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Chapter 'C'
is pleased to introduce our new
Chapter Couple of the Year for 2008!
Phil Lockleer & Annette Harrington.
Phil & Annette are currently serving your chapter as Assistant
Chapter Directors and the very demanding job of Newsletter
Editors. They have served as Chapter Educators and have been
very involved with Chapter C since 1998. Phil & Annette have always
have been excellent ambassadors for Chapter C.
Congratulations
Phil & Annette !
What an honor and privilege to be
announced at the Christmas Party as "Couple of the
Year". I had stepped out for a minute and missed the
announcement so when I re-entered the room I received my
very own applause. I was taken aback, not knowing what
it was for. I looked at Phil and his crown and knew
immediately we had been chosen. It was exciting.
Let me tell you how be began to ride. We purchased our
first Gold Wing in June of 1997 just on a lark. Just to
see if this was something we might want to do. What if
we didn't like riding a bike together, especially on
long rides? Our first touring bike was a burgundy 1981
GL100 Interstate. We got a good deal so we thought we
would give it a try. We have been with Chapter C
since 1998. Our long-time friends, Pat & Berta Burgess,
invited us to a chapter meeting and we were hooked. The
people were friendly and made us feel right at home. We
enjoyed being with people that not only share a desire
to ride motorcycles, but to ride safely, share what they
have learned with others and most important have a good
time. Our first long ride was to a District Rally
in Corpus Christi. We had a great time and met a lot of
new people from other chapters. On the way back Pat
insisted we ride his new 1998 GL1500. Well, we
didn't realize how much smoother the ride was going to
be and were hooked again. We purchased our, still
beautiful, red 1999 GL1500 SE in October, 1998. Phil got
all the bells and whistles to make sure I was
comfortable because he wanted me to ride with him. On
our first Polar Bear Ride I thought I was going to
freeze, so he got me the heated jacket and gloves. Now I
have the heated pants. It's wonderful and I love riding
no matter what the weather. We have enjoyed riding
the roads on the bike to wonderful places. We borrowed
GW�s trailer so we could go to North Carolina. We were
hooked again, so when we returned we bought a red
trailer just like his. We've been to North Carolina
twice, and then we went to Montana, and Washington and
all the states in between. It's amazing to have so many
memories of the rides we have made, the rallies we've
attended and the friendships we have developed thru
Chapter C.
It truly is an honor and privilege to be
named "Couple of the Year" for Chapter C. It goes
without saying that we have big shoes to fill. Rick &
Sherry have been great ambassadors for our chapter.
Remember to thank them for their commitment and service.
We will do our best to represent and promote our great
chapter every where we go.
Ride safe, ride often,
Phil Lockler & Annette Harrington
Couple of the Year 2009
Master Tour Rider #
4907/4908
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