Cpl. Bixler Gives Again

Photo by Lester Smith

USMC Cpl. Stephen Bixler's father Richard Bixler speaks to the crowd attending the 11th annual picnic in Steve's memory on Memorial Day weekend at the Sportsmen's Cabin. From the left: Gretchen Konrad, Bixler, and Steve's mother, Linda Bixler. Behind them is Ann Rossi, who has managed the picnic since the beginning, with help from Gretchen. Bixler recalled all the friends who have supported the memorial fund in Steve's memory and the organizations and projects the fund has helped. Ann Rossi reported that the fund, supported largely by the picnics, has donated a total of $86,000 in grants through last year.