Surgeon back home after five month tour of duty
Pictured, left to right: wife Christine, Carus, 1, Carson, 7, Carissa, 10, Maj. Jayson Dock (USAF), Carben, 2, Carter, 4, and Carrigan, 5. Maj. Dock has been a resident of Oakwood for seven years and he and his wife, Christine, love their home on Lonsdale Avenue. So do their six small children: Carus, Carson, Carissa, Carben, Carter and Carrigan. According to Christine, the Oakwood neighbor network work flawlessly in helping the family out while Maj. Dock was on active duty. “We had a lot of Oakwood families bringing us meals. It made coming home from work and having a ready-made meal available for the kids’ dinners really a pleasure,” said Christine. “One neighbor mowed our grass. We’d like to thank our neighbors and friends so much for their kind support.”
The Blackbird Quartet - consisting of Josh Halpern on cello, Clara Hofeldt and Ellen Milligan on violin, and Amy Malone on viola – kicked off the evening with their music, along with a welcome from Alumni Director, Rande Rinn Chapman. After dinner, Nominating Committee Chair and host for the evening Jamie Greer and Superintendent of Oakwood City Schools Dr. Mary Jo Scalzo introduced the program for the evening and began the presentations to each of the four deserving recipients.
Harry Ebeling, Capt. Carl L. Henn, Mrs. Eleanor Pickrel Petersen and Frederick N. Young. Harry G. Ebeling, a retired lawyer, history buff, and dedicated public servant, was the first to be recognized. Harry graduated in 1950 along with fellow nominee Captain Carl L. Henn, career navy man, as well as certified financial planner and environmental activist was honored next, and accepting on behalf of him was his sister, Sally Riffle. She recounted how she informed Carl that she thought he should be nominated. His first question was, “Who do I compete with?” When she answered everyone who graduated more than 15 years ago from Oakwood High School, his answer was, “wow”. While Henn sadly passed away in August of 2007, Sally Riffle expressed thanks on his behalf to have received such an honor, knowing that he would have been proud. Eleanor Pickrel Petersen’s award followed, Eleanor being a lifelong activist on behalf of women and minorities in the Chicago community. Older sister Peggy Pickrel Anderson accepted on her behalf, noting that she was lucky she did not have to follow in her younger sister’s shoes – since they were pretty big and pretty much moving all the time. She told of her tireless desire to provide women and minorities equal opportunities, and of her great energy, culminating often in post-meeting conga lines. Frederick N. Young was the final recipient honored. This career barrister, activist and volunteer was active in the Dayton community, from politics to performance art. His law career led him to be involved in the establishment of two major area institutions –Wright State University and Children’s Medical Center. He also served on the board of countless others, including the Victoria Theater Association, and the Human Race Theatre. He was represented by his wife Joyce, daughters Peggy Young and Shirley Spelman, and sister Cathy Ellis. The OHS Distinguished Alumni Award was established as an annual award to recognize graduates of character and integrity who have distinguished themselves and honored our Alma Mater through outstanding leadership in their profession and service to their communities.
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August 19, 2008
Volume 17, No. 34
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arts
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editorial
'round town
people
events
obituaries
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Engagement... August Beautification Awards announced Little Exchange wins 2nd place in nat'l competition - Nancy Kussman gets kudos Heavy lifting at annual Lange Work Day
Centennial photos sponsored by LCNB National Bank Benefit Concert at LCOS Aug. 24 Dayton Peace Museum benefit luncheon Jim McCutcheon at Smith Gardens Aug. 24 Burt Saidel...Giving Strings hits one out Dayton Harp Ensemble to perform at DAI Student art exhibit at DAI through November Auditions for Shoe2 Jr. company Miss Camille's dance program marks 13 years
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