 9 Spotlight on Jim Taylor - Pearl Harbor Survivors Liaison - Hawaii 10 National Veterans Memorial and Museum /Ewa Field Preservation Plan Editor, Eric Miller 11 In Loving Memory.... 751 Countryside Hwy Mundelein, IL 60060-2503 12,13 Pearl Harbor History - USS Arizona Band / USS Oklahoma Sailor PH: 847-566-1670 (H) 14-17 2018 Convention Photos, Meeting Minutes, Reports, President’s Message E-Mail: [email protected] 18 SDPHS Small Store Storekeeper, Deidre Kelley 19 Dues form / Message from temporary Editor 2 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 Message from the President In case you haven’t heard, we had a very successful National Convention! There were over 100 attendees who enjoyed a bus tour of New Orleans, cruise down the river on the steamboat Natchez, lunch at BB’s Stage Door Canteen, December 7 Memorial Service at the National WWII Museum, and banquet at the Embassy Suites with guest speaker Thomas Kimmel and entertainment by Robert Brooks and his talented family. We also had a very informative General Business meeting with members who contributed some important ideas on promoting our organization’s goals and objectives. Thanks again to our Convention Chairman, Rick Carraway, and all those members who worked to make the convention a wonderful experience. As your National President for 2019 – 2020, I will be working with the Executive Board on several projects for the next two years to include a fund raising campaign to build our memorial and scholarship funds, adding items to the website, and producing standardized educational materials for our members to use in public presentations. We will also be adding some new items to the Small Stores to include Tervis cups, thank you cards, and red flannel jackets with a silk- screen or embroidered logo on the front and back. I would also like to announce that we have a new 7th District Director, John Kokorchen from Galloway, OH, and a new SDPHS Historian, Jason Ockrassa from the National Park Service in Hawaii. Due to the hard and detail oriented work being done by Gordon Sparks to identify deceased and living PHS, I have appointed him as our PHS Archivist. Please remember to send all information about our PHS directly to Gordon. As I mentioned in our last issue, we still have several State Chair positions open. If you would like to serve in the position of State Chair, please contact your District Director or contact me directly. We would really like to see all of our states represented. Thank you for your continued support of SDPHS. Deidre Kelley SDPHS National President That’s Entertainment! by Carol Gladys Robert Brooks, a longtime member of the Sons and Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, has once again provided the entertainment at our Convention Banquet. He is the proud son of Pearl Harbor Survivor, Eddie Brooks who was stationed aboard the USS Argonne (AG-31) at the time of the attack. Robert has sung at many events including the Hollywood Bowl, New York City, and Hawaii. He has also performed in Paris and London. He feels that the SDPHS is most worthy of all the causes that he has given his time and talent for. Yes, given! He performed at our 75th Anniversary Convention in Hawaii, and also at our 77th in New Orleans and did both pro gratis, besides paying the hotel fees for the rental of the sound equipment. For those who have not been fortunate enough to hear Robert sing, he sounds like Elvis Presley. Robert’s entire family is very talented. His daughter, Jennifer Vandeven, an accomplished singer, sang our National Anthem following the Presentation of Colors by the U. S. Navy Color Guard at our banquet in New Orleans. And his Granddaughter, Alexandria joined in singing with her mother later in the program. Now that the SDPHS is a 501(C)3, Robert can claim the title of being the first to secure tax deductible donations for our organization. Due to Robert’s efforts, we received a donation of $2,000 from the ILWU Credit Union in October 2018 and in February 2019 we received another donation of $3,000 from the ILWU. Thank you to the ILWU for their generous donations and Robert whom the SDPHS is fortunate to have as a member. 3 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 Offspring Issue 1, 2019 FINANCIAL REPORT We thank our Donors for their January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018 Mary Purifoy, National Treasurer Kindness and Generosity! BEGINNING BALANCE, 01/01/18 GENERAL FUND ...................................13,955.15 Donations 11/1/2018 – 2/15/2019 MEMORIAL FUND .................................... 804.00 GENERAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP FUND ............................ 844.34 Brad Wyatt CONVENTION FUND .......................... 820.38 PH/CHILD SURVIVOR HISTORY........... 395.00 Paulette Peterson Outstanding Check #2437 25.00 Jacqueline Anderson Wendy Masters TOTAL ......................................................................$16,843.87 Income Donald Jensen Annual Dues $11,425.00 H. Keith Cavallero Donations to General Fund 2,830.00 Patricia Coffman Donations to Memorial Fund 840.00 Barbara Combs Donations to Scholarship Fund 380.00 Gary Gerhard Donations Convention Fund 28,660.00 Child Survivor History Project 185.00 Douglas Didyoung New Member Fees 735.00 Gary Baker New Chapter Fees 0 Linda Roland Small Stores 3,451.48 Bronson Metz Offspring Ads 125.00 Sharen Lahti Miscellaneous 50.00 C. Michael Hoffman TOTAL INCOME.......................................................$48,681.48 ILWU Credit Union Expenses Florida Dept. of State 61.25 E-Board Meetings 5,603.29 MEMORIAL FUND Memorial Wreaths 700.00 Carol Gorman Offspring: Printing/postage 1,545.87 Brad Wyatt Small Stores Inventory 722.41 Donald Stratton Miscellaneous 311.00 Wayne Carson New Chapter Start-up 0 Chapter Membership Awards 550.00 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Stamp, Postage, Office Supplies 3,029.03 Bank Fees 0 Brad Wyatt Website Support 809.40 Mar y Yon Trademark Expense 1,700.00 Barbara Pendergast Memorial Fund 250.00 Victoria Linderwell Scholarship Fund 1,000.00 Convention Fund 28,766.82 CHILD SURVIVOR/HISTORY FUND TOTAL EXPENSE......................................................$45,049.07 Brad Wyatt Ending Book Balance (12/31/2018)..........................$20,476.07 Jenifer Culbertson Outstanding Checks #2486 $619.13 Michael Karas Richard Hugen Ending Bank Balance 12/31/2018 $21,095.41 “In Memory/Honor of” ads: Include survivor’s name & duty station on Dec. 7, 1941 & name/ relationship to survivor of person placing ad. “In Support of” ads: Include SDPHS supporter, Your your name, title (if an officer), Chapter, City & State. Ad Here Send ad information and check to National UP TO 4 LINES: Treasurer, Mary Purifoy. Check should be 1 issue - $ 8.00 clearly marked - Offspring Ad.
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