As many of you know, Halloween in odd-numbered years has a special significance for AramcoBrats as it is the final day of the ABI board of directors term. At midnight on October 31st, the current ABI board will dissolve and the newly elected board will officially take over leadership of the organization.
I wanted to take this opportunity to let you all know that it has been an honor to be the ABI president for the last 4 years and I appreciate the opportunity you as AramcoBrats granted me in the job. To be sure, as with any endeavor, we had some successes as well as some challenges. I'm happy to say that the ABI came through it all in fine shape. The organization is strong and stable and I'm proud to be able to turn it over to the new leadership. They are as fine a group of elected board members as I have ever seen and I'm confident that they will only move us forward as they take up the reins of ABI operations on November 1.
Please join me in thanking the current board of directors for their oftentimes thankless hard work in keeping the organization operating. The ABI board is marked by very long hours of work on top of already busy lives for little more than the satisfaction of serving the Brats. Marie, Doug, Kim, Randa, Diana, Diane, Penny, Dawn, Gary and Dean have all performed with dedication and enthusiasm and the success of the ABI belongs to them. Please thank them the next time you see them, buy them a drink or give them a hug if that's your thing. They deserve all the gratitude you can offer.
Thanks too to all the many folks who helped in other ways when needed to make things happen and to keep things running smoothly. From two reunion committees to folks who stepped up when a job needed to be done, thank you for making it all happen.
Most of all though, I want to thank you -- the AramcoBrats -- for your support, your criticism and your praise throughout the last four years. Your support has allowed us to keep going; your criticism has been our motivation and our guide in moving forward; and your praise has been our priceless reward. We can't thank you enough for being Brats and for being a part of our incredible family.
Thank you again and see you around the Bratosphere.
Mike Simms AB'78
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