Why I Am A Rotarian
DECEMBER 26, 2006
 My
father-in-law, a past president of one of Rotary’s largest
clubs, gave me my first opportunity to experience a Rotary
meeting. As a young naval officer I was not a candidate for
membership, but visiting the Rotary Club of Austin left a
lasting impression.
My wife’s father
was not only a man whom I respected and admired; he measured up
to the public scrutiny of a high visibility job – he was one of
the most highly respected men in his community. When I realized
how much he valued Rotary, I knew it had to be a very
special
organization.
By the time I came ashore at the
end of a long naval career my father-in-law had passed on, but
one day a neighbor invited me to a club luncheon – an
invitation I accepted without hesitation.
“Service Above Self” and the
“4-Way Test” gave me a course to steer in my second career as an
educator and later as a businessman. Rotary has also given me
the best friends anyone could ever hope to have.
PDG Jack Mayo
Rotary Club of
Austin, Texas
D-5870
|
