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20 Year Anniversary
RCMP Vets Kingston
2 June 2000 - 2 June 2020
This historical information dealing with the
start of the Kingston vets
was prepared by Charter Member Bob Kraus
Newspaper article from the Kingston Whig-Standard dated 21 February 2000
Meeting held to start the work on becoming a Division of the RCMP Vets
Kingston Region Division received it's Charter on 2 June 2000
The Program for the Inaugural Dinner held on 12 September 2000
Report on the Inaugural Dinner
The Agenda for the Inaugural Dinner
INAUGURAL DINNER
FORT FRONTENAC OFFICERS’ MESS
TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2000
1900 HRS
COCKTAIL HOUR (cash bar) – 1900 to 1945 HRS
RECEIVING LINE – 1945 hrs
Robert / Charleen LEDUC
Jim / Judy BALL
Bob / Fran KRAUS
HEAD TABLE ENTRANCE
WELCOME INTRODUCTION – Bob KRAUS
MOMENT OF SILENCE – Bob KRAUS
GRACE – Ghislaine HASTIE
DINNER – 2000 HRS
DURING DESSERT COURSE
TOAST TO THE FORCE
(C. (Bud) MUNROE)
TOAST TO THE QUEEN
(Ida KOOPMAN)
INTRODUCTION OF THE HEAD TABLE
RECOGNITION OF ATTENDING DIGNITARIES/OFFICIALS FROM:
OTTAWA, KINGSTON, BELLEVILLE, BROCKVILLE – Bob KRAUS
THANK YOU TO CPL. RANDY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHER
AND CHEF AND SERVERS
HEAD TABLE SPEAKERS INTRODUCTION
Bob KRAUS INTRODUCES Bob LEDUC
Bob LEDUC INTRODUCES Fred PINNOCK
Jim BALL INTRODUCES C/SUPT Freeman SHEPPARD
MEMBERSHIP RETURNS TO LOUNGE AREA
Bob Kraus M/C
Inaugural Dinner Attendees
| BALL, Jim & Judy | KRAUS, Bob & Fran |
| BERLINQUETTE, Roy & Jean | LAROSE, (MGen) Robert |
| BROWNLEE, Keith & Marg. | LEDUC, Robert & Charleen |
| BOYD, David & wife | LEE, Rick & Betty |
| CLARABUT, Mike & Ida (Koopman) | LUTES, Willard |
| CLOSS, Chief William | MacPHEE, J.Patrick & Irene |
| COADY, (Col.)Gerry & wife | MONTGOMERY, Gene & Beverly |
| COUBURN, Vernon & Karin | MUNROE, Bud & Rita |
| COULTER, Gary & Tina | ROBINSON, Nicolas |
| COYLE, Leon & Marie | SANDEY, Dave & Joan |
| DAY, George & Fran | SCOTTI, Frank & Jean |
| DICKSON, Earl & Agnes | SHIER, Reginald |
| EASTON, Sandra | STEPHENSON, Jim & Jane |
| EMPEY, Roy & Bunny | TAYLOR, Keith & Marlene |
| FRASER, Sandy & guest | VAN ALLEN, Trevor & Claire |
| GRAHAM, Chuck & Marilyn | WATSON, Keith & Bernice |
| GUINDON, Robert & Yvonne | WATTS, George & Margaret |
| HASTIE, Willard & Ghislaine | WEBB, Don & Judy |
| HICKMAN, John & Dorthea | WISEMAN, Edward & Fran |
| HOBBS, Stan & Rose | WOODMAN, Ross & Margaret |
| JORDAN, (LCol.) Art | WYLIE, Jack & Belva Cousens |
| KORYCAN, Frank & guest | |
| FRENCH, John & wife | |
| McPARTLIN, Jack & wife | |
| PINNOCK, Fred & wife | |
| SHEPPARD, Freeman C/Supt. | |
Our First Executive - 2000
| President: Bob Leduc |
| 1st.V/Pres: Jim Ball |
| 2nd.V/Pres: Bob Kraus |
| Sec: Jack Cassidy |
| Treas: Gene Montgomery |
| Soc.Dir: Ed Wiseman |
| Dir. East: Jack Wylie |
| Dir. West: Earl Dickson |
| Directors: Gary Coulter & Chuck Graham |
| Social Committee: Ed Wiseman & Bob Kraus |
Our Current Executive Can Be Seen
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Presidents Since Charter - 2 June 2000
| Bob Myhill | 2020 - 2021 |
| Robert (Bob) Kraus | 2018 - 2019 |
| RIDEOUT, W.J.R.(Wes) | 2016 - 2017 |
| NEVILLE, B.(Bryan) | 2014 - 2015 |
| KRAUS, R.M.S.(Bob) | 2012 - 2013 |
| COULTER, G.W.(Gary) | 2010 - 2011 |
| KRAUS, R.M.S.(Bob) | 2004(Nov) - 2009 |
| WYLIE, W.J.(Jack) | 2001(Sept) - 2004(Oct) |
| LEDUC, R.J. (Bob) | 2000(Jun) - 2001(Aug) |
Historical Interest
The first permanent Commissioner of the NWMP
Commissioner G.A. French (18 OCT 1873) was a member
of the
Fort Frontenac Officer's Mess when he received his
appointment.