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Re: NANFA-- RESIGNATION
On Thu, 8 Jan 98 19:56:26 -0600 "Hal Schmidt"
<Harold.J.Schmidt-1 at tc_umn.edu> writes:
>Date: Tue, Jan 6, 1998 8:59 AM
>
>To: bockr at hd03_nichd.gov
>jdelong at nwifc_wa.gov, cdsharpf at wbdoner_com, robertrice at juno_com,
>bgcajun at juno_com, dwight.moody at excite_com
>
>Subject: RESIGNATION
>
>Dear Bob:
>
>I learned with dismay of the election results last night. Robert Rice
>has done
>so much for NANFA putting us back on the right track, but his good
>deeds cost
>him a very great price personally. I also must credit him in reviving
>my faith
>in this organization. When I first encountered him, I was myself
>still on the
>BOD, but planning to leave NANFA for good because of direction we had
>taken
>under the control of Bruce Gebhardt. Yes, I found Robert to be
>sometimes
>annoying, abrasive, and a loose cannon, but in 20 years with NANFA, I
>have never
>known a member and later president to be more dedicated than him. He
>did bring
>us back from the brink. The tactics I have witnessed of this current
>BOD is
>what I would expect from my employer, not the friends I had made
>during the last
>two years. This action, albeit legal under the by-laws, in my opinion
>shattered
>the lines of common decency and to someone we owe a debt we cannot
>repay.
>
>I place an extremely high value on loyalty and can no longer serve an
>organization which does not. I am submitting my resignation effective
>1 March
>1998 to provide time to find another membership coordinator and Darter
>Editor.
>In the interim, I will continue at my duties with the same dedication
>and
>commitment as before.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Konrad Schmidt
>
>
>
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