Russ and Mary Alice Carlson appointed Arizona State Manager

The Region VII Director has appointed Russ and Mary Alice Carlson, 84266, as State Managers for Arizona.  They have served as assistant state Arizona state managers for several years. Russ was President of the Grand Canyon Ramblers Chapter 71 from 2003-2006 . Russ & Mary Alice have been married for 49 years, being blessed with two sons and are the proud grandparents of a 20 year old grandson. Mary Alice is from Colorado & Russ is from Massachusetts.

Russ was a sales representative for W.R. Grace for 31 years before retiring in May 2001. He was President and coach of the Westford, Ma. Pop Warner football program for 20 years, also coached youth basketball & baseball for the town of Westford. He served on the Recreation Commission & the Land Planning board. Mary Alice worked in Special Education administration for the Westford & Littleton School Systems for 22 years. She is an avid reader & an accomplished seamstress.

  Russ & Mary Alice have been camping since 1987, and became Holiday Ramblers in 1997 when they purchased an Endeavour LE gas unit. In 2000 they purchased an Ambassador diesel, and in 2002 an Endeavour diesel. They had a 15 pound “watchdog” named Lilly, who passed in 2008. They now own a 2004 Endeavour diesel. They have been officers in chapter 68 and Assistant State Managers in Massachusetts  before moving to Arizona where they became officers in Chapter 71.