Goddard Retirees and Alumni Association

P.O. Box 163, Seabrook, MD 20703

July 1999                    http://gewa.gsfc.nasa.gov/~graa            16th Year of Publication

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
July 13, 1999                     11:30am, GRAA RecCenter Regular luncheon meeting. $8 per person. Call Alberta                                           for Reservations 301-937-7762
July 20,1999                      Apollo 11  30th Anniversary Reunion. RecCenter 4:30 til 10:30pm $10.00 per                                           person - Meal (typical Barney catered food/beverages) served at 6:00prn - All                                           individuals that supported Apollo(Civil Servants/Contractors, family, friends and                                           guests) are welcome- come join the group and renew old acquaintances. Talk and                                           beverages will be available starting at 4:30pm. Contact Les Wentz at 301-286-5563                                           (or via email at wentz@pop500.gsfc.nasa.gov for information). Please spread the                                           word to our colleagues. Also reservations/tickets are available via Alberta Moran at                                           301-937-7762 (These arrangements/services will be typical as for most Goddard                                           Retirees and Alumni Association (GRAA) functions).
August 10, 1999                11:30am, GRAA RecCenter Regular Luncheon Mtg $8 per person - Call Alberta                                           301-937-7762 for reservations.
September 14, 1999           Not definite, but this would be the annual crab feast - evening event - WATCH FOR
                                          DETAILS IN AUGUST ISSUE FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS
October 12,1999               The October Regular Luncheon will be dedicated to an IMP Reunion but all are                                           invited. Special Colloquiurn by Frank McDonald, a rerun of his 40' Anniversary                                           Colloquium - More details later.
November 6,1999              Queen of the West - Sternwheeler Cruising on the Columbia, Willamette and Snake                                           Rivers, included tours to Hells Canyon, Mount Hood via railroad, and many others.                                           Limited cabin space. 7 days $1,850 plus $124 port charges and estimated $400                                           round trip air to Portland, Oregon. $300 per person deposit required at time                                           of reservation. Call Alberta for brochures and information (301) 937-7762.
12/26/99 -1/3/00                Lima Peru - Cuzco - Machu Picchu - $2499 per person - Call Alberta                                           301-937-7762 for details.
12/28/99 - 1/3/00              Aurora Millennium in Canada - Churchill, Manitoba Canada - all activities at                                          Churchill Northern Studies Center - 7 days - 6 nights - $1649 plus taxes per person.                                          Call Alberta 301-937-7762 for details.

GODDARD NEWS GOES ELECTRONIC: Thanks to Bob Wilson who did some research and has relayed the good news. Bob visited the mail room and the print shop on June 18. They informed him that there would be no impact on the GRAA mailing of the Newsletter and the Goddard News. He tentatively scheduled the stuffing for Wednesday following July 4. The mail room and print shop have agreed that it would be OK. As usual the print shop will hold each week's edition of the Goddard News in memory until they print us the set including our Newsletter and then the set for the commercial distribution. GRAA continues business as usual. We wish to thank Bob Wigand for heading up the stuffing effort for June with extra inserts from the NASA Alumni Assn. The crew did not finish until 11:30 AM. All of you stuffers did a great job.

MAIL STUFFERS FOR JULY: Wilma Chigas, Helen & Milt Sing, Lucy Bourdeau, Ewald Schmidt, Pat Ratkewicz, Marty Eiband, Bob Miller, Bob Wigand, Ann Thompson, Eleanor Ritchie and E. Montgomery.

TREASURER'S REPORT: Donations were received from Ed Korklin, Ed Rosette, Lil Fleenor, Norm Beard, Nina Regan, Dolores Fash, Dave Manges, Ernest Busboso, Ron & Mary Adkins, Dave Kayman & Jim Scott. Since the Credit Union has begun to pay higher interest on share savings than on VIP checking accounts, most of GRAA's balance has been transferred back into savings.

THE BOOK; DREAMS, HOPES, REALITIES: Due to the popularity of the book, only a couple of editions are
available to Retirees at this time -- however, books may also be ordered directly from Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office: By Phone 202-512-1800, Fax: 202-512-2250, Online: www.access.gpo.gov/su docs. The GPO stock number is 033-000-01206-3 and the charge is $33 per copy, postage and handling included, payable by VISA, Mastercard or Discover credit cards..

GEWA SPECIAL EVENTS: (Contact: Catherine Simkins 301-286-3304)
Goddard Day at King's Dominion, VA - July 10
Special discount package will feature all-day admission to the park plus all-you-can-eat American picnic at a NASA-dedicated pavilion area. Tickets on sale GEWA store: $21 (ages 13 &up) and $16 (ages 3-12). Children ages 3 yrs & under are FREE. Note: Optional roundtrip chartered bus service w/complimentary munchies & beverages will be available from Goddard to King's Dominion ($20/person).
9th Annual Fall Crafts Fair - Bldg 8 Audit. - Sept. 23,1999 - 10 AM til 2 PM If interested, call Catherine.
End-of-the-Fiscal-Year Crab Feast - GSFC RecCenter - Sept. 24, 1999 - 5 PM til 9 PM. Steamed Crabs plus a traditional picnic menu (hot dogs/burgers, etc.) will be served. A DJ, games, & cash ($$$) door prizes will add to everyone's good time. DON'T CONFUSE THIS WITH GRAA'S CRAB FEAST.
Children's Holiday Party - Bldg 8 Audit. - Dec. 11, 1999 - 12 Noon til 5 PM- This popular event features door prizes, refreshments, personalized gift, a special visit and color photo w/Santa/ Mrs. Claus, clowns, balloon animals, movies, magic show, etc. All for only $5 per child!
New Year's Eve Millennium Gala - GSFC RecCenter - Dec. 31,1999 - 7 PM til 1 AM
"Cocktail attire required" - premier evening - catered buffet dinner, beer/wine/sodas, entertainment/prizes,
Yellow Brick Road Band for dancing - Continental breakfast - Tickets limited - Flyer/details in September.

LETTERS WE GET LETTERS!
DAVID I. KAYMAN: Presently residing in Delray Beach, FL. - Appreciates receiving the monthly Newsletter - serves to trigger recall of some of the highlights of people he served with during 15 year career in the Networks Directorate - John Steckel & Frank Wrigley may remember him - he remembers them and says Hi!
JANE & JIM SCOTT: Presently living in Lady Lake, FL - Appreciates receiving Newsletter, etc - realizes it requires a lot of effort on the part of a few people - Says 'THANKS'
EDWARD L. ROSETTE: Presently living in Bradenton, FL - Sends thanks to the Board of Directors, the Mail Stuffers and all volunteers who make it possible for the Retirees residing throughout the United States of the activities at our home base, the Goddard Space Flight Center.
NINA K. REGAN, Sends thanks for all the good things you do - ordered the Book from GEWA - Looking forward to enjoying GSFC's history.
DELORES R. FASH: Appreciates receiving the Newsletters.
RUSS & GINNY BEARD: Enjoy receiving the Newsletter & the GSFC News. Both are officially retired from working part-time - recently moved to Palmyra, VA just outside of Charlottesville. Russ added a P.S. : "As far as I'm concerned, there could not have been a better place for a work career than at Goddard; in addition to the exciting space flight work, the people, such as yourselves, that really made Goddard so super special. We all share many many great memories of those times with our friends."
ERNEST BUSBOSO: Likes to read the Newsletter -resides across the river in Virginia -still gardening, traveling a little - Florida, Savannah, GA, Toronto, Canada, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite - playing a little golf - sends a special hello to Milt Sing.
ED KORKLIN: Living in California - sends thanks and best wishes to all the officers, editors, stuffers and other volunteers for an outstanding job of keeping retirees informed.

OBITS:
EDWARD GEOFFREY ALBERT: Lost his long and courageous battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and died on May 23,1999 at his home in Temecula, California.
RICHARD HOROWITZ: A Goddard physicist who retired in 1995, died May 19,1999. He began his career as a research physicist at NRL in 1951 then transferred to NASA in 1958 when the agency was created. He became lead scientist in the planetary atmosphere branch & retired from NASA after 44 years of federal service. Ms. Horowitz commented in a short note that her husband always enjoyed receiving the Newsletter and was sorry that he couldn't participate in more events - sends thanks to all for it.
RICHARD WHITE: An astrophysicist from Code 631 - passed away in May after fighting with leukemia for quite some time.
JIM MCDOWELL:Died in May, 1999, after a massive stroke.
JOHN FEDOR: Passed away recently in Austria - no further details available.

ADOPT-A-ROAD: - COME PREPARED TO HELP CLEAN GOOD LUCK ROAD FROM ROUTE 193 FOR ABOUT A MILE - NEED TO KEEP OUR PERMIT ACTIVE - (Still need a coordinator).


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SPECIAL ADMITTANCE

TICKET TO G.R.A.A. LUNCH

You must be accompanied by a GRAA

member or GSFC Employee with a

badge.

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