As some of you may know
my husband was diagnosed with cancer last july. we are now watching a second
site very carefully. he is doing well enough with his therapy to finish out
this school year and finally retire after 54 years in the classroom.and so i
too am going to call it a day and retire with him.
Since our son died this
past January we see no reason to continue on as usual.our sincerest thanks to
all of you that sent cards and donations in our son's name.
I have given 16 of the
17 years that we have been in century village volunteering in one way or
another in uco and now we are going to spend more time with our family. we are
planning to go to California for our only grandson's bar mitzvah and travel to some of the places we did not go to before. our son's death made us realize how
little time we all have. he was 56.
It has been a privilage
to be able to help some of you over the years. times have been good and times
have been bad. i have serves with 5 administrations and i regret nothing. as
has been said i did it my way.
i will stay on to close
my office and help the new Vice President transition if needed.
It is time for stew and
i to get to know each other again without the specter of illness or time
breathing down our necks.
So thanks to those of
you that had a kind work and a smile. you will be seeing me around. we are not
moving away, just moving on. g-d bless you all.
Phyllis Richland
Phyllis, we want to thank you for all the time, effort and years you have spent working tirelessly for the people of the village. You will be sorely missed. Many times your voice was the lone one that kept UCO on the right course. We all wish you and Stewart the very best.
ReplyDeleteMike you know not of what you speak. First this a joint Blog operated by Gary and Olga, and secondly it appears as if you do not have the stuff to be a Board member, or the brains or you would know how much work is necessary
ReplyDeleteWith my best wishes on your and your husband's retirements. Thank you for all you did for the Village, especially in caring for the poor here and doing your best to make life easier for them. Thank you for being willing (for some are not) to help in the transition of your VP duties. Stewart's record number of years of teaching is a remarkable achievement, which must have benefited countless children for the good. I'll bet he hears from some of them, perhaps even some who have themselves retired. I wish him well in his retirement and especially healthwise. May you two have many enjoyable times together as you travel.
ReplyDeletePhyllis and Stew - Phyllis it was a privilege to work with you. You ALWAYS put the people first and isn't that what UCO should be about?
ReplyDeleteStew - we wish you good health and a long healthy retirement. Take care of Phyllis for us - she always took care of us.
Dorothy and Ed
Phyllis, I have no words. I think I have said them all and meant them beyond what they said. I wish you and Stew all the best in everything you do but am not saying goodbye.
ReplyDeletePhyllis - I would like to take this opportunity to say Thank you for all your knowledge and help with many things.. It was my pleasure working with you during these past 2 years. You will be missed. To you Stew, I wish you good health and a speedy retirement.
ReplyDeleteTo the 2 of you, I wish you both lots of good health and happiness. Mazeltov on your grandsons Bar Mitzvah.and safe travelling.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to say thanks to all my supporters who voted for me during this last election. Also I would like to say to all of those who were on my Program & Services Committee. "Thank You for your services" & "Thank You Eva".