NCRO 59th Breakfast Meeting

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59th Breakfast Meeting March 11 2026 with Mark Trostle

NCRO 59th Breakfast Meeting | Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Our Keynote speaker will be Mark Trostle (BIO)

Vice President – Ram Truck, SRT and Mopar Design
“Design overview for Ram, Mopar and Motorsports”

  • Where: San Marino Club http://www.sanmarinoclub.com/
  • Cost: $15 for members – $15 for spouse – $31 for non-members.
  • Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
  • Doors Open at 9:30 a.m.

Agenda

  • 10:00 AM Family style breakfast with Cheese Egg Frittata, Fancy Potatoes, Sausage, fresh fruit, biscuits, and beverages
  • 10:30 – 11:00 – NCRO News and Information
  • 11:00 – 11:30 – Keynote Speaker: Mark Trostle | “Design overview for Ram, Mopar and Motorsports”
  • 11:30 –12:00  – Q & A
  • 12:00 –12:15  – Adjourn

Cost:

  • Cost: $15 for Members
  • $15 for Spouse
  • $31 for Non-Members

Our website is now open for reservations.  Payment is in advance on a first come first serve basis. To reserve a seat, payment must be received by March 6th, 2026.

If you want to pay by check:

Make the check payable to NCRO and mail it to:

Dave Poxon
4725 Schilly Ct.,
Gladwin, MI 48624

Telephone: (248) 207-2955
(For issues or questions only. Please leave a message and we will return your call. No need to call for confirmation.)


Please do NOT include payment for anything else. All payments are non-refundable unless for medical reasons on the day of the event. Of course, if you are sick the morning of the event, we will offer refunds for those who cannot attend. Just call Dave and ask for the return of your check or a refund of your PayPal charge.


To attend the breakfast meeting online, Click on the link below:

 

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Five Reasons to Care About Aging—No Matter How Old You Are

by Dale Koch
When people hear the word aging, they often think it applies only to someone else—older parents, grandparents, or a future version of themselves far down the road. In reality, aging is a lifelong process that affects every one of us, every single day. Caring about aging isn’t just about preparing for later years; it’s about shaping healthier, more connected lives at every stage. Here are five reasons why aging matters to everyone, regardless of age.
Five Reasons to Care About Aging—No Matter How Old You Are

1. Aging Is a Shared Human Experience
From the moment we are born, we are aging. It is not a phase we enter later in life—it is a universal journey we all share. Understanding aging helps us develop empathy for others and for our future selves. When we recognize that aging connects us all, it becomes easier to support policies, communities, and practices that value dignity, inclusion, and respect across generations.

2. The Choices You Make Today Shape Tomorrow
How we age is influenced by the habits we form early and often. Nutrition, physical activity, mental stimulation, social connection, and preventive healthcare all play critical roles in long-term well-being. Caring about aging now empowers people of all ages to make informed decisions that can improve quality of life later. Small, consistent actions taken today can lead to greater independence and resilience in the years ahead.

3. Aging Impacts Families and Communities
Even if aging feels distant personally, it likely touches someone you love. Parents, grandparents, neighbors, coworkers, and friends are all navigating their own aging journeys. By caring about aging, we become better prepared to support others—whether that means understanding caregiving challenges, advocating for accessible services, or simply offering patience and compassion. Strong, age-friendly communities benefit everyone, not just older adults.

4. Challenging Ageism Benefits All Generations
Ageism—stereotyping or discriminating based on age—affects how people are treated in the workplace, healthcare settings, and society at large. It limits opportunities and undermines confidence at both younger and older ages. When we care about aging, we challenge harmful myths that equate aging with decline. In doing so, we create a culture that values experience, innovation, and contribution at every stage of life.

5. Longevity Is an Opportunity, Not a Problem
People are living longer than ever before, and that is a remarkable achievement. Longevity offers opportunities for continued learning, reinvention, volunteering, creativity, and meaningful connection. Caring about aging means asking important questions: How do we make these extra years healthy, purposeful, and fulfilling? The answers require engagement from people of all ages—today’s young adults are tomorrow’s older adults.
 
In the end, caring about aging is really about caring about life itself. By paying attention to aging now—whether you are 18 or 80—you help build a future that values well-being, connection, and possibility at every age. Aging is not something to fear or ignore; it is something to understand, prepare for, and embrace together
 
By Dale Koch, NCRO Aging Information Committee
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In Memoriam - Obituary

Lance Latimer
June 14, 1950 - February 1, 2026
He was a Michigan State alumni and a lifelong Spartan and Detroit sports fan. He worked at Chrysler as an electrical engineer for over 40 years before retirement. He was an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America, as is his son, Michael. He loved cats, golfing with friends and family, woodworking, as well as building model trains and airplanes. Memorial donations are appreciated to the Michigan Human Society, 2937 E. Grand Blvd Suite 800, Detroit, Michigan, 48202.
Richard "Dick" Sean Cassle
June 15, 1942 - October 15, 2025
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Charles Gunderson
July 21, 1933 - September 28, 2025
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Karen Swanberg Brown
March 5, 1948 - September 7, 2025
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Wendell Williams Jr.
May 15, 1932 - April 2, 2025 - CLICK the icon below to view the obituary:
Robert Henry Lees Jr.
April 26, 1933 – June 19, 2025 - CLICK the icon below to view the obituary:
Frederick C. Maloney
November 21, 1945 - May 31, 2025 - CLICK the icon below to view the obituary:
Donald McLean
September 3, 1950 - April 12, 2025 . CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
David Joseph Bartlo
February 7, 1947 - March 12, 2025 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Glenn Williamson
October 25, 1942 - January 12, 2025 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Jerry Lindsay
March 2nd, 1932 - August 6th, 2024 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Raymond Harold Tilly
August 18, 1956-December 10, 2024 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Berthold 'Bert' Martin
July 27, 1940 - March 17, 2025 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Angeline Kaiser
July 27, 1940 - March 17, 2025 CLICK the Icon below to view the obituary:
Richard Norman Harper, Jr.
October 3, 1926 - November 16, 2023
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David Charles Van Raaphorst
Transitioned September 23, 2023
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Michael "Mike" Steven Smith
February 28, 1943 - October 22, 2023
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James Don Bowman
November 8, 1947 - August 20, 2024
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Dale Ernest Dawkins
July 3, 1934 - February 1, 2024
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Sebastian Joseph Giuffrida
February 20, 1932 - November 25, 2023
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Robert J. Nankee II
August 10, 1956 - May 24, 2023
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William D. Scarbro
May 4, 1946 - September 3, 2023
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Carl Anthony Pace
May 2, 1937 - August 3, 2023
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John McLay Murray
July 16, 1931 - July 30, 2023
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Shamel Thomas Rushwin II
Dec. 3 1947 - Jul 12 2023
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Wenzel F. Koch
July 27, 1928 - April 27, 2023
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Ara Basherian
March 18, 1935 - May 15, 2023
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James "Jim" Albert Watson
Apr. 14, 1944 - Mar. 18, 2023
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Stephen Allen Alcock
Jan. 21, 1955 - Mar. 13, 2023
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Janet E. Poxon
Jan. 2, 1951 - Feb. 24, 2023
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Robert Floyd Roush
Oct. 12, 1940 – Feb. 19, 2023
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Donald Paul Hilty
Mar. 17, 1929 - Feb. 12, 2023
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Michael F. Michel
Sep. 2, 1954 - Jan. 30, 2023
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S. Duane Ogden
May 22, 1932 - Dec. 30, 2022
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Arthur M. Peach
Jan. 1, 1930 - April 27, 2021
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We have over 1,200 deceased members since we started the NCRO back in 2008. The list of those who have left us was getting too large to not only manage, but also too long of a list to scroll through on a webpage.
 
This is the Official Obituary Page where we can share all submitted loved one’s current obituaries. Then, after the memorial services have passed, those listings will rotate to the archives after 30 days.
 
We hope you understand and if you were asking about a posting of an obituary for a loved one, please accept our deepest condolences.
 The NCRO Team
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Groundhogs, Groundhog Day, and the Art of Knowing When It’s Time to Retire

by Dale Koch
Every year on February 2, a groundhog steps into the spotlight to answer a questions human have been asking for centuries: How much longer will winter last? Cameras flash, crowds cheer, and for a brief moment, a humble burrowing rodent becomes a national icon. But the story of groundhogs—and especially the famous ones who have since retired—offers more than seasonal folklore. It reflects our long relationship with nature, tradition, and even aging itself.
 
Groundhogs, also known as woodchucks, are native to North America and have been studied and observed by Indigenous communities long before European settlers arrived. Early farmers paid close attention to animal behavior to predict seasonal changes critical for planting and survival. When German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries, they brought with them Candlemas traditions that relied on animals to forecast weather. Lacking hedgehogs in the New World, they turned to the groundhog—and Groundhog Day was born.
 
The most famous of all is Punxsutawney Phil, first officially recognized in 1887. According to tradition, Phil has been predicting the weather for well over a century, aided by a group of caretakers known as the “Inner Circle.” Over time, Phil became a symbol of continuity—showing up year after year, steady and dependable, no matter the forecast. Of course, behind the scenes, multiple groundhogs have filled the role, each eventually retiring from public life.
 
And Phil is not alone. Across North America, communities have embraced their own groundhog forecasters—Staten Island Chuck in New York, Wiarton Willie in Canada, and General Beauregard Lee in Georgia, among others. Each of these groundhogs has had a “career,” complete with public appearances, caretakers, and eventually, retirement. When their time in the spotlight ends, they are often moved to sanctuaries, zoos, or quiet habitats where they can live out their remaining years in comfort.
 
There is something quietly meaningful about this tradition of retirement. These animals are not expected to perform forever. Their well-being matters. Their later years are respected. In many ways, this mirrors the values we hold as an Aging Committee: recognizing contributions, honoring service, and ensuring dignity, care, and connection as individuals move into new stages of life.
 
Groundhog Day reminds us that aging is not an ending—it’s a transition. Just as retired groundhogs continue to live purposeful, natural lives beyond their public roles, people, too, carry wisdom, experience, and value long after their working years conclude. The spotlight may fade, but meaning does not.
 
So, when we watch a groundhog peer out from its burrow each February, we are seeing more than a weather prediction. We are witnessing a tradition built on respect for cycles—of seasons, of service, and of life itself. And perhaps that’s the most accurate forecast of all.
 
Dale Koch
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Reminder to Check and Update Your NCRO Membership Information

by Pete Piccinato
The National Council of Retiree Organizations (NCRO) is reminding members to review and update their contact information to ensure uninterrupted communication and continued access to important retiree advocacy updates.
MEMBERSHIP

To ensure that NCRO can provide you with the latest communications, newsletters, benefits, and company ownership updates, please check and update your information in the NCRO database.

Regarding Membership Information in the NCRO Database:

There is no linkage between Stellantis and NCRO databases. If you update Stellantis with any changes to your home address, email address, or phone numbers, these changes do not get to NCRO. You need to update both Stellantis and NCRO separately.

  1. Email Address: If you no longer have an email address, the only means for NCRO to provide you with written communications is through your mailing address. If it is not correct in the NCRO database, you will not receive any communications from NCRO. Please keep your address in the database current.
  2. Snowbirds: Many of you may travel to a warmer climate for the winter months. We cannot keep two mailing addresses for you in our database. Please provide NCRO with one main mailing address to send NCRO communications. 
  3. Payment Addresses: All 2026 Calendar Year payment addresses used are presently in the NCRO database. If you are using the NCRO website to make payment for breakfast meetings or dues, please take the time to review your information in the database and correct it if required. 
  4. Caregiver Address: If you are living with a caregiver, please use the caregiver’s address in the database.

How to Change Your Information:

Please go to the NCRO website (www.ncro.org) and click on. the “Members Only” tab in top right-hand corner of the front page. Follow the instructions. Please verify that your correct address and/or email address is on file.

 

We included a YouTube Video below.

Your information may be incorrect in FCA’s database also. So, update both NCRO and Stellantis with any changes in address and/or phone number. Make the Stellantis update at https://fcabenefits.ehr.com. Click on My Profile and on View/Edit to see your current information and make any needed changes.

If you have a problem updating your information in the NCRO database, please contact Pete Piccinato, and he will help to get it done. Pete’s email is: pp********@*****st.net

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Penny for Your Thoughts? The Curious (and Slightly Stubborn) Future of the One-Cent Coin

by NCRO
If you’re a retiree, chances are you own more pennies than socks—and that’s saying something. They live in jars, coffee cans, old pickle jars, desk drawers, glove compartments, and that mysterious bowl by the front door. Pennies are the glitter of American currency: once they arrive, they never truly leave.
 
But lately, the humble penny has been under scrutiny. Is it time to retire the penny… or will it stubbornly stick around, just like us?
 

The Penny: Small Coin, Big Attitude

The U.S. penny has been around since 1793. That’s longer than most of us have been alive (and longer than all of us have felt young). Featuring Abraham Lincoln since 1909, the penny has survived wars, recessions, disco, the internet, and self-checkout machines that definitely don’t want your loose change.
 
And yet, here we are, asking: does the penny still earn its keep?
 

The Case Against the Penny

Economists will tell you it costs more than one cent to make a penny. That’s right—the penny is upside down on its own balance sheet. It jingles proudly while quietly losing money.
 
Retailers don’t love them. Cashiers sigh when they see them. And many of us retirees have reached an age where bending down to pick one up from the floor requires a brief cost-benefit analysis and possibly a chair nearby.

Other countries—Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—have already said goodbye to their lowest-value coins. The sky did not fall. Prices were rounded. Life went on.
 

The Case For the Penny

Ah, but retirees know something younger generations don’t: value isn’t always about efficiency.
 
Pennies teach patience. They remind us of childhood piggy banks, lemonade stands, and that thrilling moment when 100 of them magically turned into a dollar. Pennies also make us feel rich when we find one we forgot about in a coat pocket from 2007.

And let’s be honest—many retirees have invested years into their penny collections. Jars labeled “Vacation Fund,” “Emergency Fund,” and “I’ll Count These Someday” don’t just represent coins. They represent optimism.
 

So… What’s the Penny’s Future?

Most experts predict the penny won’t disappear overnight. It may quietly fade, stop being produced, or become more of a novelty—like paper maps or remembering phone numbers without a smartphone.

And when that happens? Those jars of pennies may finally have their moment. Coin collectors may smile. Grandkids may be amazed. And retirees everywhere will feel vindicated for never throwing them away.
 

Final Thought

If the penny does retire, it will do so with dignity—slowly, stubbornly, and surrounded by millions of retirees who knew all along that small things add up.

So, hang on to those pennies. At the very least, they’re worth a good story. And in retirement, that might be priceless. 
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