Posted on Jun 10, 2022
Chan Tyrrell presented himself as "the recovering Rotarian". He was wearing literally all of the Rotary pins he had collected over the years.
Chan shared that his family has 4 generations of Rotarians. His Grandfather was a charter member of the Lincoln East Rotary Club. His father was a member of Lincoln 14. And his son, until he moved, was also a member of Lincoln 14.
 
Chan started his working years in the flower shop owned by his father and grandfather. He then landed in fundraising - from seminary to community to a retirement center. He mentioned that it was his calling - he loved his 32 year career as a fundraiser.
 
When he followed his father and grandfather into Rotary he looked it as a sound business decision. The contacts he would make would translate to clients. But, as his time in Rotary continued he decided that he wanted to be a Rotarian because of the things that we do - making a difference in our community and around the world. He is particularly appreciative of the peace efforts of Rotary - that has become very important to him.
 
What we may not know about Chan . . . when he was in college he and a number of friends rented a house together and had a pet rhesus monkey. His advice - don't!