Paul Harris Awards recognize Non-Rotarian Bus Contributors
Posted by Robert Chambers
on Sep 13, 2011
During his visit to the Rotary Club of Wahpeton,
N.D., District Governor Tom Riley presented three Paul Harris Awards to
individuals who were not Rotarians but made major contributions to the English
double Deck Bus project. Dan Keogh of the Red River and Western Railroad
contributed countless hours of labor over the nine years of the rebuilding
project. Some joked that it was at the behest of his wife, Rotarian and
Past President of the club Donna Keogh. A second award went to Terry
Pehl, TLP Trucking, for his allowing the club to use their garage facility for
the last several years of the work. That award was accepted by his wife
Rotarian Suzanne Pehl. The final of these awards went to the late Gerry
S. Beck, Tri-State Aviation, who initially purchased the old bus and moved
it to Wahpeton before donating it to the Park District. His wife Cindy
Schreiber-Beck was scheduled to accept the award on his behalf but at last
minute was unable to attend the ceremony.