June 7, 2020 New and Returning Members

Frances Andrews has lived in Port Townsend for 20 years. She has attended the Thanksgiving potlucks and looks forward to more participation as a member of QUUF.

 

 

 

 

Bruce and Ida Domazlicky grew up in Illinois, completed graduate degrees at the University of Wyoming, then taught in Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.  Ida retired in 2008 after teaching a variety of students, including preschool, emotionally disturbed, home-bound, and hearing impaired.  Bruce retired in 2013 as professor of economics and director of the Center for Economic and Business Research at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. They moved to Sequim in January 2019 after many trips to visit their son, Eric, and daughter-in-law, Heather, in Tacoma.  They make frequent trips to visit their daughter, Rebecca, her husband, Shannon, and their three grandchildren in the Missouri Ozarks.  Both love traveling.  Ida has visited 10 countries, and Bruce has been to most of the 50 U.S. states. Bruce is a short-wave ham radio operator and an avid reader of history.  Ida is a birdwatcher, gardener, and amateur naturalist.  Both hike and bird daily as they enjoy exploring the Olympic Peninsula.  They love playing with QUUF’s folk music group – Bruce on marimbula and Ida on hammered dulcimer.  They will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary in June 2020 with as much partying as is allowed.

Angie Graziano relocated from Annapolis, Maryland with her wife Jesse and youngest daughter, Lauren, in September of 2019. This is her first time living on the West Coast and she is enjoying fishing, hiking, snow shoeing, and walking in the Olympic Peninsula.  In her professional capacity, she is a retired Fish and Wildlife Service employee and is currently enjoying a second career as a Principal Director for a global technology consulting firm. Angie is super excited about building community in Port Townsend and being a contributing member of QUUF, including an opportunity to play guitar in the QUUF Folk Ensemble.

Jesse Wild relocated from Annapolis, Maryland with her wife Angie and youngest daughter, Lauren, in September of 2019. She is originally from the West Coast and she is absolutely delighted to be back and exploring her new home on the Olympic Peninsula.  She is a retired Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Biologist, sea kayaker, and still-budding artist. She is looking forward to contributing her energy and to several organizations in Port Townsend.  Jesse enjoys traveling, painting, boating, reading, hiking with her dog Kobie, and outfitting her van as a camper – which seems to be a perpetual project.

Returning Member Patricia Smith says “I moved to PT in 2007 after retiring from the State of California, with my husband, Jaap Romijn.  We built a modern house in Uptown, with great views of the straight.  We garden, and I love growing vegetables and blueberries.  I have been a long time hospice volunteer and am part of the bereavement team facilitating grief support groups.  I am also a volunteer with the Alzheimer’s Association and facilitate a caregiver support group in Port Hadlock.  As part of a community effort, I helped start and facilitate a Memory Cafe at Ferino’s in Port Hadlock.  I also sit on the Olympic Area Agency on Aging Advisory Committee.  Jaap continues to be a creative woodworker, sculptor, and furniture designer.  We have 2 daughters and 4 grandchildren in California.”