ALUMNI REUNION SCHEDULE
See below for full Alumni reunion schedule!
Graduation Ceremony 16 AUG 1000-1100 hrs Blesse Auditorium Alumni Happy Hour 16 AUG 1630 hrs-? Alumni Continuing Education: Current Concepts In Geriatric Rehabilitation Willis Hall rm 2203 Alumni Dinner 17 AUG 1800 hrs Social/ 1900 hrs Dinner (RSVP and payment due by 3 Aug 12) FSH golf course POC: Ted Gutierrez kissingoak@satx.rr.com Alumni Board Meeting 18 AUG 0900 hrs-1200hrs Willis Hall rm 2307

OBITUARY FOR LTC(R) RACHEL ADAMS

Rachel Helen Adams died peacefully in her home near the top of Mount Woolard on the 21st of June. As she was slipping away from us she was able to look out at her beloved trees and the view of the water and islands and the coast range beyond. Rachel was born in 1926 in Rangeley, Maine, where her father was Superintendent of Schools and her mother had been a teacher. She grew up in Gorham, New Hampshire, where her father was again Superintendent of Schools, and she remained there throughout her years at the University of New Hampshire, graduating at the remarkable age of nineteen. She then entered the US Army’s physical therapy course at Ashford General Hospital in White Sulfur Springs, VA, graduating in 1945, three days before the end of WW II. She began her Army career at Ft. Dix as a 2nd lieutenant in the Women’s Medical Specialist Corps. Following that assignment, she left the Army and spent the summer bicycling with a friend in France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Holland and England. She rejoined the Army in 1948 during the Korean War and spent the next 21 years in various assignments, including stints in Peru and at Walter Reed General Hospital. She also completed a graduate degree in Physical Therapy at USC in 1955. During her Army career Rachel continued her interest in the sports that had been an important part of her high school and college years, and in 1956 she won the Women’s All-Army Tennis Singles Championship and in 1957 the Singles and Doubles Championship. Her last assignment was at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, where she was Chief of Physical Therapy. She retired in 1969 with the rank of lieutenant colonel and at that time was awarded the Army’s Legion of Merit medal. Following retirement Rachel spent six years at her cabin on the Belgrade Lakes in Maine and then, in 1975, decided to join Marilyn Anderson on her small farm on Crane Island, San Juan County, Washington. For the next 37 years, Rachel honed her volunteering skills with many non-profits organizations on Crane and Orcas Island. As much as her volunteer and community work meant to her, what truly fed Rachel’s soul was the abiding grace and splendid design in the natural world. This brought her great joy. She was, by nature, a most devoted steward of the plants and creatures that share this world with us. We who knew her will miss her presence in our lives. We will celebrate Rachel’s life with a memorial service on Sunday, July 29 at Orcas Center. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to a local charity of your choice. To view entire Obituary for Rachel Adams: www.orcasissues.com

THIS YEAR'S HISTORIC 90/40 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION-US ARMY ENTRY LEVEL PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY REUNION DINNER WILL BE HELD ON FRIDAY 17 AUGUST 2012.
It will be at The Fort Sam Houston Golf Course, 1050 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, Texas. Social hour will start at 1800 hrs with a cash bar. Dinner will start at 1900 hrs.
Dinner will include main entree, garden salad, au gratin potatoes, California blend vegetables, dessert, tea and coffee. Dinner will be $30 for any entree. Returning Alumni from the Reunion years of "2's" and "7's" will have their dinner paid courtesy of the Association. Main entrees available will be: 1. Chicken Florentine 2. Sliced Roast Beef 3. Vegetable Fettuccine Please mail a check no later than 03 August payable to: Rosendo Ted Gutierrez, Jr. 5966 Kissing Oak Street San Antonio, Texas, 78247 If you have any questions, you can reach me at my AKO e-mail: Rosendo.Ted.Gutierrez1@us.army.mil

DPT CLASS OF 2013 SELLING POLO SHIRTS!
See info below if you would like to purchase a shirt:
Dear Army-Baylor PT Alumni, The Class of 2013 has designed polo shirts, and are selling them to raise class funds. If you would like to purchase a shirt, please make a check payable to Carrie Hoppes, and mail it to 737 Rocklyn Drive, San Antonio, TX 78239. If you would like your shirt mailed to you, please include an extra $5 for postage. Otherwise, shirts will be available for pick up at CPT Hoppes office in the AMEDD C&S. They are $30 each, in black or green. Thank you for your continued support of our students and program, Carrie Carrie W. Hoppes PT, DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS CPT, SP Class Advisor/Instructor U.S. Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy 3630 Stanley Road, Suite 1215 Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234 Office (210) 221-8410 Cell (571) 212-4660

WELCOME TO THE NEW ALUMNI WEBSITE!
January 2011
Hello Alumni! We are now in the final stages of completing the new website. We will continue to work with our programmer in the future to make improvements. We welcome suggestions/ideas which may be submitted via our alumni member Webmaster. If you are already a member, sign in with your email on file with the Association. If you don't remember what this is simply contact the webmaster and they will assist. If you are attempting to join the association for the first time, submit a request for membership and we will get back with you. Remember, that ALL members of our military Physical Therapy family our welcome to join the Association and enjoy the benefits of our new Website!