Holly's Dream
We all have dreams or goals that we want to reach in our life time. I had a dream! That was to finally have the long over due dedication for Jay's POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge, that was officially named in 1987 by the Maine Legislature. I knew that I could not reach this goal alone. I knew that I would need a team of people who would support the project to the end, have influence on the community, know some "VIP's" in the military and veteran's organizations and give me a hassle to keep me on my toes. I needed a group of people who believed in their country, their organization, that is the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and who believed in the issue, the Prisioners of War-Missing in Action issue. Instantly, I knew Tim Getz would be the ideal representative from the Post. He believes in his country, his Post, the POW-MIA issue, plus he is well known for his efforts within the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is a "get the job" done man. Tim, whom I might add, was the one who had most of the load of this project, the one who I thought would have a break down before it was done because of the stress involved. Tim did an excellent job in co-ordinating the entire project. Because of his dedication and loyality to the project I feel it was the highlight of the Tri-Town area for 1992. The next committtee member needed to be someone who was a "go-getter". One who knew lots and lots of people, a pusher, someone who had influence on not only the community, but the Auxiliary. Someone who had more guts than I, and stood up for what she believed in. Someone who set her mind to do something and went around like a "house on fire" to get it done. That person had to be able to sell the idea of the POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge. I chose Diane Getz. Diane gets the job done no matter what it is. She also served as the recorder of finances for this committee. I now knew that I had two people who were hyper to get the job done. I now needed someone who was laid back, easy going, agreed on most suggestions and ideas, yet always let us know when she did not feel something was quite right. I needed someone who was not afraid to let us know we were reaching for the stars and sometimes they were not available. I needed someone who was willing to work hard on the project but keep things in prospective. This person had to be an expert on the ways of the Auxilary for I was new to this organization. I needed to know how the Auxiliary would respond to idea presented at the meetings, for facing your Auxiliary with new ideas that can be costly if not done correctly is scary. This person was Betty Houle. The next candidate had to be someone who had complete trust in the committee and in me. Someone who would not push, but expected the job to get done and done correctly in the eyes of the Auxiliary and the Post. That person had to have the ability to dream with me, laugh at my jokes, get phone calls at all hours of the day and night with my crazy thoughts and someone who would keep telling me the committee would come through with flying colors on this project. The person had to be my best friend and confidant. That person is President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Polly Darnell. Last but not least, I needed someone who has always been my "back bone" in anthing and everything I have done, from child bearing to the POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge. I needed someone who would support me 100%, who would listen to my thoughts, fears, dreams, and wipe away the tears when stress of this project was so bad I did not think we would make happen. He had to be someone who would listen to my foolish requests like "Let's invite the President of the United States to our ceremony". By the way, he was invited but unable to attend. I needed someone who would dedicate himself to the project when Tim was unable to be present to meet with such people as the Department of Transportation, OSHA, and the DEP. I needed someone who would not take "no" for an answer when we needed major things like gravel, rock and cement. Someone who would help Tim to reach the finish line on the placing of the yardarm. I needed someone who would listen when I lost complete control because of stress and would still care for me when and "IF" I returned to normal. That person was my husband of 20 years and 3 days, John Dube. If it weren't for these great people who had trust and faith in me and the issue, the job would have never been completed. If it weren't for our veteran's of the United States of American, who served over seas and those who protect the homefront, ceremonies like the one held on April 25, 1992 would never have happened. Holly Dube, 1998 Home | Back | Construction | Links | Email Copywrite 1998 Holly Dube
We all have dreams or goals that we want to reach in our life time. I had a dream! That was to finally have the long over due dedication for Jay's POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge, that was officially named in 1987 by the Maine Legislature.
I knew that I could not reach this goal alone. I knew that I would need a team of people who would support the project to the end, have influence on the community, know some "VIP's" in the military and veteran's organizations and give me a hassle to keep me on my toes. I needed a group of people who believed in their country, their organization, that is the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and who believed in the issue, the Prisioners of War-Missing in Action issue.
Instantly, I knew Tim Getz would be the ideal representative from the Post. He believes in his country, his Post, the POW-MIA issue, plus he is well known for his efforts within the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He is a "get the job" done man. Tim, whom I might add, was the one who had most of the load of this project, the one who I thought would have a break down before it was done because of the stress involved. Tim did an excellent job in co-ordinating the entire project. Because of his dedication and loyality to the project I feel it was the highlight of the Tri-Town area for 1992.
The next committtee member needed to be someone who was a "go-getter". One who knew lots and lots of people, a pusher, someone who had influence on not only the community, but the Auxiliary. Someone who had more guts than I, and stood up for what she believed in. Someone who set her mind to do something and went around like a "house on fire" to get it done. That person had to be able to sell the idea of the POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge. I chose Diane Getz. Diane gets the job done no matter what it is. She also served as the recorder of finances for this committee.
I now knew that I had two people who were hyper to get the job done. I now needed someone who was laid back, easy going, agreed on most suggestions and ideas, yet always let us know when she did not feel something was quite right. I needed someone who was not afraid to let us know we were reaching for the stars and sometimes they were not available. I needed someone who was willing to work hard on the project but keep things in prospective. This person had to be an expert on the ways of the Auxilary for I was new to this organization. I needed to know how the Auxiliary would respond to idea presented at the meetings, for facing your Auxiliary with new ideas that can be costly if not done correctly is scary. This person was Betty Houle.
The next candidate had to be someone who had complete trust in the committee and in me. Someone who would not push, but expected the job to get done and done correctly in the eyes of the Auxiliary and the Post. That person had to have the ability to dream with me, laugh at my jokes, get phone calls at all hours of the day and night with my crazy thoughts and someone who would keep telling me the committee would come through with flying colors on this project. The person had to be my best friend and confidant. That person is President of the Ladies Auxiliary, Polly Darnell.
Last but not least, I needed someone who has always been my "back bone" in anthing and everything I have done, from child bearing to the POW-MIA Remembrance Bridge. I needed someone who would support me 100%, who would listen to my thoughts, fears, dreams, and wipe away the tears when stress of this project was so bad I did not think we would make happen. He had to be someone who would listen to my foolish requests like "Let's invite the President of the United States to our ceremony". By the way, he was invited but unable to attend. I needed someone who would dedicate himself to the project when Tim was unable to be present to meet with such people as the Department of Transportation, OSHA, and the DEP. I needed someone who would not take "no" for an answer when we needed major things like gravel, rock and cement. Someone who would help Tim to reach the finish line on the placing of the yardarm. I needed someone who would listen when I lost complete control because of stress and would still care for me when and "IF" I returned to normal. That person was my husband of 20 years and 3 days, John Dube.
If it weren't for these great people who had trust and faith in me and the issue, the job would have never been completed. If it weren't for our veteran's of the United States of American, who served over seas and those who protect the homefront, ceremonies like the one held on April 25, 1992 would never have happened.
Holly Dube, 1998
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