Branch 193
                                 San Jose, California

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                                                                R e t i r e e     C o r n e r

 

                            

                                                         
                   Welcome, Branch 193 Retirees!

If you are a retiree and would like to let your ex co-workers know what you've
been up to, send an email & a picture if you wish to:  

                                branch193retiree@yahoo.com

                                            (email address is for retiree info only)

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              60 YEAR PIN AWARDS!

                        

 

Past President Danny Laffan reads letter acknowledging Peter Rondero, Ernest Lipari and Ralph Perotti

for sixty years of membership with the NALC.   "Thanking you for your assistance, I remain Fraternally yours."

-  Danny Laffan

 

 

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                                          April's Union Meeting Jackpot Winner, Retiree John Rossi, receives his

                                     $600.00 check from Branch 193 President Laurie Duarte

 

 

                                                       

                       Past President, Danny Laffan out relaxing with his wife Lucy and grandkids.

                                                                                               WHO CAUGHT THE WHOPPER?

 

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                                  2 0 0 9

         R e t i r e m e n t     D i n n e r     P h o t o s

               

                       

 

 

           CONGRATULATIONS to retiree : Mike Cogliandro! 

               Mr. Cogliandro is honored with his 60 year pin! (photo coming)

                                      

                                                       

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                                                                                  RICHARD JACKSON

                                                                                                         

                  

                                                                                        "INDIANA" JACKSON!

                                                              Retiree from Berryessa/Bayside and a few other stations!

I am enjoying my retirement to the MAX!! This (Thailand) is truly paradise!! hey... maybe I have died and gone to heaven?
Enjoy life, you only live once (that I know of)...see you in a few months... my wife will be with me this time!!
                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                       Best regards, Rich Jackson

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                                                                TONY WADLEY

                                                                        Retiree from Berryessa/Bayside

Retirement right now in the first two weeks of April, finds me in Oregon plowing snow, so we will soon be able to drive into
my place and enjoy the summer in the woods by Crater Lake, Oregon.   Retirement is being a "Snow-Bird" ~ spending the
winter in Rocklin California and summer at Scott Creek Ranch near Chiloquin, Oregon.

 

 

                                                              DAVID  FAIRBANK 

                                Retiree from Willow Glen Station and T-6 on Routes 2543, 2507, 2525,2544 (earlier 2533), and 2527.

 
 

    I usually am not to public about my comings and doings.  But I am for the moment preparing for an upcoming production of West Bay Opera's "Carmen" by the french composer Bizet.  I am rehearsing almost daily usually evenings and Saturday afternoons.I will be rehearsing this week everyday except Thursday.(Even on Thursday I have my weekly church choir rehearsals)  The performances will be in Palo Alto at the Lucie Stern Theater on Middlefield Road.  I am in the chorus and have various roles throughout. "Carmen" takes place in 19th century Spain and concerns a jilted army corporal named Don Jose.(accent over the "e")  Carmen is the gypsy girl who is quite seductive and subsequently falls for a bullfighter named Escamillo.  So, that's why I am disappearing from Union meetings for a while.  I promise you I'll be back in November hoping whooping it up for a presidential victory by Barack Obama.  I WILL vote.  Don't worry about that.  Hope to see you soon.!!!!  (Hi Candace!!!)

 
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2010 Retiree COLA: 0% through February

 

There was no projected accumulation toward the 2010 retiree COLA in March following the BLS release of the February 2009 CPI.

Any actual COLA will reflect the difference between the average Consumer Price Index for the third quarter of 2008 and the average CPI for the third quarter of 2009.
 

 

 

2010 FECA COLA: 0.9% through February

Following the release of the February 2009 CPI, the projected accumulation toward the 2010 Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA) COLA is 0.9 percent.

The 2010 FECA COLA will be based on any change in the CPI between December 2008 and December 2009 and will become effective on March 1, 2010.

FECA COLAs are applicable only in cases where death or disability occurred more than one year prior to the adjustment’s effective date.

 

 

LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE

Letter carriers or retired carriers can apply for coverage under the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program at any time. You do not have to wait until the next Open Season, but must submit a "full underwriting" application. "Full underwriting" means that applicants will have to answer numerous health-related questions. It may also include a review of medical records and possibly an interview with a nurse. OPM has stated that this is the same level of underwriting that those who purchase individual policies in the private market undergo.

Letter carriers may obtain additional information about any aspect of the Long-Term Care Program by calling 1-800-582-3337 or visiting the LTC web site at  www.LTCFEDS.com. 

You can also download application forms or apply on line at that website.

 

More
 
Information
December 2007 Postal Record: NALC's Retirement Department: Ready for the baby boom (PDF 215K)

July 2002 Postal Record, Retirement Department Column:  Advice on Long-Term Care Insurance Program: (PDF 129K)
OPM's Web page giving additional information about the long-term care insurance program.

 

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               CONTACTING   O P M   FOR HELP

 

OPM acts as the personnel office for retired letter carriers, and is the agency responsible for administering retirement,
health and life insurance benefits. Before you call or write to OPM, be sure to have your Civil Service Annuity (CSA)
number ready.

 

888-767-6738
   For general inquiries.
     
202-606-0500
   General inquiry number for retirees in the Washington, D.C. area.
     
800-409-6528
   Special number for making changes in tax withholding and requesting
duplicate tax statements.
 
Write to OPM: 
 

Mail your written inquiries to: Office of Personnel Management, Retirement Operations Center, Boyers, PA 16017
(unless OPM has specified a different address for a specific action such as health benefits open season).

 

                                                                                                    

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 Retirees honored at the July 2007 Branch Meeting

           60 Year Pins & 50 Year Gold Card Recognition  

 

                           

                                                                                      

                                            Nick Secola         Mike Lopez          Silvestre Bado

                                                                               

                          Branch 193 President Danny Laffan presented Retirees Nick Secola and Mike Lopez
                          their 60 Year Pins and Silvestre Bado his 50 Year Gold Card at the July 11th, 2007 Branch
                          Meeting. A letter from National President Bill Young congratulated these long time
                          NALC members on their achievement and thanking them for long time support of this
                         great Union accompanied each award. President Young’s letter also spoke to the courage
                         these members had shown as they led the way to the benefits that we enjoy today.
                         Times were tough in the days these fine gentlemen carried the mail. They stood by
                          the Union in good times and bad. We are grateful for the sacrifices they made so we
                          could enjoy the benefits we do today. Congratulations to all eighteen retirees who have
                          received Gold Cards or Sixty Year Pins.

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                                                                                                                                                       A SENIOR MOMENT!

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                       LAST   PUNCH   BUNCH!

                                                                                    *Some Retirees of 2007 & 2008

                          * Not all retiree photos are posted because they haven't been sent to me. Send them into the branch office & they will appear here.

 

                                                                                                                                                    

                         Violeta Lovgren                                Linda Mulligan                                    Mark Farrelly

                     Campbell                                    Collector, Bayside                                Los Gatos Dell


 
            
 

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Paul Brewer

St James Park

 

 		       

     David Caudillo

Hillview

 

 
 		  

Frank Scarf

Bayside

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                     Al Bruno                                        Ron Bingham                                         Bob Fujimoto

                    Parkmoor                                         Berryessa                                            St. James Park

 

                                                                              

  
 
  

 

    Roger Hanson  

  Almaden Valley

 

Florentino Halog

Parkmoor

 

Sharon Epp

Foothill

 
 

 

 

 

Charles Monroe

Berryessa

 

 

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           MORE RETIREES from 2008 and 2009! (send in their pics!)

 

VINCENT JOHNSON - BLOSSOM HILL
JON THOMPSON - PARKMOOR

RUDY ALONGES - BERRYESSA
RICARDO GARNACE - BERRYESSA
RON IYAMA - WESTGATE
RUSSELL KRETZ III - GILROY
LUP TAM - STATION D
SOPHIA (JOHNSON) TOMASINI - ST JAMES
ERNIE TONGSON - PARKMOOR
BRIAN UYEMURA - WESTGATE
MIKE POTTER - BERRYESSA
SERAFIN CANA - STATION D
ANSELMO CASTRO - ST JAMES PARK
ERNESTO LEGASPI - ROBERTSVILLE
ORLANDO RAMIREZ - BAYSIDE
JESUS ROMERO - ST JAMES PARK

Richard Herrera - Blossom Hill
Michael Hughes - Cambrian Park
Sharon Garinger - Cambrian Park
Diana Brito - Foothill
Michael Ford - Foothill
Juan Cortes Jr. - Parkmoor
Edwin Echaluce - Parkmoor
Thinh “Albert” Pham - Parkmoor
Michael Dove - Willow Glen
Jacqueline Lopez - Willow Glen
Archimedes Ramos - Willow Glen
Nguyet Vu - Hillview
Herberto Oliveira - Seven Trees
Kannie Chuang - Campbell
Mark Christensen - Morgan Hill            Dino Mallare - Berryessa                     Steven Fisher - Los Gatos Dell              Judy Harden - Campbell                 Dormain Louie - Campbell

Randy Castro - St. James Park
Michael Herrera - Hillview
Romulo Santos - Saratoga
Pete Sulaver - Willow Glen
Nancy Brady - St. James Park
Armando Bulaong - Campbell
Mary Calderon - Hillview
Juanito Calibo Jr - St. James Park
Estrella Valdez - Hillview
Romeo Valdez - Parkmoor
John Nabarette - Los Gatos
Jerry Navarro - Bayside

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

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