This week’s Rotary story is about a Rotarian who recently retired from a 40-year career in financial services. That includes 10 years at Rainier Bank (which Spokanites may recall as National Bank of Commerce), Northern Trust Company in Chicago, and the last 25 years in Merrill Lynch’s private bank.
He and his wife Emily split their time between their “main” home north of Chicago in Wilmette, IL. In Spokane, they have their “fun” home on the South Hill, near Manito Park. Wilmette is where they have deep roots with family, friends, and their local Episcopal parish. Plus, a newborn granddaughter their first!
He’s learning that retirement is a huge adjustment! He spends most of his time learning to stop, relax and appreciate a life without all the work-related stress. Giving back is a theme for both he and Emily. Here in town, they are active with Friends of Manito, Youth for Christ, and St. John’s Cathedral, which they just started attending post-covid.
While he can’t name a favorite movie, he does admit to spending a lot of time on YouTube! He is a super-enthusiastic Rotarian that the club only sees half-time. In Wilmette, he supports and faithfully attends the Rotary Club of Wilmette Harbor. In Spokane, he enjoys serving on our Civic Affairs committee and is interested in the Program and Youth Services committees.
He joined Rotary Club 21 to plug into the fabric of Spokane. He says Spokane is a truly wonderful town and he loves the spirit, the can-do positivity. He wants to do whatever he can to keep that going, to keep Spokane the special place that it is. His special interests at Rotary: Helping get us the best possible lunch programming, and how we help kids here in town. He would love to help with any tree-planting initiative. He would also like to get an ad-hoc team together to paint over graffiti and is willing to run point on the graffiti project should others be interested.
