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  Phil & Annette 2009 Couple of the Year

 

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