Pistol Shooters Lose Friend...
Kumiega, John Andrew
John was a great volunteer
who's contributions and time spent working with the Ladies Charity
Handgun Classics Committee for eleven years helped bridge all
disciplines together to promote the shooting sports. John was very
instrumental in its success.
Longtime
resident of Milford and beloved husband to Charmaine Haas Kumiega,
passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012 at Smilow Cancer Hospital in New
Haven. Born on July 22, 1941 in Springfield, MA, he was the son of
the late Walter and Sophie Kumiega. Prior to his retirement, John
had a long career in HVAC with SNET for over 35 years. He was an
avid target shooter and previously enjoyed fishing and lobstering.
John was a generous and kindhearted neighbor, and was affectionately
known as the mayor of Brewster Rd. His love of animals made his home
the neighborhood doggie daycare. A kind and loving husband, father,
grandfather, brother and friend, John will be greatly missed. In
addition to his wife, Charmaine and his beloved companion, Amy, he
is survived by two daughters, Constance Chase and her husband Ronald
of Phelps, NY, Joell Kumiega and her fiancé Bill Browning of
Oxford, two grandchildren, Jonathan Baker and Melissa Browning, two
great grandchildren, Leann and Emma Baker, step children, David
Sekelsky and his wife Carmen and Trent Powers all of Florida and a
brother Walter Kumiega and his wife Christine. John was predeceased
by his stepson, Roy. A Prayer Service will be held on Thursday, May
10th at 11:00 am at Cody-White Funeral Home, 107 Broad St., Milford,
CT., followed by interment at King's Highway Cemetery. Friends and
family may call on Wednesday, May 9th from 3 to 7 pm at Cody-White
Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made
to the
American Cancer Society, 825 Brook St., Rocky Hill, CT. 06067 or to the Smilow
Cancer Hospital @ Closer to Free Fund, PO Box 7611, New Haven, CT
06519
Originally Published in Connecticut Post on May 8, 2012
Message from the President
With a New Year approaching us shortly, the
challenges that we are facing as firearms owners will again be a hot
topic. We will need to present a united front and provide support
and funding to address these items as they appear.
Our organization is like
many others that are suffering from the economy. Our membership is
not growing and participation in many disciplines is declining as
equipment, ammo and gasoline prices rise. I would
like to ask
that you as a member try to involve a new person to become a member,
if not of our organization then of your local area club. The need to
keep our numbers growing is very important to our sport
If you have not brought a junior with
you to a dinner, outdoor sports event or outdoor show within the
past year I ask that you make a great effort to do so to introduce
Youth to outdoor and shooting sports. If you are waiting for them to
become old enough, then it is too late! They will be playing ball,
watching TV or playing video games and be too busy to try it, now or
later. They don’t have to shoot now to introduce them to our sport,
they learn about cars and driving by just going along for the
ride!!!!
If you know a former junior shooter
invite them to a match and offer to pay their entry or ammo fees,
Many of them are paying for college, homes, families, etc and just
don’t have to cash to go. It’s a cheap investment in our future,
they are the leaders of tomorrow
I hope to guide our organization into a
fun and prosperous year. We should be looking to hold a fund raising
event to support our junior programs, so if you have any ideas or
resources? Please let us know. If you have time and wish to help out
with juniors, please let us know!
We will be having many events this year
as in the past, check our web site for dates and info.
Set
your Goals,Watch your Sights and shoot hard!!!
Brad Palmer,
President
Please feel free to let us know how we are doing by contacting us via the Contact page. We look forward to hearing your thoughts and comments.
Looking for a place to shoot? Check out our list of CSRRA affiliated Clubs on our Membership Page. The list is a work in progress and more information will be added soon.
