NEWSLETTERof the

Senior Men’s Club of Grosse PointeFESTIVITIES . . FUN . . FELLOWSHIP

VOLUME LI NO. 8 www.gpsmc.homestead.com May 2012

Program Chairman - Ken Van Dellen

President’s Message

Inside . . Profile (Oscan Kanan)RaffleNew MembersSpecial EventsLuncheon (Khoury) Mystery WheelsInvestments (DiMaurio)Free Lunch CouponMembership ApplicationTech Club (Patents)Tech Club (Fort Wayne)BridgeReadersMemorialsAttendanceBirthdaysGet WellCalendar

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May 8, 2012

May 22, 2012

June 12 John McCandlessJune 26 Lorenzo CavaliereJuly 10 Lauren ParrottJuly 24 Mike Tenbusch

Coming Attractions

A Hidden History:the Story of Springwells

 

James E. ConwayHistoric Fort Wayne

USNR (Ret)Riverview Health WMTV, Grosse PointeUnited Way

George S. Lilly

Student RecognitionDay

Hal Nixon reports that the Florida Snowbirds had a most successful luncheon at the University Park Coun-try Club, just outside of Sarasota, on March 13. This is a Senior Men’s Club activity that has taken place each year since it was established in 1997 when Joe Fromm was president. The Country Club provided a wonderful meal (Could it possibly be any better than what we have at the War Memorial twice a month?) in an atmosphere that rivals the Crystal Ballroom. The numbers who came, ten couples in all, was disap-pointing, but it was likely due to the fact that our mild winter Up North kept many who would normally go South to avoid the snow and ice at home.

In last month’s President’s Message, I mentioned a need for a permanent facility to store the historic records of the Club. I am happy to report that that problem has been solved.

Even before my plea reached the membership in

early April (not a single person responded to it), Don Blain, our Historian, purchased, at his own expense, a heavy-duty file cabinet into which our records will be stored and donated it to the Club. The cabinet will be placed in a safe location in the Alger House. Don even built a platform on which the cabinet will be placed to protect it from any potential water damage. May I express the gratitude of all the members to Don for his generos-ity? Our records will be safe and secure for another 50 years.

I look forward to being with all of you during the month of May. Ken Van Dellen has arranged for an interesting speaker on May 8th and, on May 22nd the Club will honor the top graduates from both North and South High Schools.

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Editor’s In-Box

Oscar KananBoard Member, Chairman of Committees,

and Life Member

Oscar Kanan

Raffle Winners March 27 John Onstwedder $47 Tom Kneeshaw $47

As you go about the busi-ness of seeking new

members for the SMC, keep in mind the likes of Oscar Kanan. Everyone seems to know Os-car. He’s the amiable, affable fellow who has been inviting us all to join the bowling club each season.

Oscar’s wife of the last 55 years, Pauline, has given Oscar a son Joseph, (a graduate of U of D Law school) and a daugh-ter, who is a home-maker and a mother of his two grandchil-dren. His family is his pride and joy.

When Oscar was a senior at St. Joseph High School in June, 1944, he decided he could not wait to do his part in World War II, and he left school before gradua-tion and joined the Navy. He was soon to be assigned to the U.S.S. Sanborn, Troop Carrier. In 1945 they de-parted Hawaii with a full load of supplies and marine troops headed for Iwo Jima, one of the southernmost bastions protecting the main islands of Japan.

Oscar took part in the bloody battle at Iwo Jima. He assisted marines over the side of the ship, down the boarding nets and onto the landing crafts and charg-ing into the teeth of a fierce battle. Overhead, the

shells from the big guns of battle ships far off shore were pointed at the bunkers protect-ing the island. The bunkers fired their shrapnel down on the landing crafts, the charging marines in the water and on the beaches below.

The Sanbourne waited while the battle went on. Soon the wounded were returned to the larger Sanbourne. When the body bags filled the hold, the ship left the beaches and headed for the hospital-ships to take care of the wounded. Then they headed out to the

open sea to bury the dead.In June, 1946, Oscar received his honorable dis-

charge from the Navy and came home. He then went to work for a potato chip company and later became warehouse manager. He went from there to a meat-processing company where he was the warehouse manager for that company as well.

Oscar doesn’t ask for recognition or any more thanks, but he deserves them. You may wish to give him a genuine “at-a-boy” Oscar, or just a “Thanks Oscar.”

Dick Kay

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New MembersMembership - Eric Lindquist - 313-882-9465

New Member Badge Name Home Phone SponsorsAddress Partner Hobbies Birthday Former Firm FAX e-Mail

Joseph C. Collins, Jr. J. C. 313-882-6075 Peter Frame & James Kolp302 University Golf, reading, travelGrosse Pointe April 11, 1950 Marketing, Ford Motor Co.48230 jcollin8@comcast.net

James Harvey Jim 313-824-5107 Rodger Sulad & Tom Roberts844 Whittier Ruth TennisGrosse Pointe Park March 28, 1949 Attorney; Kelman, Loria, Will48230-1851 JimPHarvey@aol.com

James Meech Jim 586-739-4880 Don Kalso & Peter Groschner5695 Ortman Dr. Golf, travelSterling Heights September 3, 1937 Harley Davidson48314 jcmeech@comcast.net

Mark K. Wilson Mark 313-886-9786 Ed White, Andrew Cleek370 McKinley Ave Marcia C. Reading, golf, tennis, travelGrosse Pointe Farms March 2, 1943 Lawyer48236 mkwmcw@aol.com

Ray Kettel Ray 313-882-9798 Hugh Montpetit & Eric Lindquist713 Shoreham Rd. Joan Reading, travel, church, writingGrosse Pointe Woods October 5, 1943 Professor, UM-Dearborn48236 rpkettel@umd.umich.edu

Special Events - Tom Kneeshaw (313-821-7480

Thursday May 24, 2012 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon 2400 Research Drive Farmington Hills, MI 48335

There will be no charge to view the 102 cars in this collection of distinctive 20th century automobilia. You can preview many of the cars in the collection at meurercollection.vpweb.com.

For those interested in having lunch after the tour we will meet at:

“Moes on Ten” 39455 W. Ten Mile Road (West of Haggerty)

We will meet at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial between 8:45 am and 9:00 am to arrange car pools.

Please call: Tom Kneeshaw – 313-821-7480 or Don Kalso – 586-776-9455 by Monday May 21st so we can make arrangements at the restaurant and to determine how many drivers we will need.

Meurer Classic Car Collection Tour

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George Khoury

The Israeli / Palestinian Issue

Luncheon Meeting - March 27, 2012 Speaker: George KhouryIntroduction by: Ken Van Dellen Invocation by: Msgr. Patrick Halfpenny St. Paul-on-the-Lake Catholic ChurchReported by: Ken Van Dellen

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George Khoury calls himself a Palestinian

Christian, which sounds like an oxymoron because most Amer-icans think of all Palestinians as Muslims. Nevertheless, he is a Palestinian by birth, as well as a member of one of the Eastern Orthodox denomina-tions. He is “Proud to say that [he is] a descendant of the original Christians who, at the beginning, were fed to the lions and then carried the Message to the nations.” He went on to note that some Jews believed Christ, but the majority of new believers were Palestinians, who Jesus referred to as “chosen.”

Khoury went on with a lengthy history of Palestine, which constituted most of his talk. He noted that Pal-estine, the Holy Land, is the home of the greatest story ever told, and also the home of the saddest tragedy never told.

Palestine connects Africa with Europe and Asia, and is the center of the Arab world. The Palestinians are descendants of the original inhabitants of the region, Amorites, Canaanites, Arameans, and Arabs, who emigrated from the Arabian Peninsula about 3500-2500 BC and established the state of Canaan. Around 1200 B.C., the Hebrews, led by Moses, fled Egypt, and eventually invaded Canaan under the leadership of Joshua, committing “crimes of the most heinous nature.”

The Hebrews learned agriculture and urbanization from the original inhabitants who retained control of parts of Palestine, but the unified Hebrew kingdom lasted only from about 1020 to 923 B.C. Then it split into a northern kingdom, Israel, that was conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C., and a southern kingdom,

Judah, that was defeated by the Babylonians in 586 B.C., and most Hebrews were taken into captivity, while the origi-nal inhabitants remained. Then came the Persians in 538 B.C., the Greeks in 331 B.C., under Alexander the Great, and the Romans in 64 B.C. Finally, beginning in 636 A.D., there has been the Islamic Era, following an Arab wave of emigration from the Arabian Peninsula.

Muslim rule of Palestine was impacted when Crusaders captured Jerusalem in 1099,

and resumed in 1187 when Saladdin drove the Crusad-ers out of much of the region. It was part of the Otto-man Empire from 1517 until 1917, when Arabs there and elsewhere rose up and joined the Allies in World War I in return for an offer of complete independence for all Arab countries after the armistice. This agree-ment was not honored, and colonization occurred, along with creation of a Zionist state in Palestine, with the objective of establishing a national home for Jews in Palestine.

Following the Balfour Declaration in 1917, the populations of both Jews and Arabs increased, with the proportion of Jews going from 8% of the popula-tion (owning 2.5% of the land) in 1918 to 33% of the population (owning 5.67% of the land) in 1948. During that interval, the British, the Anglo-American Commission, and the United Nations proposed various plans for land allocation.

Before May 15, 1948, Zionist raiders, equipped and supported by the British, attacked Arab villages and cities, expelling the residents. In response, armies of the neighboring Arab states arrived to give aid to the

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Palestinians on that date, but Palestine was divided into three sections, with Israel occupying 78% of the land, and the West Bank (annexed by Jordan) and the Gaza Strip (under Egypt) constituting 20.5% and 1.5% of Palestine, respectively. More than 700,000 Palestin-ians were uprooted and sent to live in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon.

Then, on June 5, 1967, Israel captured the West Bank from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. Later, they returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt.

Occupation means no travel to work, hospitals and medical care, places of worship, or homes of family. Palestinians are forbidden to collect rain water or even pick fruit in their own yard. They live under 1,253 similar military rules. Israeli atrocities include: land confiscation and establishment of Jewish-only colonies and settlements; destroying Palestinian agricultural livelihood by uprooting food trees; diverting water to Jewish-only areas, which have water 24/7, while Palestinians have water one to two hours per day; some roads designated for Jews only, and Palestinian

and Jewish license plates; checkpoints (where men may be forced to drop their trousers) that interfere with the flow of people and necessities; the “apartheid wall” that separates Palestinians from their land, jobs, hospitals, schools, and each other; and holding more than 11,000 prisoners, some young enough to call for “Mommy” at night, often without charge or trial, and subjecting some to torture

American money supports the Israeli activities by direct aid to Israel and by contributions to political action committees of political leaders of both major parties. This is distressing to Palestinians here and in Palestine. American financial aid also goes to Palestin-ians for development, but it is easy to see why Pales-tinians believe Israel is favored over them.

Mr. Khoury believes that the best solution to the problem is to have a one-person, one-vote policy in Palestine. This might be the fairest solution, but it is unlikely that the Israelis would agree to a plan that would put their minority portion of the population under the control of an Arab majority. However, it was interesting to hear his perspective.

Mystery Wheels

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Joe DiMaurio Jason Krick

Speakers: Joseph A. DiMaurio, V.P. Jason M. Krick, V.P. Northern Trust - Eastern MichiganIntroduction by: Dan Beck Reported by: Dan Beck

Investment Seminar - February 28, 2012

The Northern Trust Story

The Smith family in Chicago, who was

involved with industrial metals, founded North-ern Trust. It was started as a Trust Bank and has been publicly owned since 1987. Some client families have been with them six generations.

Employees number 5,000 worldwide with 500 in Michigan. The firm has one hundred billion dollars in assets with six hundred billion dollars under management.

They are listed on the NASDAQ as NTRS. Sixty-three percent of employees own four percent of the shares. Competitor’s employees’ holdings are less than 1%.

Northern is a trust bank, not an investment bank. Forty-four percent of its revenue is from managing pri-vate client assets. (J.P. Morgan Chase is six percent).

Asset allocation covers eight to ten categories with U.S. equities over weighted. High-yield bonds (seven to ten percent) and gold ETFs are among their hold-ings. Last year was a challenging year, the most vola-tile in ten years. Growth is increasing modestly strong in the U.S. and China; Europe is lagging. Cash is under weighted 0-1% along with fixed income bonds.

Northern Trust is a private bank with trust power for managing a client portfolio, offering a superior mecha-nism.

A real estate group manages properties and sells when necessary.

A Family Office Group is concerned with running client business’ on an interim or ongoing basis as needed. A wide variety of businesses constitute this operation, including casinos and industrial holdings.

Q. Why Northern Trust?A. Northern Trust is

not a large-scale com-mercial bank, and its trust powers provide a superior mechanism for clients. Client’s pres-ervation of wealth is its most important concern. Transparency of fees is a company mantra. Rules are stringently enforced. Transparency is required in all trans-

actions. Q. MF Global (Monitary Fund)? Billions disap-

peared and haven’t been traced.A. No transparency!World stock markets had a quick start this year with

the MSCI World Index rising more than 7% in the first thirty trading days.

High frequency U.S. economic data show a contin-ued positive trend although it needs to be accompa-nied by continued improvement in credit creation.

Growth in emerging markets, the other key driver of global growth, has been more uneven as Chinese growth appears to still be slowing, although to a rela-tively high level.

Northern Trust feels that China will successfully use monetary policy to stimulate near term growth if necessary.

Economic growth will continue in the United States along with emerging markets with expectation that they will modestly outperform consensus expectations this year.

U.S. labor market signs are improving although it is felt that the real focus of the Federal Reserve is the

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The Board of Directors would like you to get a SMC FREE LUNCH CERTIFICATEafter you sponsor a new member

and the new member would also get a SMC FREE LUNCH CERTIFICATEafter the new application is received

as a promotion until 6/1/12.

FREE LUNCH

If any questions please contact the SMC Membership Chairman, Eric LindquistPhone 313-530-8656 e-Mail: saintjohnsinterests@comcast.net

or any Board of Directors Member or any SMC Past President.

a rosier outlook.Our recommended positioning allows us to par-

ticipate in the markets upside potential (through our equities and high yield exposures) while providing some downside hedge. Primary risk cases continue to surround the world’s reliance on G-2 (United States and China) economic growth along with volatility sur-rounding the European sovereign debt crisis.

Jason and Joe provided a clear and interesting ex-planation of a private bank’s function that was of great interest to the Investment Seminar’s members. They were well received, and we salute them for the quality of their presentation.

housing market. Various administrative programs are aimed at helping housing yet housing markets will see broad and sustained improvement only through job creation.

In an effort to support maximum employment the Fed will keep rates low as long as necessary to restore health to the housing markets, possibly even creating higher short-term inflation than the Fed would typi-cally find comfortable.

Markets have moved quickly this year to price in an improving outlook with higher risk assets the U.S. small cap and emerging market equities rising 10% and 13% respectively. Even though some may charac-terize this as a “risk on” environment, a significant fall in stock correlations indicates a more discriminating market. Fixed income markets haven’t fully embraced

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Membership ApplicationSenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc.

PLEASE PRINT

Name: ________________________________________ Name on Badge: ____________________________ No. & St.: ______________________________________ City: _____________________________________5+4 ZIP: __ __ __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ Birth Date: ___/___/____ Retired? __ Spouse: ________________Hobbies: ________________________________________________ Phone: (_____) ___________________Prev. Occupation & Firm: ________________________________ Spouse:____________________________Fax: (_____) ___________________ E-Mail: __________________________________________________ I hereby certify that I am retired or at least 55. Signature: _____________________________________________________ Date: _____________Two Sponsors (Required)Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________Print Name: ________________________________ Signature: _____________________________________Please return completed application with $60 fee ($25 one-time initiation fee + $35 dues) payable to SMC of Grosse Pointe, and add $10 if you want a SMC membership lapel pin. Reinstatement of former members: $35 dues only - initiation fee and sponsors not required.Mail to: SMC Membership Chairman, Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236-3726

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SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTECLUB MOTTO: FESTIVITIES ... FUN ... FELLOWSHIP

Purpose: To provide festivities, fun and fellowship for its members through social, educational and peer group association in its recreational and social activities.

Sponsored sub-clubs: BOWLING, GOLF, TENNIS, POOL & BILLIARDSBRIDGE (CONTRACT AND DUPLICATE)CHORAL GROUPFLORIDA SNOW BIRDSINVESTMENT SEMINARSTECHNOLOGY CLUBREADERS GROUP

Other activities: PROFESSIONAL BALL GAMESTHEATER PERFORMANCESDINNER CRUISESFALL DINNER/DANCE

Meetings: Club Luncheon Meetings are in the Crystal Ballroom in the Grosse Pointe War Memorial at 11:15 a.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.Any exceptions are noted in the Newsletter calendar. Sub-Clubs meet as individually determined.

Questions: please contact SMC Membership Chairman, Eric A. Lindquist Phone: 313-530-8656 e-Mail: saintjohnsinterests@comcast.net

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Skip Greiner

Tech ClubEd Rowady (313) 882-4963

Recent Changes inU. S. Patent Law

sets the date of conception. Under the new system an issued patent has a term of 20 years.

Making money from your patent can take several forms. You may build a device yourself, sell the pat-ent, or, most probably you might license the product or idea to another entity. License fees and how to ar-rive at a final number can be very tricky, and one must be careful not to appear to overreach. A professional should be involved in the negotiation.

Charlie also discussed the appeals process that can be used when an individual or company attempts to use a patented idea or device belonging to another en-tity. He mentioned the federal circuit court system and how the courts are having a profound effect on how laws are being interpreted and applied. He mentioned a recent case before the Supreme Court in which new definitions are being made in the biological field. Genes cannot be patented, and combinations of medi-cines are being disallowed patents.

He mentioned the “patent trolls” as they are called, companies that purchase patents and sit back and wait for someone to infringe. They then file suit and at-tempt to collect damages. New rules put in place by the courts force these trolls to file individual law suits, where in the past they filed one lawsuit against mul-tiple individuals and had much reduced costs. In some cases triple damages can be awarded in the event that it can be shown that the defendant knowingly in-fringed the patent in question.

Charlie Rutherford came to Detroit from Toledo to attend the University of Detroit and earned

an engineering degree in 1953. He continued his education at U of D to complete a law degree in 1957.He spent the next 50 or so years sheperding new ideas through the patent process for various local companies, finally retiring from Dykema Gossett in 2009.

He opened his Tech Club talk by passing around a flyer seeking examiners for a new patent office to be opened on Detroit’s East side. From there the discus-sion got into what defines a patent and copyright and the procedure for applying. The question of fees and the rising costs to apply for a patent and the ongoing maintenance costs were included. He compared the old “FIRST TO INVENT” rules to the new “FIRST TO FILE” rules that were implemented by the government in September, 2011.

Under the old system, a person would generally file a disclosure and then a formal application with the patent office usually through a patent attorney. The disclosure set the date of the patent conception. Under the old system, the issued patent would have a term of 17 years.

Under the new system, a disclosure is still possible, but the individual is able to personally file a provi-sional application directly with the patent office. The provisional must be followed up within one year with a formal complete application containing claims and pertinent details. The date of the provisional disclosure

Baseball GameDetroit Tigers

-vs-St. Louis Cardinals

June 21, 20121:05 pm

Our Upper Level Infield Box will cost $30.00 per ticket.

Please send a check made out to the Grosse Pointe Senior Men’s Club for the number of tickets you will need to:

Tom Kneeshaw 2474 Iroquois Detroit, MI 48214

Special Events - Tom Kneeshaw (313-821-7480

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Eleven men and their guests visited Historic Fort Wayne.They are shown in front of the old City Hall clock.

Standing: Kip Sattler, Carol Redding, Foster Redding, Bob Hafel, Sterling Berry, Maggi Rasch, Denny Rasch, Art LinzellKneeling: Ed Rowady, Henry Sprague, Skip Greiner.

A Visit To Detroit History

Tech ClubEd Rowady (313) 882-4963

casionally, selected artifacts are rented out to clubs or businesses across Michigan. (Wouldn’t it be great if the gambling casinos would sponsor an annual exhibit at Cobo Hall, enhancing the image of our area and bringing in much needed economic activity?)

Following the Fort Wayne visit, the Tech Club gath-

ered at the El Barzon restaurant providing a unique selection of Mexican and Italian dishes. Food was great; atmosphere was great, and everyone had a good time.

A visit to Historic Fort Wayne's Collection Re- source Center of the Detroit Historical Society

was a rare and enjoyable experience, particularly for those who have lived in the Detroit area for a number of years. Who could forget Boblo rides, Hudson’s brass water fountains, the Old City Hall, the Hupmo-bile or see some of the toys of the rich and famous without a feeling of nostalgia. Unfortunately, most of the rare artifacts are under wrap, being preserved for such time as it is recognized that these preserva-tions are a part of history, not only to this region, but to the history of the mid-west and the United States. Oc-

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More from the visit to Fort Wayne

Skip Greiner with a door from the old Rose Terrace

A driveable toy car

A toy model trolly

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Tuesday Bridge

Leonard Schim 313- 881-0151

Dave Ruyle 586-779-2718

Friday Duplicate Bridge

First Second March 27 Dick Hall Len Schim Keith Liebbrand Darrah Porter

March 16 North/South East/West1st Edwards/Devine Morris/Yung2nd Cobau/Rizzo Killeen/Browning3rd Linzell/Fuller Deacon/Welchly4th Pannock/Rutan Ordon/Pappas5th Fuher/Ward Higbie/Howell March 23 North/South East/West1st Edwards/Devine Tarnow/Lee2nd Pannock/Rutan Bedsworth/Pappas3rd Schuck/Mitseff Deacon/Ruttach March 30 North/South East/West1st Edwards/Devine Bedsworth/Pappas2nd Kaczmarek/Lee Deacon/Rottach3rd Pannock/Rutan Cobau/Renaud4th Perkin/Fuller Killeen/Browning5th Tarnow/McCormick Howell/Higbie6th Cobau/Rizzo Morris/Yung7th Schuck/Mitseff Welchly/Ordon

Contract Bridge Monday at G.P Woods Community Center

Dennis C. Rasch 313-885-7146

First Second March 26 Jack King Dick Hall Art Linzell Keith Liebbrand Roy Vorhees Jack Ryan April 2 Ray Chown Dean Brunke Jack King Bob Frear Keith Liebbrand Len Bartoszewicz Joanne Taubitz Tom Gallagher April 9 Len Bartoszewicz Art Linzell

April 16 Jack Ryan Denny Rasch Darrah Porter Len Bartoszewicz Bob Ducastel Tom Gallagher Len Schim Dick Hall

There once was a blind man who decided to visit Texas. When he arrived on

the plane, he felt the seats and said, "Wow, these seats are big!" The person next to him answered, "Everything is big in Texas." When he finally arrived in Texas, he decided to visit a restaurant. Upon arriving he ordered a drink and got a mug placed between his hands. He exclaimed, "Wow, these mugs are big!" The bartender replied, "Everything

is big in Texas." After a couple of drinks, the blind man asked the bartender where the bathroom was located. The bartender replied, "Second door to the right." The blind man headed for the bathroom but accidentally tripped and passed by the second door. Instead, he entered the third door, which led to the swimming pool, and fell into the pool. Scared to death, the blind man started shouting, "Don't flush, don't flush!"

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Ray J. Lynch Died March 27, 2012 Age 89 Member since 1985 Memorials to Holy Cross Children’s Services Foundation, Clinton, Michigan

Frederick J. Lepley Died April 8, 2012 Age 82 Member since 2001 Memorials to Sunrise on Vernier, 1850 Vernier Rd, Grosse Pointe Woods Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, 16 Lakeshore Dr, G. P. Farms

Howard A. Lee Died April 18, 2012 Age 94 Member since 1978

MemorialsTom Roberts - 313-331-3558

The Readers - Frank Markey (313-886-8324)

UNFAMILIAR FISHES by Sarah Vorwell prompt-ed a lively discussion which will be reviewed in the next issue.

May reading is JOBS by Walter Isaacson. June reading is SOMEONE KNOWS MY NAME

by L. Hill.

Meetings are at Dan Beck’s home at 25 Roslyn in Grosse Pointe Shores from 5:00pm to 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of the month. May 15, 2012 and June 19, 2012. Read the book and you are invited. RSVP (313) 881-0322.

AttendanceAll members and guests are welcome at our

semi-monthly meetings. Please remember to sign up in advance at our lunch meetings.

Call in to make any additions or changes in your reservation. Print your names clearly on the attendance record, and record your badge number.

Your telephone calls are important. The next meetings are may 8 and 22.

Accurate attendance forecasting means everyone eats on time. Call before 11:00 a.m. Monday, the day preceding the meeting that your new plans affect.

Bob ChandlerHenry Kuhlman Jack LandinKen MaleitzkeEd WhiteJack H. Williams

Call anyone on the following attendance committee:

Jack H. Williams 313-886-7813

(586) 779-3228(586) 777-0476(313) 886-9456(313) 343-6476(313) 647-9086

(313) 886-7813

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SMC BIRTHDAY LIST for MAY

2012 Lexus LFA

Morrow, David 25Murray, Gordon M. 21 - 93Oldham, Theodore H. 31Osborne, Harvey L. 11 - 84Pelok, Larry R. 15Pochert, Gerald H. 6 - 86Quinlan, William S. 13 - 80Reichert, Carl E. 23 - 81Reid, Donald K. 3 - 84Riley, Dwayne X. 27 - 83Roach, Kenneth R. 26 - 85Roney, Robert F. 31Rowady, Edward P. 31 - 84Sanford, James S. 27 - 83Schloop, Phil 13Schulte, George A. 31Shea, Francis P. 9 - 84Skowron, Charles A.R. 5 - 94Stemmler, Fred 5Sullivan, Thomas P. 4Thomas, Ronald A. 3Trzeciak, John 5 - 97Van Dellen, Kenneth J. 24Van Tiem, Thomas 30 - 82Vlahantones, Louis 2 - 90Vorhees III, Roy 10Whitehouse, Fred 6 - 86Wiczorek, Robert F. 15Witt, Donald 6

A Total of 61 BIRTHDAYS in MAY with 34 Birthdays 80 & OVER

Barthel, Edward P. 28 - 84Beaudoin, Jacques 28 - 80Bellovich, Michael 17 - 81Benz, Edward 20Buccinna, Anthony 21Burkholder, Richard 15Burns, Benjamin J. 30Danaher, James P. 26 - 90Deeb, Edward 4Diedo, Edward 8 - 92Everingham, J. Theodore 22Ford, Jack E. 7Friedhoff, Robert V. 27 - 88Fromm, Joseph L 22 - 82Gaggos, James H. 31 - 83Groschner, Peter K. 23Guillaumin, John C. 14Guy, Charles A. 2 - 81Haigh, Donald J. 10 - 87Henderson, Hugh W. 4 - 90Hessburg, Philip C. 16 - 82Hosea, Thomas J. 7 - 84Howenstein, William K. 2Huckins, John P. 22 - 85Johnson, Richard H. 22 - 96Kaiser, Glenn L. 30 - 85Landin, Jack T. 3Lane, William J. 29 - 91Marco, Lawrence 30 - 80Martin, Eugene 28Martin, Richard J. 21Meek, Kenneth N. 19

Get WellSalvatore (Sam) Ciaramitaro (313-882-9279)

The Senior Men's Club extends good wishes for the recovery of all members who are confined by illness. We miss you! Please advise Sam Ciaramitaro

(313)882-9279, Bill Krieg (313)886-1596 or Bill Kamm (313)884-5542 if you have additions or changes. Cards are sent to confined members as we become aware of their illnesses. Many request that their names not be published in this space.

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SMC CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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June 4 June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8

10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

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10:00am TENNIS 11:00am BILLIARDS 12:00am CARD PLAYERS (CONTRACT BRIDGE) GPW City Hall

10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

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10:00am TENNIS 12:30pm BRIDGE (DUPLICATE) GPW City Hall

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April 30, 2012 - June 8, 2012

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MemorialDay

SENIOR MEN’S CLUB OF GROSSE POINTE, INC. 2011-2012

NEWSLETTER Editor: Ched Fine (313-886-2764, chedfine1@gmail.com); Photographer: John H. Williams; Staff: George Arsenault, Carl Berger, Andrew Cleek, Joseph Fromm, Pete Higbie, Dennis Morrow, Al Thomas, Ed White Published monthly for $11.40 of the dues paid by each member. Periodical postage paid at Detroit, Michigan.

MAILING & ADDRESS CHANGES: (including email and phone) Richard K. Gross, 313-881-2933, email: rk144@comcast.net H. George Arsenault, 586-773-2774, email: arsenault890@comcast.net

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Immediate Past President . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st Vice President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd Vice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Treasurer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .

Directors

May 2012

George S. LillyBenjamin J. Burns

Kenneth J. Van DellenEric A. Lindquist

William O. GriersonCharles E. Fine

Carl W. MetzkerCharles J. Pentis

Term Ending September 30, 2012Andrew CleekTom Roberts Edward L. WhiteAlan L. Wright

Term Ending September 30, 2013Robert HafelThomas KneeshawDonald L. KalsoDennis C. Rasch

Mailed Tuesday May 1NEWSLETTER (USPS 018-430) PERIODICAL POSTAGESenior Men’s Club of Grosse Pointe, Inc., PAID AT DETROIT, MI Grosse Pointe War Memorial, 32 Lakeshore Road,Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236-3726

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