From the meeting minutes of the James E. Coffey Post 3, held on 2 May 1978.
The Senior Vice Commander for 1977-78, Donald N. Desrosiers, (pictured) was elected uncontested to ascend to the position of commander of the James E. Coffey Post 3 at elections held at the regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 2nd, 1978. He succeeds Ernest Ledoux who will run for NH Dept. Commander at the upcoming convention to be held in Keene on June 24-26.
Gary Johnson ascended uncontested from the position of Jr. Vice to Senior Vice Commander. The only contested office was for Jr. Vice Commander. The result of the vote for the 3 nominees were: John Rist, 45 votes; John Paquette, 23 votes; Don Saylor, 25 votes. Rist was elected.
The officer roster for the Coffey post for 1978-1979 is as follows:
Commander: Donald Derosiers
Senior Vice Commander: Gary Johnson
Jr. Vice Commander: Roger Rist
Finance Officer: Ernest Ledoux, PC
Treasurer: Andrew LaFlamme
Chaplain: Patrick McCarthy
Sergeant-At-Arms: George Garvey
Adjutant: Leo J. Maynard, PC
Historian: Ernest LeBlanc
Service Officer: A. Charles Lindsay, PC
Trust Officer: Mary H. Sullivan
Asst. Trust officer: Richard McDonald, PC
Trustee for 3 years: Ernest Ledoux, PC, Byron C. Pitarys, PC, Leo J. Maynard, PC
Executive Committee: Benedict Hargreaves, PC, Frederick Clemons, PC, Francis O'Neil
Post Membership 1978-1979: 1157
