The Orange County Republican Lincoln/Reagan Dinner was held at the Sunrise Church in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on Saturday, February 21, 2015. The keynote speaker was our newly elected Senator Thom Tillis. The following photos were taken at this exciting sold-out event.
Becca Scarlett singing Our National Anthem with University of North Carolina College Republicans
Newly Elected Senator Thom Tillis
Senator Thom Tillis
Senator Tillis and his wife, Susan
Child singers, Trey and Katie Knight with Senator Tillis and Bill Knight
Senator Tillis kneeling to speak with Trey and Katie Knight
Senator Tillis with Earl Tye, Orange County GOP and a young man from the UNC College Republicans
Judge Richard Dietz, North Carolina Court of Appeals
Associate Justice Bob Edmonds, of the North Carolina Supreme Court
6th District Congressman, Mark Walker
Frank Pray, VP UNC College Republicans
Evelyn Poole-Kober introducing Senator Thom Tillis
From the left: Dr. Gail Hayes and Valerie Johnson
Guy and Betty Ann Guidry with Douglas Levine, UNC College Republicans – note Betty Ann is holding up Douglas’s elephant tie !
From the left: Lee Green, Misty Odell and Cynthia West
From the left: P.J. Gentry, Cynthia West, Nancy Clark, Meg Gresham and Ben Meadows
From the left: Tracy Murillo, Rosemarie Wenzel, Mary Jane Ferris, Congressman Mark Walker, Kelly Walker and Kyle Hall
From the left: Susan Tillis and Misty Odell
From the left: Meg Gresham, Ben Meadows, Tracy Murillo and Zan Bunn
From the left: Mary Campbell, Laura Lloyd, Virginia Ferguson, Carl Lloyd and Mary Jane Ferris
Brenda and Dean Dowling
From the left: Dave Carter, Edgar Agosto, Mary Lopez Carter, Matt and Linda Arnold
Judge Paul Holcombe and Joyce Cotten
From the left: Nancy Clark and Sheila Salter
Ray and P.J. Gentry
Margaret Gresham and her grandson, Ben Meadows
From the left: Sheila Salter and P.J. Gentry
Georgia and Tom Craig
Associate Justice Bob Edmonds of the North Carolina Supreme Court
From the left: Martha Jenkins and Judge John Tyson and his wife, Kirby
Senator Thom Tillis and his wife Susan and Evelyn Poole-Kober
Trey and Katie Knight singing God Bless America
Judge Paul Holcombe and Evelyn Poole-Kober
Senator Thom Tillis and the UNC College Republicans
Kimberly Sanchez, ICON Lecture Series Executive Board member
The Missing Man Table – MIA / POW
The table is round – to show our everlasting concern.
The cloth is white – symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to serve.
The single red rose reminds us of the lives of these Americans….and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith, while seeking answers.
The red ribbon symbolizes our continued determination to account for them.
A slice of lemon reminds us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.
A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears of our missing and their families who long for answers after decades of uncertainty.
The lighted candle reflects our hope for their return – alive or dead.
The Bible represents the strength gained through faith in our country, founded as one nation under God, to sustain those lost from our midst.
The glass is inverted – to symbolize their inability to share a toast.
The chairs are empty – they are missing…………….. (silent moment)
