Priscilla’s World
In India with the Lanphears
Fred and Nancy remained in Chikale (village in India) getting ready as one of the visit sites from the IERD (International Exposition of Rural Development). They arrived in India in September, 1983 in the midst of the monsoons, spent a week in Maliwada at a council...
Going a Round with Rodney
by Jim Troxel One of my regrets in my life is that I did not spend as much time with my friend, Rodney Wilson, as I would have liked. That’s because the few times we did spend together were some of my most cherished and I wished there had been more. We had known each...
St. Teresa of Avila
In 1986 Rod, Kaze Gadway and I walked the narrow cobbled streets of Avila, Spain. Every step immersed us in memories of St. Teresa. We rambled through twists and turns of the narrow streets and located the Convent of St. Teresa near the Paseo del Rastro. Built over...
Closure of the day
By Rodney Wilson Three bugle notes caught my attention “C - C - E”. It was just 9 PM and I was sitting on the barrack steps. The barracks of Company 332 5/44 US Navy Boot Camp San Diego, California will be my home for four weeks. How proud I felt to be a sailor. At...
Remembering Rod
Rod Wilson Rodney to Priscilla. Quiet strength, Iron resolve. Humble….not seeking the limelight. Present. When our global initiatives stretched us beyond comfort, It was good to know that Rod was there. Rotary recognized that as well. Rod was a Rotary man, which means...
Rodney Eugene Wilson (1926-2011)
Rodney Wilson retired from the Santa Fe Railway in 1986 after forty-three years with the company. When he retired, it was the first time in the 20th Century that no member of his family was working with the Santa Fe. Rodney died at KU Medical Center Sunday evening,...