October 2016 Volume 49, Issue 8 Circulation: 2481 CLUB HEADQUARTERS/ PARENT CHAPTER Bethpage, New York President, Betty Bohlander, (516-575-3777) CHAPTERS / MEETING LOCATIONS: Dominic (Dick) Di Falco California - Golden West / Pt. Mugu President, Fred Syrett (805-647-4934) December 17, 1935 – June 13, 2016 California - San Diego / San Diego President, Pete Belay, (858-484-7307) Florida - First Coast / St. Augustine President, Fred Bauer (904-819-9817) Dick Di Falco began his career at the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Florida - Manasota West / Bradenton Corporation in 1958 as a computer programmer. By September of President, Ted Martines (941-926-8891) 1969, he had progressed to Manager of Test Data Programming. Florida - Mid-West / Spring Hill President, John Cornacchia (813-995-2902) Florida - Southwest / Locations Vary When the Grumman Data Systems Corporation was formed in the President, Carolyn Moors (239-283-8294) latter part of 1969, he was made Director of Test Data Processing Florida - Spacecoast / Melbourne President, Bob Prais (321-242-5782) for the new subsidiary. Over the next two years he became Director Florida - Suncoast / Pinellas Park of Business Systems and then Director of the Grumman Account. President, Benjamin Hurley (727-527-7281) In November of 1973, the Board of Directors of Grumman Data Florida - Treasure Coast / Port St. Lucie Systems Corporation elected Dick to the position of Vice President President, Dan Knowles (772-288-2758) Georgia - Peach Pit / Milledgeville in charge of the Grumman Account. President, Janet Sills (706-485-0839) Maryland - Glen Arm / Belair After his retirement, he joined the Grumman Retiree Club and was President, Rick Swinder (410-977-7829) a long-standing member. He was described by those who knew New England - New England North / Dorset, VT President, Bill Egner (802-446-2062) him as a generous and compassionate man. As an example of that New York - Bethpage Chapter & Club HQ generous and compassionate nature, Dick and his wife donated President, Betty Bohlander, (516-575-3777) often to the Club’s scholarship fund for many years and, in fact, New York - Eastern Long Island / Riverhead President, Bert Moller (631-864-4377) made his last donation just prior to his passing in June. Many thanks North Carolina - Eastern Carolina / Locations Vary to the Di Falcos. President, Peter McNamee (252-288-4569) Pennsylvania - Northeast PA / So. Sterling Dick Di Falco weill be sorely missed by all who knew him. President, Charles Dowd (570-491-2125) South Carolina Coastal Carolinas / Myrtle Beach President, Robert Joyce (910-575-2309) Virginia - Central Virginia / Monticello Be sure to check-out the scam-avoidance advice in the Space Coast President, Fred Meiners (434-589-2882) Chapter’s speaker’s comments. Some new (and alarming) scams are detailed in the report. Scholarship Program Contributors Scholarship Awards. It is the members’ responsibility to provide the application and encourage our grand To: All donors to our Scholarship Program: kids to participate! Remember: the only awareness our grand kids have of our Scholarship program is Thank You so much for your generous donations through you, the members. to this great Club program. All of our donors should be proud to know that your contributions ********************************************************* will help deserving and acccomplished students QUARTERLY 50/50 RAFFLE attend college. Members of All Chapters May Participate! Many Thanks. Enter often. Multiple winners possible. Max prize: $500 for any one person, in any one Our Thanks to these Recent Contributors: drawing. Winners announced in the Newsletter. Bischoff, Willard Send a filled-in raffle ticket (below) and a check (payable to Grumman Retiree Club Scholarship Grumman, David Fund), to: Retiree Club Scholarship program, PO Box 0748, Bethpage, NY, 11714-0748. Hahn, Lawrence Each raffle entry is $5. Parker, Desmond Please indicate how many raffles you are Parsegian, Valerie purchasing. Pilnacek, Norma This Raffle benefits the Scholarship Fund only. Please indicate how many raffles you are Sakellarides, Angela purchasing. Santos, Anna This Raffle benefits the Scholarship Fund only. Towl, Forrest Watts, Edward Bethpage Federal Credit Union Scholarship Program SCHOLARSHIP 50/50 RAFFLE TICKET ******************************************************** _______________________________________ Scholarship Applications for 2017 Name _______________________________________ Applications for our 2017 Scholarship Awards Address Program may be obtained at Chapter meetings, at our web site (www.grummanretireeclub.org), or Town _______________State ____ Zip _______ by sending a request for application, together with a stamped, self-addressed envelope, to the mail Phone (optional) _____________________ address below. Again, thank you. Your continuing, generous support ensured our 19th successful year of Number of Raffles Purchased _____ 2 Scholarship Program Contributions back after a wonderful L.I. summer break and led the flag ceremony to open the 30th annual Retiree Your contributions are the engine that enables our Picnic at Marjorie Post Park in Massapequa. The Scholarship Award Program to be an on-going retirees, family members, and guests who attended Retiree Club Program for all members. the gala affair had all their fingers and toes crossed to keep potentially bad weather away as Tropical Remember: Your Scholarship Program Storm Hermine lurked off shore of Long Island. Our donations are tax deductible. luck held and it didn’t rain. Every little bit counts . It all adds up. Please keep As always, Marjorie Post Park was clean, well your (tax deductible) donations coming . Send manicured, and ready for the picnic. President your checks (payable to Retiree Scholarship Fund) Betty Bohlander was unable to make the picnic to: Scholarship Fund, PO Box 0748, due to health issues and we wish her a speedy and complete recovery. ********************************************************* Blood Drive Upon arrival, a continental breakfast (coffee, orange juice, bagels, butter and cream cheese) was Next Scheduled Blood Drive: available for the hungry gathering. Activities started December 1, 2016 with the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, the bocce games started. During the early part of the picnic, Please call the office (516-575-3777) New York State Senator Michael Venditto dropped if you wish to donate. by to say “Hello” to all the picnickers. Michael Venditto is the son of Oyster Bay Town Supervisor ********************************************************* John Venditto. After greeting the picnickers, Michael Bethpage Chapter Calendar wished us well and departed. Luncheons/Meetings Our next usual event was the ever-popular Horse Membership luncheon-meetings are held on the Racing Time. One race was held before lunch, 4th Wednesday of the month, unless otherwise which just wetted the appetite of those who were noted. betting. Then came the feast of the day, provided by Fireside Caterers of Huntington. The crowd lined All luncheons in 2016 will be held at the Crest Hollow CC. GRUMMAN RETIREE CLUB NEWSLETTER November 15 - TUESDAY Speaker: Northrop Grumman’s Tom Tack - (USPS # 023-096) Volume 49, Issue 8 Director, Next Generation Electronic Attack October2016, is published monthly except August and September by Grumman Retiree Club, Inc., December 14 - Holiday Luncheon Northrop Grumman Corp, M/S Retiree/BP15, 925 (Reservation form is next to last page of this South Oyster Bay Road, Bethpage, NY 11714. Newsletter.) Periodical postage rates paid at Bethpage, NY. Subscriptions rates of $13 are paid through membership dues. Bethpage / Parent Chapter POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: 30th Annual Retiree Club Picnic Grumman Retiree Club, Inc. c/o Command Direct September 7, 2016 / 310 Oser Ave / Hauppauge, NY 11788-3608 At 10:30 AM, 1st VP Bob Ripp welcomed the group 3 up to partake of the sumptuous picnic spread of gala to remember! barbequed hamburgers, barbequed chicken, hot dogs, all types of condiments for the burgers and A big “Thank You” to all the helpers who volunteered dogs, sausage and peppers, salads, and hot corn their “before, during, and after” picnic time to on the cob. All of this was washed down with ice- organize, set up, and run the events, and to break- cold soda, beer, and water. down everything when the picnic was over. Without volunteers, the picnic - and all other club functions Following lunch, watermelon capped off the eating. - could not be successful. Have a little time on your During the noshing, Past President, and now hands???? Think about volunteering!! Director, Marion Abbott walked around with her IPhone, taking pictures of all the tables of people. And a big “Thank You” to the park workers who helped golf cart our members to and from the Then, it was back to the races for another three restrooms and back and forth to their cars. events. Our “trained” wooden horses ran on a miniature racetrack after the money was collected and the odds of each horse had been computed By: Lou Kubat, Club, Secretary, Horse by Lou Kubat and Nick Bazzicalupo. The moment- Handicapper, and Picnic Reveler. to-moment placement of the horses was ably controlled by Pat Sullivan and Marion Abbott, and * * * * * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * the races were called by Bob Ripp. There were lots September 21, 2016 of winners and everybody, both winners and losers, Business Meeting had a great time. The warm weather of Summer returned along with the retirees after a Summer off. After a great lunch,