Seth will give our Oldies and Goodies presentation in lieu of a speaker.
My family: I grew up on the east side near UWM. I have also lived in Chicago and Scottsdale, AZ. Currently, I live in Grafton with my wife, Cecile. She is the director at C.O.P.E. and my daughter Grace. We also have a daughter and granddaughter in Phoenix.
Education: I have a degree in human resources from Ottawa University and studied philosophy and economics, too.
First Job: I always thought I would be a forest ranger when I grew up. I guess I never grew up since that never happened. My first real job was a clerk and Sentry Foods on Downer Avenue.
Hobbies and interests: I love hiking up mountains, boating, and going to concerts. I love urban areas, two weeks ago I drove down to Chicago and walked 14.7 miles had dinner and came right home. Frank Sinatra’s Live at the Sands with Count Basie last played in my car. I have never had a ticket or accident and I believe I am the only person to see Eminem and Duke Ellington in concert.
I cannot name just one favorite movie. Here are ten that come to mind;
- The Godfather
- Fargo
- Talk to Her
- The Maltese Falcon
- Schindler’s List
- Some Like it Hot
- Singing in the Rain
- Casablanca
- On the Waterfront
- Dr. Strangelove
I just read Candice Millard’s Hero of the Empire The Boer War a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill.
I once won a sales contest that gave me a trip to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. My current job always keeps me busy. I just wish I could lower the stress.
Suppose I were to do it all over again. I would hope that I would not be afraid to invest in myself. I love the quote from Immanuel Kant “Act in such a way that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or in the person of any other never merely as a means to an end, but always at the same time an end”.
Most memorable Rotary moment: The best thing I ever heard a Rotary Meeting was shortly after the 2004 Indonesian Tsunami I heard a second hand account of a man who had lost his entire family in the flood and was minutes away from doing himself in when saw an emaciated child wandering the streets. He thought to himself I have to get this kid to his parents and then I will kill myself. Well, he never did find them. He kept that child, adopted seven others, and raised them all.
Parting thought: A man or woman must have a purpose, and Rotary gives me purpose.