Capt. William E. Schmidt Memorial Celebration of Life Concert

As you will have already read in the Breeze, our fellow member Capt. William E. Schmidt, former fighter pilot and instructor pilot, died on 16 August. 

His widow, Casiana, has arranged for a Memorial Celebration of Life Concert at the Sarasota Opera House, where the theater bears his name.


The concert will be held on Saturday, September 6th at 7:00 pm. Music will be provided by the American Spiritual Ensemble, a chorus of trained opera singers, who are dedicated to preserve the American Spiritual.


The concert is free and all MOAS members, their families, and friends are especially invited.



September Breeze

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Dear Member--

You can read the September issue of the MOAS monthly newsletter The Sarasota Breeze  on the link below:





The September Luncheon is our Joint Chapter Luncheon with other MOAA chapters from the Southwest Area.  Our speaker is Maj Gen Joe Lynch, MOAA General Counsel.

September is also the month that we change “uniforms” from the summer casual to coat and open collar shirt....(the Board has done away with a requirement for a tie).

Don’t forget the following special dates on your calendar---

September 2 — YAHOO Sunset Beach Party @ Lido Key (contact Carol O’Brien)


September 12
 — Meet & Greet @ Sarasota Wine Club

Looking forward to seeing all of you at our Luncheon, our Meet & Greet (s) and at our YAHOO activities.

If your spouse wishes to have a separate copy of the Breeze sent to her/his email address, please notify me at the above email address  and I will gladly add her/him to the address list.

As usual, we hope you enjoy this issue—and ask that you let us know if you have any suggestions for future issues.

Thank you
Len Friedlander & Patt Staley
Editors