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In a message dated 7/19/2021 2:15:15 PM Pacific Standard Time, k7cr@blarg.net writes:
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<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">Hey….I am only stepping down from Chair of the SECC.</span></p>
<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">I AM-NOT retired.</span></p>
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<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal"><strong>From:</strong> Allan Freedman <uplinkal@aol.com> <br clear="none"><strong>Sent:</strong> Monday, July 19, 2021 12:56 PM<br clear="none"><strong>To:</strong> sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org; <a href="mailto:k7cr@blarg.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">k7cr@blarg.net</a><br clear="none"><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [SBE16-Seattle] The time has come</p>
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<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal">In a message dated 7/19/2021 12:50:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, <a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a> writes:</p>
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<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal">On Jul 19, 2021, at 7:14 AM, K7CR via SBE16-Seattle <<a href="mailto:sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect">sbe16-seattle@sea.sbe16.org</a>> wrote:</p>
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<p class="yiv8823505186MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: sans-serif; color: #663300;">That something was the announcement of my retirement as Chair of this Committee.</span></p>
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