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Salute to the Stars Awards Luncheon


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 3:30 p.m. March 22, 2013
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Salute to the Stars Awards Luncheon
Bill Scott, Dan Garde, Gloria Juhn, Ortraud Scherer and Valeri Scott
Bill Scott, Dan Garde, Gloria Juhn, Ortraud Scherer and Valeri Scott
Eleanor Williams, Suzy and Peter Phillipes and Linda Moretti
Eleanor Williams, Suzy and Peter Phillipes and Linda Moretti
Annelie Gustke, Jeanne Auten, Joey Frye, Victor Dina and Edie Winston
Annelie Gustke, Jeanne Auten, Joey Frye, Victor Dina and Edie Winston
Gail Briley, Frances Vitale, David Silverman and Robert Schaible
Gail Briley, Frances Vitale, David Silverman and Robert Schaible
Bob and Victoria Kupec
Bob and Victoria Kupec
Elizabeth McClellan, Luciana Marabella, Beverley Spring and Diana Penza
Elizabeth McClellan, Luciana Marabella, Beverley Spring and Diana Penza
Nanette Almeter with her daughter Natalie
Nanette Almeter with her daughter Natalie
Kathy Pollack and Marlene Kitchell
Kathy Pollack and Marlene Kitchell
Ed Bavaria and Suzanne Foster
Ed Bavaria and Suzanne Foster
Karyl Charna Lynn and Samuel Lowry
Karyl Charna Lynn and Samuel Lowry
Dorothy Lawrence and Patricia Naggiar
Dorothy Lawrence and Patricia Naggiar
Leonard Apfelbach and Peggy March
Leonard Apfelbach and Peggy March
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard with Vlatka Ivanisevic
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard with Vlatka Ivanisevic
In back, Ben Plocher, Marvin Kehler, William Dwyer and William Roberts. In front, Jesse Martins, Rebecca Witty, Keith Brown and Lindsay Barche were all honored at the Salute to the Stars event.
In back, Ben Plocher, Marvin Kehler, William Dwyer and William Roberts. In front, Jesse Martins, Rebecca Witty, Keith Brown and Lindsay Barche were all honored at the Salute to the Stars event.
Alma and Stan Abshier
Alma and Stan Abshier
Joe and Carol Fisher
Joe and Carol Fisher
Isabel Becker and Sam Edelman
Isabel Becker and Sam Edelman
Lois and Willard Cohodas
Lois and Willard Cohodas
Corey Lilburn, Jennifer Simms and Ken Tarasi
Corey Lilburn, Jennifer Simms and Ken Tarasi

 

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