Loss of a GSE Friend

It is with a great deal of sadness that I post this message. Dick Poole, a member of Huntington Rotary Club and the District 6540 GSE selection committee was laid to rest today, October 27th. Many Rotarians and friends paid respects to his family for contributions to the Huntington community, the Rotary family (locally and internationally) and other organizations that he supported that made Huntington a great place to live.

Personally, he assisted in providing me with encouragement and insight into the role of GSE Team leader after my selection and was the consumate supporter of our whole team. He was so excited for our team going to Turkey and he was looking forward to his own trip to Turkey with his son, John. One of his responses to our blog postings was "Please keep the reports coming. Some of us check several times a day. All the best!!"

After returning home, he visited the Wabash Club meeting when I presented a program, and also had the team make a presentation at Huntington Club. I was in Huntington one afternoon and decided to call and visit personally about our experience and spent about 1 1/2 hours with him. We reviewed maps , destinations and experiences and I was looking forward to comparing notes upon his return. In a brief visit with John at funeral, he indicated they had a great time on their trip, which I was glad to hear. Poole, as his friends called him, will be missed.