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Tribute to Don Emon

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Toastmaster Melinda Lowrance chose the befitting theme of a tribute to Don Emon, a beloved member who'd passed away on April 25th.  She introduced Don to newer members with an acronym and the word "exuberant," a word many members used to echo their memory of him. President Susann Swan had faith the meeting would take on a decidedly international flavor, as she announced the hope that a prepared speaker from India would join us (Raj popped in at 8:03) and maybe a visitor from Jamaica (not until 9:08 came Jallee).  As joke master Susann spoke of that foreign entity we've become so familiar with, Zoom, and how a club in Texas was conducting meetings in a non-intentionally humorous way. Speaker Sally spoke on "Good Deeds."  Instead of an after-dinner speech, she offered that her speech would be after-breakfast.  She shared four stories of good deeds, expanding on the last one  that involved "Love Packages," the spiritual literature she collects to