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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks Rick - cf<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> Rick Kemp <rickkemp8@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 19, 2021 12:51 PM<br><b>To:</b> k7cr@blarg.net<br><b>Cc:</b> sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [SBE16-Seattle] The time has come<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Clay, Thank you for your many years of service. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Rick<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 19, 2021, at 7:14 AM, K7CR via SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>In the event you were not in attendance at the last Washington SECC Zoom Meeting last week, <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>you missed something that I wanted to make sure you knew. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>That something was the announcement of my retirement as Chair of this Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>The Plan Revision Committee has been working for some time on the replacement for our present<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>EAS Plan and now plans on launching WA-PAWS in September. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>I concluded that this would a good time to step down. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Therefore, the September 14<sup>th</sup><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Meeting of the SECC will be my last one as Chairman.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>It’s been a long ride – I recall how in 1996 John Price and the late Jimmy Hocutt<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>took me to lunch and convinced me that I should lead our States effort with this new EAS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>system that was replacing EBS.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>I told the SECC in the recent meeting that I would be around to assist the Committee<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>moving forward for the next year, or so. I offered a couple of areas where I would be willing<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>to continue to serve perhaps as Vice Chair. I also expressed interest in continuing to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>manage our Monitoring Assignment. <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Ultimately, the decision as to who should replace me is entirely up to the SECC.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>I did submit a couple of thoughts along that line –<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>I felt the Ted Buehner, our Vice Chair, is the obvious choice to become Chairman.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>For Vice Chair, I mentioned Lowell Kiesow and Charlie Osgood.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>The ‘bottom line’ ….It’s time for me to move on. I am well past conventional<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Retirement Age and would like to enjoy the free time that not doing so much<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><br>EAS Work will provide.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Thanks for your support over the past 25 years. I know you will do well<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>at keeping Washington States EAS Program in good hands.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Clay<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#663300'>Clay Freinwald</span></u></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#0070C0'>Clay Freinwald Technical Services -<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><a href="mailto:K7cr@blarg.net"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0'>K7cr@blarg.net</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#663300'>CELL OR TEXT -206-947-6115</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#663300'>Email my phone-<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><a href="mailto:2069476115@vtext.com"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>2069476115@vtext.com</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#663300'>---------------------------------------------------------------</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='color:#7030A0'>For WSU/NWPB business – my email address is –<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'><a href="mailto:clay.freinwald@wsu.edu"><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7030A0'>clay.freinwald@wsu.edu</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#663300'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>_______________________________________________</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>This List Server is provided by Hatfield & Dawson Consulting Engineers, Seattle, WA</span><br><span style='color:black;background:white'>SBE16-Seattle mailing list</span><br></span><a href="mailto:SBE16-Seattle@sea.sbe16.org"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#990066;background:white'>SBE16-Seattle@sea.sbe16.org</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><br></span><a href="http://sea.sbe16.org/mailman/listinfo/sbe16-seattle"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#990066;background:white'>http://sea.sbe16.org/mailman/listinfo/sbe16-seattle</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>