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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 |
