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1 2015 Silver Pen Essay Contest "I surprised myself when..." Silver Pen Essay Award partners, Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services, Salt Lake County Library Services, and Salt Lake Community College Community Writing Center celebrate the seniors who participated in the 2015 Silver Pen Essay Contest. A Celebration Reception was held October 5, 2015 at the Columbus Senior Center in South Salt Lake City, Utah where winners were announced and all entrants were honored. All essays are by Authors over 60 years in age, are 500 words, or less, and are original, unpublished, and created during These essays are published with permission of the respective Authors and any copyright belongs to them and Salt Lake County Aging & Adult Services solely. These essays may not be republished or repurposed without the authorization of the Author.

2 2 First Place Robert Gallagher Memory of a Special Dance Can you remember when the Cowboy Bar in Jackson Hole, Wyoming had a dance floor? I surprised myself that I still can. It was located up front, right where the pool tables are now. On Friday and Saturday nights a band composed of people from the town played western music. Every time I went there I watched an older couple dance together. They were oblivious to the other dancers and to the rest of the world. The lady always wore the same clothes: a long black dress, black shoes with a strap over the arch. Her long Spanish shawl seemed to flow around her body. She had white hair which was held in place by a tortoise shell comb. Her partner wore a dark suit, white shirt and a black string tie. He stood tall and straight, his face revealing a long history of a leathered life. Whenever they stood to dance, the band played their favorite: Blue Spanish Eyes. They then would do their long, slow, step. This elderly couple would dance close and when the music stopped she would touch her cheek to his shoulder. I would go to that bar just to watch them dance. I fantasized about their lives and their love. However, I was never brave enough to talk to them. Our 40-year age difference and my PTSD kept me from acting on my desire. The last time I saw her, she was alone. She wore the same clothes, the same tortoise shell comb, and sat at the same table. But I noticed a deep sadness in her eyes. The bartender told me she was now a widow. I watched an older couple dance together. They were oblivious to the other dancers and to the rest of the world. I sat alone with my memories while the band played smoothly in the background. Suddenly, some force booted me from my chair. I felt a strange feeling taking over my body. It was a desire to dance with her. I slowly walked to her table, took off my hat, and asked if she would honor me with a dance. She nodded slowly and took one step to the dance floor, turned and flowed into my arms. The band saw this unfold and immediately started to play Blue Spanish Eyes. Slowly with long steps and gentle turns, we danced, never talking. The band played that tune two times in a row. When the music stopped, without a word, she touched her cheek to my shoulder. As I returned her to her seat she said, My husband thanks you. I ll be dancing with him again soon. Her soft tears told me I should leave. I picked up my hat and softly said, Vaya con dios.

3 3 Second Place Helen Droitsch I Surprised Myself When I Made a Crucial Phone Call I surprised myself when I got the courage to make a crucial phone call in order to save the South Arlington, Virginia, meals on wheels program. First, a little background. I had been roped into setting up and running South Arlington, meals-on-wheels., My volunteer job entailed talking to large church groups, enrolling team captains for 8 to 12 churches, training the captains, setting up the routes for delivery, solving problems by phone or in person with the facility where the meals were distributed, and countless other tasks. My job was complicated by the fact that the routes had to be changed quite often due to substantial construction throughout South Arlington. New detours would suddenly develop, new clients would be engaged, or old ones dropped, all of which necessitated my reworking the routes, as well as driving them to be sure they worked. Numerous phone calls to and from team captains and volunteers had to be done, all without benefit of GPS, cell phones, and the internet. I did all of this with my fifteen month old daughter who either napped in her car seat or not, whenever she felt like it. I surprised myself when I got the courage to make a crucial phone call in order to save the South Arlington, Virginia, meals on wheels program. Running Meals on Wheels was challenging enough until the quality and quantity of the meals suddenly made it almost impossible to serve our clients well. I started getting irate phone calls from team captains, some even from the clients themselves, complaining about how little and how terrible the meals had suddenly become. Concerned, I paid a visit to the meal facility, which was run by Marriott, to find out what was going on. I was told that it was none of my business and you should be satisfied with what your clients get. When I notified the North Arlington Meals coordinator, she told me not to make a fuss. I was so upset by what I was hearing that I called a friend of mine on the Washington Post to complain about what was happening. She suggested I call J. Willard Marriott himself, and gave me his private number. I cannot convey the terror I felt in making this call. It took me an hour to stop my hand from shaking so hard I wasn t sure I could make the call. To my surprise J. Willard Marriott himself answered my call. I told him about the sharp deterioration in in quality and quantity in the past few weeks. He was particularly upset that the clients felt Marriott was to blame. Later that day he called me back to inform me that he had gone straight out to the facility that afternoon, and found that the head cook where the meals were prepared had been stealing food and money. The cook had been covering these thefts up by reducing quality and quantity of the meals we were delivering. He thanked me for bringing this to his attention, and even followed the conversation up later with a letter.

4 4 Third Place Chuck Golden I Surprised Myself When I surprised myself when I found out that I could make it in the civilian world after 6 years in the Army. When I was only 17 I enlisted in the Army and in June 1959, after completing six years of service, I had a serious decision to make. The Army wasn t the safest career choice, but they were offering me a bonus of $3,000 to re-enlist in three months and I was a good soldier. That was a lot of money in 1959 and I wasn t sure I could find a job in the civilian world. Being a good Army soldier didn t prepare me for most civilian jobs. If I didn t reenlist, I needed to go back to school and learn a trade. But could I do that since I had been far from the best student in high school? I also wanted to find a wife who could pass her smart genes on to our children. While in high school my parents took care of my board and room. The Army did the same. If I left the Army, I would have to fend for myself. I had the summer to make up my mind and decided to go home to Northern Illinois. My sister said that I could stay with her family, that included 3 young children, until I got a job. I did have enough money to buy an old Pontiac, so at least I could look for a job. I was offered a job at a restaurant called Connie s washing dishes and cleaning tables. Since I had an old tattoo on my arm that said Connie, I took this as a good omen. I moved into a home near my sister s that took boarders. That summer Connie and I went to the beach, canoed the local rivers, and enjoyed the music at Ravinia Park. Soon after my separation from the Army I met up with Jerry, a friend from my high school days. Jerry wanted me to double date with him. His girlfriend s father insisted that she could only double date, so he needed me to help him out. His girlfriend had an older sister in college who was home for the summer. I had a car and wanted to meet people, so the die was cast when I found out her sister s name was Connie and she was very smart. That summer Connie and I went to the beach, canoed the local rivers, and enjoyed the music at Ravinia Park. We also studied together, so I did well in college that summer. After trying several occupations, I found that repairing telephone lines was a good-paying job and I did it well. My relationship with Connie was developing and I hoped it would lead to marriage. So that fall when the Army wanted me to reenlist, I told them no. I had surprised myself when I found out that I could make it in the civilian world after 6 years in the Army.

5 5 Special Thanks Event Committee Susie Cates, Aging & Adult Services Liesl Seborg, Library Services Volunteer Judges Florin Nielsen Lee Alexander Debbie Leasure Facilities Columbus Senior Center Columbus Library

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