Pearl Rotary Presents: SGM Turner McGarity/Bernice Brown, Buffalo Soldiers

303 Pearl Parkway,San Antonio TX 78215

17 June, 2022

Description

Retired Sergeant Major Turner and Bernice Brown about the Buffalo Soldiers mission and how Rotarians can align with common goals. SERGEANT MAJOR RETIRED TURNER N.McGARITY, UNITED STATES ARMY, SERVED 25 YEARS ON ACTIVE DUTY, SERVING IN VIETNAM AND GERMANY, A NATIVE OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, BORN 13 FEBRUARY 1947. SGM McGARITY HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH FOR 64 YEARS. A GRADUATE OF PHILLIS WHEATLEY HIGH SCHOOL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS CLASS OF 1964 WHERE HE PLAYED SPORTS AND WAS DRUM MAJOR HIS JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR. HE LOVES WORKING IN HIS CHRUCH, HE’S THE PRESIDENT OF USHER BOARD #2 AND HAS BEEN FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, HE IS THE PASS PRESIDENT OF THE JOINT USHER BOARD. HE SPEAR HEADS THE CHURCH TAPE MINISTRY AND IS THE CHURCH TREASURER AND IS A MEMBER OF THE TRUSTEE COMMITTEE. McGARITY IS A PAST PRESIDENT OF THE BEXAR COUNTY BUFFALO SOLDIERS IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS FOR FOUR YEARS AND OFFICIATED BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL WITH UIL AND TASO OFFICIALS CHAPTER FOR 28 YEARS. SGM McGARITY WAS THE DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR THE COPRS OF CADETS AT TEXAS MILITARY INSTITUTE, THE EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF TEXAS FOR 16 YEARS. IN FEBRUARY 2011, RETIRED SGM McGARITY WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS VETERANS BRAINTRUST AWARD. HE TAKES PLEASURE IN RIDING HIS HORSES AND PLAYING GOLF, BUT MOST OF ALL HE LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY. SGM TURNER N. McGARITY IS A MEMBER OF THE (TMI) TEXAS MILITARY INSTITUTE HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2022. To RSVP for in-person attendance, please register via Eventbrite. (please RSVP even if you are a member so that the restaurant can prepare accordingly) For ZOOM attendance please sign-in to: Meeting ID: 846 2145 5283 Passcode: 693810 REMINDER - We meet at noon on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month in person and via Zoom. In person meetings are hosted at Botika at the Pearl. Lunch cost is $18.00 plus tax and gratuity due to the restaurant. Don't forget your raffle money and happy bucks!