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Issue 3, 2018 Offspring Issue 3, 2018 OFFSPRING The National Newsletter of the SONS and DAUGHTERS of PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS, INC. “Pearl Harbor ~ December 7, 1941 ~ Lest We Forget” WHAT 2018 VETERANS DAY MEANS TO AN AMVETS BUGLER Veterans Day 2018 I began playing taps in the 1950’s with the honor guard at Romanowski American Legion Post. Over the years I have played at hundreds of veteran funerals and military celebrations, as well as Memorial Day and Veterans Day celebrations as o! cial bugler. Today, I had the privilege of playing at a really big Veterans Day event at the New Smyrna Beach Brannon Center, with quite the number of political and military o! cials, and all branches of the military dating back to WWII. Today was a very special day, and when I saw these " ags, it reminded me of the hundreds of soldier funerals I had played for. # e Kiwanis Club put all of these " ags up to represent a soldier lost. Today I played taps as a tribute and in honor for those who gave their all, their very lives, for the freedom we have today. A tribute to the men I actually had known and didn’t know, that didn’t return from war, and for those that did return, also $ ghting for our freedom. # is is a day to remember, acknowledge and share gratitude for our sisters and brothers in arms who have given the ultimate sacri$ ce to ensure that tyranny and evil will never prevail. May we keep them and their loved ones close in our thoughts and prayers. # is is also a day to remember, acknowledge and share gratitude for our deeply embedded American legacy of service that is a cornerstone of our country. Our generosity of spirit and willingness to engage in military operations whenever and wherever necessary, even though they cost our nation blood and treasure, is what we do as Americans. May we keep this in mind that this is a message to us all, with the chaos, unnecessary loss of human life, greed, prejudice, and hate that we are experiencing in our world today. I am extremely proud to be an American and I trust you will join me in celebrating Veterans Day this year with a sense of remembrance, acknowledgment and gratitude. May God bless all of you, our veterans, and the United States of America. # is is truly what 2018 Veterans Day means to this bugler, whose taps are the last song played in their honor. With Gratitude, Dick Cuchetti, SDPHS Amvets Post 2 Bugler Offspring Issue 3, 2018 ANNOUNCEMENTS CHILD SURVIVOR HISTORY PROJECT Please send articles and photos to: Richard Hugen, 5334 Owens Street, Arvada, CO 80002. Phone: (303) 570-7400 e-mail: [email protected]. If you are a child survivor of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, contact Richard Hugen and be recognized. Also, send an account of your memories leading up to, during & a! er the attack . NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS National President FROM OUR RECORDS KEEPER GORDON SPARKS I need some help. I have Deidre Kelley " nished listing the deaths from all of the Grams. I have 13,000 names listed and P.O. Box 1022 Yulee, FL 32041 about 300 errors not counting the dates of deaths. If anyone has old Pearl Harbor PH: 904 225-0013 Survivor rosters , death listings, either state or national I would appreciate your E-Mail: [email protected] sharing them with me. Some of the errors are: states, stations, membership numbers, National VicePresident etc. I really want to make as complete a list as possible so any copies or originals Mary Haessig Schiano would be greatly appreciated. In addition, I currently have 4,500 names listed of 3200 Osborne Road their New Member Sheets from the Grams. You can contact me at: Chester, Va 23831-1946 Gordon Sparks email: [email protected] (H) 804-796-2971 (C) 804-263-1950 549 Chadford Road, Irmo, SC 29063 Email: [email protected] National Secretary THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) is putting together a 75 th Anniversary Pamela Frost Remembrance in May 2019 of the West Loch Disaster at the Pearl Harbor Naval Base. 2897 Gingerwood Circle Fullerton, CA 92835 (C) 714-319-0623 If you were present at West Loch, are family/friend of someone who was there, have [email protected] stories, photographs, etc. please contact NPS Superintendent Jacqueline Ashwell at [email protected] or 808-725-6146. National Treasurer Mary Purifoy 7846 Hastings Street Jacksonville, FL 32220 PH: 904-786-0045 OFFSPRING EDITORIAL HELP NEEDED [email protected] (See page 11 for details) National Trustees Carol Gladys (OH) DID YOU KNOW... ! e O" spring is the o# cial newsletter of the Sons and [email protected] Daughters of Pearl Harbor Survivors, Inc. It is published for the bene$ t Carolyn Sparks (SC) of dues paying members three times a year with a separate Ballot Issue [email protected] published on even years to coincide with our National elections. National Registrar, Linda Hooks Please send any editorial content to: 1414 Woodville Road [email protected] Mansfi eld, OH 44903-9478 PH: 419-526-0079 Cell: 419-571-2003 E-Mail: [email protected] Next Issue 2019 #1 Deadline: FEBRUARY 15 Website Coordinator, Barbara Ford www.sdphs.org TABLE OF CONTENTS 833 Travis Drive Page Carson City, NV 89701 2 National O# cers /Announcements PH: 775-781-3555 [email protected] 3 Presidents Message /Membership 4 Finance Report /Donations Editor, Carmen Harding 26 High Street 5 Death Notices Brookeville, Maryland 20833 6 Report: Maryland PH: 301-774-5577 7 Reports: D8, Georgia, D6 [email protected] 8 News: New Historian Storekeeper, Deidre Kelley 9 Editors note/ Dues History See contact numbers above for Deidre Kelley, National President 10 Small Stores Items / Order form 11 Dues Renewal Form / Editorial Message 2 Issue 3, 2018 Offspring Issue 3, 2018 FROM THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT.... Deidre Kelley hope everyone did something on Veterans Day to honor those men and women who I have fought and continue to ght for our freedom. is issue provides some reports on activities undertaken by our members and Chapters. For those of you visiting the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, LA, please look for the SDPHS Memorial Brick “Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, Lest We Forget” placed in the sidewalk in September, 2018, in front of the Campaigns of Courage: European and Paci c eaters, Section AHU 11. As we continue to improve our Small Stores, new items will be added a er the rst of the year. ose items include tervis cups, thank you cards, and red annel jackets with a silk-screen logo on the front and back. For anyone interested, we have several State Chair positions open. ose states include Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. If you live in one of these states and 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 these states represented. ank you for your continued support of SDPHS. Deidre Kelley SDPHS National President MEMBERSHIP REPORT 5/01/2018 11/15/2018 NEW LINEAL MEMBERS Tia LaMarre Duppler Appleton, WI Mari Nichole Ayers Fair Oaks, CA Sean MacCa" ray Midlothian, VA Michael James Holland Sarasota, FL Lori A. Du" New York, NY Mark Charles Atchley Bristow, VA Patricia Evans New Lenox, IL Suzanne E. Koczon-Shipley Evergreen, CO Sharon M. Matthews Marlton, NJ Colleen Bigley Houston, TX NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBERS JoAnne Ayers Martinez, CA Anthony J. Maloney Houston, TX Welcome Aboard! 3 Offspring Issue 3, 2018 FINANCIAL REPORT January 1, 2018 - October 31, 2018 We thank our Donors for their Mary Purifoy, National Treasurer Kindness and Generosity! BEGINNING BALANCE, 01/01/18 GENERAL FUND ...................................13,955.15 Donations 4/30/2018 - 10/31/2018 MEMORIAL FUND .................................... 804.00 GENERAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP FUND ............................ 844.34 CONVENTION FUND .......................... 820.38 Washington Chapter PH/CHILD SURVIVOR HISTORY........... 395.00 Pat Smith Outstanding Check #2437 25.00 Deidre Kelley TOTAL ......................................................................$16,843.87 Frank Maloney Income Vicky Grant Annual Dues $8,540.00 Donations to General Fund 2,595.00 Sharon Ely Donations to Memorial Fund 430.00 Donations to Scholarship Fund 330.00 SCHOLARSHIP FUND Donations Convention Fund 26,143.38 Frank Di Petra Child Survivor History Project 125.00 New Member Fees 555.00 Kyle Wehr New Chapter Fees 0 Small Stores 2,009.00 MEMORIAL FUND O! spring Ads 100.00 Donald Stratton Miscellaneous 50.00 Richard Anderson TOTAL INCOME.......................................................$40,877.38 Expenses Florida Dept. of State 61.25 CHILD SURVIVOR/HISTORY FUND E-Board Meetings 5,603.29 Janet K. Haines Memorial Wreaths 0 O! spring: Printing/postage 1,545.87 Small Stores Inventory 164.50 Miscellaneous 311.00 New Chapter Start-up 0 Chapter Membership Awards 550.00 Stamp, Postage, O" ce Supplies 2,699.43 Bank Fees 0 Website Support 809.40 ! ank Trademark Expense 1,700.00 Memorial Fund 250.00 You! Scholarship Fund 1,000.00 Convention Fund 3,078.99 TOTAL EXPENSE......................................................$17,773.73 Ending Book Balance (10/31/2018)..........................$39,947.52 Outstanding Checks #2476 $322.00 #2477 186.48 Total Outstanding $508.48 Ending Bank Balance 10/31/2018 $40,456.00 “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 offi cer), Chapter, City & State.