President's Day dawned and it wasn't quite so cold!  Got an early start to get all that distance (all of maybe a mile) to Klemmer's for the Milwaukee County Conference of Units 87th Annual George Washington Luncheon.  As I am still Secretary/Treasurer of the Conference I had a few duties to perform in addition to being the keynote speaker of the day. 

Guests began arriving early so they could capture the best seats, not that there are any bad ones in the beautiful ballroom.  Among the invited guests were Commander Wayne and his wife Donna.  We chatted for a bit and I had to tend to some details so Sue stayed behind chatting with him.  The nest thing I knew, Sue came running to the stage to tell me Donna had taken Wayne to the hospital.  My mind began racing.  Since he had recently had knee surgery I thought he had fallen or hurt the knee, only to find out he was having chest pains and a heart attack. 

It was difficult to make the announcement that he was having this major health issue, especially since most of the group had been chatting with him only a few minutes earlier.  Prayers were offered for him and the mood stayed pretty somber.  Department Vice Commander Chuck Roloff graciously stepped in and made a few brief remarks on behalf of the Department.  Reports later in the day said that within 15 minutes of his departure from Klemmer's West Allis Hospital determined he was having a heart attack and transported him to St. Luke's fast for treatment. 

The rest of the week was fairly low-key as we waited for news on our pal Wayne.  It was all good as he did get released and was able to go home and wait for more treatment in a couple weeks.

That week ended with the 4th District meeting on the 23rd.  Then it was home to pack for the trip to Washington DC.