ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

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PAT QUINN
DAN GRANT
BRUCE VACA
Governor
State of Illinois
Director of Veterans' Affairs
State of Illinois
Administrator
Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy
TABLE
OF
CONTENTS
A FEW THINGS GOING ON
7
LIBRARY NOTES
ADMINISTRATOR’S COLUMN
NEW ADMISSIONS
3
ANNIVERSARY DATES
NEW EMPLOYEES
13
BACK WHEN
PASTORAL REFLECTIONS
21
BIRTHDAYS
RESIDENT AT RANDOM
8-9
CANDID SHOTS
RETIREMENTS
12
CHAPLAIN’S CORNER
TAPS
10-11
EMPLOYEES OF THE MONTH 18
WISH LIST/CONTRIBUTIONS
IN HARM’S WAY
17
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Population Report
Men
WWI
0
WWII
163
WWI & WWII
0
WWII & Korea
17
Korea
77
WWII, Korea & Vietnam
4
Korea & Vietnam
2
Vietnam
63
Gulf
2
Peace Time
17
Non-Veterans
0
Total
Total Population
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Age Range Chart
Women
0
11
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
2
72
345
6
5
11
7
16
17
20
21-23
39 & Under
40-49
50-59
60-69
70-79
80-89
90-99
100 & Over
Men
0
0
14
46
56
192
35
2
Women
0
0
0
5
7
63
13
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Branch of Service Report
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine
Navy
88
433
These statistics were valid as of October 12, 2010.
35
201
4
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Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy BUGLE, SEP. & OCT., 2010 EDITION
The Bugle is published for the Residents,
Staff, Volunteers, and Friends of IVHQ. It is not
printed with tax funds.
E DITOR
Rick Gengenbacher
P RINTING
IDVA Central Office
P HOTOGRAPHY
Activities Staff
LaVerne Franken
Comments and contributions are always invited provided they are signed by the author. Names
will be withheld if requested.
F EATURE
Joe Newkirk
T YPING
Keitha Jo Stark
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P ROOFREADING
David Katz
Adjutant’s Office
Tane Temple
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER, 2010 BUGLE
Administrator’s
Column
BY
ADMINISTRATOR BRUCE VACA
On October 19, 2011, the Illinois Veterans Home at
Quincy will observe its 125th anniversary. It is a
remarkable accomplishment and should be celebrated
and that is exactly what we intend on doing. We have
established a committee who is organizing our celebration efforts. The group is not ready to divulge their
plans yet but should be prepared to make an announcement just after the first of the year.
This issue I wanted to share a story of how the
Home came in to existence. The story was researched
and written by IVHQ Library Volunteer Lynn Snyder.
Enjoy.
LOOKING BACK - 125 YEARS AT IVHQ
Quincy Wins!
December 3rd, 1885
On December 3rd,
1885, the Quincy Daily
Whig announced on page
one, below the large scale
illustration shown above:
“Quincy Celebrates the
Location of the Soldiers’
Home.”
After a five
month search, the news of
Quincy’s selection as the
location for the Illinois
“Soldiers’ and Sailors’
Home” prompted exuberant demonstrations in the
streets, and a grand reception for Col. W. W. Berry, a
Quincy native, Commander of the Illinois Department
of the Grand Army of the Republic, and chairman of the
states “Commission on Location”. Within a year, the
Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home was to join only
three other early state homes, located in California,
Vermont and Michigan, plus several national government homes located in far reaching regions of the U.S
including one home for Confederate veterans at
Richmond, Va., opened in 1885.
A total of forty-two Illinois cities and towns, from
Waukegan and Rockford to Alton and Havana, had submitted proposals to the special “Commission on
Location” appointed by Illinois Governor Olgesby, with
each town proposing from one to five sites within their
limits for the location of the grounds of the home.
Following visits to all 42 locations, the seven members
of the Commission returned to Springfield to decide
upon the winning city, a process in which over 400 ballots were cast. Local newspapers reported that Quincy
seemed to be a clear early leader, in part it was speculated, because of the advocacy of Col. Berry, a native of
Quincy. The vote became deadlocked, however, when
one or more Commission members refused to vote for
any other than their home town or favorite city. While
Quincy, Springfield, Dixon and Decatur were consistently ahead in the voting, none had been able to get the
needed fourth vote. The deadlock was finally broken on
December 2nd, when, according to the account in the
Daily Whig, after “taking a recess of a quarter of an
hour” the commission reassembled, “and at once Mr.
Wallace, who had previously been voting for Dixon,
went for Quincy, giving her the necessary four votes to
secure the location.” Thus the final vote was Quincy 4,
Springfield 1, Dixon 1, and Decatur 1, and a motion was
made and carried to make the vote unanimous.
The selection of Quincy was not without public controversy however, as evidenced by comments from rival
cities papers. While the Daily Whig noted that:
“FREEPORT DOESN’T FEEL BAD”, “ROCK ISLAND
WAS SURE OF IT.” and “BLOOMINGTON TALKS
PHILOSOPHICALLY”, other towns were not so accommodating of Quincy’s win; “DIXON WAS DISSATISFIED.” , “ALTON IS INDIGNANT”, and there was
“GENERAL DISGUST AT DECATUR.”
According to the Decatur paper, their cause was
lost in part because “the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
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railroad company, with the politicians of the Twelfth
congressional district, has outgeneraled the Illinois
Central railroad company, which had two cities on the
list – Decatur and Dixon – and could not unite its forces
on either, so losing the prize.”
Among the strangest comments were those of the
Chicago Daily News, presumably made at least partly
in jest:
“We are curious to see what the press of the state
will have to say about the selection of Quincy as the site
of the soldiers’ and sailors’ home.
We have always been very free in our expression of
opinion concerning Quincy: we have maintained that it
is a Missouri town – as distinctively Missourian and as
foreign to Illinois as if it were located on the west bank
of the Mississippi.
Quincy is one of the oldest towns in the Mississippi
Valley; it is but a few years younger than Kaskaskia,
and the only difference we can see between the two
towns is that Kaskaskia died first.
Quincy is without public spirit, without enterprise,
and without vigor; she is the lean and slippered pantaloon of Illinois cities.
Her only notable act of late years was the partisan
effort she made some months ago to inveigle strangers
into the midst of her by advertising a democratic fishfry; we are told that the fish used on this occasion were
bullheads caught in the horse-ponds around Palmyra,
Mo.
The soldiers’ home will be great picking for Quincy,
for heretofore Quincy has had nothing to brag about
except her ‘“fine old trees.”’
Just think of an Illinois town bragging of her old
trees! What a commentary upon the vaunted progressive spirit of the mighty state. What a bitter mockery
of the vigor which has placed Illinois in the van of western civilization!”
Other cities were more generous in their comments
on the selection, praising the Quincy location, and the
integrity of its local planning committee. In addition, in
its report to the Governor (as characterized by the Daily
Whig), the “Commission on Location” noted that while
several cities and locations throughout the state scored
highly on their ratings lists, “Among these sites was one
at Quincy, on the Mississippi, just south of the 40th
parallel of latitude, with its hunting grounds and facilities for fishing and boating unrivaled in the west. The
tract of land offered by the citizens of Quincy [the
Dudley tract, as it was then known] is a natural park,
situated just outside the city limits, containing 140
acres, 69 acres of native timber. Here, satisfied that the
maimed and disabled defenders of the union will be as
comfortable as anywhere in the State, the commission,
by a majority vote, which was afterwards made unanimous, decided to locate the home.
The commission further reports that, .... the tract of
land offered by the local committee at Quincy, Ill. ….
being the most economical to the state, and best adapted to the wants of the institution, having regard in the
selection to elevation, sewerage, drainage, an abundant
supply of living water, facilities of soil, and the price
asked for same.”
The decision to locate
the Illinois “Soldiers’ and
Sailors’ Home” in Quincy,
made that December 2nd,
1885 represented the culmination of a five month
search for the optimal
location of a state home for
Illinois veterans of the
Mexican war and members of the G.A.R. – Union
veterans of the more
recent Civil War. Thus, on
Dec. 3rd, the citizens of
Quincy welcomed home
their triumphant local planning committee, and the
Chairman of the “Commission on Location,” Col. W. W.
Berry, with much hoopla and a grand celebration. And
just ten months later, in honor of the three day celebration dedicating the ‘Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’
Home” at Quincy, Ida Scott Taylor, of Jacksonville, Ill.
penned the following verses (part of a longer poem written for the occasion):
Hurrah for the vet’rans of old Illinois,
In army and navy! – our blue-coated boys
Who stood by our country thro’ danger and woe
With courage and zeal, when the call came to go
Our state has erected a haven of rest,
A refuge to shelter the sad and oppressed;
A home where the soldier and sailor may be
Protected from dangers of land and of sea.
How gladly we shelter such vet’rans as these,
The soldiers and sailors from battles and seas!
How warmly we welcome them; bidding them feel
Our hearts are still loyal, our gratitude real.
The corner-stone laid on the hillside to-day
Shall crumble with seasons and time, and decay;
But genuine love for our country, we trust,
Shall never be weakened by ruin or rust.
And here in this city the weary shall rest,
In beautiful Quincy, the Gem of the West;
The storm-beaten sailor no longer shall roam,
But share with the soldier the comforts of home.
Next: Quincy celebrates the opening of the Home, Oct.
1886.
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NEW ADMISSIONS
WELCOME
(AUGUST 20TH
TO
THROUGH
OCTOBER 11TH)
IVHQ
Dave Bringaze
Fifer C
From Quincy
Vietnam War
Army Veteran
DOB is 8/24
Mary Hamann
Somerville
From Quincy
Non-Veteran
DOB is 3/25
Bob Heightman
Markword 2
From Griggsville
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB is 10/12
Leo Lynn
Markword 2
From Quincy
WWII
Navy Veteran
DOB is 3/21
Rosemary Lynn
Somerville
From Quincy
Non-Veteran
DOB is 7/10
Fred Miller
Markword 2
From Vermont IL
Korean War
Air Force Veteran
DOB is 3/21
Camilla Reimer
Somerville
From Springfield
Non-Veteran
DOB is 2/27
Chuck Reimer
Markword 1
From Springfield
WWII
Army Veteran
DOB 10/28
George Schmidt
Markword 2
From Girard
WWII
Navy Veteran
DOB is 5/11
Don Schofield
Schapers B
From Columbia
WWII
Navy Veteran
DOB is 2/20
Al Shotts
Somerville
From Galesburg
Non-Veteran
DOB is 10/13
Charlie Strader
Fifer C
From Danville
Korean War
Army Veteran
DOB is 10/19
Al Ulm
Markword 1
From Quincy
WWII
Coast Guard Veteran
DOB is 4/9
Helen Ulm
Markword 1
From Quincy
WWII
Coast Guard Veteran
DOB is 3/23
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Library
Notes
BY
At a recent IVHQ Resident
Advisory Group (RAG) meeting
information about the library was
reported to the group by your
Library Associate.
Residents
learned that I have served 17
years in the IVHQ library with the
help of an invaluable team of resident workers, and volunteers from
the community over those years.
Currently the resident workers assisting in the library and the
year each began are as follows:
LaVerne Reich since 1999; Eva
Adele since 2009; Tom Markovic
since 2009; Sandy Burkey since
this past June; and Chuck Vespa
during the winter months since
2007. The library volunteers who
donate time from their daily lives
are: Juanita Wingerter since 1997;
Derv Garrison since 1997 and
Lynn Snyder since 2009. This fine
group of resident workers and volunteers faithfully serve the resi-
LYNN FLEMING
dents and staff daily, and their
work is greatly appreciated.
A few statistics were shared
with the group. Yearly circulation
for the library year that ended
June 30, 2010 was 22,904. People
visiting the library were 2,966; of
those persons, 2,094 were residents and 872 were staff visits, of
these numbers 708 residents and
404 staff visited to use the library
computers. The library made
5,532 individual deliveries to residents’ rooms consisting of books,
movies, newspapers, magazines,
music, recorded books and other
requested items last year. Emails
received and sent on to residents
were 3,130. These are printed,
labeled and sent to the residents’
buildings via the Home’s in-house
week day mail pick up and delivery. This past year the library
sent to other libraries in Illinois
over 154 items, and received 273
items, requested by the residents
and staff, that the library does not
own. All of this is done at no cost
to the library patron or any
Illinois library. In Illinois, deliveries between libraries are a privileged service by the Illinois State
Library via federal funds.
Elsewhere in this issue is a
column starting this month called
“Looking Back, 125 Years at
IVHQ” penned by library volunteer Lynn Snyder.
This will
appear in the Bugle throughout
the next year as the Home prepares to celebrate its 125th
anniversary, October 19, 2011.
This first column will contain
information on how Quincy beat
out 41 other Illinois cities vying
for the honor of having a veterans’
facility located in their communities. It was a long, hard fought
battle between Quincy and the
other finalists.
Subsequent
columns will continue with interesting and fun information on the
Home; Pvt. Joe Fifer and his connection to IVHQ; how the Home
has evolved through time; and tidbits of life in and around the
Home. Be sure to read “Looking
Back, 125 Years at IVHQ” to learn
more.
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A FEW THINGS GOING
ON...
Please take note of the following events to take place in the weeks and months ahead:
*
Gospel Gathering with Fred Fritts - Saturday, October 16th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Old fashioned hymns and Southern Gospel music.
*
Octoberfest - Thursday, October 21st. 2:00 p.m. in the American Legion Pavilion on Lake Illinois we’ll have
the last grilled hot dogs and fishing of the year. Quincy University students will assist.
*
Octoberfest II - Friday, October 22nd. 2:00 p.m. Quincy University students to visit units and play games.
*
Bloomington VFW Pup Tent #37 Cooties BINGO - Saturday, October 23rd, 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott. Bingo and treats.
*
American Legion Halloween Parties - Tuesday, October 26th 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and then 1:00 p.m. to
2:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Treats and pumpkin painting.
*
Red Cross Blood Drive - Wednesday, October 27th. 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall.
*
Terrible’s Mark Twain Casino Breakfast Trip - Thursday, October 28th, load at 8:30 a.m.
*
Unit Halloween Parties - Friday, October 29th. Various times on units. Donuts and apple cider.
*
Canton Elks DANCE - Saturday, October 30th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Country Times
Band. Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League will be on hand to escort, do a 50/50 and provide
treats.
*
Free Donuts & Coffee furnished by Great River Abate Motorcycle Group - Sunday, October 31st. 10:00 a.m.
in Smith Hall.
*
Election Day - Tuesday, November 2nd. Volunteers will be available to escort residents to the poling place in
Lippincott Hall.
*
Wal-Mart Shopping Trip - Thursday, November 4th, load at 1:00 p.m.
*
Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, November 5th at 10:00 a.m. Location and Guest Speaker TBA.
*
VETERANS DAY Parade - Saturday, November 6th. Parade starts downtown at 10:00 a.m. (transportation on
your own). Parade will then go through IVHQ grounds at 1:00 p.m.
*
Payson VFW Post BINGO - Saturday, November 6th. 2:00 p.m. in Lippincott Hall. BINGO & treats.
*
VETERANS DAY Program - Thursday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in Lippincott Hall. Program will be broadcast LIVE ON IVHQ-TV.
*
Macomb VFW Auxiliary BINGO - Saturday, November 13th. 1:30 p.m. in Lippincott Hall. BINGO & treats.
*
Canton Elks Dance - Saturday, November 20th from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Wild Wild West Band.
*
American Legion Auxiliary Christmas Gift Show - Wednesday, December 1st at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on all
units. An opportunity for our veterans to select and send a gift to a loved one at no cost.
*
Resident Advisory Group (RAG) Meeting - Friday, December 3rd at 10:00 a.m. Location and Guest Speaker TBA.
*
Resident/Family Christmas Party - Friday, December 17th at regular lunch times on all nursing units. The
Dennis Bottoms Band from Nashville TN will be entertaining at Lippincott from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (This
group was the back up band at the Grand Ole Opry for 26 years.) Dessert and beverages to be served in
Lippincott.
*
American Legion’s Gifts for Yanks Program - To be distributed during the week of December 20th (exact
time to be announced) . Every resident at the Home receives a gift from the American Legion.
*
A Christmas Gift for All Residents - Thursday, December 23rd. Every resident at the Home receives a special Christmas gift - as is the tradition.
*
MERRY CHRISTMAS - December 25th.
*
New Year’s Eve Party - Friday, December 31st at 4:00 p.m. in Smith Hall. Starts with BINGO, includes a
special supper, and ends with a dance from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Lots of sparkling drinks and noise makers.
*
There will be Christmas Carolers visiting the units throughout most of December.
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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Residents
Employees
Evelyn Mertz
11/1
Anderson
John Willard
11/1
Anderson
Glenn Girup
11/3
Elmore West
Wilburn Welch
11/3
Schapers A
Bert Weaver
11/8
Elmore East
Vernon Allen
11/9
Markword 1
Ron Carlson
11/9
Markword 2
Homer Adele
11/11
Elmore 2
Wanda Derhake
11/11
Fifer C
Earl Schemenauer
11/13
Elmore West
John Karlichek
11/13
Fletcher 1
George Peterson
11/14
Markword 2
Sam Wand
11/14
Elmore East
Thomas Ingersoll
11/14
Fletcher 2
Homer Kellogg
11/19
Schapers A
Roger Witt
11/21
Fletcher 2
Bill McHugh
11/23
Markword 1
Mary Worrell
11/25
Elmore 2
Gerald Hilton
11/25
Schapers B
Nita Ward
11/28
Fifer B
Brandon Holder
Kelly Howell
Richard Keller
Clay Lawrence
Lola Brumbaugh
Joan Rhea
Amanda Rife
Glenn Mast
Gary Davis
Lori Vetter
Tana Logue
Alesa Spangler
Sherri Abbott
Deborah Carnes
Rodney Wolkitt
Richard Tournear
Rebecca Bockhold
Amanda Schenk
Tara Smith
Deanna Griffin
Chad Jackson
Michaelynn Delcour
Bobette Homan
John King
Christine Renard
Rene Orr
Michael Smith
Shonda Lamberson
John McPherson
Carrol White
Tricia Franklin
Suzanne McGee
Tristan Dooley
Heather McDermott
David Prindle
Colleen Chapman
Wendy Hughes
Kathy Russell
Sacha Scranton
Donna Lashbrook
Lou Gabel
Tom Weinberg
Angela Strang
Russell Whitaker
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Dietary
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Housekeeping
Dietary
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Accounting
Business Office
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Maintenance
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Housekeeping
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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Residents
Employees
Bill Buckley
12/1
Fifer A
Tracy Alexander
12/1
Nursing
Roy Grisham
12/1
Fifer D
Lynn Alderton
12/2
Nursing
Fred Yelliott
12/3
Somerville
Andy Morrison
12/4
Power Plant
Si Sichrovsky
12/4
Fifer D
Scott Sohn
12/4
Dietary
John Hogan
12/5
Fletcher 1
Cindy Klingele
12/5
Housekeeping
Frank Bosak
12/6
Somerville
Doris Abbott
12/6
Nursing
Stanley Heaton
12/7
Elmore 2
Troy Sheffler
12/7
Power Plant
Tony Oakley
12/8
Markword 2
Dale Hilgenbrinck
12/8
Accounting
Edith Tingley
12/9
Elmore 2
Lisa Curry
12/9
Housekeeping
Jason Autery
12/10
Elmore East
Julie Markert
12/9
Nursing
Maury Grove
12/10
Somerville
Rico Sterns
12/9
Nursing
Donna Ratliff
12/10
Elmore 2
Tawnya Tenhouse
12/9
Housekeeping
Wayne Cole
12/12
Elmore East
Robbie Cartmill
12/10
Nursing
Elmer Wilkey
12/13
Markword 2
Jean Glass
12/10
Nursing
Mike Hazen
12/14
Elmore 2
Tammy Sullivan
12/11
Nursing
Terry Utter
12/14
Fifer A
Sylvia Brock
12/13
Nursing
Fred Peters
12/15
Fifer B
Mary Cook
12/13
Medical Staff
Bill Hull
12/15
Schapers A
Jim Powell
12/14
General Store
Ted Rehwaldt
12/15
Elmore East
Doug Risley
12/14
Nursing
Ken Love
12/17
Elmore West
Virginia Darnell
12/15
Nursing
Leroy Veach
12/18
Anderson
Brad Gibson
12/15
Business Office
Ben Geoppo
12/20
Fletcher 1
Martha Nall
12/16
Activities
Gene Dixson
12/22
Schapers A
Michelle Farwell
12/18
Nursing
Gene Valentine
12/22
Schapers B
Kristen Homan
12/18
Dietary
Onie Hlavaty
12/23
Markword 1
Kim Gillespie
12/20
Nursing
Vernon McNear
12/23
Elmore East
Mary Day
12/21
Nursing
Walter Walsh
12/24
Markword 2
Dennis Bevans
12/22
Nursing
Harry McCarthy
12/24
Elmore 2
Linda Bassett
12/24
Volunteer Services
Jim Swisher
12/27
Fifer A
John Friday
12/25
Dietary
Rachel Piner
12/25
Nursing
Roger Kerberick
12/27
Fifer A
Sonya Platt
12/26
Nursing
Kenneth Gacek
12/28
Fletcher 1
Janet Franken
12/29
Housekeeping
Earl Gill
12/30
Fifer A
Kathleen McLaughlin 12/29
Nursing
Tom O’Beirne
12/30
Schapers A
Kirk Rueb
12/29
Security
John Bradford
12/30
Fletcher 2
Antoinette Bernard
12/30
Housekeeping
George Nenninger
12/31
Fifer B
Diana Hays
12/31
Nursing
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Chaplain’s
Corner
BY
Some time ago, I purchased a
small booklet authored by Robert
Flood. It developed a theme of
“Men who shaped America”. He
wrote about men like Christopher
Columbus, William Bradford,
William Penn, Samuel Adams,
John Witherspoon, Jonathan
Edwards, Francis Asbury, Noah
Webster, Francis Scott Key,
Abraham Lincoln, Dwight L.
Moody and John Eliot. Not all of
these men were preachers or
politicians. Some were military
men, some were missionaries and
all were patriots in their own time
and in their own way. All of them
were aware that this great nation
had an opportunity to be used by
God to change the world. Most of
them had a hand in helping this
nation get on the right track and
to keep on the right track in their
time.
Last issue of the Bugle, I published some information that I
gleaned from another old book
with regard to the Bill of Rights
and
especially
the
First
Amendment:
“Congress shall
make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or
abridging the freedom of speech,
or of the press; or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble, and
to petition the Government for a
redress of grievances.” It is the
second phrase that we must concern ourselves today. “or prohibiting the free exercise thereof”
We live in at tense time due to
an event and a people that have
targeted us as evil. Their view of
our society is flavored by our dis-
REV. JOHN ADAMS
respect to what our founding
fathers put in place as our moral
and spiritual touchstone (the
Bible). We have moved far from
the value system that true
Christians must have; “He must
increase, I must decrease” (John
3:30). Earlier I listed some men
from a booklet, these men lived
life with this in mind and their
lives have left an imprint in our
life even to this present moment.
Let me use this space to give you
the conclusion of the booklet and
the closing statement:
“These men of spiritual conviction... and there were many
more... faced problems that were
not unlike,
the issues that confront us today. Each reader will
draw his own conclusions and
make application, hopefully in the
light of Scripture. Let me suggest,
however, at least three truths
which seem to stand out. One is
that God rules in the affairs of
men and that, in due time, the
United States emerged as a world
power, not by accident, but by
design.”
“George Washington sensed
this even at the outset. In his first
inaugural address he declared:
‘No people can be bound to
acknowledge and adore the invisible hand which conducts the
affairs of men more than the people of the United States. Every
step by which they have advanced
to the character of an independent
nation seems to have been distinguished by providential agency.’”
Abraham Lincoln constantly
sought ‘the Almighty Ruler of
Nations’.”
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Another truth comes across
clearly; that a democracy, if it is to
succeed, must rest on a strong
moral base.
Our Founding
Fathers clearly understood this.
“George Washington, in his
farewell address, persuasively
extolled religion as the ground
from which morality takes its rise.
He warned that ‘reason and experience both forbid us to expect that
national morality can prevail in
exclusion of religious principles.’”
“When the United States
Supreme Court in June, 1962,
announced its now infamous
‘regent’s prayer decision,’ farreaching effects resounded across
the land. It triggered a rash of
lower court cases in which plaintiffs cited everything from classroom devotions and prayer at
school milk break to baccalaureate
services and even the Pledge of
Allegiance itself as ‘unconstitutional.’ Some public school superintendents and principals, who
feared the risk of local lawsuits,
regarded the whole issue as a ‘hot
potato’ and hastened to silence all
mention of God in the classroom.
As one grade school principal told
his teachers, ‘when you’re in the
classroom, you have no religion.’”
“When man for the first time
circled the surface of the moon just
four days before Christmas in
1968, millions around the world
watched and listened as astronaut
Frank Borman read from the creation account in the opening chapter of Genesis, ‘In the beginning
God...’ An infuriated Madalyn
Murray O’Hair and many others
have been trying unsuccessfully
ever since to secure an official government censure. At the crux of
the crisis, of course, is the First
Amendment
to
the
U.S.
Constitution, which states that
‘Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment of
religion or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof.’”
“The debate has focused
not the real danger lie with those
who are waving piously the ‘establishment of religion’ clause while
glossing over the second part of
that same amendment they allege
to defend? For that amendment
not only rules against the establishment of religion, but also
against ‘prohibiting the free exercise thereof.’”
“Of Christians in particular, it
has always been true that they
have exercised an influence on
society far beyond their numbers.
Today our nation may appear at
times to be on the verge of collapse. Many throw up their hands
and cry, What’s the use? But
great was the crisis also when
Samuel Adams cried out for liberty, when Jonathan Edwards
preached for revival, when
around this passage of sixteen
words. Theologians have wrestled
with it, historians have explained
it, lawyers have interpreted it
with different shades of viewpoint.
While admittedly the issues are
complex, it is beyond dispute that
the Founding Fathers wanted to
prohibit any chance of a state
church at any level. But it is just
as clear that they did not wish to
silence the voices of Christian conviction, nor relegate God to the
extreme perimeters of the
American system.”
Hear his conclusion. “Who,
then, is really undermining the
Constitution? Certainly not those
who wish to retain that spirit
behind its inception: that God is
supreme and that our democracy
must stand on this truth. Would
NEW EMPLOYEES
RESIDENTS
AND
(AUGUST 21ST
FELLOW STAFF WELCOME
Abraham Lincoln called for
preservation of the Union. It only
takes a hand full of dedicated men
and women in the right time, at
the right place with the right
desire to change the course of
human affairs back to what is honoring to Almighty God.”
“One Christian with the message of Jesus Christ can change
one life, and see his influence
eventually multiply to change
many other lives, and even society
itself. Let every Christian become
the salt of the earth and the hope
of this nation.”
Remember the words from the
Scriptures: “He who is in you is
greater than he who is in the
world.”
THROUGH
OCTOBER 11TH)
YOU TO
IVHQ!
Kayla Peters
Nursing - 9/7
RESIDENT/FAMILY CHRISTMAS PARTY
WILL BE
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17TH
A special lunch (at regular meal times) will be served to residents and their families and all
nursing units will have entertainment throughout the luncheon. The Dennis Bottoms Band will
entertain at Lippincott Hall from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. This group was the back up band at
the Grand Ole Opry for 26 years. Light refreshments will be served in Lippincott.
Invitations to family members (requesting RSVP's) will be mailed by the middle of November.
Merry Christmas!
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Candid
Shots
“Candid Shots” from around IVHQ over
the past several weeks. Enjoy.
Jack Smith’s 100th Birthday Party on October 1st
The smiling faces of the dedicated IVHQ Library Staff
MOPH sponsors a “Free Food Day” at The Canteen
DAV Ch. #32 donates $1,000 to the WWII Memorial Renovation
Tri-State Lugnuts Annual Car Show
Tri-State Lugnuts Annual Car Show - Dr. Dave’s car
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ANNIVERSARY DATES
CONGRATULATIONS
(NOVEMBER & DECEMBER)
TO THESE EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE!
20 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:
Jim Kuhlman
Patricia Green
Laura Akers
Physical Therapy
26 years on 12/3
Nicole Aschemann
Laundry
25 years on 12/7
Steve Brown
Security
25 years on 12/9
Barber
Nursing
Dec. 26th
Dec. 27th
15 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES
Connie Deming
Susan Halle
Bill Haistings
Cathy Page
Nursing
Nursing
Power Plant
Nursing
Nov. 20th
Nov. 20th
Dec. 1st
Dec. 16th
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES:
Kathy Lear
Marsha Fry
Nursing
26 years on 12/3
Marlene Jenkins
Nursing
25 years on 12/23
Dean Giffin
Security
28 years on 12/7
Ken Keller
Truck Garage
33 years on 12/19
Marva Henderson
Nursing
25 years on 12/23
Merlin Kunz
Power Plant
27 years on 12/19
Nursing
NO 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARIES
Sheila Nokes-Deming
Laundry
36 years on 12/9
Anniversary dates are printed at the 5, 10, 15, and 20
year anniversaries. Starting
at 25 years (and all those
above) employees will have
their photo published as
well. Congratulations to all
celebrating anniversaries
during these two months!
LOOK
Joan Rhea
Business Office
35 years on 12/29
Bob Schoch
Power Plant
26 years on 11/16
Rex Smith
Dietary
28 years on 12/10
Nov. 27th
John Wingerter
Adjutant’s Office
27 years on 11/16
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FOR THE NEXT ISSUE OF
THE BUGLE
to be distributed on-grounds the
week between December 27th - 30th
Resident
at Random
BY
CEASEFIRE BUGLER
As an agreement was being
signed on July 27, 1953, to cease
fire in the Korean War, a lone
Marine bugler symbolically played
taps at the United Nations Truce
Camp in Panmunjom, Korea; and
he became known thereafter as
the “ceasefire bugler.” Sergeant
Robert Ericson had been playing
the bugle since the age of 11 as a
member of the Drum and Bugle
Corps of American Legion Post 37
in his hometown of Quincy, IL. He
continued with this corps until
joining the USMC in 1950, where
after completing basic training at
Camp Lejeune, NC he was named
1st Service Battalion bugler in the
1st Marine Division.
In 1952 Sergeant Ericson was
ordered to Korea, which had had
an American combat involvement
since 1950. Peace negotiations
took two years as politics were as
mean and vicious as the fighting.
“Negotiations took place in a tent
and were made difficult by the
Koreans, who cut legs off of the
chairs to sit taller than UN representatives; they also cut bases off
of American flags. During this
two year charade, most of the
causalities and fatalities of the
war took place. South Korean
President Sigmond Ree tried to
destroy the cease-fire by releasing
20,000 North Korean P.O.W.s, but
they were so tired of war they disappeared into the population
rather than fight.”
After the truce agreement was
signed, an exchange of sick and
wounded prisoners took place
with the Koreans, and Sergeant
JOSEPH NEWKIRK
Ericson was assigned to Freedom
Village where doctors and nurses
first received infirmed soldiers.
As he unloaded an ambulance, a
soldier fell out and Robert helped
him into a medical tent. Forty
years later at a Korean War
Veterans meeting, that same man
showed up and he and Robert
renewed their ties. U.S. Army
Mr. Bob Ericson
Corporal Bill Smith spent 36
months as a P.O.W. and has written a book about his experiences
with this magnanimous incident
with Robert Ericson noted in
detail.
Sergeant Ericson’s other
efforts were also well-remembered
and honored. In 1995 he was
appointed by President Reagan to
a commission to design and build
and dedicate the National Korean
War Memorial on the mall in
Washington, D.C. Bob contacted
the White House, and after they
researched his story about bugling
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at the ceasefire, he was named
official bugler at the dedication
ceremony.
Bob and his wife and about 20
local Korean War veterans took a
train to D.C. for the ceremony,
where 200,000 veterans were
expected to gather. During the
practice session for this spectacular program (involving an 80 piece
symphony orchestra and an elaborately lighted and choreographed
stage) a spotlight shone on Robert
Ericson as he played taps and
then held the last note until fading into the orchestra’s rendition
of “America the Beautiful.” Bob
waited for the song to begin as his
bugle gradually muted, but when
he looked down at the orchestra
he was given a standing ovation
and the musicians “all had tears
in their eyes.”
Ironically, during the actual
ceremony with President Clinton
and the president of Korea presiding, a severe thunderstorm erupted and the program was halted
and the role of bugler omitted!
Shortly
afterwards,
though,
Robert took his bugle and the
Quincy delegation and played taps
at the memorial where about
10,000 people were still gathered.
During the formal ceremony, the
main speaker, Australian General
Sir Charles, stated: “If Bob
Ericson had been playing the
bugle all these years, I think he’s
got it right!”
Bob has also played at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Cemetery, the
dedication of the Illinois Korean
War Memorial at Oak Ridge
Cemetery in Springfield, the
Korean War Memorial at the
Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy,
the burial of the last known Civil
War veteran in Memphis, MO,
and several international memorial programs.
In 2003 the Korean government invited Bob to play at the
50th anniversary of the war’s
ceasefire, and during this time the
Norwegian Embassy learned
about the “cease-fire bugler” and
invited him to play in that country. After a limousine ride to the
Norwegian Memorial courtesy of
the government, his performance,
together with a half-page photograph, was featured in a prominent national magazine.
Bob had already been married
to Gladys Holtschlag for two years
before entering the Marine Corps.
After his discharge on January 4,
1954, he returned to Quincy and
accepted a job offer from his
father-in-law, owner of Holtschlag
Florist. For the first eight years of
his career he worked in the greenhouse as a grower, learning this
trade on the job and by using the
G.I. Bill for specialized training in
horticulture.
In 1962 he moved to the store
and worked as a floral designer
until the end of his 35 year career
with Holtschlag Florist. At the
1969 National FTD Convention in
Hawaii, he won a designer competition out of 3,000 florists and was
named Designer of the Year. He
also won a number of other
awards as he worked alongside
his wife in an “enjoyable” job but
one requiring him to stand for 10
hours a day, six days a week, and
often plus two hours on Sundays.
“Sunday afternoon was my weekend!” he says.
He reached a point in 1989
after contracting rheumatoid
arthritis when he could no longer
stand that long and accepted a job
offer from former IVHQ administrator Richard “Hap” Northern to
be the Veterans Service Officer for
the Illinois Department of
Veterans. Although Bob had no
office or clerical experience, he
adapted to the position well and
helped vets receive benefits and
medical aid and directed them to
VA programs and agencies.
Bob became involved again
with the American Legion and
was director of the same drum
and bugle corps he had played in
as a youth. He was also an officer
in the Marine Corps League and
the Korean War Veterans.
In
1992 he was elected to the Adams
County Board of Supervisors and
had a committee assignment to
the Two Rivers Resource and
Conservation Council that helped
found John Wood Community
College and the Orr Agricultural
Center.
Robert Henry Ericson was
born on August 22, 1930, and
except for three years in the
USMC, has lived in Quincy all of
his life. His father was a WWI
veteran who later became a postal
worker and he has an older sister
named Charlene. His family fared
well during the Great Depression
and always had work with the two
children helping out also. During
a manpower shortage in 1945 due
to WWII, Bob de-tasseled corn
alongside German P.O.W.s held at
Camp Ellis near Peoria.
Over the years as a youngster
with the American Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps, Robert travelled
to national competitions around
the country. In 1946 the Quincy
Corps was named national champions in San Francisco and
returned home to a cheering
crowd of over 10,000. Bob and
Gladys continued to travel widely
during their marriage and have
toured Europe, the U.S.A. and
Asia, and been on nine cruises.
Vatican City and the Edinburgh
Military Tattoo in Scotland were
the most fascinating places.
Bob and Gladys have four
children. His oldest son, Mike,
(who now runs Holtschlag
Florists) was born while Bob was
in Korea; Mark is a substance
abuse therapist in Phoenix, AZ;
Debbie (a former Miss Teenage
Illinois) is an architect with the
local firm of Klingner and
Associates; and Diane is a homemaker living in Carson City, NV,
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along with her husband, an
investment broker. Robert has
seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
Robert wistfully remembers
Nick Tanner: a lifelong friend
through the Drum and Bugle
Corps, the Marine Corps and
Korean War, and remaining close
until his death recently. This, too,
is part of the Marine Corps motto,
“Semper
Fidelis”—
Always
Faithful.
Bob enjoyed good health until
blood poisoning landed him in
Blessing Hospital for 11 weeks
and then IVHQ in February of
this year. He has come full circle:
his first public bugle performance
was in Lippincott Hall on
Armistice Day of 1941, 26 days
before the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor.
As Robert Ericson reflects on
his 80 years of life in his Fifer
Infirmary room, the self-taught
musician and Marine Corps veteran advises young people: “Don’t
give up! Be the best you can in
life!” His own life has touched
others as a gifted bugler and
florist, a Korean War veteran and
United States Marine, a father to
four children and an officer in veterans’ organizations.
He has also nobly and with
exemplary commitment played
taps for 69 years at nearly 7,000
funerals of American veterans,
including two of my uncles and
my own father’s, as a gesture of
gratitude and homage on behalf of
our nation to those who have
served us in the American military. Just as once the spotlight
shone on the Marine bugler playing taps at the UN Truce Camp in
Panmunjom, Korea, to signal the
ceasefire of that war and later at
the dedication of the Korean War
Memorial in Washington, D.C.,
Robert Ericson graciously uses his
musical ability to honor veterans
entering the hereafter with the
blessings of a grateful nation.
Pastoral
Reflections
BY
THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
SCIENCE & RELIGIOUS BELIEF
In the presidential debates
about three years ago one of the
candidates was asked if he
“believed in the theory of evolution” as an explanation for how the
natural world came to be. This was
a trick question, one designed to
trip up the candidate.
It was like that question that
was posed to Jesus, “Is it lawful to
give tribute to Caesar or not?”
(Luke 20:22)
Had Jesus answered “Yes,” he
would have incurred the wrath of
the Jewish people who resented
the heavy taxes of Rome. Had he
said no, he would have been in
danger of arrest by the Roman
authorities.
Had the presidential candidate
said “No,” that he did not believe in
evolution, he would have been portrayed as a “right-wing nut,” out of
touch with the modern world of science. Had he said “Yes, that he
did believe in evolution, he would
have been seen as a sophisticated
member of the intelligentsia, but
would have incurred the wrath of
fundamentalist Christians.
How exactly did creation happen? Did God wave his hand and
all came to be, or was it a totally
FR. DON BLICKHAN
mechanical process of evolution
from the lowest forms of matter to
the most developed, the human
species?
We don’t know and we are a
long way from totally understanding how it all came to be. Most likely it is some combination of the
two.
The Bible, in the book of
Genesis weaves a delightful story
of creation. The authors of that
narrative however, did not intend
to give us a scientific account of
that event. Instead, it wanted to
teach us about God’s benevolent
hand in creation, his design for
human life, and man’s choice to
sin.
Jews and Christians believe
that in some way God was the ultimate cause of creation. Scientists
however, do not consider God’s
role, because they cannot measure
His actions, and so they speak only
in terms of what they can observe.
The
current
scientific
approach is based on the “Theory
of Evolution.”
Evolution is a “theory.”
Theories are tools in the scientific
method to expand our understanding of the universe. When a scientist observes any phenomenon that
he cannot clearly understand he
gathers data. From this he forms a
“theory” or an educated guess to
explain the information that he
has taken in. He then tests that
“theory” with experiments to see if
it can be substantiated. If it can he continues seeking further evidence and expanding his knowledge. If it can’t — he discards the
theory and looks for another.
As a theory, evolution however,
has been shown to be rather defective. There is much that it has not
been able to explain.
“Scientists” would have us
believe that with the right mixture
of chemicals, temperature and circumstances more complex molecules would form, eventually those
molecules becoming a living creature.
This has never been demonstrated as possible, not even
remotely.
Take the simplest living onecelled creature. Such a creature is
incredibly complex, and its organization betrays evidence of intelligent organization. That organization contains a vast amount of
information.
2010 VETERANS DAY PROGRAM
NOVEMBER 11TH, 10:00
A.M. IN
LIPPINCOTT HALL
Featured Speaker BG Scott Thoele and music by the Quincy Notre Dame H.S. Band. Please join us.
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In Harm’s Way
The BUGLE is recognizing the family members of IVHQ residents and employees who
are currently serving In Harm’s Way. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
May we never forget the sacrifice of the service man or woman or that of their family anxiously awaiting their safe return. Serving In Harm’s Way:
SGT Donald Daniels
IL Army National Guard
Egypt
PFC Joel Hill
US Army
Afghanistan
SSGT Shannon Jenkins
US Army
Afghanistan
SSGT Derek Jennings
US Army
Afghanistan
PFC Patrick Mast
US Army
Iraq
SFC Michael McClintock
US Army
Egypt
Capt. Shawn Nokes
IL Army National Guard
Iraq
SFC Rodney Scalise
US Army
Afghanistan
SPC Danny Spohr
US Army
Afghanistan
SSGT Nathan Wiley
US Air Force
Korea
Donald is the stepfather of Hema Rebman, Nursing
Joel is the nephew of Keitha Stark, Personnel and cousin of Michaelynn Delcour, Nursing
Shannon is the nephew of Marlene Jenkins, Nursing
Derek is the nephew of Diane Jennings, Nursing
Patrick is the nephew of Trent Lane, Nursing
Michael is the grandson of Ed McClintock, Elmore Infirmary
Shawn is the son of Sheila Nokes-Deming, Laundry, and stepson of Gerald Deming, Power Plant
Rodney is the son-in-law of Brenda Langan, Activities
Danny is the grandson of Edith Spohr, Schapers A, and son of Mike Spohr, Social Services
Nathan is the Godson of Deanna Marshall, Activities
RETIREMENT
(JUNE 9TH OCTOBER 11TH)
Sharon Hendricks
retired on August
31st from Personnel
with over 34 years of
service.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO
IVHQ! WE WISH YOU THE BEST!
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A FEW
OF
OUR BEST!
ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME
2010 EMPLOYEES
JANUARY
Lisa Curry, Housekeeping
MAY
Shelly Watson, Dietary
OF THE
FEBRUARY
Devin Huner, Dietary
MARCH
John Baumgartner, Nursing
JUNE
Doug Campbell, Carpenter
MONTH
JULY
Wendy Bowen, Pharmacy
APRIL
John Sanchez, Nursing
AUGUST
Mary Day, Nursing
NOMINATIONS ARE ALWAYS NEEDED...
SEPTEMBER
Julie Myers, Housekeeping
OCTOBER
Sherry Schmalshof, Switchboard
Do you know a staff person at IVHQ who goes “above
and beyond” the call of duty? Perhaps you should submit a nomination for employee of the month on their
behalf... While there is a nomination form, any handwritten or typed nomination will be accepted.
Nominations can be made by residents, their families,
other staff, or by volunteers. Please send completed
nominations or requests for nomination forms to Rick
Gengenbacher in the Headquarters Building. Recipients
are selected on a quarterly basis.
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The Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy
would like to thank our sponsors
for their contribution in the
Private Joe Golf Outing
held on Friday, September 10th
Quincy American Legion Post #37
Area Disposal
Quincy Exchange Club
Catholic War Veterans Post #1933
Quincy Herald-Whig
Denman Services
Quincy Medical Group
Duker & Haugh Funeral Home
Quincy Ready Mix / Bleigh Ready Mix
Gem City Detachment of the Marine Corps League
Quincy Wilbert Vault
Hamann Construction
Rees Construction
Hometown Credit Union
Refreshment Services (PEPSI)
Illinois School Supply
Reserve Officers Association Chapter #35
Klingner & Associates
The Robert & Randy Riley Families
Knights of Columbus Par 3 Golf & Driving Range
Senator John Sullivan
Kohl Wholesale
Sisbro, Inc.
Lester Hammond Chapter of the Korean War Veterans
Sysco Food Systems
Mercantile Trust & Savings Bank
Terrible’s Mark Twain Casino
Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #138
Terstriep Tree Service
Mr. K’s Fabric Shop
United Community Credit Union
O’Donnell’s Termite & Pest Control
Zehender, Robinson, Stormer, & Cookson Funeral Home
The 14th Annual Private Joe Golf Outing
will be conducted Friday, September 9, 2011
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TAPS
GOD BLESS
(AUGUST 20TH
THROUGH
OCTOBER 11TH)
THESE SPECIAL MEN AND WOMEN, OUR COMRADES...
Andy Arola, 94,
died September
18th. Andy was a
WWII Army
Veteran and a resident
since
4/15/10.
David Deen, 79,
died October 8th.
David
was
a
Korean War Army
since
3/16/10.
John Gallagher,
67, died August
31st. John was a
Vietnam
War
Army
Veteran
and a resident
since 4/9/09.
Bob Hagen, 88,
died September
5th. Bob was a
WWII Army
Veteran and a resident since 5/5/08.
Harry Hull, 81,
died September
13th. Harry was a
KW & VW Air
Force Veteran and
a resident since
6/10/08.
Joe Kubiak, 100,
died August 20th.
Joe was a WWII
Army
Veteran
and a resident
since 6/29/07.
James McCoy,
88, died September 2nd. James
was a WWII Army
since
8/11/09.
Bill Metz, 84,
died September
27th. Bill was a
WWII Navy
since
1/31/08.
Earl Nelson, 87,
died September
23rd. Earl was a
WWII Army
since
7/24/06.
Earl Schemenauer,
91, died October
10th. Earl was a
WWII Army
since
3/11/10.
Bill Sloan, 88,
died September
13th. Bill was a
WWII Navy
since
4/14/10.
John Tribuzio,
81, died September 24th. John
was a Korean War
Coast
Guard
Veteran and a resident since 5/10/07.
OF
GOD BLESS THE SOULS
OUR DEPARTED COMRADES
The burial prayer often used at military burials:
Harold Wilhelm,
84, died August
24th. Harold was
a WWII Navy
since
2/20/07.
Man who is born of woman is of a few days and is full of trouble. He
cometh forth as a flower and is cut down. He fleath also as a shadow
and continuith not. For as much as God has taken the soul of our
departed comrade we now commit his body to the ground to sleep and
his soul to endless peace to rest. The dust returneth to the earth as it
was, and the Spirit returneth to God who gave it.
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BACK WHEN...
BACK WHEN...
Pictured is Yeoman Second Class Eddie
McClintock and his bride, Alice, on their wedding day, January 2, 1946. They were married in the Balboa Park Navel Chapel in San
Diego CA. Though her given name was Alice,
Eddie affectionately called her Blonde for the
55 years they were married prior to her death.
Nowadays, Eddie resides at Elmore 2.
Pictured is Lieutenant Junior Commander
Gene Zimmerman at home in Peoria IL during a leave in February of 1944. Eventually
Gene made the rank of Lieutenant
Commander in the United States Navy.
Nowadays, Gene resides in Elmore West. He
is the oldest resident of the Illinois Veterans
Home at 101 and a joy to be around!
ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY
WISH LIST
These items currently cannot be funded through the regular budget process but are nonetheless worthy projects. If you or your organization are interested in funding a portion or an entire project, simply contact
Administrator Bruce Vaca at (217) 222-8641, ext. #202 or Director of Marketing Rick Gengenbacher at ext.
#380. All contributions, no matter the size, will be noted in the Bugle with the Wish List. These items will
remain on the list until we have received enough funds to purchase them. New items will be added from time
to time. (Checks should be made payable to the Illinois Veterans Home . Please write the name of the project you wish to adopt in the memo note.) THIS LIST IS IN PRIORITY ORDER. As always, thank you for your time
and consideration.
REQUESTED: WWII MEMORIAL RESTORATION PROJECT
REASON:
Years of wear and tear, especially from the intense sun and heat, have made a minor restoration
project on the World War II Memorial located on IVHQ grounds necessary. After completion of the
three phase project, the Home anticipates the memorial to be maintenance free for several decades.
PRICE:
$11,000 total (Nearly $5,000 received thus far)
WISH LIST CONTINUED
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WISH LIST CONTINUED ...
REQUESTED: SANDBLASTING & REPAINTING OF TWO WATER FOUNTAINS
REASON:
The two beautiful water fountains at the Home (Sunken Garden area and at Century Circle) are
in dire need of a facelift. They both need to be sandblasted to remove old paint and then repainted with a chlorinated rubber paint product.
PRICE:
$10,000 total
REQUESTED: PERMANENT OUTDOOR FURNITURE FUND
REASON:
A quick survey of the outdoor furniture on IVHQ grounds shows the furniture to be in bad shape.
This fund will allow us to replace chairs, benches, picnic tables, and patio tables as needed.
PRICE:
ONGOING FUND -- Furniture to be replaced as donations are received.
REQUESTED: VIRTUAL TOUR OF FACILITY
REASON:
The Adjutant’s Office would like to create a virtual video tour of the facility, specifically the residential buildings, that would supplement the current video about the Home. This would be a great
asset to those veterans and families from around the state who find it difficult to visit on a tour.
$2,500 total
PRICE:
REQUESTED: SMITH HALL LANDSCAPING
REASON:
The front entrance into Smith Hall (also known as the Coffee Shop or The Canteen) is in desperate
need of some new landscaping. The price of this project covers the removal of the existing overgrown
landscaping and the replacement of several new plants and new rock.
$1,690 total
PRICE:
REQUESTED: DOMICILIARY PARKING ENHANCEMENT
REASON:
The parking lot behind Anderson and Somerville Barracks is in need of an overhaul. This project
calls for two new light posts added to the area and two new heads placed on existing posts. Finally,
the parking lot would be oiled and chipped.
$16,000 total
PRICE:
REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO COVER PRINTING & MAILING EXPENSE FOR THE BUGLE
REASON:
Donations are requested to help offset a portion of the annual expenses for the bi-monthly publication which, between printing and postage will exceed $20,000.00 per year.
ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.
PRICE:
REQUESTED: DONATIONS TO THE RESIDENTS BENEFIT (ACTIVITIES) FUND
REASON:
Daily activities for residents and all special events (such as the Family Picnic and the Christmas
Party) are funded out of the Residents Benefit Fund. Donations of all sizes are always welcome
as our Activities Department continues to provide first-class events and reach out to all residents
through a variety of activities.
ONGOING FUND -- Donations of all sizes are appreciated.
PRICE:
Thank You For Your Consideration!!!
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WISH LIST
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
Sam Gass in Arthur IL
donated $300.00 to Fifer
Activities
AMVETS Post #104 in
Quincy
IL
donated
$90.00 for Markword
Bingos
The
Sarah
Danby
Memorial donated $50.00
to the Activities Fund
Lewistown Church of the
Nazarene
Men's
Ministries Patriot Ride
2010 donated $2,000.00 to
the Activities Fund
The
Richard
Wood
Memorial
donated
$260.00 to the Activities
Fund
The George Makedonsky
Fund
The Blanche Wonnell
The
Dennis
Mason
The
John
Langevin
The
Gerald
Poulter
Kristina Pietrzak donated
$5.00 to the Markword
Pet Therapy Fund
The Mary Ann Schultz
Jerome & Rosalieta Goehl
donated $10.00 to the
Bugle Fund
Elk's Lodge #626 in
Canton donated $2,825.00
for Monthly dances at
Smith Hall for whole year
Sons of the American
Legion donated $150.00
The
Robert
Ewers
Marsha Emanuel donated
Fund
Elk's National Veterans
Service Commission
Art Therapy Program
The
Larry
Avery
Memorial
donated
Fund
Richard Wood & Sgt.
Matthew
Weikut
Memorial
donated
Robert McCollom donated
$10.00 to the Bugle Fund
The
Harry
Carnerie
Memorial
donated
$500.00 to the WW II
Restoration
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
Department of Illinois
donated $45.00 to the Red
Hat Party July 28 2010
(since last issue)
The Zalazinski Family
WW II Restoration Fund
Mary
Sohn
donated
Kathleen Baugher donated $50.00 to the Bugle
Fund & Activities Fund
Raymond
&
Maria
Knowles donated $25.00
Warsaw High School
Seniors donated $619.89
to the Museum Fund
The David Walter Cress
Memorial
donated
Fund
Adams County Area
Vietnam Veterans of
America donated $300.00
that was forwarded to
Adams County Honor
Flight Fund
Floyd & Diane Alexander
Activities Fund
The Rosemary Wallace
Memorial
donated
Fund
Donnis Marcellus donated $20.00 to the Bugle
Fund
Robert Cradall donated
Roseann Hopwood donated $50.00 to the Activities
Fund
The Rev. James McCoy
Memorial
donated
Fund
Disabled
American
Veterans Richard Jacobs
Chapter
54
donated
Fund
Veterans of Foreign Wars
WWII Restoration Fund
Disabled
American
Veterans Quincy Adams
County Chapter #32
donated $1,000.00 to the
W
W
I
I
Restoration Fund
Disabled
American
Veterans Heart of Illinois
Unit #1 donated $100.00
Elk's National Veterans
Service
Commission
Macomb
Elks
Lodge
#1009 donated $300.00 to
the Activities Fund
Adams County Area
Vietnam Veterans of
America donated $100.00
to the WWII Restoration
Fund
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!!!
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ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME
1707 NORTH 12TH STREET
QUINCY, IL 62301-1397
AT
QUINCY
PRSRT STD
US POSTAGE
PAID
QUINCY IL
PERMIT 12
(217) 222-8641
WWW.STATE.IL.US/AGENCY/DVA/
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Canton IL Elks Generosity
Members of the Canton IL Elks recently presented Linda Bassett,
Director of Volunteer Services and Activities (center), with checks
totalling $2,285. The funds are to be used to sponsor monthly
dances in Smith Hall. Pictured with Linda (from left) are Brenda
Reneau, Steve Reneua, Linda Bassett, Phyllis Hinderliter and Rick
Hinderliter. Thank you, Canton Elks!
1,500 copies printed by IDVA
Printed by authority of the State of Illinois

ILLINOIS VETERANS HOME AT QUINCY

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