Sunshine Report:  Bob Doerr contacted our “missing” Rotarian member Delia Montano who replied in a letter to the club.  Delia, who lost her husband to COVID a few years ago, has experienced another tough time over the last few months.  First COVID hit her care facility she manages in the Mills Estate.  Then her adult son tried to use a scooter, fell on his head, had surgery and is still in a coma at SF General.  Our thoughts and prayers are with Delia and we hope for a successful recovery for her son and to see her back at our meetings. 

 

Joe LaMariana received word from his friend and former neighbor Jim Nantell, a past Burlingame Rotarian and City Manager of Burlingame, that his wife Chris has passed away.  There was a nice obituary in the Daily Journal about Chris.    

 

Visitors:   Mariana, our 4 month old very well behaved Rotarian visited us again today—some of us could learn a lot from her!  Also present—Anita helping with lunch service and Cary’s business partner Charlie Phelps.

 

3)  Join us for Hillsborough’s Memorial Day celebration in our “clean garbage truck.”  

Newscast:  Jerry Winges interviewed 2 Rotarians for our new segment “My Rotary Story.” 

 

Marilyn Orr described how her husband joined the San Mateo Rotary when they moved to the Bay Area in 1974, but she could not join because—(drum roll) she was a WOMAN!  Good lord, it took a lawsuit in 1986 against Rotary International and the court ruled in 1987 that you could not prevent WOMEN from joining Rotary.  Marilyn joined as the third woman in Burlingame Rotary in 1988 as “the flood gates opened” welcoming WOMEN.  Thank God for Marilyn, past President and major force for decades in our Club. 

 

Joe LaMariana:  recycling guru Joe joined in 2003 sponsored by Mary Janney.  Also a past President he was “re-elected” for a second go-round as President during COVID.  Joe has done so much for the Club over those years and has recently stepped up as the Foundation Chair

 

Program:   Jeff Krolik, our resident Sports Guru was introduced by the person who knows him best—Christine Krolik who lives with him and runs the Town of Hillsborough.  Jeff has a resume that would fill all the pages of Sports Illustrated (except the swim-suit issue.)  Originally from New York City his mother was a TV star and dad was a TV producer.  A graduate of Dartmouth, he was a summer intern at the White House and later worked for VP Nelson Rockefeller.  He worked for the start-up Home Box Office, Time Warner, was sent to launch HBO South America and lived part-time in Sao Paolo while married to Christine.  In 1995 he got the job of running Sports Channel Bay Area (later Fox Sports) and they moved to Hillsborough.  He worked with the Giants, A’s, Warriors and the Sharks and grew the franchise which was sold to Comcast.  He was then promoted to President of Regional Networks and ran all the Fox regional sports networks around the country.  Now retired he consults and guest lectures at Stanford Business School.  Impressive??—YES!