The St. Lucie River Chapter of the Florida Society Sons of the American Revolution is comprised mainly of compatriots from St. Lucie and Martin Counties.
At our April Meeting Thomas T. Winant (Tim) joined our ranks. Though officially a member of the Empire State (NY) Society, Tim chose the St. Lucie River Chapter for his formal induction.
At our April 12, 2025 meeting the following Slate of Officers was approved:
President – Sherwin Bostick
1st VP – TBD
2nd VP – Thomas Winant
Secretary/Treasurer – Hall Riediger
These Compatriots will be formally inducted at our May 10, 2025 Meeting.
On March 3rd, 2025, Regional Representative for the Community Development and Civic Engagement of the SAR, Sherwin Bostick, assisted Cal Hedman with throwing out he first pitch of a New York Mets game. Cal is a 96 Yrs old World War II and Korean War Veteran. After shaking off the first sign Cal agreed on the second sign and the stadium went crazy. Cal threw a perfect pitch down the middle. Pictured from Right to left are an unidentified stadium official , Pete Overhuls District Deputy K of C, Richard Del Toro, St Lucie County Sheriff, Jim Naples, Grand Knight K of C, Doug Ehrgood an Official of the Arnie Copas Home, Compatriot Sherwin Bostick, CDCE SAR and Steve Micelotta, K of C Vets for the Mets.
At our March 8, 2025 meeting Chapter President Hall Riediger gave a presentation on the Battle of Thomas Creek. Spoiler alert, it didn’t tun out well for our side.
At our January meeting we inducted 3 new compatriots into our ranks. These gentlemen are:
Burl Clifford Robinette descended from Jacob Anderson
Jack Eugene Frazier descended from Reuben Frissell
Stephen Donald Moore Robinson descended from John Goulding
In 2024 the St. Lucie River Chapter was pleased to recognize the outstanding service of two area residents to the Veteran’s Community with the presentation of the Good Citizen Award.
Denise Ives organized a fantastic Christmas Event.
Ray Lynch has provided continuous support to the Military Veterans Graduate PGA Hope Program.
