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An early picture of Jack with his RASW Staff. Standing are Jack, Joe Lavin, Yvonne Buren, Patti Maxwell, and Elaine Richardson. Seated are _________________, __________________ and Corky Mortimer. Joe Lavin had served as Executive Director for the State Class H Association for a number of years prior to merging that association and the Washington State Restaurant Association into the RASW. Here's an early picture of some of the Class H group.

Here's the WSRA Assistant Exec Chuck Hord and Kristi Lee with Elston Ireland, one of Portland's famed restaurateurs.

RASW's Wilma Clapp receiving the United Way award on behalf of the entire staff.

This happy bunch of RASW Staff includes Elaine Richardson,
________, Patti Maxwell,
unknown woman, unknown man, and Corky Mortimer in the center.
Photo by "Bob Miller of Seattle"

Helen Engard

Here's Kristi Lee listening to Jerry Craig, a director from Olympia.

An undated but probably late '60s Restaurant Convention picture
(notice that the phone has a dial not buttons).
These Association women are Joyce Steckler (standing) and Carol Hunter (seated).
Photo by Stearns, Seattle

September 1972 saw the National Restaurant Association kick off
their "We're Glad you're Here!" campaign
RASW's Elaine Richardson got to celebrate the event with dinner at Victor
Rosellini's Four-10
Photo by Bob Miller, Seattle

I can only imagine what these poor women were lined up for. It had to be more fun than this to wortk for Jack Gordon.
| These three photographs were found pasted on a sheet of cardboard along with notes to "Newman Burroughs" for 1 print and a blue line. I'm assuming that these were their "official photographs" for use in the Restaurant News Magazine. | ||
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| I don't know her name | This is Corky Mortimer. | This is Yvonne Buren. I got to work for her when she was office manager and convention manager after Kristi Lee. |

Here's Mary Jane Minson.

Well, they're a happy bunch. It's Patti Maxwell checking in and a restaurant guy
filling out the form.

Kristi Lee, Elaine Richardson, and Patti Maxwell soaking up the sun at an RASW Golf Tournament at Overlake Country Club in Bellevue.

For either 1976 or 1977, the RASW staff posed for Christmas.
Back Row is Patti Maxwell, Yvonne Buren, Mary Rice, Elaine Richardson, and
Kristi Lee.
Front row are Charles Noble, _______________________-, Barbara Griffiths,
and Jack Gordon.
Photo by John E Walker, Seattle.

Here Jack is talking with a couple of his RASW Staff, Barbara
Griffiths and Kelly Gunderson.
There were plenty of chances to dress formally with lots of Jack Gordon
Productions.


Here's RASW's bookkeeper Carol Wright at a golf tournament.


Undated RASW Christmas photo.
Back Row (l to r) John Gordon, Jack Gordon, ____ Murphy, Chas G Hord, Charles
Noble
Sitting on chairs are Gina Provancha, Wendy _______, Carol Wright, Linda
Johnston Mcintosh
On the floor Debbie O'Connor, Barbara Murphy, Mary Pederson

Judging from the costume, RASW's Mary Pederson was at one of the
summer board meetings at
Stuart Anderson's Ranch midway between Cle Elum and Ellensburg

Jack and Charles Noble, RASW VP of Marketing, come up with a plan for who's
going to be in the Restaurant Show.
Here's Charles and his lovely wife Geraldine
after the successful show
Chuck Hord, a/k/a Chas. G on the Conventions
page
Kristi Lee on the Conventions page

I'm sure I'll come up with larger pictures of Bill Sears.