Well the election is over and well .... you know what happened. LOL

Bob is doing great and getting lots of boating in.

More importantly I would like take a moment to bring everyone up to date on how Jennifer is doing. The trustees have done a great job over this past several years of helping Jennifer with her financial needs regarding her schooling. She is now 22 and has shown a level of maturity well beyond her years. After doing some checking, we ( John Barkley, John Wilkinson, Hans Haedelt and myself ) felt perhaps the time had come to wrap up the Trust Fund and turn the remaining funds over to Jennifer letting her make her own decisions regarding financing her schooling. We all met in Naples, FL and had dinner together and presented her with a nice check that will go a long ways yet towards her future schooling needs. She continues to both work and take courses as she is able. Jennifer is a fitness fanatic ( of sorts LOL ) and has plans to enroll this summer in the National Personal Training Institute in Orlando. When she graduates in October she will be qualified to work as a personal trainer and that is her immediate goal.

She tells me that her Grandparents that raised her after the tragedy continue to do well.

Once again, I must say that all of FMO & OSO can be very proud of what they did for this young girl who has now grown into a responsible young woman.

Thank you all who took an interest in her and helped to bring her through an incredible difficult period in her life.

Bob Barnhart

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Quite a memorable day for everyone who was there,
and of course with Bob- always a great ending to the chapter.

Thanks for posting this, Mark.

I'd like to add my thanks to this as well- always wondering about the next adventure with this guy.
Also, I would like to apply for the position of campaign manager. :party-smiley-004:

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Awesome!!!

Class act all the way around:circle:

Agreed

That is EXACTLY what FMO stands for in my opinion..... :thankyouthankyou:

:nicethread:

So should we turn our attention to 2016? Bob, you were actually born in the US right???? I'm sure we can dig up a Hawaiian birth certificate or something.

LOL. Not to worry about 2016, Terry. While I am fascinated with politics I would never have the stomach for it. I will have to be satisfied with my role as Chairman of FMO. LOL

I have continued to keep in touch with Jennifer and will update her current situation in the next hour or so when I can devote some time to it. Hers is a good news story but as far as Nate goes …… not so good.

Be back shortly.

Bob


Bob

It is 7 years ago today that Jennifer lost 4 family members in that tragic offshore boating accident off Marco Island, FL. Many of you are aware of the fund raising that was undertaken by FMO with many OSO’s contributing to a trust fund established to help her meet her educational goals. For the last 6 years Jennifer has combined work and schooling to be able to establish herself and I am happy to report that she continues to do well and has completed her schooling. I will share with you some excerpts from a recent letter:

Hi Bob,

So good to hear from you. I graduated from the National Personal Training Institute in October and am now en route to California where I have landed a job at a sports performance facility. My boyfriend is a personal trainer as well. We spent Christmas with his family in NC, stopped in Flagstaff, AZ and went to the Grand Canyon. We will arrive in CA on the 3rd. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the help of you and your offshore boating friends. The fund paid for my personal training school, the best decision I have ever made. It’s where I met Jeremy too. :) I plan on having a very positive and successful year. Please keep in touch.

Jennifer


Some of you will also recall that in 2008 one of the trustees, Nate Hunt from Naples, FL stole approximately $ 8,000.00 from Jennifer’s trust fund. Eventually after some long, hard fought battles we recovered the money just before it went to trial. Nate was found guilty and was required to serve some community service and given 5 years of probation.
On December 5, 2013, just a month ago, Nate was again charged with fraud. I do not know any of the details of who he allegedly defrauded this time other than what is on the public record shown below. What a piece of work he is.

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