Reagan remembered

Personal touch left its lasting mark

I was most fortunate to have been chosen by Spencer-Roberts

Campaign Managers, a political management firm, to be the campaign

chairman for San Bernardino County, west end area, for the election

of Ronald Reagan for governor of California in 1964 and again as

campaign chairman for the re-election of Governor Reagan in 1968. I

was privileged to have had the opportunity to have close contact with

Gov. Reagan by my management and scheduling of campaign fund raising

events and for campaign visits to various locations, i.e.: Kaiser

Steel Plant, Fontana; San Bernardino County Fair Grounds and similar

sights.

Reagan had a very generous personality toward me and his campaign

staff. I was present to witness the sincerity and integrity Reagan

presented to me and my workers and to guests in attendance at

fundraising events and political opportunity events. I was privileged

to receive the press releases of Reagan’s campaign speeches, which I

have kept with “treasured importance.” Both from these speeches and

having the experience to be with Gov. Reagan on many occasions, I

learned some significant management tools for my operation in my

highway construction company. I owe a great deal of appreciation to

Reagan’s enthusiasm in his dedication of achievement for his worthy

programs and for the discipline that Spencer-Roberts required of me

in the management of the campaign for election of Reagan for Governor

in the campaigns of 1964 and 1968.

Gov. Reagan appointed me to the California State Contractor’s

License Board in 1964 and I was elected chairman of the board in

1969-70. I was a delegate to the Republican National Convention as “a

favorite son delegate” in 1964 and 1968. With these political

appointments, I have become a dedicated activist for the Republican

Party, joining many worthy Republican Party organizations. I have

sponsored many candidates for Republican office: presidential; U.S.

Senate; Congressional; and several state legislators in the Assembly

and Senate. I continue to support the “Reagan Philosophy” of

“integrity, responsibility and accountability” for legislation and

continued promotion of American freedom and the required protection

of these values politically and militarily. I financially support the

Reagan Library Foundation, Simi Valley and the Reagan Ranch, “Rancho

del Cielo” in the Santa Barbara mountains. My bride of 25 years, Rita

L. Sprinkel, is a continued avid supporter of the programs to enhance

and perpetuate the “Reagan Legacy.”

Our prayers and blessings of condolence to Nancy Reagan, who

survived the onslaught of the press and exposed the negative media in

her book, It’s My Turn. She is a most worthy and admired persons to

us to have given the loving care to our dear friend and patriot,

President Ronald Reagan.

WARREN REED SPRINKEL

Newport Beach

Reagan was man of character

What I remember most about Ronald Reagan were his character,

honor, ideas, conviction, pride of country, style, wit and wonderful

sense of humor.

A clear example was the second presidential debate against Walter

Mondale. Some felt that Reagan showed his advanced age during the

first debate. However, Reagan completely disarmed his opponent with

the line, and I paraphrase “if you promise not to talk about my age I

will promise not to talk about your inexperience and youth.” The

camera catches Mondale in full laughter and once again, Reagan goes

on to win another presidential election in a landslide.

If our current politicians possessed half of the qualities of

Ronald Reagan we would all be much better off. God rest his soul.

DEAN WIENER

Corona Del Mar

An early-morning wave from the deck

As a child, in 1959 or 1960 I rode to school on the bus with

Reagan’s children, Patti and Ron, Jr. Every morning we’d pull up in

front of the Reagan home and honk. Their dad would step onto their

deck, newspaper in hand, smile and wave as he yelled, “They’ll be

down in a minute!”

JANET PAINTER

Corona del Mar

Reagan had salute to model after

To paraphrase the writer Gore Vidal, Ronald Reagan was the

greatest man that ever came out of Dixon, Ill. And to quote Mark

Twain commenting on the recent death of a Tammany Hall leader in New

York: “I wont be attending the funeral but I will write a nice news

article saying that I hardly approve of it.”

But particularly I’ll always remember President Reagan’s snappy

salute. Every time I salute I try to imitate Ronald Reagan.

CHARLES JUERGENS

Costa Mesa