1

DzZ3

Issue No. 146 Spring Edition 2016 Edited by Ray Raser

San Diego Chapter April Breakfast Meeting Green Dragon Tavern & Museum

April 16, 2016

SAR SD Chapter Newsletter

Angela Smith, new Compatriot Skip Cox,

SAR Pres. Cushman

James Halbert is awarded SAR World War II Medal & Certificate by Pres. Cushman

Pres. Cushman gave a presentation on

“How San Diego Prepared for This Drought... and the Next One”

New member Wallace Milton “Jack”

Wadlington, Pres. Cushman

2

Claude "Bud" Lewis Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Plant SAR Tour April 16, 2016

3

141st Annual Spring Meeting of the CASSAR Board of Manager’s Meeting April 14-16, 2016 Sacramento, CA

Hosted by the Gold Country Chapter

CASSAR Brochure Contest San Diego Award presented by

Tom Adams, CA Chair, accepted by Ray Raser

San Diego Chapter Color Guard Streamer

accepted by Ernie McCullough

CASSAR Poster Contest

Ray Raser displays SD Chapter entry from Coronado Silver Strand Elementary School

Ernie McCullough is presented 2015Most Active

Color Guardsman Order of March Figure & Certificate

4

CASSAR VP Membership Philip Hinshaw presents Chapter Awards w/ Ray Raser accepting and Pres.

Kent Gregory

New CASSAR 2016 Officers

Terry Briggs, Genealogist; Jim Fosdyck, Exec VP; Doug Bergholt, Secretary; Pres. Gen. Thomas Lawrence;

Robert Taylor, VP So; Derrick Brown, VP No; Rev. Lou Carlson, Chaplain; Owen Stiles, Registrar.

Pres. Ron Barker, Pres. Gen. Thomas Lawrence

First Lady Conni Barker

Exec VP Jim Fosdyck & Un Hui Yi

2015-2016 CASSAR Ladies Auxiliary Board

L-R: Lisa Gregory, Janet Brown, Karen Dodd,

Pres. Kent Gregory, Sandy Jacobs,

Karen Carlson, Conni Barker,

Un Hui Yi, Gail Raser,

Karen McKelvie

5

Ray Raser, Ernie & Mary-Anne McCullough at Historic Old

Sacramento at The Firehouse

Dave Gilliard CASSAR Poster Contest Chair &

new CASSAR Pres. Ron Barker

David Gilliard CASSAR Poster Contest Chairman receives San Diego Chapter entry from Ray Raser

CASSAR Pres. Kent Gregory & Gary Jensen

San Diego Chapter Poster

6

San Diego Chapter Ladies Auxiliary

Tour the Historic Leland Stanford Mansion

San Diego Chapter Ladies Auxiliary

Mary Hinshaw, Mary-Anne McCullough, Gail Raser

at CASSAR meeting

Leland Stanford House

Proposed insignia for the 129th National Congress

to be hosted by CA in 2019

7

Weyman Hillard “Skip” Cox II

Skip and his wife, Penny, reside in Del Mar, California. Skip has four children from a previous marriage, Angela, Chuck and Cory and one deceased child, Chip, who died as a result of a drowning accident at age 14. Skip is a Florida native. He grew up in a rural community outside Birmingham, Alabama. When he was 17, his family moved to Decatur, Alabama, where he graduated from Decatur High School.

Following graduation from high school, Skip worked as a construction worker, beginning at $1.00 per hour, then bible salesman and then baby picture salesman. He then went to work for the Prudential Insurance Company of America as a District Agent. In his first full year, the year he turned 21 years old, he sold over $1,000,000 of life insurance, ranked #32 in sales nationally and was the youngest agent ever to sell $1,000,000 of life insurance for Prudential. He twice sold over $1,000,000 of life insurance for Prudential and then was promoted to staff manager. He is a graduate of The Institute of Insurance Marketing, Adult Education Department, School of Business, Louisiana State University (LSU) where he subsequently served as a full

time Associate and taught life insurance, estate, business and trust planning to life insurance agents and managers, attorneys, CPAs, and trust officers. He has taught seminars and lectured at the Universities of North Carolina, Arkansas State and Mississippi, Mission Mountain College, Polson Montana. Following his return to private practice, he continued to serve LSU as a Distinguished Faculty Advisor. He received the Charted Life Underwriter (CLU) designation from The American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation from the College for Financial Planning, Denver, Colorado. He holds a Certificate in Advanced Pension Planning from the American College. During his business career spanning over 40 years, he lead several life insurance companies in sales and served on multiple life insurance companies advisory committees. He was, for decades, a member of the International Forum, and served on their Board of Directors for multiple terms. He was a founding member of “The Top of the Table of The Million Dollar Round Table. The members of The International Forum and The Top of the Table are estimated to be in the top 1% of the life insurance agents in the world. Skip was active in politics. During the Reagan Tax Reform Hearings, he testified on taxation before the US House of Representatives, Committee on Ways and Means and the US Senate, Committee on Finance. In 1992, he was a candidate in the Republican primary for the United States Congress, House of Representative, 49th District, California, a race he lost by approximately 7,000 votes. He has met with four Presidents of the United States, Regan, Ford, and Bush (both). He looks forward

Angela Smith and husband, w/new Compatriot

Skip Cox

8

to meeting his 5th Republican President, hopefully soon. He was invited to the White House Mess for breakfast on two occasions. As CEO of Cox Financial Advisors, Inc., Skip specialized in life insurance, estate and business financial planning for automobile dealers. He was the Estate Planning Consultant for the Louisiana and Texas Automobile Dealers Associations. His auto dealer clients were domiciled from coast to coast. He has authored articles on estate and business planning for national and state auto dealer publications. Cox Financial Advisors was a founding member firm of National Financial Partners, which, approximately 7 years after its founding, went public on the NYSE. Skip is retired. Skip is a Christian and spends time in various Christian activities including bible study groups and as a member of the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church and is a mentor to 6th grade students at Casa de Amistad. He is a supporter of Colin’s Hope, a 501 (c) (3) pubic charity in Austin, Texas dedicated to providing education and training in water safety to prevent children drowning. Drowning is the #1 cause of unintentional injury related death among children less 14 years of age and ranks very high as a cause of accidental death for children more than 5 years old. He is a history buff, particularly the American Civil War. He has portrayed Lt. General James Longstreet, Commander, 1st Corp, Army of Northern Virginia, C.S.A., in reenactments and speaking on the Battle of Gettysburg. He is a member of the Charles M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana, the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Civil War Trust, the National Museum of the Civil War Soldier, Petersburg, Virginia and the Longstreet Society. Skip was a member of Toast Masters International where he won several “Humorous Speech” competitions as “Waymone Eelyard” the Cajun storyteller. Skip is a lifelong love of country music. He sings and plays rhythm guitar in the style of Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson and other dead or dying old country troubadours. He is an avid fly-fisher and writer, having fished in multiple states and 10 foreign countries. He has authored fly-fishing articles published locally, nationally and internationally. He is a member of the Golden States Fly Casters (GSF), The International Game Fish Association (IGFA), the International Fly Fishers Federation (IFFF) and the Bonefish &Tarpon Trust (TTB). Skip was a member of La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad, California for over 20 years and he won the La Costa 1998 Men’s Golf Handicap Match Play Club Championship. He is a member Torrey Pines Men’s’ Golf Club, La Jolla, CA and The Saint Andrews Golf Club, St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland, UK.

9

SAR 2016 Calendar

Officers 2015

President Dennis Cushman 1871 Hacienda Dr. El Cajon, CA 92020-1057 (619) 328-6447 cushmand@yahoo.com

1st Vice President William Ketchum PO Box 60690 San Diego, CA 92166-0690 (619)-990-0253 roktmn@yahoo.com

2nd Vice President Tweed Centers 7303 Seafarer Place Carlsbad, CA 92011 (760)-602-0775 tcent10633@aol.com

Membership VP Bill Weedman 2121 Summerhill Dr. Encinitas, CA 92024 (760)-942-4080 weeplanit@gmail.com

Secretary Robert Hayden 1880 Lindsley Park Dr. San Marcos, CA 92069 (760)-741-6408 bhayden760@live.com

Treasurer Daniel McLaughlin 1354 Watwood Rd San Diego, CA 92114 (619)-465-7006 secofmh@cox.net Past President/Registrar Ray Raser 914 San Pasqual Rd. Escondido, CA 92025-7623 (760)-855-5471 sarsdnews@gmail.com

Chaplain Rev. Dr. Stan De Long 3354 Mt. Carol Dr. San Diego, CA 92111-4631 (858)-569-9201 sdelong1@san.rr.com

Genealogist Ernie McCullough 3121 Plum Tree Lane Escondido, CA 92027 (760)-743-0034 (760)-519-4677 epmam@cox.net

Color Guard Commander William Tisch 8505 Ellsworth Ln. Santee, CA 92071 (619)-889-4833 tis346@cox.net

Chancellor George Brewster Jr 11952 Ashley Place San Diego, CA 92128 (858)-486-2512 sandbrews@aol.com

Sergeant-at-Arms Tom Coxon 1158 Brioso Ct. Vista, CA 92081 (760)-217-5838 tomascoxon@yahoo.com

Webmaster Richard Leslie 13675 Winstanley Way San Diego, CA 92130 858-793-9877 dickleslie@gmail.com

GENERAL MEETING SCHEDULE: 9:00 A.M - 3rd Saturday of

Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov.

Locations: MCAS Officer’s Club

3750 Anderson Way San Diego, CA 92145

or Green Dragon Tavern & Museum

6115 Paseo Del Norte Carlsbad, CA 92011

PLEDGE TO SAR

We the descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution, who, by their sacrifices, established the United States of America, re-affirm our faith in the principles of liberty and our constitutional republic, and solemnly pledge ourselves to defend them against every foe.

SAR RECESSIONAL

Until we meet again, let us remember our obligations to our forefathers, who gave us our Constitution, the Bill of Rights, an independent Supreme Court and a Nation of Free Men.

Upcoming Events

*May 21, 2016- 9:00 am Chapter Breakfast Meeting. MCAS Officer’s Club. Program: The First Congressional Medals issued during the Revolutionary War. Replicas of these medals which were minted in France, along with an actual medal brought back by Thomas Jefferson in 1787 will be displayed By Dr. Robert Fagaly. *June 11, 2016-11:30 am Flag Day, aboard USS Midway Wear Red, White and Blue for free admission. *July 4, 2016 -4th of July Coronado Parade

*July 4, 2016 -4th of July Celebration at Casa de España

Photo Credits: Kathy Tuttle Gail Raser

Mary-Anne McCullough Angela Smith

10

2016 Time Place Event Notes

5/21 Sat 9:00 am Officer’s Club MCAS Miramar

Chapter Breakfast Meeting

US Army Flag

5/25 Mon Fort Rosecrans Nat’l Cemetery

Memorial Day Color Guard

May-Jun Various Locations SAR, ROTC, JROTC, HS Good Citizenship Medal Awards

Stan De Long/ Jim Cary

6/1 Wed Deadline to submit CASSAR Poster winner to NSSAR State Poster Chair.

6/1 Wed Deadline to submit CASSAR Knight Essay Winner to NSSAR State Essay Chair.

6/1 Wed Deadline to submit CASSAR Oration Winner to NSSAR State Oration Chair.

6/11 Sat 9:00 am USS Midway Museum Flag Day Program Ray Raser/ Philip Hinshaw

6/14 Tue US Army Birthday1775 also Flag Day Fly the Flag

6/16 Thu TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting 6/19 Sat No Chapter Meeting 7/3 Sun Casa de España, Balboa Park 4th of July Celebration Philip Hinshaw 7/4 Mon 10:00 am Coronado 4th of July Parade Color Guard 7/4 Mon Casa de España, Balboa Park 4th of July Celebration Philip Hinshaw 7/8-13 Boston, MA NSSAR 126th Congress SAR Website 7/21 Thu 6:00 pm No Chapter Board Meeting 7/23 Sat No Chapter Meeting

8/6 Sat S Clairemont Recreation Center 3605 Clairemont Dr., SD 92117

Clairemont Family Day Stan De Long

8/18 Thu 6:00 pm TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting

8/20 Sat 9:00 am Green Dragon Tavern Chapter Breakfast Meeting

The Rockets’ Red Glare Talk by Bill Ketchum Retired Rocket Scientist

9/15 Thu TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting

9/15 Thu 11am to 1pm Grossmont Community College Constitution Day Program Color Guard

9/17 Sat 11:00 am Admiral Baker Club Constitution Day - DAR Host

President US Air Force Flag

9/30-10/1 Fri/Sat Louisville KY NSSAR Fall Leadership Meeting See Website

10/20 Thu TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting 10/22 Sat 9:00 am Green Dragon Tavern Chapter Breakfast Meeting

11/1 Tue Deadline to Submit Eagle Scout Entries to San Diego Chapter Bob Fagaly -Chair

11/ CASSAR Board of Managers Meeting CASSAR Website

11/11 Fri County Administration Bldg. Veterans Day Parade Color Guard/ Fly Flag

11/17 Thu TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting

11/19 Sat 9:00 am Green Dragon Tavern Chapter Breakfast Meeting No Program yet

12/1 Thu Deadline to Submit Eagle Scout Winning Entry to CASSAR Bob Fagaly-Chair

12/4 Sun 1:30 pm La Jolla Christmas Parade Color Guard

12/10 Sat 9:00 am Ft Rosecrans Nat’l Cemetery Miramar Nat’l Cemetery

Wreaths Across America Program Color Guard

12/15 Thu Bill of Rights Day Fly the Flag

12/15 Thu TBA SD Chapter Board Meeting

11

12/24 No Chapter Meeting

12/31 Sat Deadline to submit CASSAR Application for Veteran’s Service Award Stan De Long?

12/31 Sat Deadline to Submit Knight Essay entries to Chapter Vacancy

FUTURE NSSAR CONGRESS 6/26-7/1 Sun/Fri Boston, MA 126th Congress NASSAR Website

2017 Knoxville, TN 127th Congress

2018 Houston, TX 128th Congress

2019 Costa Mesa, Hilton Hotel 129th Congress

FUTURE CASSAR MEETINGS 4/14-16 2016 Fri/Sat

Embassy Suites, Sacramento, CA CASSAR Annual Meeting Website

USD NROTC presentation SDSU AFROTC presentation

Chapter President Dennis Cushman presents the SAR Silver ROTC Medal to Midshipman Ross McDonald

on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at University of San Diego

San Diego Chapter President Dennis Cushman presents the SAR Silver ROTC Award to Cadet

Mathew L. Scroth on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at San Diego State University’s Air Force ROTC annual

awards ceremony.

12

Dr. Robert Lewis Fagaly

Dr. Robert Lewis Fagaly is the 4th great-grandson of Isaac Bogart, Jr. who, as a lieutenant in the 3rd New York Regiment of the Continental Army, served under George Washington at the Battle of

Brooklyn. His Great-grandfather, William Harrison Hicks, served in the Ohio 71st Regiment during the Civil War. A native of Nantucket, Massachusetts, he is the son of Cartoonist Al Fagaly, creator of the comic strip “There Oughta Be A Law” and artist for many Golden Age comic books such as Marvel Comics, Archie, Pep, and Super Duck. Bob grew up in Newport Beach, graduating from Newport Harbor High School. He received a BS in Chemistry from San Jose State, a MBA from the University of San Diego and a PhD in Physics from the University of Toledo. He is the author of over 100 technical papers in the fields of physics and medicine. He is a

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and is a Member of the American Society of Hematology. He sits on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Technical Advisory Committee, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and has served on numerous government advisory panels for the Departments of Defense and Energy, along with the National Institutes of Health. He has also served as treasurer of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. He is an avid coin collector and has authored a number of journal articles on the economics of coins and the Grading Guide to Early American Copper Coins, which received the 2015 Book of the Year award from the Numismatic Literary Guild. His current interest is collecting 1793 – 1857 half cents and Revolutionary War era Comitia Americana medals. He is a Merit Badge Counselor for the Boy Scouts of America. He is a past president of the San Diego Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and currently chairs the Eagle Scout Committee. He is also a member of the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of California and the New York State Society of the Cincinnati where he serves on its Standing Committee. He and his wife (PJ) have lived in Carlsbad since 1981. They have two sons, Russ and Alec and one grandson with another on the way.

PJ & Bob Fagaly

13

14

San Diego Chapter SAR Compatriots, The House of Spain and the Sons of the American Revolution San Diego

Chapter invite SAR members to participate in the 4th of July Celebration at the House of Spain in the International Village at Balboa Park.

The event takes place on both Sunday, July 3 and Monday, July 4, 2016 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. Please contact Philip L. Hinshaw (philiphinshaw@cox.net or 619-448-8858) if you would either like to

participate, or desire further information about the event.

A brief description of Spain’s role in the American Revolution can be found at http://www.sarsandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/Casa-de-Espana.pdf