of Albuquerque, NM

The Runnin Romeo’s

Our Chapter, "The Runnin Romeo's of Albuquerque" began in May of 2007 with 10 members. Since that time, we have met on the third Saturday of each month at nine in the morning for breakfast at one of our local establishments; mainly Jimmy's Cafe. To say the least, the appearance of 10 guys wearing red hats with the "ROMEO" stencil caused a great deal of stares and questioning looks from the patrons of the establishment. While trying to determine what our chapter should be called, we came across a piece of driftwood within our 55+ retirement community that was used as a decoration in front of one of the homes. Having two red eyes already, we placed one of our hats on it, took its picture, changed the background and walla, our Romeo Logo. As you can see on the left, we tried everything and at one point were really desperate. Gary Hendrickson, our Romeo coordinator  recommended using the port-a-potty, but we all nixed that idea (didn't go well with breakfast). Since that time, we have expanded our gathering by four, have obtained a small 1.5 inch gold RoadRunner pin for our caps and have visited many other establishments within the Albuquerque area. The response to our visits are always the same and the smiles that we generate enhance our morning outings. With new Romeo's come new ideas. Come back and visit with us to see what we're up to. With this crew, I can guarantee it will be unique! To contact this group email Tom Meaney

In the spirit of the ROMEO's, Gary Hendrickson, Tom Meaney, Dave Valley, Lex Parrish, Del McBride, Tom Tupper, Ernie Burnham, Alan Delaney, Tony Martinez, Ted Kaufmann, Dennis Dawes, Dave Black and member at large, Gene DuBien.

Brookdale Place Valencia Romeo’s

The group started because they are a very active retired professional group of men that live here at Brookdale Place Valencia. We are a retirement community. We have just about every profession represented with our senior retired men. We have an author who has written 7 books….. We have a pilot… We have a retired attorney and doctor. They decided to start a group because we have the Red Hatters here….. The men want to socialize, eat out, and maintain sharing stories…..keep their minds active as well as staying physically active…They play bridge, cribbage, watch movies, listen to music, laugh and have fun. They will be meeting the last Tuesday of every month. The first meeting was held at the community. Brookdale Place at Valencia 300 Valencia Dr SE Albuquerque, NM The next meeting will be held at a local restaurant. The name of the group is Brookdale Place Valencia Romeo’s. If you are in the area and would like to contact this group, email Terry: tcampbell@brookdaleliving.com