Thank You for 11 Years of Dedicated Service!
Volunteering in the UUCFM office on Tuesdays for years has afforded me the privilege to work with our Office Manager, Jill Carville. She has always been a delightful colleague. Her temperament is very even keeled; she is quite intelligent; very conscientious; loyal to our organization and patient when we members call with our many questions. She is in charge of posting checks and cash donations and other bookkeeping duties which really stress her out because she hates working with numbers.
When her daughter, Alison, was three years old the family relocated here from the Boston area. UUCFM was the second church that Jill visited and she found a liberal home to raise her two children.
Over the years Jill has held several volunteer jobs; Board Member, RE Teacher, Dish Washer, and more. She was the drum accompanist in the UUCFM band. For a while on Sundays she led a drumming class which was quite successful, well attended, and appreciated by us pagans. Jill volunteered in the sound room for 15 years. Her son, Evan, a high school senior, and her daughter, Allie, are currently on the AV tech team.
Jill served 2 years in the Army in the 1980s. After scoring high on a language aptitude test, she was sent to foreign language school in California where she studied to be a radio voice interceptor. She enjoyed her years in the service.
She and Mike married in 1990 when they decided to have children. Evan was born 14 years after Allie. During those in-between years, Jill and Mike were foster parents to several special needs children, which shows what a big heart they have.
It has been my privilege to get to know Jill. Many times I have asked for her advice and opinions—she is very insightful. Last Tuesday I was expressing my dismay that the high school majorettes, flag squads and cheerleaders were wearing increasingly smaller outfits. Jill told me that recently a women‘s beach volley ball team refused to wear bikinis, choosing to wear shorts instead, at an Olympic competition. She continues to amaze me with good information.
I told Jill I wanted her to proofread my article so that I was sure I didn‘t tell anything she (very private person) would not want me to share. She said, "Well, you may not want to tell about that nude pool party that I attended and, of course, I was not in the nude.“ And, of course, I could not resist telling you.
Wishing you love, healing light and happiness. I certainly hope to remain your friend,
Helen Dixon
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