Alex Ross

Rotary Stats

Club: Recswusa

Achievements: Paul Harris Fellow

My Rotary Info

How long have you been in Rotary? Estimate if you do not know exact dates.
30 years

List the Rotary clubs you've belonged to.
London Bridge Rotary

What club offices or leadership positions have you held?
Secretary

Which was your favorite? What roles would you be interested in pursuing?
London Bridge Coin Sales

Have you held district or int'l offices?
No

If yes, list them:

What other Rotary involvement have you had? (Exchange, Friendship exchange, GSE, etc.)

eClub works for me because...
My travels

About Me

How would you describe yourself? List qualities that friends might use to describe you.
Outgoing

What are your favorite things, in personal and work life?
Snowboarding, RV travel Off roading

Is there a quotation that gets you through the day, or is very meaningful to you?
Get it done

What type of vehicle do you drive, or doperfer another mode of transportation?
Infinity, Jeep, RV

What type of pets do you prefer?
Three black standard poodles

My special skills and talents are...
Business, insurance and financial services

Education and Occupation

Level of traditional education:
College degree

Describe it:
Estate planning and Insurance

Do you have a specialty degree?
Yes

Where did you attend High School?
Rolling Hills High in California

Where did you attend college?
Arizoan State Univ.

I use my degree in my current occupation:
True

What is your current occupation?
State Farm Insurance and Financial Services

How long have been at your current occupation?
35 years

What was the least favorite job you've ever had?
Service Station Attendent

Entertainment/Interests

What are your hobbies?
Off roading, RVing, Boating, Snowboarding

Do you watch sport? Who are your favorite teams/players?
NBA Suns, NFL Cardinals, MBL Diamondbacks

Do you play sport? List them.
Golf

Do you like to camp?
Yes

Do you prefer books or movies?
Movies

Food

Do you like to cook or go out for dinner?
Cook

What is your favorite meal?
BBQ anything

Miscellaneous

What is your favorite book and why?
Into the Abyss

If you could meet your great-great grandparents, what would you ask them?
Did they have a good life?

If you could be anyone for a day, who would it be and why?
Chuck Yeager - to explore the limits of flight

If money were not an a concern, what profession would you choose?
The one I have

What is your favorite movie? Why?
The great escape - an old standard about freedom

What might surprise people about you?
Not much

If you could muster the courage, what would you like to do?
skydive - no way though

If you relive one day, which would it be?
the birth of my children - two days actually

If you could take only three items with you to a space colony, what would they be? (Your family is already coming with.)
Computer, jeep, BBQ

What is the best advice your parents gave you?
Finish what you start

What is the best advice you have given your children?
Finish what you start

If you could be any animal, what would it be and why?
Bear - free to roam

Describe the most beautiful sight you have ever seen:
Grand Canyon

Family secret for treating a cold?
Ignore it

Where would you like to retire?
Right where I now live

The world will be a better place when…
We learn tolerance at all levels