Son's Day!
The annual Sons’ Day meeting was our annual celebration of club dads and their boys. President Dan passed the gavel to the presider for the meeting, high schooler Stephen Stone (son of Jeff Stone) (John O Bronson Co/HUB Int'l). Nine-year-old Caleb Kravchuk (son of Tanya Kravchuk) (Children's Receiving Home of Sacramento) delivered the opening thought, and eight-year-old Mason White (grandson of Ted White) (Sacramento Delta Property Management) led the pledge of allegiance.
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Prizes were awarded to Caleb Eddy (son of Winston Eddy) for traveling furthest for the event; to the youngest guest Beau Brandenburger (toddler grandson of Steve Brandenburger) and to longtime club member Jeff Stone (son of Paul Stone) for attending the most Sons’ Day gatherings with approximately 50! Poor John Murphy (John O. Bronson Company) has finished runner-up in this category for about four decades, but at least his father Dave Murphy was saluted for bringing the most guests, John plus seven grandsons - including Dave Ryan, who later introduced the guest speaker.
Roast, Boast and Toast:
Jeff Stone – $100 for making his son do manual labor, even though he got paid for it. Dave Murphy - $25 for giving 5PM bedtime,
Ken Shepherd - $100 in honor of his 1st grandchild,
Dave Murphy - $200 for only allowing “3 minutes” of TV,
Dan McVeigh - $300 to polio plus in honor of his grandson’s 3rd birthday,
Paul Stone - $100 to polio plus.
Keynote speaker Jerry Glasser, a retired military pilot, reminisced about his humble childhood in New York City and his path to becoming an SR-71 Blackbird pilot. Using vintage photos of New York in the fifties, he strove to inspire the young attendees to pursue their aspirations with passion.
The luncheon greeters were Joey Ryan (grandson of Dave Murphy) and Alex Alvarez (grandson of Dennis Cook) (Cook Brown, LLP). Will Osen (son of Rick Osen) and Gabriel Nugent (grandson of Ted White) served as Sergeants-At-Arms.
Thank you John Swentowsky (Swentowsky Photography) for the photos!