(I added something new at the end. Kathy)
Or as he prefers, and is known among family and friends as "Bromo"...our HONOREE for the month of August, 2009.
Bromo was born on August 19, 1924 to Benjamin Joseph Clifford Smelcer and Katherine Josephine Schuck on a ranch in Garfield County, Washington. He grew up in Baker County, Oregon.
His father was a rancher and worked in sawmills. His mother was a teacher and homemaker.
He was a Private in the Army-Armored Cavalry, serving on the Island of Saipan during WWII.
His first marriage, to Audrey Mulholland resulted in three children: Sheila Marie (married to Thomas Day), Clifford Scott (passed away in 1997), and Gary Dwayne (married Judy), all being born in Sacramento, CA. Audrey passed away in 1984 in Klamath Falls, OR.
He married Irene Hoffman in August 1985, and she passed away in 1998.
Bromo is a "man on the move" as his fore-father, Joel Estes, was. Bromo has lived in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Montana, California, and Nevada. At least we've been able to keep him west of the Mississippi!
He is a "born to bowl", many award-winning, talented cousin. That is his favorite thing to do! He also likes to create with his hands objects of use and pleasure, along with traveling.
When Nan can get him to stay home, he loves to watch Western movies or read Western novels. If he watches T.V., he enjoys learning as much as he can from National Geographic, the Discovery Channel, and Animal Planet.
When it's time to get up and move, he likes to vacation in Laughlin, Nevada on the Colorado River near Arizona. He also enjoys the Oregon coast, visiting, relaxing, and sight-seeing.
Bromo's favorite color is blue. And if you feed him beef, most any vegetable, and lemon meringue pie, you'll be on his "favorites" list, too!
[HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BROMO!...and may you have many, many more!]
Sorry, Bromo, I wanted to add one more thing that I left out...and that is a
VERY BIG THANK YOU
for serving as the EFA CHAIRMAN from 1989 to 2004! What a fete! That's 15 years, by gosh!!
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