July 22, 2010
22 Years & Still Going Strong
 
 
 
 
 

20th Anniversary
JULY 22, 2008 -  CHAPTER T

 We had 42 members and 11 special guests at our July meeting.  Most of our guests were former members and officers.  We were especially happy to see George and Mary Addison come to be with us after a long absence.

 There were 12 charter members of Chapter T at the meeting.
  Carroll and Pat Bales    Roscoe and Martha Thompson   Frank and Dee Powell    Earl and Cathy Householder
  Ken and Vernie Riner    J.B. and Gail Morell
 Six of our Charter Members have passed away.
  Larry Bridges     T.A. Booker
  Iris Dillard     Agnes Clifton
  Don Knight     Dave Noe
 There may be others, but these are the ones I remember.  All are remembered as a vital part of our GWRRA Family.

     Carroll Bales, Chapter Director
 The first meeting of Chapter “T” Knoxville was held on Tuesday June 28, 1988 at 7:00 p.m. at  Morrison’s Cafeteria at East Towne Mall.  There were fifty-three people who met to talk about organizing a new Chapter.

 Chapter T met on July 19, 1988 and Charlie Long, Tennessee State Director, challenged the Chapter as to the purpose and direction of our organization.  He then signed and presented the document which gave Chapter “T” of Knoxville official status in the GWRRA Organization.
 Carroll Bales was presented as the new Area Representative and he and his wife Pat were given official Rep. patches.
 Earl Householder was named as an Assistant Area Rep – responsible in the area of Safety and Rider Education.
 Dave Gardner also was asked to serve as an Assistant.
 Frank Powell, agreed to serve as Treasurer and Dee Powell as Secretary.
 Rose Bridges was selected as the Phone Tree Co-ordinator.
 Chapter “T” Knoxville was organized as a result of a spin-off from Chapter “F” Morristown.  This was done to accommodate those members who live in the Knoxville area.  Some of these members had to ride over a hundred miles round trip to attend the chapter meetings.

 We recognize and appreciate Chapter “F” as our “Mother” Chapter.
 The Chapter design and logo, by Carroll Bales, was decided and approved by GWRRA  as “Smokey Mountain Wing Riders”.  Orange was chosen as the Chapters official color.

         The Charter Members of Chapter “T” Knoxville
Carroll & Pat Bales    Jack & Charlene Baxter   T.A. & Polly Booker
Larry & Rose Bridges   Bobby Cash    Carl & Agnes Clifton
Charles & Sharon Davenport  James & Iris Dillard   Richard & Libby Drew
David & Arawanah Gardner   Rick & Susan Glover   James & Wanda Gredig
Joe & Barbara Hill    Earl & Cathy Householder  Stephen & Linda Jones
Curtis & Kay Knight   Don & Mary Knight   Roy & Carol Mallison
Larry & Connie McGinnis   J.B. & Gail Morell   David & Lucille Noe
Frank & Dee Powell   Carl & Sara Lea Redmon  Sherman & Kat Rickard
Ken & Vernie Riner    Michael & Lorraine Simonson  Norman & Helen Thomas
Roscoe & Martha Thompson  Mack & Jeanette Webster

        Carroll Bales, Area Rep
 
 
 
 

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