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About Lynn &
Gerry Snodgres
And why the lobster
boil is named after them
(for our newer
members)
Lynn & Gerry were BMMC
members for many years prior to our joining the club in 2001 and
they were among the first members we met. Gerry was the
unofficial club greeter in those days and she had this knack of
seeking out new members and making them immediately feel welcome and
part of the club. We experienced her warmth and caring first hand and we are not the only ones who
also tell this story.
Gerry was an organizer
who loved people, food and hosting parties. Gerry organized the first 3
Progressive Dinners for the club and was famous for organizing
the unofficial BMMC "Buff & Shine" event each year.
Ask some of the older members what this event was all about! Lynn was
about the most laid back gentle soul you could ever meet and had this quiet sense of humor that would just sneak up on you. Lynn was
a nationally recognized expert of and restorer of antique
motorcycles. Lynn was on the BMMC Board of Directors but was
best known for his ability to fix anything and had a workshop that
was the envy of all. We loved them both.
We had been hosting a
lobster boil for our church group for about 5 or 6 years and
during the planning for the 2005 year, we proposed to host this event for the club. BMMC
enthusiastically endorsed the idea and put it on the club calendar
for the Spring of 2005. Lynn and Gerry wanted to be involved
and were our very first committee members and insisted that we hold
the event at their large beautiful home. I don't recall
exactly how many BMMC members were with us for that first lobster
boil at Lynn and Gerry's, but it was in excess of 100 who enjoyed
that magical spring Arizona evening with the great food, friends
and dancing.
We lost Lynn and Gerry
on Father's Day that year to a tragic motorcycle accident.
You may have noticed their white roadside memorial on the right hand
side of the road on Route 89 North of Peeples Valley on the way to
Prescott. There were few members who gave more of their time
and energy and love to BMMC than Lynn & Gerry. The Board of Directors chose to remember
them and honor their contributions to
BMMC by creating the annual "Lynn & Gerry Snodgress Member of The
Year" award to be awarded to the member(s) who contributed 'above
and beyond' to BMMC during the past year. And since the first
BMMC lobster boil was held at their home and because Lynn and Gerry symbolized
good food, fun and friendship, the annual lobster boil is
appropriately named after them.
At the lobster boil,
among the decadent dessert offerings, you will find a plain white
frosted sheet cake that is made from scratch by one of our committee
members. This is Gerry's "Texas Almond Sheet Cake", made from
her original recipe and was served at the very first BMMC lobster
boil. You will also find two home made Rum Cakes made by
Shelly Haight, owner of Black Mountain Cafe in Carefree.
Shelly was very close to Lynn & Gerry and has made and donated these
wonderful Rum Cakes since the very first lobster boil!
At the lobster boil,
Sally will give this toast:
"To the food before us,
to the friends beside us, to the
love between us and to
those who have gone before us"
Ray & Sally Williams
September 2008
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