The Newsletter of the Army Residence Community VolumeThe 33 Number 9 Eagle September 2019 Getting to know Suzanne Huber ARC Health Care Director September 2019: Inside The Eagle -------------------------------------------------------------- Contents The “Big” Eagle continues with: 1 Front Cover Wall Artist of the Month – Janet Olson 2 Contents ArtsInpire Winners feted by LeadingAge Texas 3 Birthdays and Passings The Real ID Law will come into Effect 3 September 18: The Air Force’s 78th Birthday 240 Years Ago: The American Revolution: 4 – 5 A Conversation with the CEO John Paul Jones --- Mike Huebner 6 Meet Suzanne Huber, MA, FANP, Director of 75 Years Ago: WWII, The Pacific Theater: Health Care, by Carol Huebner Peleliu --- Mike Huebner 7 ARC Library 75 Years Ago: WWII, The European Theater: 8 – 9 Meet and Greet on 9 September Operation Market-Garden--- Mike Huebner Board of Directors And much more! 10 The Golden Diggers Eagle Luncheon 10 New Resident Reception 12 September th Tuesday, 10 September, 11:30 11 5 Floor Laundry, by Sal DeLeon AM to 1 PM, Auditorium Director of Maintenance Mr. Mike Jaeger, the top source 12 – 13 September Activities for counseling and claims from 14 September Movies at Lakeside Theater the Texas Veterans 15 Artist pf the Month: Janet Olson Commission. For Reservations 16 Special Event: ARCtoberfest! contact Kevin Scott 210-646-5820 On the Cover: Please turn to page 6 to find the article by Carol Huebner introducing our new Director of Healthcare, Suzanne Huber. Next month, on Wednesday, 9 October, 10 AM, in the Auditorium, there will be a presentation event featuring Suzanne, with the Director of Nursing, Meredith Willits. Please come and get to know them is this setting. All Residents are welcome. We are into our third year of transitioning The Eagle from a newsletter to a community magazine which has a paper edition, a larger online edition, and an occasional, often weekly, email abbreviated edition. Please get to know all three. 2 The Eagle September 2019 --- Kevin Scott Birthdays and Passings SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAYS BEGINNING OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS 01 Margery Stout 05 Frances Weller 02 M. J. Thompson 06 Helen Pohly 04 Bruce Creller 07 Kay Templin 04 Vernon Peterson 07 Helen Shackelford 04 Virginia Sherrill PASSINGS SINCE LAST ISSUE 05 Barbara Dorger Mrs. Pat Spencer 14 August 06 Richard Crane Mrs. Judith Dennington 15 August 06 Charlotte Phillips COL George Hall 2 August 07 Terumi Ballantyne 3 Mrs. Fay Ward 26 August 08 Thomas Jackson 08 Roy Lockley 08 Marie Becker 08 Victoria Summy 09 Betty McSwain 09 John Stokes 11 Alison Buck 11 Dorothy Crancer 11 Ralph Dresser 13 William (Mike) Cassidy 13 Carolyn Leonard 14 Jack Speedy 14 Loretta Zimmerman 15 David Duttweiler 16 Janelle Tye 18 Anne Jones 18 Gerry Williams The official date of the founding of the US 19 Karen Crumal Air Force is 18 September 1947. It was a 20 Mary Dee momentous event that over six decades later 21 Mitzi Picha has demonstrated the achievement of an Air 22 Elizabeth Peterson Force second-to-none, yet the Air Force's 22 Estela Whitely history and heritage goes back a lot further. 23 Joyce Bishop 23 David Garber From the time that the US military purchased 23 Mort Bregman its first aircraft in 1909 up to 1947, the US Air 23 Barbara Hanna Force did not exist as a separate and 23 Nancy Herbert independent military service organization. It 24 Bob Houlahan went through a series of designations: 24 Joseph Webb Aeronautical Section, Signal Corps (1909); 25 Barbara Maloy Aviation Section, Signal Corps (1914); United 26 Lilley Herr States Army Air Service (1918); United States 26 Jan Johnson Army Air Corps (1926), United States Army Air 27 Claudia Burnfield Forces (1941). 27 Patricia Dentino On Tuesday, 17 September, at 7 PM in the 27 Jane Mashburn Auditorium, the Gateway Brass Ensemble 28 Lee Perry from the U.S. Air Force Band of the West 30 Charlet Long Little will give a concert to celebrate the Air Would you like to change the way your name is displayed Force’s 72nd birthday, which will occur the (full names, nicknames, etc.)? Please contact Kevin Scott following day at [email protected], or 210-646-5820. September 2019 The Eagle 3 A Conversation with the CEO A Conversation with the CEO is an impromptu exchange between Eagle editor Kevin Scott and CEO Steve Fuller. Steve Fuller: Before we get into questions, I’d like to recognize our Residents who submitted entries in the annual ArtsInspire competition arranged by Leading Age Texas. Will that be in this issue? Kevin Scott: Yes, there are photographs of the presentations and of the artwork on pages 19 to 22 in the September issue of the Resident Portal edition of The Eagle. The artwork will be SF (cont’d): I’d like to mention my displayed in the hallway by the Bistro and the appreciation to Marcia Holliman (above) and Residents Lounge the weekend of 21 and 22 those Residents in the High-Rise who opened September. their homes to future Residents this past week, on Tuesday, 20 August. Fourteen visitors SF: The events and activities for September came here and were shown available floor here make a full calendar. What are you plans, and then stepped across the hall and showing as noteworthy this month? What is met Residents who furnished and decorated your perspective as the editor? that identical floor plan. They did this on several floors and concluded with a light lunch. KS: Any event which changes the routine is worth covering, both in the Eagle and the Every time visitors come here, they are email-edition, the Eagle Extra, except for impressed with the genuine enthusiasm and events in the first days of the month. For joy-in-living which our Residents show. This example, Labor Day is observed nationally on event gave the same impression. My sincere Sunday, September 1st, but it’s celebrated with thanks to all! a special cook out by Dining Services on Monday, the 2nd, and holiday meal hours. What is the Eagle luncheon this month? Announcing this in the print edition of the KS: The luncheon is Tuesday, 10 September, Eagle, which is distributed on the evening of 11:30 AM to 1 PM, in the Auditorium, and the Friday, 30 August, isn’t effective, so it’s speaker is Mike Jaeger, the Southwest District publicized on-line. Manager, Texas Veterans Commission. Mike’s SF: Okay, so what about an event like the experience has been counseling and claims. Meet and Greet for the Board of Directors on This presentation is best suited to be attended Monday, 9 September, beginning at 3:45 PM in by both the military veterans and the spouse. the Auditorium? I emphasize both the sponsor and the spouse KS: That event is so “Eagle-worthy!” Photos because there are benefits which accrue to of the Board members are on our center either or both, but, as the old saying goes, “If pages, 8 and 9. That way, a reader could pull you don’t ask, the answer is always no.” That’s out the center pages (7,8,9, and 10 are one where the Texas Veterans Commission comes piece of paper, 11 x 17”) and bring it along to in. Residents would be best served if they keep track of the introductions. explained their issues to a counselor and then participate in the application process. Often SF: I hope that technique works. Three days the person who directly benefits is the spouse. later, on Thursday, 12 September, at 4 PM in the Auditorium, there’s a reception for new SF: The last luncheon (Joe Silvas, Retirement Residents. I see you’ve got that on page 10. Services Officer, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston) was 4 The Eagle August 2019 A Conversation with the CEO particularly helpful in covering key aspects of flying commercial air, it must have a star in the retired military personnel and financial matters. top right corner indicating compliance with the It’s also important to know that our Resident Federal law. Again, thank you, Bill! Services has had close contact with The Retirement Services Officer at Fort Sam Changing themes, I would also like to say a Houston over the years, and they can assist sincere “Thank You!” to Allen and Lynne Residents in making the initial contacts. Hoppe for sponsoring the Jazz Night on Thursday, 19 September, 7 PM, in the Are there any other events which should be Auditorium, with the Jazz Protagonists mentioned? performing Errol Garner’s “Concert by the Sea.” KS: Tuesday, 17 September, is Constitution Day. There’s also a concert by the Gateway Brass ensemble Tuesday evening, September 17th, SF: Unfortunately, this is a little noticed day, to welcome the Birthday of the U.S. Air Force but very meaningful to the military, since the the next day for us. commissioning oath includes the statement “I will support and defend the Constitution of the I’m glad to see our Director of Healthcare, United States . .” Suzanne Huber, welcomed on the cover of the Eagle. I fully endorse her goals for Healthcare, The September issue shows you and Ron as mentioned in the article on page 6. Jenkins will be available on Tuesday, 17 September, 9 AM to noon, in the conference KS: My notes indicate that Suzanne Huber, room to provide information and verify whether the Director of Healthcare, and Meredith Willits, a person is a registered voter in Bexar County. the Director of Nursing, will present a Fall What got you involved in that? Healthcare Update on Wednesday, October 9th, at 10 AM.