RCHS Foundation Meeting w/ Rich Zegar
Contact:
Ary Radnaeva
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05 Nov 2020 |
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 Honolulu Sunset
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Please join us for our weekly meeting. This meeting will be only on Zoom! Our usual informal happy (half) hour begins at 6:00 pm, and the bell rings at 6:30 pm to formally start the meeting.
Our speaker this week is Richard (Rich) Zegar. Rich moved
to Honolulu with his wife of 52years, Lee, in 1992, after a 23 year 10 month 4 day career in the U.S. Marine Corps retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. They lived in Europe for 3 years and Rich served another 4 years in various overseas posts, mostly in the Western Pacific and Asia , including Kuwait in the first Gulf War.
to Honolulu with his wife of 52years, Lee, in 1992, after a 23 year 10 month 4 day career in the U.S. Marine Corps retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. They lived in Europe for 3 years and Rich served another 4 years in various overseas posts, mostly in the Western Pacific and Asia , including Kuwait in the first Gulf War.They migrated to Hawaii after Rich was offered a job by Pacific Building Corporation managing Airport Industrial Park, a large (1.2M sq ft) commercial project immediately Mauka of Honolulu International Airport. He handled leasing as well as construction of large office/warehouse facilities for UPS, Lockheed Martin and Hawaiian Airlines to name just a few. He decided to retire in December 2009. In February 2001, his close friend Hans Kolb brought him into the Rotary Club of Honolulu Sunset. Rich became involved with International Services and served as Director for several years before being asked to serve as Foundation Director. He is now in his 11th year in that post. Early in 2012 PDG Ayman El Dakhakhni asked him to join the District Foundation Committee as Annual Giving Chair, which he did for 3 years.
Laura Steelquist asked him to resume that post in 2019 which he did and is still serving in that post
He has been Rotarian of the Year 5 times and has been awarded the” 4 Avenues of Service Award” as well as “The Citation for Meritorious Service” the highest recognition from the Trustees of TRF. He is a 4th level Major Donor as well as a 13th Level White Hat. He has been a Bequestor as well as member of the Paul Harris Society since he joined Rotary in 2001.
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Meeting ID: 865 8869 6909
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