Corrections_Today_March_April_2023_Vol.85_No.2

In Memoriam

IN MEMORIAM

Debbi Seeger Nov. 22, 1953 — March 1, 2023

From Executive Director James A. Gondles Jr. M eeting and knowing people you work with the case for Betty and me in meeting, and then knowing Debbi Seeger. It was fate that we even got to meet Debbi; she had left ACA to train racehorses with her husband Tim. Marge Restivo convinced Debbi to talk with me about staying at ACA in the Executive Office. Lucky for us (and for ACA!) Debbi decided to remain at ACA, and for 32 years she was a co-worker ... , more importantly she was our friend. We laughed, we cried, we worried, we celebrated, we suc ceeded, we failed, we cheered, we booed, we lived life to the fullest from work projects to weddings, funerals, dinners, hockey games, football games and so much more. Simply put, Debbi became part of our family to Betty, Eric, Evan and me. She lived through my parents’ death, her Mother’s death, our boys growing up, and not-too-long-ago our son’s wedding where she danced like there was no tomorrow. Debbi was the rock in the Executive Office, correcting over and over inaccuracies and mistakes from me, Jeff Washington, India Vargas and Betty. She never took credit for our successes, even though it was virtually her alone in achieving many of our successes. Her own family was most important to her; she dearly loved Tim, her brother and her sisters, along with nieces and cousins. And the number of current and former ACA employees who loved her and she loved back is an incredible number. Yes, sometimes you meet someone you work with that changes your life forever. Debbi Seeger made many of us more caring, more professional, more understanding and, most of all: more happy. There’s more laughter in heaven today; rest in peace Debbi Seeger. can have an effect on your life well beyond the “8 to 5, Monday through Friday” routine. Such was

James A. Gondles Jr., CAE ACA Executive Director

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