Peekskill Club Members
Keith Bobolia
Barbara Bodnar
Cliff Heaton |
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Bill Honovich
Joseph Hooke
Joseph Lippolis |
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Roger Prahl
Tommy Smith |
Bruce Prehal and his wife, Barbara, are the new owners of Henry's on the Hudson at the Peekskill Motor Inn.
Bruce was a Nuclear Reactor Operator on the USS Enterprise and is a Vietnam Era Veteran. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. Bruce and his family have spent twenty years moving around the country with Hilton Hotels as a Senior Executive, most recently living five years in Hawaii.
Bruce is a former Florida Rotarian and Paul Harris Fellow. Bruce and Barb have a 20-year old daughter who attends Pace University and they now reside in Peekskill.
Joe resides with his with his wife, of 32 years, Cynthia (a Croton Rotarian) in Croton on Hudson for 25 years.
They have two adult daughters Danielle 28 who lives and works in NYC and Elizabeth 25 who lives and works in London, England.
Joe joined Cynthia in her real estate company River Towns GMAC Real Estate 5 years ago, after spending 25 years in the food industry.
Joe has been involved in several community organization. He is currently on the Board of Directors of the Montrose Child Care Center, a Board member of the Peekskill Business Improvement District, a member of the Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Past President of the Croton Harmon High School Booster Club, and has been involved in several fund raising activities for the Bridge Fund of Westchester, Americares, St Peters Church and the Croton Rotary.
 Cliff Heaton — Secretary
Cliff Heaton, a native Vermonter, has lived in Westchester County since 1964. He has lived in Cortlandt Manor since 1967, after a brief stay in Mount Vernon. He has been married to his wife Diana since 1964 and has three sons, all of whom live in the county, and eight grandchildren. Cliff joined Peekskill Rotary in April of 2004 after 35 years of public school teaching. Thirty one of those years was spent at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua,teaching European History, American History, Psychology, Economics, Formal Paper and The Future. He also coached the women's and men's swimming teams since 1973 and won 9 sectional championships during his tenure. 6 of his swimmers were high school All-Americans.
Cliff presently is an adjunct professor at Pace and Manhattenville colleges working with student teachers.He is also serving as chair of Christian Education at the Peekskill Presbyterian Church and will become a director of the Rotary Club in July of 2005. He particularly enjoys the comraderie and dedication to service of his fellow club members.
 Thomas E. Smith
A Buchanan native, presently residing in Peekskill, Tom has been an active Rotary member since June of 2002. Tom has been a Sergeant At Arms for 2003, 2004 and 2005. Currently, he has been nominated for Club Secretary for the 2005/2006 term. Tom also serves as chairman of the Club’s Social Events and Fellowship Activities committee, works on the Rotary Centennial committee and is the District Outbound Coordinator for the Rotary’s foreign exchange program. As Coordinator, Tom provides assistance to local youths wishing to participate as a foreign exchange student in association with Rotary’s worldwide organization. In addition, as with all his fellow Rotarians, Tom enjoys helping with the many Rotary programs that support the Peekskill community.
After graduating from Hendrick Hudson High School, Tom studied Civil and Mechanical Engineering as well as Architectural Drawing at Westchester Community College. At SUNY Delhi, he studied Plumbing & Heating systems. Tom is currently the owner of an H.V.A.C. business.
When neither volunteering at Rotary nor working at his H.V.A.C. business, Tom might be found kayaking on the Hudson, hiking the many trails along the river, or just relaxing with family and friends.
Dr. Donald P. Horton — Treasurer
 Treasurer Don Horton has been a member of the Rotary Club of Peekskill since 1968 and his commitment to the club echoes his dedication to his hometown of Peekskill.
Horton served as president of the club in 1973-74 and this is his fourth year as treasurer. He also 'went through the chairs' serving as secretary, vice president and president-elect prior to his term as president. Horton has also been a dedicated member of the Raymond W. Lapolla Scholarship selection committee since its inception.
Horton was born and raised in Peekskill, attended Peekskill High School, St. Lawrence College and graduated from New York University Dental School. He is now retired from his dental practice.
His wife Nancy, also a graduate of Peekskill High School, is also now retired after working as an integral part of the dental practice. They have three children and six grandchildren who reside in Fishkill, Pawling and on Long Island.
An active community member, Horton has served on the Peekskill Board of Education for thirteen years and he is an Elder with the Peekskill Presbyterian Church. In addition, Horton is an avid golfer and enjoys skiing.
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