A `GOOD GUY' RECEIVES DESERVED RECOGNITION : SENIORS PROGRAM THANKS VOLUNTEER.Byline: Teresa Jimenez Daily News Staff Writer For 20 years, Stan Howie made volunteering his job, putting in hours for himself and the community. During his years of service, mostly for senior organizations, Howie became known as someone who could get the job done. ``You could certainly rely on him. When he said he was going to do something, he did it,'' said Lois Roby, retired director of the Fitzgerald House, since renamed the Fitzgerald Center. ``He's just a real good guy. He's never been given the credit he deserves for all he's done.'' Howie's volunteer days have come to an end for now. He's been spending a lot of time alone at the Castle Hill Retirement Village in Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . He is unable to help out because of a pinched nerve he sustained when he broke his back a year ago, and he misses his wife of 64 years, who died in May. ``I guess I'm retired - retired from retirement,'' Howie joked. On Wednesday and Friday, the Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Retired Senior Volunteer Program honored Howie and other volunteers for their years of service at a luncheon held at Los Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Howie, 88, retired from his job with AT&T in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in 1970 at age 62. He and his wife moved to Sun City for a few years before making Thousand Oaks their home in 1974. Not long afterward, Howie said he became a regular volunteer, driving an RSVP (ReSerVation Protocol) A communications protocol that signals a router to reserve bandwidth for real time transmission. RSVP is designed to clear a path for audio and video traffic, eliminating annoying skips and hesitations. bus that delivered seniors to different locations and returned them home. That duty was just one of his volunteer jobs. Howie served on the RSVP advisory council as treasurer and participated in Senior Concerns, which operates Meals on Wheels n. 1. A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by governmental or charitable organizations. and Senior Advisers, a program that tells the elderly about services available to them. When Howie wasn't busy with those activities, he helped seniors figure out their taxes and accepted utility payments through a program at the Global Senior Center called Utilipay. When he got home, Howie worked with stained glass stained glass, in general, windows made of colored glass. To a large extent, the name is a misnomer, for staining is only one of the methods of coloring employed, and the best medieval glass made little use of it. as a hobby. ``I was retired and had nothing else to do. I wanted to help the community,'' Howie said. ``There are things you can do for yourself, but you're not helping anyone. You don't make any difference.'' Roby, who worked with Howie at the Global Senior Center, is convinced he made a difference. ``He is a gentleman, a fine person you'd want to know,'' Roby said. SERVICE HONOREES Members of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program with five, 10, 15 and 20 years of service were honored Wednesday. For more information about volunteer opportunities through RSVP, call (805) 381-2742. 20 years: Stan Howie. 15 years: Dora Baxter, Helen Dickey, Ed Gurvitz, Kathryn Lee, Lois Lemons, Lucille Nelson, Agnes Roug, Mildred Schembri, Michael Slama. 10 years: Marion Broderick, Ernie Cipriano, Warren Fairchild, Adeline Herzog, Irene Hogg, George Klonsky, Nettie Klonsky, Ruth Madsen, Dorothy Monroe, Felicia Persi, Ruby Rooks Rooks can refer to: People:
5 years: Jean Anderson For the cookbook author, see . Jean Anderson (12 December 1907 – 1 April 2001) was an English actress born in Eastbourne, Sussex. She is best remembered for her television roles in the 1970s BBC drama The Brothers , Lucille Bartholomay, Anne Belin, Ida Berman, Marie Berton, Doris Bianchini, Edward Bingham The Honourable Edward Barry Stewart Bingham VC OBE (born 26 July 1881 in Bangor, County Down, Ireland — died 24 September 1939) served in the Royal Navy during the First World War and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in engaging the German fleet during the , Leola Born, Henry Brody, Frank Broida, Ann Calasanti, Doreen Dralla, Alberta Fiorita, Maxine Frankel, Mel Frankel, Helen Freeland, Jeanne Friedman, Alice Gaspar, Ethel Gregory, Deryl Hagestad, Leland Hewitt, Melanie Holmes, Elaine Kaelble, Ida Lee Ida Louisa Lee, (1865 - 1943), historian and poet, was born at Kelso, New South Wales. She was a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (F.R.G.S.) and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society (Hon. F.R.A.H.S.). , Stanley Lisbin, Mary Lucas, Yvonne Lysdal, Evelyn Main, Bobbie Martin, Vivian Mitchell, Marion Monaco, Michael Monaco, Ginny Naspo, Sam Neustadt, Mertice Nichols, Marcia O'Brien, Audrey Osslund, Albert Pagliara, Irene Persi, Joe Persi, Fred Posey, Emma Lee Price, Diane Rankin, Ronnie Richardson, Florence Rishko, Edward Ritche, Joyce Ritche, Ciria Robins, Edward Sabatka, Mildred Shapiro, Morris Shapiro, Betty Shaw, Betty Slama, Edie Sprinkle, Connie St. John, Anne Swartz, Alice Wiggs. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (color) Stan Howie developed a reputation for b eing dependable during 20 years as a volunteer. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News Box: SERVICE HONOREES (see text) |
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