Carmen Bossenbrock
CARMEN BOSSENBROCK
Polio Hero

May 29, 1928 - July 31, 2022
Polio Hero
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Member Wenatchee Rotary Club
December 1987 - July 31, 2022
Paul Harris Fellow +4
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... speaking to Congress about Carmen.

Carmen working as a physical therapist in the 1950s
helping polio victims. She worked closely with Dr. Ed Cadman,
who went on to become president of Rotary International.
5/24/2018. She received an award from
District Governor Bill Jenkin on her birthday
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Carmen with her great friend Penny Carpenter.
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Carmen with polio survivor Gloria Wadell.
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03/27/2019. She received a Polio award
from District Governor Sherry Chamberlain.
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Carmen with her original sponsor Earl Tilly and
Gloria Waddell, a polio survivor
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She received more recognition at the District 5060
Conference in Wenatchee, 04/30/2022,
when her caregiver Alice Nieman was
honored with a Paul Harris Fellow.
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Carmen is seen here at Discon 22 with Alice Nieman,
Pete Van Well, and keynote speaker
Alan Toy, a polio survivor
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Carmen, our oldest member, and our
youngest, Veronica Arroyo-Perez.
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She always had a smile.
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She enjoyed talking with our Rotary Exchange student
Olivia Greenwood-Jack (January 2018)
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10/19/2017. She addressed the club on
her polio experiences.
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Carmen at Home, May, 2021.
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The memorial service in Cashmere, 08/09/2022. | |
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