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for Dedicated Service
to Church,
Community, and Family
through the
Knights of
Columbus
About Robert D. Neary
Sir Knight Robert D. Neary was born in New York City
on November 16, 1933. He was educated in catholic schools.
He served his country in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1954.
His employment career from 1958 to 1989 was with the Federal
Aviation Administration as a systems engineer at the
Leesburg, Virginia center. After retirement he worked with
TRW where he was a systems consultant.
He was a Grand Knight of Good Samaritan Council #6175
in Sterling, VA from 1972-1974; District Deputy from
1975-1977 during which he was Outstanding District Deputy
both years; Virginia State General Program Chairman from
1977-1978; elected to State Office in 1978, served as State
Deputy in 1983-1984. He was again elected State Deputy in
1985-1986. He served as convention chairman in 1988; State
Council Activity Chairman in 1990-1991; Audit Committee and
Charity Commission 1992-1994 when he became the founding
president of VKCCI. Bob died on December 8, 1996 while still
serving as its president.
Creation of the Fund
To pay tribute to Bob who was selfless and untiring
when it came to VKCCI and the knights of Columbus, the VKCCI
board established the Robert D. Neary Award on September 12,
1998. VKCCI established an endowment fund where the
principle of the fund will never be used, only the interest.
The funding of the endowment will be through $500 donations
from Councils and Assemblies to recognize special
members.
Honoring and Individual or Family
Do you have a member in your Council who has done
many things because he loves it and never asks for anything
in return? Would you like to pay a special tribute to that
person and at the same time support VKCCI? The Knights or
families of a Knight to be recognized must have made a long
term commitment to the Knights of Columbus. The Community,
their Church, and their Family. Nominations can be made at
any time and will be recognized with the Robert D Neary
Award.
What to do
Contact any member of the VKCCI board of directors or
your District Deputy and ask for the Robert D. Neary Award
form. Simply follow the general instructions and mail the
form with a check in the amount of $500 to the VKCCI
President. At the State meeting your council will be
recognized as participating in this program. An engraved
Robert D. Neary Award in the name of your honoree will be
presented to the Grand Knight for presentation at an
appropriate time.
ROBERT D. NEARY AWARD RECIPIENTS
(As
of 5/12/08)
Norman
E. Mansini
Gerald G. Tidd
Michael Chris
Bobby & Nadine Brodzinski
Charles E. Murello
James P. Wilson
Richard P. Owens
Clyde & June Gray
Douglas C. MacPherson
John A. Harrison, Sr.
Joseph D. Goodyear
James W. Butler
Clarence “Andy” Anderson
Richard A. Bradley
Father Ricardo Seidel
Raymond Hagen
Ellis D. Flinn
Marshall Nolan
Bernie Kowalski
Donald Kehoe
Wayne Winters
Arthur B. Colb
Charles L. Andolino
Eric D. Underwood
Most Reverend Paul S. Loverde
S. Wayne Stump PSD
Michael J. Lazzuri
Frank Uzel
Joseph Bierowski
Alfred P. Elko
Steve & Billie Cooke
Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan
Vincent Eikmeier
Francis J, Loughney, PSD, FVSM
Willard Bricker
Stanley Lattis
Reinhart A. Robben
James P. McCusker, PSD
Bernard E. Kelly
John Quinn
Doug, Jerri, Judy McPherson and Judy
Brittain
Tom Davis
Joseph Bogdan
Edward Corcoran, PSD
Father Julius Cilinski
Larry Novack
Wayne Gretencord
George Haviland
William Wittig
Henry Urban, Jr.
Joseph “Gene” Zimmerman
Jimmy & Lynn Smith
PSD Thomas Edward “ED” Witty, SR.
William Mulvihill, PSD, FM
Ralph Cimino
Father Patrick Cassidy
Military Chaplains of the Armed Services
James Dowling
Darryl Daudet
Daniel A. D’Agostino, PGK
Anthony Stefanec
Vincent Re David
Ronald Robinson
Robert B. McDonald, PGK
Rev. Horace H. Grinnell
John T. Tucker, Jr., PGK
Patrick T. Malarkey, PGK
Gerard J. Brown,
PGK
Thomas Trudeau, PGK
Thomas Hogan, PSD
Paul D. Piche', PSD
Sydney (Jack) Clement
Father Edward Richardson
Rev. Marcus A. Pollard
John F. Judge
Glenn Rodriguez, PGK, PFN
Carrol G. Kelley
Rev. Pasquale J. Apuzzo
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