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SERVING THE BOWLING INDUSTRY SINCE 1967
Rosie Parker to Lead CUSBC
By Mary Lynly
Rosie Parker comes to the California
USBC well equipped to do a great
job. As the mild mannered able
leader of California‘s Helen Duval
BVL program, Rosie is not one to toot
her own horn so I am going to toot it
for her. She hails from Azusa, was
the president of San Gabriel Valley
WBA for ten years and has been a
member of the CUSBC board of di-
rectors since the merger serving as
Sgt-at-Arms and First Vice President.
As Co-Chairman of BVL she was
efficient and kept all informed of all
things BVL statewide and nationally.
She chaired the ancillary tournament,
Audit, Princess Tournament, Prince
and Princess Tournament and Pro-
motion and Publicity. She was also a
committee member of Convention, Policy and Procedure, Product Fair,
Strategic Planning and Tournaments.
Rosie served CWBA as Sgt-at-Arms and Director of District 7 for nine
years.
She was also Chairman of Audit, Historian, delegates‘ luncheon at
WIBC, Queens Tournament, Financial, San Gabriel Valley Kick Off din-
ner, and the state delegate luncheon.
All of these committees take organization and knowledge and 24/7 dili-
gence for success. Over the years she has availed herself of numerous
educational seminars and classes concerning accounting making her
well suited to keep an eye on fiscal matters of the organization. She is a
graduate of Whittier Business College in Business Education and was an
honor graduate from El Rancho High School in Pico Rivera.
Rosie has availed herself of numerous conferences on Management
Techniques, Team Building and Success Skills for Administrative & Sup-
port People. She retired as Accounting Operations supervisor after 33
years for the Rowland Unified School District in Rowland Heights where
she was responsible for all payroll processing functions for over 3,000
employees and performing professional accounting functions, involving
the district budget of over 150 Million dollars of annual revenue.
There is more (much more) but I will spare you and tell you about
―Rosie.‖ Having worked with Rosie I can tell you, if you wanted the job
done and wanted it done right – Rosie Parker was the person you
wanted. Her qualifications are unending and this is the reason why she
was in constant demand as a chairman or committee member and she
was always game for the fun.
She has been much honored for her excellence and is a member of the
San Gabriel Valley WBA Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service (1995) and
―yes, she bowls!‖ In 2007-2008 she was honored as the
Female Bowler
of the Year
by San Gabriel Valley USBC. She is a Life Member of nu-
merous organizations which further solidifies her dedication to whatever
she does. She was involved in the Boy Scouts and elected Patrol Leader
and represented the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts of America at the
Annual Baden Powell Leadership training.
Rosie has one son, Mark, three step daughters, Melissa, Mary and
Cindy, and three grandsons, Adam who is currently serving in the Army,
Sean, serving in the Navy, and Michael who is in high school.
Rosie says she is ready to serve as president of CUSBC and has a
―plan.‖
PBA CHAMPION RYAN SHAFER KNOWS
STRUGGLES OF DEPRESSION…
ALL TOO WELL
The Foul Line: With Ryan Shafer
My beautiful wife Michelle took her own life 8 months ago after battling depression for over a
year. There are stigmas attached to suicide. Unfortunately, most people don't understand sui-
cide and are afraid to talk about it.
Monday's suicide by Robin Williams has brought back an all-too familiar feeling to the forefront
of my world and my heart, prayers and thoughts are with Robin, his wife, children and friends.
But it‘s really not a subject for debate or for people to judge. That being said, everyone is enti-
tled to their own opinion but a knowledgeable perspective may make you change your mind.
We can be hurt, sad and even a little angry in our emotions but the stark reality is, we have no
idea how much pain people battling and struggling with depression are experiencing or the
amount of torture that is being imposed upon them psychologically. A friend shared a picture on
my Facebook timeline today that encapsulated that perspective nearly perfectly.
“Be Kind.
For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A
Battle You Know Nothing About.”
It seems counterintuitive to take one‘s own life, no question. But one must realize the person
we knew is not present any longer. And the medications they are taking to help fight these horri-
ble disease can also directly affect their behaviors too. It‘s very sad that my wife did not re-
spond to help. She fought it all the way. She knew she was in trouble but she had a hard time
accepting therapy and treatment. Some might say ―well she didn‘t want help and took the cow-
ardly way out‖ but I go over it in my head every day and wonder what I could have done differ-
ently, but ultimately – she made a decision.
Over $12,000 has been raised from donations alone. I originally planned to host a regional
event when I acquired my center and having the junior pro-am be the scholarship event. One of
the reasons for doing it that way was the desire of many players to attend the scholarship tour-
nament. This way, they could be active participants and I would save them a trip. However,
even if I acquire the center in a reasonable amount of time, I don't believe the building would be
renovated in time to host the first-class event that it needs to be.
Therefore, I have tentatively set up a date at Crystal Lanes in Corning, New York on Sunday,
November 16, 2014. This is a beautiful facility which is perfect for my wife‘s memory. The de-
tails are in the works but through the unbelievable generosity of the bowling community, my
wife‘s memory will be honored and some good kids will get some help furthering their education
through the
Michelle Shafer Scholarship Fund.
Hope to have a Facebook page for this jour-
ney in the very near future.
It would be irresponsible of me if we didn‘t
talk about what depression is, what can
cause depression, signs and symptoms of
depression and most importantly, where and
how you can get can help if you‘re struggling
with this disease, have a loved one or friend
who needs help fighting the good fight.
An outstanding resource to learn more about
Depression go to:
