Faces in OUR crowd
Row 1 -- Mary Carol Fish, Sherrie and Charles Cleveland, Michael Graves. Row 2 -- Laura Slane, Jim and Phyllis Murphy, Dick Bennett.
We remember:
March 2025
Jan Agosta, Foster City, CA
Carol Anderson-Lewis, Plainfield, NJ
Charlotte Atwood, Wilmington, NC
Cathy Bartholomew, Everett, PA
Theodore Beach, Lancaster, OH
George Billings Jr., Kissimmee, FL
Donna Borden Rhodes, Spokane, WA
Pauline Bruno, Scotch Plains, NJ
Fannie Burrell, Oak Park, MI
Laura Bussey, Blountville, TN
Mary Calamari, Elmont, NY
Robert Clark, Palm Coast, FL
Sandra Gilbert, Nashville, TN
Robert Gower, Ponca City, OK
Verda Grabinski, La Crosse, WI
Richard Harrill, Gaffney, SC
Frank Heggs, Clearwater, FL
Mary Heltsley, Brookville, OH
Elaine Hicks, Washington, IL
James Holstine, Ferndale, WA
Susan Lanni, Nazareth, PA
Mabel Larson, Minneapolis, MN
Edward Lindquist, Jamestown, RI
Mary Magliocco, Los Angeles, CA
Radcliffe Mason Jr., New York, NY
Howard Merrick, Tinton Falls, NJ
Clifford Moss, Berlin, CT
William Olson Jr., Sioux Falls, SD
Jose Ortiz Correa, Ponce, PR
David Paradies, Gloversville, NY
Lawrence Poai, Hilo, HI
Robert Quinones, Brooklyn, NY
Claudia Rodman, Chesapeake, VA
Ray Rouse, Niagra Falls, ON
Patrick Scott, Carlsbad, CA
Joanne Stevens, Camp Hill, PA
Mary Sullender, Estes Park, CO
Maureen Swierczewski, New Kensington, PA
Jacquelyn Sylvester, Valley Park, MO
Donna Toce, Wethersfield, CT
George Vaughn, Nashville, TN
Clyde Waters, Asheville, NC
* Names and last place of residence provided
to
YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
We Remember:
April 2025
Donna Algie, Portland, OR
John Black Jr., Madison, WI
Nereida Colon, Oceanside, CA
Rosa Cruz, New Britain, CT
Gilbert Davis, Myrtle Beach, SC
Cheri Dinnin, Spring Branch, TX
Loretta Durkin, Frederick, MD
George Fierro, Midland, TX
Elsie Fuller, Anderson, IN
Mary Gablaski, Gilford, NH
Mary Garrison, Glen Allen, VA
Stanley Haidl, Bradenton, FL
Merna Harmon, Kittanning, PA
Mary Hidell, Sherman, TX
Shirley Houtman, West Olive, MI
James Ingram, Black Mountain, NC
Mary Jackson, Detroit, MI
James Jeffers, Santa Maria, CA
A. Losey, Spokane, WA
Pamela McKernan, El Sobrante, CA
Gary Minyard, Visalia, CA
Kathleen Moretti, Providence, RI
James Morgan, Lake George, MI
Arthur Parks, Charlotte, NC
Charles Pletke, Waukee, IA
Klaus-Peter Schloemp, Santa Rosa, CA
SueAnn Schodorf, Haines City, FL
Virginia Scoppa, Everett, MA
John Snowden, Georgetown, TX
David Sommer, Ashtabula, OH
John Stotz, High Point, NC
Gregorio Syquia, Johnstown, NY
Robert Taylor, Brooklyn, NY
Lorna Thornbury, Olean, NY
Maurice Thurmond, Fort Worth, TX
Muriel Walsh, Heathsville, VA
Dixie Warner-Webert, Auburn, NY
* Names and last place of residence provided to
YMCA Alumni by Y Retirement.
F. William Stahl Award
The F. William Stahl Award – our most prestigious honor – is presented in Bill's memory by YMCA Alumni. The award is given in recognition of Bill's dedication and commitment to the YMCA, the YMCA profession, and the art of written communications. Max Clowers wrote the "Bill Stahl Story" (button below) in the March 1989 issue of Perspective Journal.
2025 F. William Stahl Award Recipient
Nancy Reece of the Weatherford Chapter is the 2025 recipient of the F. William Stahl Award. For over twenty years, Nancy wrote thoughtful articles for Perspective, the Association of Professional Directors (APD) journal, and other YMCA publications. A frequent theme of these articles was managing YMCAs with integrity. She often drew compelling lessons from her own YMCA experience,
Nancy’s Perspective writings tackled knotty ethical issues, the place of Christianity in the Y’s mission, staff diversity, and the challenge of knowing and doing the right thing. But she also offered practical career advice and management strategies.
Nancy co-edited Strengthening the Organizational Heart, a book based on the writings of YMCA legend John R. Mott, in 2006. She was the first woman elected National Board Chair of APD and is the second woman to receive the Stahl Award.
Award Presentation - 2025
Nancy Reese accepts F. William Stahl Award Jan. 27, 2025 from past recipient and YMCA Hall of Famer Len Wilson during the YMCA Alumni Reunion-at-Sea.
World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund
The World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund for staff and retirees was founded as “Secours Speciaux” in 1950 to help staff with little or no means to meet personal and family needs. It continues to help people facing medical crisis, natural disasters, inadequate or no pension or problems created by political turmoil and human rights violations. Click the button below to visit the World YMCA Emergency Assistance Fund website where you may donate securely and/or request a grant application.
A program of YMCA Alumni
World Brotherhood Fund
YMCA Alumni is the administrator for this important fund to help the World YMCA assist local YMCAs with financial support during times of crisis and to provide aid to YMCA staff members with little or no retirement support.