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I
am very proud to say as a Past
Commander of Post 233, I had the
dubious distinction of serving when
there was "Peace" in the Valley and
we were known as the "Friendliest
Post" in the area. I was also
blessed with a fine hard working
slate of officers and many, many
faithful volunteers.
Post
233 has the "Jones" family
fingerprints all over the place by
the hard work of my wife Arlene,
daughter Cathleen, and two sons
Kenny and Carl during my 2004-05
tenure. This Bio would not be
complete without mentioning that I
was fortunate enough to have the all
time, best ever, Canteen Manager,
Pat Moseley Root and the hardest
working most talented 2nd. Vice
Commander, Ray Root (Col. Ret. U.S.
Army. The moral,technical, and
financial support of Ron Joy. It
also didn't hurt things having
Retired Master Chief Mike Holland
around every day as my Finance
Officer.
A few
of the accomplishments that I am
most proud of, all accomplished in
2004-05 and little known by many of
our members are as follows: The Main
Bar that you sit at every day was
built entirely by my wife and I, the
"Stand Up" bar next to the main bar
was built by Arlene and I, the half
round bar next to the dance floor
was also built by Arlene and I.
Arlene,
Cathleen and I completely renovated
the "Ladies Meeting" room from under
the floor up. It also included
new carpet, wall of fame for current
and past officers and a new lighting
system with the help of Wilbur
Burnett.
Arlene
and I also completely renovated the
ladies room, and back then it was
the cleanest and nicest in the area.
With the assistance of Ray Root,
Arlene and I also built the "Wall of
Fame of current and Past Commanders
located on the wall of the main
canteen. My son Ken built the
corner display cabinet which Arlene
and I stained and outfitted.
My other son, Carl and I completely
renovated the rear exit floor and
walls and re-built the storage room
at that exit. Carl and I also
rebuilt the men's bathroom floor and
had it tiled.
The
main reason we were able to
accomplish all of the above
projects, is we had a great slate
off officers, employees and
volunteers. In other words, I
had the time to do things the Post
needed most and wasn't bogged down
with the work the elected and
appointed officers were expected to
do.
I know
this bio sounds like a lot of back
patting, but I am very proud of the
accomplishments at Post 233 during
my tenure as Commander. Also,
I was selected as the 5th. District
"Commander of the Year" for 2004-05.
Somebody thought we were doing a
good job.
Happily
married to Arlene for 58 years,
seven children, 14 grand- children
and and 8 great grandchildren. 30
Year continuous member of Post 233.
For God and Country,
Johnny R.
Jones, Past Commander |
