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Something new: For the first time, ROWS offers a professional photographer! Cost = $10.00. By the end of the evening you will have your photo in a festive folder to take home—your own “Precious Memories.” Sign up for photographer
by November 24: We must have at least
Your check is your reservation. Mail your check with the name(s) of
your guests to Annette Go, 4624 Church Point Place, Virginia Beach, VA
23455,
Thanks for your kind cooperation. Happy Holidays!
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2 Tickets available for The Christmas New York trip Dec 6-9. Call Audrey Kufahl 340-9042 for details and costs. Theater, dinners and sightseeing trip in NYC and transportation included. A great Santa Spree! |
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Photo and article by Marian Watson |
| Forty-nine years ago, Marian Fuchs gave up her job as a private secretary in Baltimore to marry Lt.j.g. Peter Watson. She became a full time Navy wife and never looked back. They started out on destroyers in Newport, R.I. Then traveled across country to more sea duty in San Diego. In 1963 they were ordered to Athens, Greece as part of jUSMAG. There Marian served as treasurer for the Officers’ Wives group where she worked with dollars and dracs. After 2 1/2 years the family, which by then consisted of 2 sons and a puppy, returned to the U. S. and once again drove across country to San Diego and back to sea duty. This was Vietnam time and the ship made 2 WESTPAC cruises in 18 months. Then on to Mayport, FL where Pete took command of the destroyer PERRY and promptly took it back to the gun line in Vietnam. In 1969 the family headed to Washington DC and the Pentagon. After almost 5 years the Watsons headed for their first ever tour in the Norfolk area. When his 30 years were up, Marian and Pete moved to Massachusetts where he taught Marine Engineering at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. In 1991 they moved back to Virginia Beach and Marian joined ROWS. She has been on the Board since 1995. In her free time she has given hundreds of hours of volunteer time to the Red Cross, Navy Relief, Meals on Wheels, schools and churches. For hobbies she sews, knits, does counted cross stitch and sings in choirs. Marian and Pete have two sons and 3 grandsons. |
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Membership By Darlene Nelson – Doreen Steuteville ROWS extends a warm welcome to the following new members: Nordleen Crews, Norman, VB
Renewed memberships not in the 2004-05 yearbook: Kim Fenn, VB |
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September-October 2004 Sharron D’Angelo, Gladys Jenkins, Patty Leon, Lucy Page TLC COMMITTEE: Margaret Delaney, Sarah Dorin, Fran Erbe MEMORIALS Frances Asbury United Methodist Church in honor of Sybil M. Williams, ROWS member, 9/20/04. ROSES Irma Porter knee replacement surgery SYMPATHY CARDS Family of Sybil M. Williams, 9/20/04 GET WELL CARDS/NOTES OF CHEER Sheldon Corner hospitalized THANK YOU NOTES Received from Mary Jane McCarthy for roses and cards. TLC HALLOWEEN GREETINGS Jane Hammond Sickel |
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By Sally Saunders The proposed FY 2005 Defense Authorization Act including provisions to eliminate the social security offset under the Survivors Benefit Plan (SBP) has passed the Senate and the House.. The bill increases the annuities paid to survivors of military retirees who are 62 or older from 35% to the following percentages:. Beginning October, 2005- March 2006-40%, April 2006-March 2007-45%, April 2007-March2008-50%, April 2008-55%..The president has just signed this bill as of October 19, and now we can celebrate! Many people have worked very hard getting this passed and we all need to thank MOAA who put tremendous pressure on our leaders in a national campaign. Please let them know how much we appreciate their efforts. Medicare Part B premiums will rise in 2005 from $66.50 per month to $78.20 per month. This represents a 17% increase, the largest premium increase in the program’s history. Medicare Part B premiums have increased by 64% since 2001. The Part B deductible will also increase from $100 to $110 and Medicare Part A deductible will rise from $876 to $912. |
| PRESIDENT’S COLUMN
It’s that time of year when we take stock of our lives and offer thanks for our blessings. For the big holiday, we usually practice family traditions, right? I’ve gotten myself into a bit of trouble, trying to do just that. My daughter-in-law has invited me—no, truthfully, she has agreed to my suggestion—to contribute an Appalachian Dried Apple Stack Cake to her bountiful Thanksgiving dinner in Southborough, MA. Now, my version of stack cake consists of twelve teacake layers, each filled with a dried apple mixture like apple butter. Sorta like a nice round torte, you know. So how do I get that cake to Boston? Hold it on my lap? Put it in a big box with Styrofoam peanuts? You see my bit of trouble, don’t you? Whatever, I am thankful for ROWS, for our warm and welcoming network of members, and for the efforts of our officers and board in support of our organization. Happy Thanksgiving! --Anne Meek Kraine, President |
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For the most current and up-to-date schedule of chapter events, click on Calendar of Events |
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The Official Newsletter for the Retired Officer's Wives Society (ROWS) The Rambling ROWS is published monthly and is intended primarily for distribution to, and non-commercial use by, members and associates of the Retired Officer's Wives Society. The Rambling Rows
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