ROTARY CLUB
#147
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
ORGANIZED
JANUARY 7, 1915
by
ROTARY CLUB OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS
CHARTERED
APRIL 1, 1915
by
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
United States Zone No. 11
District No. 5910
Meetings
12 Noon – Each Thursday
Holiday Inn-Park Central
Port Arthur, Texas
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
FOUNDER
PAUL HARRIS
CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS 1868-1947
ROTARY CLUB OF
PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
2012-13
President
George Newsome
President Elect Mark Porterie
Vice President
Secretary-Treasurer
Frank Cricchio
Past President
Craig Noble
Ex-Office
Perry Snell
Directors
Russel Buss
Kenneth Wiemers
Libby Arnold
Janie Johnson
Our Honor Roll of Past
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*Frank Imhoff
*Walter Munroe
*H.F. Banker
*Sidney Collin
*Abe Goldberg
*T.W. Hughen
*Fred Armbruster
*D.P. Sheeks
*M.F. Bledsoe
*George Sims
*Rollin Drake
*James E. Day
*Leonard Fisher
*Aaron Chenier
*R.L. Rutan
*L.L. Abshire
*A.R. Autrey
*Duvis Button
*Fred Dodge
*James M Kirwin
*R.E. Stewart
*Joe S. Park
*Ben H. Vaughan
*Francis B. Dunn
*T.Q. Srygley
*A.M. Mcafee
*A.J. Gautreau
Herman Muzur
*M.T. Ball
1915-1916
1916-1917
1916-1917
1917-1918
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1919-1920
1920-1921
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1922-1923
1923-1924
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1925-1926
1926-1927
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1928-1929
1929-1930
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1931-1932
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*Jack Blanton
1942-1943
*W.H. Smith
1943-1944
*Les Cloar
1946-1947
*C.D. Higginbotha 1947-1948
*Gil Phares
1948-1949
Jerry Mcafee
1949
*W.W. Glass, Sr. 1950
George Crochet 1950-1951
*C.W. Watson
1951-1952
*George F. Gray 1952-1953
*O.B. Rains
1953-1954
*T.J. Ford
1954-1955
George P. Huber, Jr
1955-1956
Donnie M. Jones 1956-1957
*Edwin Baldwin 1957-1958
Dean Rutland
1958-1959
*Earl Gregory
1959-1960
*W.F. Garner, Jr. 1960-1961
Dr. Joe Loewenstei
1961-1962
*Dr. Winston C. Holman
1962-1963
*David D. Wiltshire
1963-1964
*M,I. Summerlin 1964-1965
*Jerry Brenner
1965-1966
Paul Hargrave
1966-1967
*Walter Price
1967-1968
C.B. Holland, Jr. 1968-1969
*Don C. Miller
1969-1970
*J.B. Johnson
1970-1971
George D. Thompson
1971-1972
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W. Sam Monroe 1972-1973
Roy D. Shotts
1973-1974
Frank E. Cricchio 1974-1975
Floyd W. Marceaux
1975-1976
Eugene T. Benton 1976-1977
Robert E. Allen 1977-1978
Joe N. Lattimore 1978-1979
Francis R. Ware 1979-1980
Jerry B. Peckham 1980-1981
Ray C. Coleman, Jr
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1981-1982
Fay Foster
1982-1983
Jackson D. Oldham
1983-1984
G. Jack Wilson, Jr. 1984-1985
Bob Anderson
1985-1986
Tom Rutland
1986-1987
Wiley Ballard
1987-1988
Thomas Neal
1988-1989
Dennis Huffman 1989-1990
Clayton Salter
1990-1991
Roger Shuemate 1991-1992
Jack Richards
1992-1993
Jim Arisco
1993-1994
Ray Depwe
1994-1995
Bill Coons
1995-1996
George King
1996-1997
Amy Deal
1997-1998
Mike Young
1998-1999
J.T. Beckman
1999-2000
Cecil Balzersen 2000-2001
Ken Burke
2001-2002
Dan Wingate
2002-2003
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Carol Hebert
Ed Boone
Corey Rizzo
Jeff Hayes
Bill Worsham
Ike Akbari
Roger Cowles
Perry Snell
Craig Noble
George Newsome
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2005-2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2011-2012
2012-2013
Paul P. Harris
One day in the fall of 1900, Paul P. Harris met
attorney Bob Frank for dinner in a well-off
neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. They
took a walk around the area and stopped at shops
along the way. Harris was impressed by how Frank
had made friends with many of the shopkeepers.
Since moving to Chicago to set up his law practice,
Harris had not encountered the kind of camaraderie
that Frank enjoyed with his fellow businessmen. He
wondered whether there was a way to channel and
expand this type of fellowship, which reminded him of
the New England town where he'd grown up.
Our Honor Roll of Paul Harris Fellows
Mack A. Pond (PDG)
Francis R. Ware (Buddy)
Walter E. Price
George P. Huber, Jr.
Fay Foster
Joseph Bertrand
Cary C. Bass
Henry F. Fredeman
Nelson B. Haskell
J.B. Johnson
Donnie M. Jones
Herman F. Mazur
Eugene T. Benton (PDG)
Lettie Roster (Mrs. Fay)
Gladys Price (Mrs. Walter)
C.B. Holland, Jr.
Ray C. Coleman, Jr.
Jeff Hayes
Earle B. Holley
Polly Lattimore (Mrs. Joe)
Joe N. Lattimore
Jerry B. Peckham
Calvin T. Raines
Claire Wiltshire Hall
Joe C. Vernon
Frank E. Cricchio
Wiley P. Ballard
Ann Marceaux (Mrs. Floyd)
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Jackson D. Oldham
1983
William E. Ross
1983
Wendell E. Hall
1983
Sarah Holley (Mrs. Earle)
1983
James J. Ryan, III.
1983
Ernestine Ballard (Mrs. Wiley) 1984
G. Jack Wilson, Jr.
1984
David D. Wiltshire (PDG)
1984
W. Fletcher Garner, Jr.
1984
Robert E. Allen
1984
Joe N. Lattimore (2nd 1,000) 1984
Ronald M. McKenzie
1984
Lavon G. Pond (Mrs. Mack) 1984
Robert C. Trim
1985
Janey Ware (Mrs. Francis R.) 1985
P. Joe Pritchett
1985
Brad Herndon
1985
Helen Wilson (Mrs. Jack)
1986
William Coons, Jr.
1986
J.R. “Chips” Fountain
1986
Tom D. Rutland
1987
Polly Lattimore (Mrs. Joe – 2nd 1000)
1987
Bob Anderso
1987
Tom Cain
1987
Craig A, McGee
1987
Sam Monroe
1988
Jadeanne Hayes
1988
Floyd Marceaux
1988-09
Wendell Hall (2nd 1,000)
1989
Marc Meyer
A.J. Kasper
Joe Lattimore (3rd 1,000)
Thomas Neal
Mike McKee
Jim Arisco
Clayton Salter
Laurie Ingram
Jack Richards
Mickey Benton (Mrs. Gene)
Chris Petersen
Ruby Allen (Mrs. Robert)
Jane Adams Pond
Vera Petersen
Jack Barto
Bob Blanton
Doug Higgenbotham
Boyd Herndon
Michael Young
Elsie Salter (Mrs. Clayton)
Bill Taylor
David Daspit
Roger Shuemate
Kenneth Parker
Robert Shinn
Tareeca McKee (Mrs. Mike)
Joann Richards (Mrs. Jack)
Ola Lee Coons (Mrs. William)
George King
Laurie Ingram (2nd 1,000)
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Kim Olivier
1997
J.T. Beckman
1997
Jerry Brocato
1998
Cecil Balzerson
1998
Charlene Taylor (Mrs. William)
1998
Lisa Arisco (Mrs. Jim)
1999
Dan Wingate
1999
Joyce Daspit (Mrs. David)
1999
Usha Beckman (Mrs. J.T.)
1999
Verna Rutherford
2000
Mayda Depwe (Mrs. Raymond)
2000
Raymond Depwe
2000
Elsa Beckman
2001
Kevin Parsley
2002
Robert “Bob” Allen
2003
Wiley Ballard
2003
Ken Burke
2003
Carol Hebert
2003
Ed Boone
2003
Perry Snell
2003
Cecil Balzerson
2004
PDG Gene Benton
2004
Ray DePew
2004
Faye Foster
2004
David Parsley
2004
Ike Akbari
2005
Floyd Marceaux
2005
George Huber
2005
Corey Rizzo
Pete Lyday
Cecil Balzersen
Ed Boone
Bill Coons
Tom Neal
Floyd Marceaux
Jeff Hayes
Carrol Ciallella
Ed Boone
Ike Akbari
David Parsley
Bill Worcham
Ron Arceneaux
MaryJean George
Dr. Sam Monroe
PDG Mack Pond
Francis “Buddy” Ware
PDG David C. Wiltshire
Cecil Balzerson
2006
2006
2006-09
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2006-09
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2009
2012
Avenues of Service Award
Recipients
William “Bill” Coons
2002-03
Frank E. Cricchio
2004-05
In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor
created The Four-Way Test, a code of
ethics adopted by Rotary 11 years
later. The test, which has been
translated into more than 100
languages, asks the following
questions:
Of the things we think, say, or do:
1. Is it the TRUTH?
2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
3. Will it build GOODWILL
and better FRIENDSHIPS?
4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to
all concerned?
Additional Rotary Clubs
Monday
North Port Arthur – SETX Medical Center
Tuesday
Beaumont – Holiday Inn
Port Neches – Pompano Club
Orange - Sunset Grove County Club
Wednesday
Beaumont – Hilton
Thursday
Bridge City – Community Center
Friday
Nederland – Pompano Club
All clubs listed above meet at noon.
This directory is provided
for the use of our members
in carrying out the business
of the
Port Arthur Rotary Club.
The personal information
contained in the
directory is not for
distribution beyond
members.
Ike Akbari
Property Management
ITEX Property
2901 Turtle Creek
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 724-0020
jjenny@itexmgt.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Cheryl
Cell (409) 504-5820
Ron Arceneaux
Civil Engineer
Arceneaux & Gates
3501 Turtlecreek
Port Arthur, TX 77642
409-721-9493
Spouse/Social Partner: Susan
Libby Arnold
Community Services
Community Care-Prayer
PO Box 114
Port Neches, TX 77651
(409) 724-0163
cprayeroutreach@gt.rr.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Rodney
Cell: (409) 718-2174
Pat Avery
Petroleum Refining
Administration
TOTAL Oil & Chemical
P.O. Box 849
Port Arthur, TX 77641
(409) 963-6869
pat.avery@total.com
Cell: (409) 454-3016
Cecil Balzersen
Retired
1007 Mimosa Drive
Nederland, TX 77627
(409) 985-5571
Floyd Batiste
Director
Port Arthur Economic
Development Center
4173 39th Street
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 963-0579
fbatiste@paedc.org
Cell: (409) 330-1870
J.T. Beckman
Audiology
Beckman Audiology
2501 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. #306
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 722-3400
beckmanaud@gtbizclass.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Usha
Cell: (409) 550-8666
Ed Boone
Retired
108 Taylor's Cove
Beaumont, TX 77705
Cell: (409) 718-0698
Spouse/Social Partner: Barbara
Bruce Bornefeld
Attorney
Attorney
P.O. Drawer 2524
Port Arthur, TX 77643
(409) 963-2409
bornefeldbk@gtbizclass.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Vicki
Dr. Johnny Brown
School Administration
Port Arthur ISD
4801 9th Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 989-6244
Spouse/Social Partner: Carolyn
Ken Burke
Human Services
Retired
1830 Lindsey Ln
Nederland, TX 77627
Cell: (409) 719-6599
kburke@gt.rr.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Bonnie
Russel Buss
Engineer
Retired
2810 Las Palmas
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 893-1688
Russel.Buss@yahoo.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Carol
Nickie Collier
Bank Branch Manager
Orange Savings Bank
3260 Central Mall Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 726-8000
ncollier@orangesavingsbank.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Allen
Cell: (409) 988-9276
Edgar Cheshire
Captain
Salvation Army
3145 25th Street
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 983-2229
edgar_cheshire
@uss.salvationarmy.org
Spouse/Social Partner: Terrie
Cell: (409) 543-7063
John Comeaux
Assistant City Manager Operations
City of Port Arthur
PO Box 1089
Port Arthur, TX 77643
(409) 983-8182
jcomeaux@portarthur.net
Spouse/Social Partner: Cynthia
Bill Coons
Petroleum Research
Retired
1723 Hebert Woods Drive
Port Neches, TX 77651
(409) 722-4083
bill-ola@hotmail.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Ola Lee
Roger Cowles
Editor
Port Arthur News
3501 Turtle Creek Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77641
(409) 721-2431
panews@panews.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Celine
Cell: (409) 719-3096
Frank Cricchio
Photography
Cricchio Consultants
3148 19th Street
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 982-6614
fcricchio@gt.rr.com
Raymond Depew
Retired
Retired
3425 Memorial Blvd
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 719-6905
Spouse/Social Partner: Mayda
Marc DeRouen
Justice of the Peace Pct 2
Jefferson County
525 Lakeshore Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 983-8325
mderouen@co.jefferson.tx.us
Spouse/Social Partner: Christy
Cell: (409) 749-4889
Mary Jean George
Professor
Retired
4100 Big Bend
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 982-4442
maryjeangeorge@hotmail.com
Spouse: William “Dub”
Doris Hale
Speech & Hearing
Capland Speech Therapy Center
2660 Aero Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 729-2227
drhale03@att.net
Spouse: Donald
Shannon Harris
Museum Director
Museum of the Gulf Coast
700 Procter St
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 984-6444
Shannon.Harris@lamarpa.edu
Spouse/Social Partner: Kendall
Cell: (409) 332-8030
Peggy Hartman
Manager
Electrical Solutions
6625 Jefferson
Groves, TX 77619
(409)549-6695
hartmangroup@yahoo.com
Spouse/Social Partner:
Cell: (409)548-0800
Jeff Hayes
Realtor
Hayes Real Estate
4121 Turtle Creek Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 724-0089
hayesrealestate@yahoo.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Jadeanne
Laurie Ingram
Club Editor
5 John Loop
Lumberton, TX 77657
(409) 755-6300
lamb1960@juno.com
Cell: (409) 550-3929
Floyd Johnson
City Manager
City of Port Arthur
PO Box 1089
Port Arthur, TX 77643
(409) 983-8101
fjohnson@portarthur.net
Spouse/Social Partner:
Janie Johnson
Nonprofit Executive Director
United Way of
Mid & South Jefferson County
7980 Anchor Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 729-4040
janie.johnson@unitedwaymsjc.org
Spouse/Social Partner: Robert
Cell: (409) 313-1974
Chester Jourdan, Jr.
Fleet & Commercial Auto Sales
JK Chevrolet
1451 Hwy 69 N
Nederland, TX 77627
(409) 726-8925
email
Spouse/Social Partner:
Home: (409) 853-4176
Lance Madison
College Coach/Men’s Basketball
Lamar State College
Port Arthur
Athletics
PO Box 311
Port Arthur, TX 77642
Cell: (210) 438-7901
madisonle@lamarpa.edu
Cell: (210) 438-7901
Floyd Marceaux
Credit Service
Retail Merchants Association
3830 Highway 365
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 721-8701
Spouse/Social Partner: Ann
Jose Martinez
Librarian
Port Arthur Library
3201 Lake Arthur Dr. #275
Port Arthur, TX 77643
(409) 985-8838
jmartine@pap.lib.tx.us
William “Bill” McCoy
Commerce
Port Arthur
Chamber of Commerce
4749 Twin City Highway #300
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 963-1107
bmccoy@portarthurtexas.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Nellie
Cell: (409) 527-0889
Dr. Sam Monroe
College Administration
Lamar State College
Port Arthur
PO Box 311
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 984-6100
Spouse/Social Partner: Linda
Cell: (409) 721-6769
Kyle Morton
Pastor
First Baptist Church
6825 Fairway Ct
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 960-4768
Spouse/Social Partner: Alma
Tom Neal
College Administration
Lamar State College
Port Arthur
PO Box 310
Port Arthur, TX 77641
(409) 984-6156
Spouse/Social Partner: Linda
Cell: (409) 720-9912
George Newsome
Professional Engineer
Soutex
Surveying & Engineering
3737 Doctors Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 983-2004
gnewsome@gt.rr.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Martha
Cell: (409) 718-0612
Dr. Mark Porterie
Deputy Superintendant
Port Arthur ISD
4801 9th Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 989-6238
Spouse/Social Partner: Caffrie
Cell: (409) 460-0717
Roosevelt Petry, Jr.
CEP/President
GP Industrial Contractors, Inc.
400 Gulfway Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 983-8343
rpetry@gpic2000.com
Spouse/Social Partner:
Cell: (281)850-8889
Sleldonio Quesade
“Cele”
Housing
Port Arthur
Housing Authority
920 DeQueen
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 982-6442
Spouse/Social Partner: Joyce
Mary Ann Reid
Community Relations Supervision
Acadian Ambulance Service
3720 Corley
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409)284-4041
Mary.reid@acadian.com
Cell: (409)284-4041
Verna Rutherford
Community Relations
Motiva
PO Box 712
Port Arthur, TX 77641
(409)989-7015
verna.rutherford@motivaent.com
Cell: (409)289-1190
Julian “Clayton” Salter
Retired
Julian Salter Insurance
3230 Central Mall Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 962-3214
Spouse/Social Partner: Elsie
Perry Snell
Plumbing
Jim Snell Master Plumber
3612 Nederland Ave
Nederland, TX 77627
(409) 727-2211
psnell@gt.rr.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Jocileia
Scott Street
Education
Lamar State College
Port Arthur
PO Box 311
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 984-6100
streetsa@lamarpa.edu
Cell: (409) 853-6928
Callie Summerlin
Director, Sales & Marketing
Port Arthur
Convention & Visitors Bureau
3401 Cultural Center Drive
Port Arthur, Texas 77642
(409) 985-7822
Callie@portarthurtexas.com
Cell: (409) 719-8699
Sharmeen Swati
Manager/Owner
Swati Enterprises Inc.
7910 Green Hill Dr.
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 727-6700
sharmeen99@gmail.com
Spouse/Social Partner:
Cell: (409) 332-2278
Valecia “Val” Tizeno
City Attorney
City of Port Arthur
444 Fourth Street
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 983-8129
val@portarthur.net
Spouse/Social Partner:
Cell: (409) 651-6382
Dan Wingate
Investments
Edward Jones
8700 9th Avenue Suite 107
Port Arthur, TX 77642
(409) 727-3392
Spouse/Social Partner: Kathy
Bill Worsham
Retired
Retired
906 Southwind
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 985-9652
worshamwl@yahoo.com
Spouse/Social Partner: Carolyn
Peter Yates
Retired
Retired
5206 Lakeshore Drive
Port Arthur, TX 77640