Reunion activities for Saturday, May 2, 2009
DDG-5 Crew Members Association
Crew Member Meeting
May 2, 2009
0900 - Crew Member Meeting at the 2009 reunion held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Jacksonville, Fl. was called to order by Carl SlackCrew Member Meeting
May 2, 2009
Crew Member Roll Call:
26 crew members were present at the Crew Meeting.
DDG-5 Crew Members Association Bylaws and Constitution:
Motion to approve by Glenn Johnson, seconded by Wayne Miller. After discussion, debate, and no amendments presented, they were approved by a clear majority except for one objection.
Election of Officers:
President: Glenn Johnson nominated by Joe Lepak and seconded by Chuck Ketteringham. Nominations were closed and Glenn was elected by a unanimous vote.
Vice President: Danny Timm was nominated by Chuck Ketteringham and seconded by Wayne Miller. Jerry Edwards was nominated by Tom O'Connell and seconded by Dennis Lamb. Nominations were closed, the office put to a vote and Danny won by a majority.
Secretary: Jerry Edwards was nominated by Bob Chamberlin and seconded by Kirk Neuman. Nominations were closed and Jerry was elected by a unanimous vote.
Treasurer: Carl Slack was nominated by Joe Lepak and seconded by Wayne Miller. Nominations were closed and Carl was elected by a unanimous vote.
Executive Council:
By unanimous consent, Bob Haner was added to the Executive Council fifth voting member.
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A recess was called and the Executive Council, consisting of the aforementioned elected officers and Bob Haner left the room for a private meeting to appoint an Executive Director and carry on other business. After a few minutes, the Council returned to the meeting room and the Crew Meeting continued.
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As the newly elected Association President, Glenn Johnson reconvened the meeting.
Volunteer Officers:
The following non-elected officer positions were discussed with the crew membership and the Executive Council approved the following:
Next Reunion:
The next reunion is scheduled for Thursday, April 29, 2010 to Sunday, May 2, 2010 in Norfolk, Virginia.
Reunion Cruise Book:
Discussion was held and contact approved about contacting The Dunning Company (1-800-846-6335) to schedule a cruise book for the Norfolk 2010 reunion.
Motion to Adjuorn:
For our memorial ceremony by the St. John's River. Motion moved, seconded and unanimously approved.
(The above minutes were kept and submitted by Bob Chamberlin)
1130 - Glenn Johnson reconvened the Crew Meeting
New Business:
Kirk Neuman stated that he wanted to post pictures of the reunion on the web site and asked that anyone that wished, get their digital cards to him so he could copy them or to send them to him after the reunion.
A discussion of the newsletter, The Big Nickel, was held. Carl Slack said that hardcopies cost about $2.50 each and snail mail costs ran about $5 each. He recommended that the newsletter continue to be posted on thebignickel.org web site. The recommendation was approved and The Big Nickel newsletter will continue to be posted on the web site.
Wayne Miller asked if it would be possible for those present at the reunion to get an email address listing of everyone who attended. Carl Slack said that he would print out a copy and have it available later that day.
Carl Slack showed an example of a bumper sticker for another ship and said that he would look into getting bumper stickers made up for the USS Biddle/USS Claude V. Ricketts DDG-5. (These would be for sale in the ships store).
Carl Slack recommended that Association Life Memberships be given to Bob Haner to honor his role in establishing the DDG-5 Association and to Kirk Neuman for his efforts and activities related to thebignickel.org web site. The recommendaton was moved and approved.
After the vote on Life Memberships, general discussion about dues in general were held. Mike Margeotes pointed out that after ten years most members will become life members automatically if dues are $10 per year. That would then reduce and limit the amount of dues coming into the association. After some further discussion, Dennis Lamb moved to defer dues until Norfolk 2010. The measure was seconded and passed.
Carl Slack stated that there would be a raffle for prizes at the dinner Saturday evening. There was a discussion about who would have the honor of holding the last ships flag and the ships ribbons until Norfolk 2010. It was decided that those who desired would participate in a special raffle at the dinner.
No further business was raised and a motion to adjourn the 2009 Crews Meeting was made by Tom O'Connel. The motion was seconded and carried.
(The above minutes were kept and submitted by Jerry Edwards).
| Michael Adams (73-77) | Jerry Kaufman (62-63) | Kirk Neuman (64-68) | Danny Timm (65-68) |
| Jim Bell (70-72) | Chuck Ketteringham (62-64) | Thomas O'Connell (65-67) | Tom Wallace (75-76) |
| Bob Chamberlin (65-68) | Dennis Lamb (65-68) | Bill Odle (63-66) | Howard Williams (65-68) |
| Carl Dodgion (65-68) | Joe Lepak (65-68) | Pete Peterman (62-66) | Tom Woebkenberg (62-67) |
| Jerry Edwards (69-70) | Mike Margeotes (65-70) | Doug Runyon (64-67) | Tom Zukowski (62-64) |
| Bob Haner (85-88) | Charles Miller | Edward Schultz (63-64) | |
| Glenn Johnson (64-68) | Wayne Miller (65-68) | Carl Slack (63-68) |
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Executive Director:
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Carl Slack
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Master at Arms:
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Chuck Ketteringham
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Editor of The Big Nickel:
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Carl Slack
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2010 Reunion Coordinator:
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Carl Slack
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Historian:
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Mike Margeotes
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Chaplin:
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Bob Haner
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Storekeeper:
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Carl Slack
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