2nd JPL Retirees' Reunion At SE, 2/20/15

The second JPL retirees' reunion was held at Southeast Branch Library, February 20, 2015.  Introductory remarks were made by Carole Schwartz Moore, who--along with Elsie Oishi and Carol Smith--organized the event attended by 39 former JPL employees. Recaps of memories were interrupted with refreshments during the two hour confab.  Attendees also had the opportunity to view albums with pictures from former reunions and articles by retirees that have appeared in the online staff news blog.  Of special interest was the book by Pat Doyle, which she created and brought to the reunion.  Assembled in her book were images that captured the history of JPL. 

Flo Cate Clark, who worked 1960-1970 as Executive Secretary for then Library Director Harry Brinton at the old Main Library, was recognized as the attendee who worked for the system the farthest back in time.  Few former employees could say they go back that far but Carol Smith, Jean Stewart Madray, Elsie Oishi, and Margaret Smith remember Flo, and if you are one of them, let us know!

Carole Moore emphasized that in the future they are relying only on emails to notify former JPL staffs about upcoming reunions.*

CW Region Manager Marshelle Berry (MBerry@coj.net) spoke about the newly reorganized JPL Staff Association.  Retirees, as well as current staffs, can join and participate.

Retirees were invited to submit articles to Sara Gunter (sgunter@coj.net) that could include current activities--work, volunteering, hobbies, travels, and even a trying accident or illness that was overcome and could serve as an encouragement to others in tough times.**

The Reunion Committee (Carole Moore, Carol Smith, and Elsie Oishi) thanks everyone for making this reunion as much fun as the first one held last February at SE (50 attended then).  Thanks also to Arden Brugger and Peggy Glassnap for supplementing the refreshments with their contributions of food for the reunion.

Elsie Oishi noted that there have been simi-annual reunions between 2003-2007, before the annual reunion was resurrected last year.
Attendees are listed below (only Jerry Reynolds is not in this group picture):

Seated (L to R):  Gloria Zittrauer, Barbara Kiersh, Elsie Oishi, Carol Strohecker, Florence (Cate) Clark

 

2nd row (beginning behind Kiersh):  Mary Mlady, Ann Winfree, Carole (Schwartz) Moore,

Sallie Pickard, Valerie Evans, Carol Smith, Peggy Glassnap, Sandra Stonestreet        

 

3rd row:  Almeritta Willcox, Naomi Bryant, Nora Freedman, Katherine Daye, Margaret Smith, Dianne Byrd, Alma Brown, Carol (Brown) Tipton, Sally Litton, Belinda Campbell, Pat Doyle, Anita Haller

 

4th row:  Barbara Davis, Arden Brugger (partially seen behind Naomi Bryant), Laurie Ludwig

 

5th row:  Glenda Atkinson-Lewis, Heather Campbell, Jean (Stewart) Madray, Christie Hill, Gloria Tusing,  Pat Douglas, Regina Williams, Steve Ludwig, Carla Leach, Elaine Randolph

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*The JPL Staff News blog will also include retiree reunion plans when they are submitted.

** Sara asks that you please include in your article your title at the time of retirement and briefly state any work done in your department that would be of interest to retirees and current staffs.