Memorable Moments
As part of the 50th year celebration,
the Club members were asked to identify a special memory in Rotary.
This page is a compilation of those memories organized on a Rotary year
basis with the Club member who recommended the memory indentified and any
remarks she or he may have about the occasion. By reviewing the page
one can experience those special moments and to some degree a glimpse of
the Club’s history in the eyes of the Club members.
Memorable Moments
in Rotary
by Club members
We had a visit by the Rotary President when
Al Lagrante was president. I remember that he made a long distance
phone call from NASA JSC to a Rotary club in Australia. Al Lagrante was
president at that time and I think I took some pictures, I don't know
where they might be now. The call was remarkable because it went half way
around the world to show the wide range of Rotary members.
During 2004-05, SCR builds and places
100 benches with Rotary
plaques around Clear Lake schools and businesses
to celebrate Rotary's Centennial. RI Centennial President Glenn
Estess and his wife visited our club, attended the dedication
of Freeman Memorial Library Children's Reading Room
that was funded by
a donation from SCR. President Estess was also given a tour of JSC by
our club. He attended the RNASA awards banquet to see his cousin Roy
Estess receive the RNASA Space awards trophy. But, if I were to
point to the most memorable and uplifting moment (for me) it would be the
day we dedicated the first dam in the Bolivan Andes (built by Rotary Clubs
and Districts around the world, but sponsored by SCR). The Quechua
Indian Village Leaders, the Bolivian Government, and the Church Community
all were on hand to celebrate the first year-round resource of water
provisioning in a drought stricken part of the world. I have tried
to pull out a couple of pictures that depicted that 2 year-long process …
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of Stan's memories. Captain John B. Lee flew the P-51
Mustang fighter, primarily as bomber escort into Germany over Europe. As an
engineer, he one of the first group chosen to start the space
program. Colonel
Floyd D. Boze, Ph. D. (left) and Lt. Col. Vincent A. Lipovsky (right).
Both served in WWII and Vince also served in Korea. Floyd was on the staff
of the Adj. Gen. USAF and part of the occupying force after the war. Vince
was a Marine stationed in the Pacific in WWII and flew the Corsair
fighter. He flew briefly in the Pappy Boyington squadron and one mission
with Lindberg. In Korea, he flew reconnaissance missions. Our daughter's (Megan) participation in Rotary Youth
Exchange this year was monumental to our entire family. She traveled to
POLAND to serve as a Youth Ambassador and spread goodwill to all. As
a result of her experience, I have joined Space Center Rotary and am
actively working with the youth through various committees. Thank you
Rotary!
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1979-80
Satellite linkage and
Rotary International
President James Bomar visit
By Bob
Mitchell
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photo
Click
on CD to hear satellite
linkage conversation (let player run a few seconds,
background noise at first).
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
Paul Harris Fellowship presented to
Director of
JSC, Aaron Cohen at RNASAF Banquet
By Billy
R. Smith
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At the RNASAF Dinner in 1991, when I was president, we
presented Aaron Cohen a
Paul Harris
Fellowship. Aaron was then the Director of JSC.
1993-94
2004-05
Bench Project for Rotary's Centennial
and Rotary International President Glenn Estess
visit
By Dr. Vissett
Sun
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2005-06
2008-09
Dedication
of the first dam in the Bolivan Andes
By Stan
Galanski
Click
for large photo of ribbon cutting
1. Geoff Atwater
inspecting the construction of the Dam in
2008
2. Stan Galanski attending the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
in 2009 (Dam
in the background)
3. The resultant product
– a new manmade lake in
Bolivia (in 2010) that supplied irrigation water for villages across an an
entire territory.
2010-11
Three of
my favorites Rotarians
By Billy R.
Smith
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Note on photo "To Billy "Boy"
from Capt. John B. Lee"
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2013-14
Rotary Exchange Student Program (Megan
Scofield)
By Kim
Scofield 
Megan with Poland Flag
in Poland
Megan with Polish Rotaract
President