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in the gifford community O Romeo! This group of ROMEOs ranges in age from the late 60s to early 90s. They’ve been meeting around the area for more than 15 years. They now meet solely at Gifford – for convenience and good food. Pictured clockwise from the left are, Midge Meaney, Don Zilch, Melvin “Major” McLaughlin, Bob Cantlin, Nap Pietryka, Bud Cedarstaff and Lew Whitaker. For these ROMEOs, laughter, not Juliet, beckons “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo” Why at Gifford, of course. Every Tuesday morning the ROMEOs meet at the Gifford cafeteria for conversation and coffee. Taking Shakespeare’s famous quote more literally, we asked the question “why” our Romeos call themselves by this name. Well, it’s actually ROMEO standing for Retired Old Men Eating Out, which comes from a passage in Tom Brokaw’s book “The Greatest Generation.” The group got its start in 1995 when Lew Whitaker of Randolph and the late Charlie Ludwig of Randolph Center, who both retired to Vermont from out-of-state and who both served on the local planning board, decided to get together for coffee. And, says “We’re just a bunch of good old boys, who like to get together ... . We talk about the good old days.” Nap Pietryka, Randolph Lew, now 89, to “…get away from the women for awhile and talk man talk.” Over time the group grew as others were invited to join them. They met at various establishments around the area – the Red Kettle in Northfield, Wilson’s in Bethel, the Barnard General Store, Eaton’s Sugarhouse in Royalton and even Vermont Technical College – but more recently settled on Gifford as close to home in winter weather, affordable and serving up a good meal. “When the hospital got into the serving business, we found it was the best price and very good food,” says Nap Pietryka, a member of the now eight-person, invitationonly group. Nap’s been attending for about a decade and as an early octogenarian is among the younger members. “Major” Melvin McLaughlin, now in his 90s, is the group’s oldest and newest member. “We’re just a bunch of good old boys, who like to get together, who enjoy each other’s company,” explains Nap. Breakfast and silence come first; it’s all business when it comes to eating. But then the conversation, camaraderie and comedy begin. “We talk about the good old days. ‘You remember when… ’” Nap reports. Old comics, old cars and current sports are hot topics, but politics is off the table “We do have some basic rules, but nobody follows them,” Nap says with laughter in his voice. They joke with new members about “dues,” but there really are none. There did used to be a gavel, but it’s long lost. It was used to bring the group to order and to enforce one real rule: Only one conversation at time. But even that’s not really enforced anymore. “We bring it up once in awhile just for a laugh,” Nap says. One consistency is the meeting itself. They come in snow, sleet and freezing rain. Only a major holiday results in a cancellation. And then there are the Internet jokes. Some of the group members don’t even have a computer, but those who do bring in jokes they’ve printed off. Nap, the official joke reader, shares them with the group. “If laughing is good,” says Nap, “this group is going to live a long time.” Indeed. Gifford’s Best Kept Secrets - 18 - Annual Report 2010
2010-2011 Medical Staff Anesthesiology Stephen Bender, MD Jens Bjerregaard, MD Dennis Henzig, MD Jon-Richard Knoff, MD Kathleen MacDonald, MD Nina Sharp, MD Cardiology Bruce Andrus, MD Chiropractic Sports Medicine Hank Glass, DC Emergency Medicine Roberto Abeyta, MD Steven Fisher, MD Sarah Johansen, MD Marc Keller, MD Todd Morrell, MD Saul Nurok, MD Scott Rodi, MD Wendell Smith, MD Joshua White, MD Lucy Wollaeger, MD Endocrinology Susanne Trost, MD Family Medicine Kenneth Borie, DO Terry Cantlin, DO Marcus Coxon, MD Tammy Gerdes, PA Jonna Goulding, MD Robert Kiess, MD Sheri Brown, FNP-BC Kim Ladue, FNP-BC Megan O’Brien, FNP-BC Brian Sargent, DO Mark Seymour, DO Starr Strong, PA-C General Surgery Ovleto Ciccarelli, MD Maury Smith, MD Laurie Spaulding, MD Marjorie Gewirz, PA-C Hospitalist Medicine Mandeep Hundal, MD Martin Johns, MD Joshua Plavin, MD, MPH Wendell Smith, MD Sue Burgos, PA-C Joshua Gleiner, PA-C Patrick Kearney, PA-C Fred Staples, PA-C Internal Medicine James Currie, MD Milton Fowler, MD Mark Jewett, MD Patrick Kearney, PA-C Mary LaBrecque, APRN Internal Medicine and Pediatrics David Pattison, MD, MPH Joshua Plavin, MD, MPH Mental Health John Porter, MD + Robert Vaillancourt, MA Midwifery Alexandra Bovey, CNM Donna Butler, CNM Laureli Morrow, CNM Kathryn Saunders, CNM Tanya Waters, CNM Naturopathic Medicine Christopher Hollis, ND Neurology Robin Schwartz, MD Obstetrics/Gynecology Brent Burgee, MD Ellamarie Russo-DeMara, DO Oncology John Valentine, MD Ophthalmology Jack Singer, MD + Christopher Soares, MD Orthopedics Bess Brackett, MD Stephanie Landvater, MD Pain Management Lan Nguyen-Knoff, MD Pathology Cathy Palmer, MD Brian Travis, MD Pediatric Cardiology Niels Giddins, MD Pediatrics Louis DiNicola, MD William Gaidys, MD Elizabeth Jewett, MD Joseph Pelletier, MD Pamela Udomprasert, MD Plastic Surgery Guy Rochman, MD Podiatry and Sports Medicine Nicolas Benoit, DPM Kevin McNamara, DPM Robert Rinaldi, DPM Paul Smith, DPM Pulmonary Medicine Marda Donner, MD Radiology John McIntyre, MD Scott Smith, MD Orthopedic Sports Medicine Peter Loescher, MD Urology Michael Curtis, MD John Daly, MD Nancy Blessing, PA-C 2010 Medical Executive Committee Joshua Plavin, MD, MPH President, Medicine Division Medical Director Marcus Coxon, MD Vice President, Chair of Quality Council Ellamarie Russo-DeMara, DO Secretary Kevin McNamara, DPM Past President Ovleto Ciccarelli, MD Surgery Division Medical Director Martin Johns, MD Hospital Division Medical Director Terry Cantlin, DO Chair of Peer Review Committee Mark Seymour, DO Chair of Credentials Committee Joseph Woodin President and CEO medical services and executive committee + Indicates providers who recently passed away. Annual Report 2010 - 19 - Gifford’s Best Kept Secrets
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