At our Club meeting on May 18, we honored our friend, Tim Granzeau, who has been a member of this Club for nearly 40 years. We bestowed upon him Emeritus Status in recognition of all he has done over the years to benefit this Club and the community at large.He has served this Club as President during 1997-98 and also as King of Citrus for our annual Rotary Citrus Fundraiser (back before Bill Smith became the current de facto King of Citrus in Perpetuity).
Tim and his wife, Lib (images above and below), each served for many years as tutors for students at Ridgely School here in Springfield and more recently during the Pandemic they established on behalf of the Club an Emergency Clothing Fund for Ridgely Elementary to ensure that all Ridgely students would have warm clothing appropriate for our Central Illinois winter.
During his term as President, Tim made two significant nominations that resulted in Rotary District 6460 awards, including establishing the Jean Harris Award for significant contributions to the development and progress of women and the District’s Leader Bell Award to Robert Bellatti for outstanding leadership achievements in all four avenues of Rotary service.
It should also be noted that in advance of our Club’s 100th Anniversary Celebration in 2013, Tim authored a History of the Rotary Club of Springfield, recounting the Club’s many activities, including those of all Rotary Clubs in Springfield during that time period.
All members stood and applauded, and we invited Tim to make a few remarks in acceptance of this award (image below).
President John Webb presented Tim with a special plaque recognizing his Emeritus Status in appreciation for his contributions to our Club (image below).
