Jim Cleary
two years, he and his wife, Cheryl, and their fi ve children were members. Right from the start, the entire family was involved. “I tried to expose my kids to all of the various activities and then let them pick what they wanted to do,” Cleary says. “They all had to know how to swim, though.” Cleary found himself on the racquetball courts often. He and three other men played racquet- ball three times a week for 13 years straight. Nowadays, both of Cleary’s sons are members, as is one of his daughters. He has 13 grandchildren ranging from four-year-old twins to a sophomore in high school; six of them are members. In 1991, Cleary retired as a colonel in the Marine Corps after 32 1/2 years of service. He is now a semi-retired commercial insur- ance consultant. He continues to walk on the Indoor Track, and play some racquetball. He and Cheryl use the club socially as well. “We love to have dinner here,” he says. “I use the club a lot for business. It’s convenient and I can fi nd parking.” Cleary fi rst got involved in the club’s committee system 38 years ago through the racquetball players he knew. His past committee service includes time on the Budget and Finance, Food and Beverage, House, and Membership committees. In looking back at the years he’s spent on various committees, Cleary doesn’t zero in on one time-specifi c accomplishment. “It sounds simple, but camaraderie and friendships have been my greatest accomplishments,” he says. “I’ve gotten to know a lot of people I wouldn’t have otherwise.”
Gwen Farnham Hyland
Cleary’s hopes for the next three years start with the basics: He wants to help keep peace and quiet. Beyond that, he says he’d like to help MAC run effi ciently and effectively while keeping family in mind. “I believe kids are the lifeline of the club,” he says. “There’s room here for both adults and children.”
Gwen Farnham Hyland club.
Gwen Farnham Hyland is proud to say she was born into the
“Both of my parents had joined as younger members right out of college when initiation was $25 and dues were $5,” she says. “I was told that the swim coach, Jack Pobochenko, was afraid that my mother was going to give birth to me and my brothers in the swim- ming pool; she swam frequently and up into the eighth and ninth months of her pregnancies.”
As a child, Farnham Hyland found her niche as a swimmer; as a teenager and young adult she was a runner. “As a new mom in my 40s I played tennis, biked and skied with MAC groups,” she says. “Now in my 50s I hike and snowshoe with the MAC walking and hiking group, do yoga, Pilates and weight lifting.” Farnham Hyland’s 15-year-old son, Tanner, is an avid basketball player who began his playing career at MAC; her husband, Brett, enjoys playing golf.
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