Courtesy of Ray Leisy, Club Historian
As Wooster Rotarians have no doubt noticed, the planting of an avenue of 24 trees in Wooster Oak Hill Park has been completed. The 24 trees are to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Wooster Rotary and the 24 original founders of the Wooster Rotary Club. Their names and history were featured in the first edition of this series.
Ron Holtman is now coordinating with the Wooster Urban Forestry Commission and the City of Wooster Park District to plant more trees in the “Rotary Grove” to commemorate those Wooster Rotarians who have, and will have in the future, 50 years of membership in Wooster Rotary. Their names will be added to a large plague in the Rotary Grove. As others follow, their names will also be added.
Incidentally, there are three Wooster Rotarians serving on the Wooster Urban Forestry Commission: Steve Webster Chair, Ray Leisy Secretary and Dr. Alan Kiefer.
Ron Holtman is now coordinating with the Wooster Urban Forestry Commission and the City of Wooster Park District to plant more trees in the “Rotary Grove” to commemorate those Wooster Rotarians who have, and will have in the future, 50 years of membership in Wooster Rotary. Their names will be added to a large plague in the Rotary Grove. As others follow, their names will also be added.
Incidentally, there are three Wooster Rotarians serving on the Wooster Urban Forestry Commission: Steve Webster Chair, Ray Leisy Secretary and Dr. Alan Kiefer.
This week we feature the names of all past and current Rotarians who have achieved 50 years of Wooster Rotary Membership and service. The “*” denotes currently active members. The names are followed by the year they joined and the number of years they were, or are, a member.
Robert “Pete” Bogner 1950 70
Ray Dix 1931 69
Harold Freedlander 1935 66
Dan Parmalee 1926 64
William Lytle 1949 62
Arden Ramseyer 1955 62
Charles Franks 1958 61*
Donald Noble 1942 60
E.B. Ted Evans 1949 59
Kenneth Rhode 1951 59
Ford Ross 1948 59
Walter Grosjean 1962 58*
Edward Eberhart 1964 57*
Ted Crawford 1964 57*
Robert Anderson 1950 56
Amos Buchman 1935 56
Harry Landes 1939 56
Eugene Buehler 1956 55
Harry Domhoff 1937 55
Robert Johns Sr. 1951 55
Gordon Giffin 1965 54
Adrian Miller 1937 54
William R. Schultz 1942 54
John Cox 1940 53
Joe Retzler 1964 53
Clyde Webb Jr. 1955 53
Ellis Camp 1947 52
Herman Freedlander 1921 52
Hobart Henery 1932 52
Anthony Biggio 1969 52*
Roger Cook 1970 51*
Tom Landes 1936 51
Guy Richard 1921 51
Bill Patterson 1977 50*
David Briggs 1970 50
Joe Seringer 1959 50
John Fleming 1970 50*
Dave Gallapoo 1971 50*
David Briggs 1970 50
Joe Seringer 1959 50
John Fleming 1970 50*
Dave Gallapoo 1971 50*