<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Dean,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">How would you feel about making a couple more of those benches that we did for the Community Center?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I am not an advocate for doing one for Jerry (if we did one for every good Rotarian we would run out of space) but definitely Joe and maybe talk about one for the Bishoff's?</div><div dir="auto">Maybe make a couple for the Humane Society while we are at it?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">Ray Alarcon<br dir="auto"><font face="sans-serif" dir="auto">Alarcon</font> Ins Agency<br dir="auto">PO Box 2539<br dir="auto">Mendocino, CA 95460<br dir="auto">707-937-5050<br dir="auto">CA Lic#0B68172</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Gloria Liner via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> </div><div>Date: 11/26/22 8:54 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: Dean Watson <watsondmw@comcast.net> </div><div>Cc: John Cottle via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org>, Judy Martin <director@mendocinohumane.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [Rotary] Rotarians Joe and Ruth Sparks </div><div><br></div></div>Very sad news indeed. I am so sorry, Dean. I know this was hard to share. Both Joe and Ruth Sparked so much of what we do as Rotarians. Ruth really did a great deal across a wide range of organizations. Joe was always solidly there as our club for decades.I am hoping our clubs can place a bench at the appropriate time in their memory.<br>May their memories be a blessing.<br> <br>Sadly, <br><br>Annie <br> <br><br><br>Annie Liner<br>glorialiner@me.com<br>707-684-6644 cell/text<br><br><br>> On Nov 26, 2022, at 6:28 PM, Dean Watson via Rotary <rotary@lists.mcn.org> wrote:<br>> <br>> Dear Rotarians and friends,<br>> <br>> <br>> I received news this afternoon that Mendocino Rotarian Joe Sparks passed away this morning. His daughter and granddaughter were with him at the time of his peaceful passing. Joe was devoted member of the Mendocino Rotary Club and the ideals of Rotary. He was the force behind the founding of our Mendocino High School Interact Club. Above all, a gracious gentleman and friend to us all. I also had the privilege of having Joe as my neighbor, sponsor and treasured friend. <br>> Unfortunately, Joe’s wife Ruth Sparks, a member of the Fort Bragg Rotary Club, as well as many other community groups, is also in the hospital and is now receiving comfort care. According to a family member, she is not expected to leave the hospital. Both Ruth and Joe have participated and given so much to our community in various ways. They are already missed. <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> Dean Watson<br>> Mendocino Rotary<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Rotary mailing list<br>> Rotary@lists.mcn.org<br>> http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/rotary<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Rotary mailing list<br>Rotary@lists.mcn.org<br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/rotary<br></body></html>