ur “Rotarian of the Day” today is Bill Ward. He was born in Adair County, Oklahoma on July 9, 1929. He is a graduate of Will Rogers High School in Tulsa (1947) and the Oklahoma School of Accountancy.

Bill served in the Oklahoma National Guard from 1948-1950, the U.S. Army from 1950-1952 in Korea, and the U.S. Army Reserve from 1952-1981. He retired in 1991 as president of Logan Smith Plumbing Company after 25 years in business, saying that he was “tired.”

He was inducted into our club on February 3, 1977 and was proposed by Jerry Ramey.

Bill has two children: Bill Jr. (1956) and Susan (1959). Both Bill Jr. and Susan are graduates of the University of Tulsa. His spare time is expended in hunting and fishing activities.

Bill was a former “Officer of the Day” for our club. Southside gave him this honorary title when he served our club as attendance chairman. Considering his military experience, he performed his duties in this role very well. He was also vocational service director from 1979-1980, secretary from 1980-1981, Southside Foundation Trustee from 1991-1996 and served as president of the Foundation from 1995-1996.

Bill also served as R.I. Foundation Chairman for our club. Bill is a Southside Star, a Rotary Benefactor, Member of the Bequest Society, Multiple Paul Harris Fellow and a Major Donor (Level 2) in The Rotary International Foundation.

Bill, thank you for arranging today’s program. We appreciate it!

This Week’s Program

John M. Brodbeck

ur speaker today is absolutely phenomenal: Past District Governor John M. Brodbeck. He is a member of the Rotary Club of Eureka Springs, Arkansas. He joined Rotary in 1967, in the St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago club, where he was a charter member and past president.

John has served Rotary in many capacities. He was a president for three different clubs: Trinidad, Ohio and Arkansas, and was district governor twice in District 6600 (Ohio) in 1993-1994 and 1994-1995. He served as Rotary Foundation Chairman in two different districts, 6600 and 6110, and was discussion leader at the Rotary International Assembly. He has been active at the Rotary zone, district, and club Level, and has served seven Rotary International presidents as their representative.

He and his wife are Multiple Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors, and Level 6 Major Donors to the Rotary Foundation. John received the Citation of Meritorious Service Award in 1998 and the Distinguished Service Award (2004-2005) from The Rotary Foundation. He also received the “Service Above Self” Award from Rotary International in 2001-2002 and he was the Group Study Exchange (GSE) team leader to India.

He has been married to Marilee for 47 years, and they have two daughters and three grandchildren. John retired in 1998 and moved to Eureka Springs. He has always been active in his community, serving his local school and Chamber of Commerce as a board member and president. He has also served on the County Election Commission.

As if that weren’t enough, John is also a 40-gallon volunteer blood and platelet donor.

John, thank you so much for being with us today. The Tulsa Southside Rotary Club welcomes you.

Southsider Quick Notes

Last week…
- Our ROD last week was Phil Scott, and our speaker was Forrest Cameron.

- The Tulsa Sunrise Club’s annual fundraiser, the Gingerbread Village, will be Nov. 22-Dec. 13 at Woodland Hills Mall. They are looking for people and businesses to sponsor or build gingerbread houses, whether for the competition or just for the fun of it. If you have any questions, call Kay Hays at 294-9485.

- Since I was out sick last week, I don’t have Bob’s picks. I do, however, have the game scores:

• Arkansas vs. TU
  Arkansas wins, 30-23.
• OU vs. Nebraska
  OU wins, 62-28.
• OSU vs. Iowa State
  OSU wins, 59-17.

- Next week, Don den Daas will be the ROD, and our program will be a club assembly.