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This page contains the pictures and a short biography of
each of the members of the Payson ROMEO Club. It is intended to let the
newer members recognize and get to know the other members. |
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Dennis, a member since 2005, moved to Payson in 2004 and is originally from Michigan. He graduated from Michigan
State University and went to work for California State University, Fresno,
for 18 years. He also worked for General Motors for 15 years and then
Northern Arizona University for the last 6 years. He and his wife Patricia
have been married for 45 years and have two children with three
grandchildren. His hobbies are gardening, travel, and genealogical
research. He has had a brush haircut for the past 50 years! |
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Ray, is from Glendale, AZ and has been in Payson since 2004. He has attended Glendale JC and Lamson BUC while working for
the City of Phoenix. Ray and Lillian have been married for 5 years. He has
five children; 1 adopted, 2 natural, and 2 by marriage. Ray prefers
outdoor activities and he has taught wilderness survival, map and compass
reading, and firearm safety courses. |
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Harry, a member since 2005, was born in New
York City grow up on the East Coast in the NY and PA area. Moved to
CA at the age of 16 where he spent most of his adult life. Harry
served in the US Army [Vietnam Vet] he is a member of the American Legion,
VFW, DAV, Military Order of the Purple Heart and the Combat Vets
Association. He attended MSAC and SDSU majored in Business. In April
05 he retired after 30 years working for the Department of Defense.
His main hobby is motorcycles he currently rides a Harley Ultra-Classic
100th anniversary model.
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Quentin spent his working life
in the northwest suburbs of Chicago and with five years in Rochester, NY. He
worked for Manufacturing Control Associates. And later did consulting work
on his own. Quentin received his education from Northwestern University
and Kellogg School of Management. His hobbies include snorkeling,
photography, hunting, fishing, US history, and carpentry. He is the father
of six children, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. |
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Claude was born in Colorado and raised on a farm in Kansas.
He returned to Colorado and got his B.A. and Ph.D. at the
University of Denver. He worked in Denver for 10 years and then moved to Ontario,
Canada where he lived for over thirty years.
He Was Director of the Graduate program and clinic in Couple and
Family therapy at the University of Guelph.
He has been married to Dixie for 42 years and they have two sons
and three grandchildren. He
loves to travel and collects ethnic and antique musical instruments. He has lived in Arizona since 1996. |
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Ed, a member of the ROMEO Club since 2004, is
originally from Wyoming. He
attended San Francisco State, the University of Texas, and Texas Tech.
After serving in the U. S. Army during the Korean War,
Ed went to work for Universities in Indiana, Texas and Missouri.
Ed and Sylvia are married for 55 years and have two children, David
and Tracy. They retired to
Southern California, smog and traffic forced them to move. Ed said, “they were lucky to find Payson”. His hobby is
computers. We are glad to
have Ed as a member of the ROMEOs. |
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Jerry
was born in Colorado and raised an OKIE.
He was in the USAF for 6 long years.
He graduated from Central State University in Edmond, Oklahoma in
1971. He was in the Banking
world for 30+ years and retired from Prudential Asset Resources September
2004. He was married to
Dianne in 1980 in Tabernash, Colorado and their only baby is a Poodle
named Harley. Jerry’s
present hobbies are bowling, Harley, and taking naps.
He thinks Payson is a wonderful place to live and has been in the
ROMEO Club since
2004. |
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Paul has been a member of the ROMEO Club since 2004 and enjoys it. He was born in
Houston Texas in 1929 and raised there until joining the US Naval air
force. Serving in the Korean
War and discharged in San Diego in 1952.
Paul and Joyce have been married 53 years.
They have 6 children and 6 grandchildren. Paul has a Masters degree from Los Angeles State University
in Industrial Education, retiring after 32 years of teaching at El Monte
H. S. He move to Star Valley
in 1994 and is active in the Knights of Columbus, wood carving, the Payson
Packers, trout fishing and as a scorer for the Longhorn wrestling
tournaments. Paul also works
with many youth groups. |
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Ralph just joined the ROMEO club in 2006.
Ralph hales from all over, Minnesota, California, Florida, Puerto
Rico, and Las Vegas. He spent most of his life working for the Federal Aviation
Administration. Ralph served
in the U.S. Coast Guard and graduated from La Trade Tech. His hobby is wood working.
Ralph and Marji have been married for 20 years.
He has 7 children, 17 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Ralph retired in 1998 and has had a complete heart transplant in
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Bob
has been a member of the Payson Romeo Club since 2002.
Bob started out in life at San Angelo, TX with stops in Reno, NV
and Pullman, WA. Ranching with his father until 1980 then into the
construction industry and finally Bob went into cabinet making. Bob served in the U.S. Navy form 1944 until 1946.
He attended Angelo St. University and Texas A&M. Woodworking
and golf are his hobbies. Bob
and Doris have been married 58 years and have 2 children, they find living
in Payson very enjoyable. |
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Jerry has been a member of the Romeo Club since 2003.
Before retiring He was the Senior R&D Technician at Honeywell
Satellite Systems. Born in
Long Beach, CA. Jerry was raised in Phoenix, AZ.
He served in the U.S. Navy Air Anti Submarine Squadron 21 (VS-21).
Stationed at North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego.
When deployed, USS Kearsarge CVS-33.
Also a member of Mercury Recovery Team, that picked up Gordon
Cooper. His carrier was the
first into Gulf of Tankin at beginning of Viet Nam War.
Jerry attended Phoenix College and ASU.
His hobby is Astronomy. Married
to Audrey for 27 ½ years with four children and 13 grandchildren. |
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John has been a member of the Romeo’s since 2002. John was born in 1939
in Pasadena, CA and is a proud 3rd generation
“Californian”. He graduated from Pasadena City College and served in the US
Navy during the “Cold War”. John
spent his working career in banking, primarily with First Interstate Bank,
which later became Wells Fargo Bank.
He moved to Payson in 2002 from Arcadia, CA and is only a part
time resident here, living in Montana the other 6 months.
He enjoys fly fishing and even ties is own flies.
He also makes his fly rods and leaders.
He is STILL a lousy golfer. John
has been married to Anita for 38 years and they have 1 son and 2 daughters
along with 5 grandchildren. When
he misses a Romeo meeting it is usually because he is in Southern
California baby-sitting the grandchildren. |
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Rudy is a member of the Alpena, Michigan Romeo Club since
September 2004 and the Payson club since December 2004.
He was born in Saginaw, Michigan in October 1930.
Rudy was the founder and owner of Alpena Glass Co. Inc. in Alpena
Michigan from 1950 until 1995. He
served in the US Army from 1953 to 1955 with A Co. 701st M.P.
Battalion at Fort Knox, KY. Rudy
graduated from Arthur Hill Trade School as a draftsman in 1947 and Arthur
Hill High School, Saginaw, MI in 1948.
He enjoys philately, numismatics, gardening, forestry, hiking,
history and writing his memoirs. Rudy and Marylin have been married for 52 years and have 5
children. They love Payson
December through April and Alpena, MI may through November. |
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Duane has been a member of the Romeo club
since 2004. Born in Delta, Colorado. He attended public schools
and attended Mesa College where he also played basket ball. He also
attended Cal state at Fullerton, CA. and Vanderbuilt University. After
30 years in the Marine Corps as a fighter pilot, Col. Newton retired. He
and Joanne have been married 50 years and have one daughter and 3
grandchildren. Duane really looks forward to
each Romeo lunch.
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J. W. was born and raised in the North
East part of Texas and proud of it. His entire working life was devoted to
the Santa Fe railroad After retirement he and his wife Phyllis move to
Payson Arizona where he remains active in remodeling homes. J. W. and
Phyllis were married in 1975 and between the two of them have 13
grandchildren. J. W. loves to bowl, fish and
hunt and just loves living in Payson and belonging to the Romeo Club. |
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Earl hales from Detroit, Michigan where
he attended St. Teresa’s Catholic School. He made a career as a baker
working in hotels such as the Hilton in Los Angles, CA. Earl
retired in 1999 and has been a Romeo for one year. Earl enjoys collecting
stamps. Unfortunately his wife passed away 34 years ago.
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Marvin was born and raised in Detroit,
Michigan. He spent 40 years with American Airline where he was a flight
engineer. His career was interrupted by a four year stint in the US Army
where he attained the rank of Sergeant. Marv loves to play Bingo and is
quite successful at it. Marv and Ann have been married 5 years.
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Bill , a member since 2006, he
found out about us in the Payson Roundup. See, some of our members can
read. Bill hales from Buffalo, New York where he
went to work for Curtis Wright Aviation right out of High School. In
1943 he enlisted in the Marine Corps and was wounded on Iwo Jima. After
three years in the Marines Bill came to Phoenix and went to work for the
Naval Air Facility in Litchfield Park and then on to Luke Air Force Base.
Now retired and recently widowed after 55 years of
marriage, Bill chose to live in Payson and is pursuing his love of
bowling. Welcome aboard Bill, we are glad to
have you as a member. |
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Bill
has been with us since 2006.
Bill hales from Fairfield , Illinois and went to work for the
Westinghouse Credit Corp and gave them 25 good years of service.
After graduating from ASU in their ROTC program Bill was
commissioned a Lieutenant in the US Army.
When I asked Bill what his hobbies are he replied “clearing brush
from his property”, so I’ll say that landscaping is his hobby.
Bill and Ann have been married for 29 years and have one daughter.
Oh by the way Bill mentioned that he really enjoys being a ROMEO |
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C. E. who hales from East St. Louis, Illinois has been a
ROMEO since 2006. C. E.
spent 22 years with IBM in California after a 4 year stint in the Air
Force from 1951 to 1955. C.
E. graduated from Millikin University in Decator Ill.
Computer graphics are his hobby and is a member of the Photoshop
Club in Payson. He is the
father of 2 daughters, 5 granddaughters and 2 great grandsons. C. E. feels the ROMEOs are a great bunch of guys. |
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Val has been a member of the Romeo Club since 2004.
Born in Texas and served 14 years in the US Navy where he was a
crew member on a Navy PBY, patrol aircraft. Back in Texas Val decided to
drive some down and out drought stricken farmers to Arizona where because
of the irrigation system could find more productive farms.
Upon arriving in Bowie, Arizona Val bought the local grocery store
and raised his family. Val
and Jewell have been married for 57 years, have two children, 4
grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.
Val mentioned that he really enjoys being a ROMEO. |
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Harvey was born and raised in Cleveland, OH and went on to
college getting an engineering degree from Northrop University. He married
Darlene in 1980 and they raised 3 boys from his previous marriage. They
have 6 grandchildren. He spent 31 years, in Cleveland, working for a
spring wire manufacturing company where he was granted a US Patent for a
process of induction heat treating wires. Moving to Payson in 2004 he
enjoyed the Romeo club so much that he published their web-site. He is
also active in the Super Senior's bowling league and member of the Rim
Country Classic Auto Club. Most of all he would not miss a poker night,
where Hugh taught him everything "he" doesn't know. |
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Joe has been a member of the ROMEO Club since 2005.
He was raised on a farm in N. Central NE.
He was self-employed as an M.D. for 35 years.
After retirement his wife Lois, and Joe moved to Payson, Arizona.
They have two Children. He
loves to fish, hunt, and play chess.
He was in Military service during the Korean War.
He graduated from the University of Nebraska Medical School.
He loves Payson and being a member of the ROMEO Club. |
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Ray has been a Romeo since 2002 and
looks forward to each Wednesday. Born in Windsor, Ontario Canada, Ray
served in the Canadian Army in 1944 and 1946. He
came to Phoenix and went to work for Motorola retiring after 29years
service. When I asked Ray if he had any hobbies, he said "yes,
everything". What he meant by that is he built his own house,
including all of the trades. Ray and Catherine
are married 23 years and have five children between them. |
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Wayne was a general contractor in Minnesota for 45 years. He
retired at the age of 56 and moved to Wickenburg, AZ in1967. After
building several houses for "something to do" he moved to Payson
and joined the Romeo Club. He enjoys rock hounding and likes to play golf,
bridge, and poker. |
