ROBERT POPE
Counci l Vice President on Fami ly, Food, and Service
We' re a blended fami ly and we spend a lot of ef for t managing schedules , resources , and l i fe in genera l . . . l i ke I imagine near ly everyone el se in our communi ty does . Managing the schedule i s an impor tant par t of mak ing i t a l l work . We spend fun t ime together wi th games or mov ie nights . Our favor i te fami ly game i s probably Clue. Alex i a, our 16-year-old daughter , has f ina l ly beat Dad and I 'm sure she would say that makes her pret ty speci a l . We spend a s igni f icant amount of t ime get t ing k ids to/ f rom school , dance, work . . . not to ment ion our own jobs as wel l . I wi l l admi t that we make sure to block of f t ime for each other . We have a week ly f i x for our fami ly favor i te La Hacienda for dinner (Chicken chimichanga or a chur r iqueso i s the go- to) and whatever new show or t rue-cr ime drama i s on thi s week . I do bel ieve in serv ice to a common and greater good. I t was my ma in dr i ver for enl i st ing in the Army. To gi ve back to my count ry and to serve a role not many are wi l l ing or capable of doing. Serv ing '00- '04 on act i ve duty, and '05- '06 on dr i l l ing reserve. I am wi l l ing to sacr i f ice some of my fami ly t ime to do what I can to make thi s the best pl ace to ra i se our chi ldren. Af ter a l l , that ' s why my fami ly and I are here. Thi s i s our home. My chi ldren are growing up here and I want them to have the best I can prov ide. Li ke a pol ice of f icer or f i ref ighter or teacher , we somet imes have to gi ve more than we'd l i ke to in order to accompl i sh something for the greater good. The town counci l i s how I cont inue my serv ice to my count ry- by serv ing my communi ty.
rpope@avongov.org
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