The Summit

VOLUNTEER
OF THE MONTH

Dave DeNale

Dave was born in Dayton, Ohio and raised here in Rockford. He attended Rockford East High School and Northern Illinois University.

He met his wife, Laura, in Rockford and they were married at Alpine. They have one son, Nicholas, who is now in Confirmation.

Dave has been a member of Alpine since he was about a year old. He attended Sunday School here and was confirmed here.

Presently, Dave is a member of the Church Council, serving on the Evangelism and Outreach Committee. He also serves on the Audio/Technological Team and runs the sound system for the 8:00 worship services.

Outside of Alpine, Dave is active in his neighborhood watch group and is a member of the Northern Illinois Better Business. He is currently employed at Jack Wolfe in Belvidere.

We thank Dave for his dedication to our church, and we thank God for him…….Congratulations!

Harriet Brown-Stark

Harriet was born and raised in Rockford and graduated from East High school in 1945.  She was an executive secretary at Sundstrand Corporation with CPS (Certified Professional Secretary) certification for 32 years. The last seven she was in Human Resources where she designed and taught many classes to employees including orientation of new employees, stress management, memory, how to write better memos, listening skills, etc.  Many of these were taught as evening classes at Rock Valley College and she served as moderator of the Rockford Chamber of Commerce Leadership School.

Harriet was married to Clarence Miller in Rockford and had two sons, Curt and Mark Miller.  They each have three children and all live in the Rockford area.  She has one great grandchild, Maggie May, who is eight years old.  She was also married to Arthur Brown for 30 years.  Arthur died in 1991 after a long illness.  And, of course, she’s been happily married to Stanley Stark for the last two years.

Harriet started attending Alpine in 1948 when Curt was two years old.  Almost immediately she was asked to teach the pre-schoolers.  After a few years she “graduated” to teaching 5th graders and continued in that capacity for 18 years.  She taught in several locations — Sylvan Road, Masonic Temple, Thompson School, in our church basement, and finally in our new educational wing.  She joined Alpine in 1955 after the church moved to its present location.

Harriet served as a member of council where she was the secretary and eventually was voted the first woman president of the church.  For many years she has been on the Evangelism-Outreach committee.  The committee initiated the Lenten Soup Suppers, delivering cookies to visitors, International Dinners, Madrigal Dinners, and “Alpine Alive!” a series of weekly classes.  Harriet has been involved in many fundraisers from carpeting Fellowship Hall, air conditioning, updating the “Feast of Love” cook book in 1997, and the 2004 Extreme Makeover.  For 13 years she has had a wonderful group of Alpine members join her in presenting the RSVP 7-week BABES puppet lessons to kindergarteners in the Alpine Academy.  She enjoys taking pictures of new members and random photos at church.

Aside from Alpine, Harriet is a charter member and serves as secretary for two investment clubs, both of whom have Alpine members.  The Wise Investment Club meets monthly at Alpine; Points Plus meets at Wells Fargo.    Anyone interested in learning more about investing through a club should call her – 815/399-8494.  She is active in the Sundstrand Retirees and takes pictures of attendees at every monthly meeting.

She has enjoyed every minute as a member of Alpine and thanks her Alpine connections for giving her the opportunity to serve while exploring her creativity.

We thank Harriet for her dedication to our church, and we thank God for her…….Congratulations!

Nan was born and raised in Rockford, IL. She graduated from East High School and then attended and graduated from Rockford Memorial Hospital School of Nursing.

 Nan has four children who all live in Wisconsin: Cindy, Steven, Marcia and Sylvia.

Nan joined Alpine in 1983. Since joining, she has been very involved. She has served on the Visitation Committee administering communion to many shut-ins. She also has been very active with our “Basement Ladies” helping with bereavement luncheons. Nan was a member of the Altar Guild and organized a women’s health fair and the blood pressure checks. She has also served on the Intern Committees for 3 vicars. Nan is very active in the women’s Bible studies.

Outside of Alpine, Nan knits hats for the neonatal unit at Rockford Memorial, volunteers at RMH in the endoscopy unit, and volunteers for several projects through Spring Ridge Senior Housing.

We thank Nan for her dedication to our church, and we thank God for her…….Congratulations!

Terry was born and raised in Rockford, IL. He graduated from East High School in 1965, attended and graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1969, received a Masters in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1970, and an MBA from the University of Dayton. Later, he attended Rock Valley for an electronic technician’s degree.

Terry has been married to Pam for 40 years. Pam was his younger sister Joyce’s best friend so they had know each other for a long time. They were married in First Lutheran Church in Colorado Springs. They have 3 daughters; Jamie, Lori, and Mandy; and 5 grandchildren; Bobby, Kyle, Brittany, Allie and Chaz.

 In 1976, Terry resigned his commission in the Air Force and they moved back to Rockford. After visiting several churches, they found Alpine to be the friendliest and became members in November of 1976.

He has served on the Church Council, been an usher, serves as a lay assistant, was a C & E member who then joined the choir, and is currently the chairman of the Stewardship Committee.

Outside of Alpine, Terry served as the treasurer for RALM and just recently finished a term on the board of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans as their recording secretary. He served on his condo board and is still on the finance committee.

We thank Terry for his dedication to our church, and we thank God for him…….Congratulations!