{"id":317,"date":"2020-01-16T13:45:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T13:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roark-conner.org\/?page_id=317"},"modified":"2023-09-27T08:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T12:09:45","slug":"past-presidents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/roark-conner.org\/about-r-ca\/past-presidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Presidents"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Treasury of Past Presidents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Since 1959, 34 Presidents have served the Roark-Conner Association (R-CA). Because of the leadership of past Presidents, along with the Board of Directors, and family members who assisted the Presidents, in September 2023, we celebrate 65 years of Roark-Conner family reunions. <\/p>\n

To recognize the significant contributions of  past Presidents to the R-CA’s success, we have developed written tributes to these 34* family members. A link to the tributes have been posted, on the past President’s birthday, on Facebook @Roark.Conner<\/b><\/a>. They highlight the past President’s ancestors,<\/a> key accomplishments, and their major R-CA contributions. <\/p>\n

To express our gratitude to these Presidents, the R-CA will continue re-posting these tributes on Facebook @Roark.Conner. The tributes were also compiled into an electronic book that is available complimentary for R-CA members. <\/p>

(*Please note the published book does not yet include the current past President, David Johnston.)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The following list, organized by birthday, contains the past President’s names, and the year(s) they served.  Only deceased past President have their birth-death years provided.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\u00a0 \u00a0Jan 5<\/td>\nDavid Coulter Roark<\/td>\n2001-2002<\/td>\n1939-2005 \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jan 7<\/td>\nMargaret Roark Shafer<\/td>\n1987<\/td>\n1920-2004<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jan 11<\/td>\nRobert C. \u201cBob\u201d Roark\u00a0<\/td>\n2009-2010<\/td>\n1931-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jan 27<\/td>\nTerry Lynn Roark<\/td>\n1986, 2019-2020<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Feb 1<\/td>\nRoark Moon<\/td>\n1975<\/td>\n1919-2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Feb 5<\/td>\nJohn J. Roark<\/td>\n1993-1995<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Feb 16<\/td>\nAddie (Belle) Roark Gross<\/td>\n1967, 1982<\/td>\n1937-2013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Feb 17<\/td>\nReba Shropshire Wilson<\/td>\n1960, 1976<\/td>\n1911-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Feb 26<\/td>\nDonald \u201cBeno\u201d Roark<\/td>\n1961, 1977<\/td>\n1923-2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Mar 4<\/td>\nCharles W. \u201cChuck\u201d Gross<\/td>\n1992<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Mar 10<\/td>\nSuzanne E. McRae Shropshire<\/td>\n1989<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Mar 25<\/td>\nConnie Roark Perrin<\/td>\n2013-2014<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Apr 27<\/td>\nBetty Shropshire Glover<\/td>\n1981<\/td>\n1916-2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Apr 28<\/td>\nW. G. Roark<\/td>\n1973<\/td>\n1927-2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 May 11<\/td>\nDoris Shropshire Thornton<\/td>\n1998-2000<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 May 30<\/td>\nDarwin M. Lane<\/td>\n2003-2004<\/td>\n1933-2022<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jun 3<\/td>\nWilla \u201cSweetie\u201d Moon Eslik Buckner<\/td>\n1974, 1978, 1985<\/td>\n1927-2014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jun 26<\/td>\nJ.A. Shropshire II<\/td>\n1963, 1971<\/td>\n1908-1976<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Jul 8<\/td>\nBaxter W. Roark<\/td>\n1962, 1970<\/td>\n1917-1989<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Reuel Roark<\/td>\n		2021-2022
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\u00a0 Aug 9<\/td>\nOla Mae Roark Neal<\/td>\n1965, 1984<\/td>\n1926-2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Aug 15<\/td>\nWilliam Marion Moon, Sr.<\/td>\n1972, 1988<\/td>\n1915-2005<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Aug 24<\/td>\nCarlene Delashmitt<\/td>\n2015-2016<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Aug 28<\/td>\nNeal S. Roark<\/td>\n1990<\/td>\n1930-2012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Sep 3<\/td>\nGene Johnson<\/td>\n2011-2012<\/td>\n1942-2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Sep 16<\/td>\nMildred Roark Buie<\/td>\n1996-1997<\/td>\n1926-2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Sep 26<\/td>\nWilliam W. \u201cBill\u201d Witt<\/td>\n2007-2008<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Oct13<\/td>\nLouise Conner<\/td>\n1979<\/td>\n1912-2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Oct 26<\/td>\nRhonda Scott<\/td>\n2017-2018<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Nov 25<\/td>\nElizabeth Janice Conner<\/td>\n2005-2006<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Dec 15<\/td>\nDallas Morgan Roark<\/td>\n1980<\/td>\n1931-2020<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Dec 19<\/td>\nMadison C. Roark<\/td>\n1966, 1968<\/td>\n1923-1972<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0 Dec 21<\/td>\nMarylyn Davenport Smith<\/td>\n1983<\/td>\n\u2014-<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

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