Bird Key toasts to commodore

Commodore Charlie Wilson was honored at the annual Commodore's Ball on Nov. 11.

  • By Katie Johns
  • | 7:37 p.m. November 11, 2017
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Bird Key Yacht Club Commodore Charlie Wilson describes him and his wife, Sue, as patriotic people.

They also love the song “I’ll Be Seeing You”, so when it came time for Wilson’s Commodore’s Ball on Nov. 11, and Veterans Day, a theme came easily.

This year, the theme followed “I’ll Be Seeing You” and USO ties. The lobby of the yacht club was decorated with posters and various military uniforms from yacht club members hung against the walls.

The sold-out event brought 168 members to the club for a cocktail hour, dinner and dancing, all in honor of Wilson.

“What I really enjoy is seeing the members enjoy the club,” he said of being commodore.

Sue and Commodore Charlie Wilson
Sue and Commodore Charlie Wilson
Diane Sterner and Neal Sutor
Diane Sterner and Neal Sutor
Bruce and Louise Ginsberg and John and Roseanne Roble
Bruce and Louise Ginsberg and John and Roseanne Roble
Eve and Marc Kanoff
Eve and Marc Kanoff
Leslie and Bob Williams
Leslie and Bob Williams
Martha and Curt Schantz
Martha and Curt Schantz
Cade and Whit Sibley
Cade and Whit Sibley
The Commodore’s Ball had a USO and “I’ll Be Seeing You Theme,” based off of Commodore Charlie Wilson and his wife, Sue’s loves for the song.
The Commodore’s Ball had a USO and “I’ll Be Seeing You Theme,” based off of Commodore Charlie Wilson and his wife, Sue’s loves for the song.
Sue and Tom Ghezzi
Sue and Tom Ghezzi
Kathy Adams, Peggy Burns and Katie White
Kathy Adams, Peggy Burns and Katie White
Jon and Helen Turner, Michele Fischman and Mark Muse
Jon and Helen Turner, Michele Fischman and Mark Muse
Christina Landry, Barbara Sanandres and Migs Landry
Christina Landry, Barbara Sanandres and Migs Landry
Carolyn Bruder and Elaine Coulter
Carolyn Bruder and Elaine Coulter
Patriotic-themed flowers and candles adorned each table.
Patriotic-themed flowers and candles adorned each table.
Annette Lloyd, Patti Lowe and Roseanne Roble
Annette Lloyd, Patti Lowe and Roseanne Roble
Marshall Fernandez and Patti Lowe
Marshall Fernandez and Patti Lowe
Kathleen Powell and Barbara Lowenthal
Kathleen Powell and Barbara Lowenthal
Karen O’Keefe and Carol Gosart
Karen O’Keefe and Carol Gosart

 

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