After battling Multiple Myeloma for more than 10 years, our fellow Rotarian Jamie Parsons passed away on December 26th.  Jamie’s warm smile and friendly attitude made it easy for everyone to like him.  And, whether he agreed or disagreed with you on an issue, Jamie was always a gentleman.  Jamie was an avid softball player and a fierce but friendly competitor.  He led our club's team to many victories during the years that the coveted rowdy rotary trophy was at stake.  Jamie was a tireless membership chair and probably also holds the record for sponsoring the most people into our club.  Jamie set and achieved the highest attendance goals ever accomplished in this club during his year as President. If you missed a meeting you could expect a friendly fax reminder shortly after the meeting. Somehow it didn't feel like excuses were going to cut it and he made it fun.  Below is a link to an article about Jamie - written by Win Gruening:
 
 
 
As previously announced, the largest scholarship ($4,000) that we give this spring will be named the “Jamie Parsons Scholarship”.  The scholarship will be awarded to our highest scoring high school recipient.  
 
Additionally, we are going to accept donations to add to this scholarship until January 20th.  This is a perfect way to honor our friend and fellow Rotarian; so, please mail a check or contact Sheri Vidic to have your account billed by January 20th.
 
Sheri’s email address is:  svidic@truenorthfcu.org
 
Glacier Valley Rotary’s mailing address is:
 
Juneau Glacier Valley Rotary Club
Box 34418,
Juneau, AK  99803