Carolinas Chapter of The DEC Connection

Carolinas DEC Connection Chapter event in Raleigh NC

Carolinas DEC Connection Chapter Reunion Dinner in Raleigh NC at The Prestonwood Country Club on Thursday, November 21, 2013.

This event was a smashing success! Organizer supreme Zul Abbany and friends did a great job finding local ex-DECcies with whom to meet and reminisce about our "good old days". The original room for 24 was oversubscribed and fortunately Zul was able to upgrade to one accommodating 40 attendees. Here are some comments and photos from the evening. A great time was had by all! Thanks also to Phyllis Moss and Joe Harris for assisting Zul, and to Jill Braser for taking and sharing these photos.

Attendees included ex-DECcies and their guests: Zul Abbany, Tim Rafferty, Carey Barnes, Ray Wheeler, Doug Koenig, Phyllis Moss, Ralph James, Dolores Leonard, Peter Flack, Martha Arnum, Jill Braser, David Wallace, Samir Abed, Joe Harris, Linda Briley. John Fisher, Ron McGrath, Larry Cox, Mel Denis, Fred Knight, Terry Startsman, Don Casey, Don Click, Mark Landers, Jim Damchak, Wilfredo Leon and Ben Miller.

Some comments:

Hey Zul, You did a great job making the reunion a wonderful success. No one realizes how much time and effort went into this event. Thank you for all your hard work. Have a great day. Mel Denis
Hi Zul, Phyllis, Joe: My daughter, Karen and I enjoyed the DEC reunion at Prestonwood. The ambiance, delicious food and meeting former DEC employees was most pleasurable. I appreciate your coordination for this event. Look forward to the next one. Until next time....Martha Arnum
Wonderful event! Thanks, Zul! Doug Koenig
Hello all, Had such a great time last night! Thank you Zul for organizing this successful event. Here are a fews pics from the reunion. I didn't start taking pictures until the end of the evening. Too busy talking to everyone :). I hope others took some to share. It was great to see you all and to reconnect! Jill Braser
Dear Ex DEC Employees, First, let me thank you all collectively and individually, for making our Reunion a great success. On all counts, the ambiance, the food, the mingling amongst each other, the sharing of stories and albums, and even re uniting after so many years was as if we had never left DEC. Many of us were able to pick up from where we left off some 14 years ago. For myself, not having worked in NC, or for that matter in the USA, it was a great pleasure to meet fellow DECees and recognize some of the names that we all worked with in head office. The training that we got at DEC and the bonding with fellow employees that was built over the years will stay with us till our final days. As I went around the tables, many of you want to have another reunion and a bigger , better, reunion. I suggest that we should target to have one in the Summer of 2015, probably a Sunday event , so that it would give people an opportunity to drive from a few hours out and give enough time to get back. - Zul