The SAR Magazine

SPRING 2014

The SAR MAGAZINE is the official quarterly publication of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution published quarterly.

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STATE SOCIETY ~ President, Senior Vice President, Regional Vice President. Initiated placement of a State of Florida Historical Marker that annually commemorates "T e Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution." Chairman of numerous committees of the Florida Society. Initiated the use of young gentlemen and ladies of the Florida Society C.A.R. and Junior SAR Members as aides and pages at the Florida Society's Annual Meetings. Instrumental in the chartering of two new chapters. Regular participant in Sons of Liberty, Florida Brigade. Published in T e Florida Patriot Magazine. LOCAL CHAPTER ~ President, First Vice President, and Treasurer of the Jacksonville Chapter. Initiated the f rst C.A.R./SAR Joint Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony with the Princess Malee Society of Jacksonville. Initiated planting of the f rst Liberty Tree - Jacksonville Chapter Chairman of various committees, including meeting coordinator. NATIONAL SOCIETY ~ Treasurer General, Registrar General, Historian General, VPG - South Atlantic District, Trustee - Florida Society Life Member NSSAR, George Washington Fellow. Strong supporter of CAAH and R.O.T.C. Instrumental in formulating and implementing the Youth Exchange Program between France and the USA. Committee Chairman - Council of Vice Presidents General, C.A.R., Youth Exchange Program with FRSSAR Committee Vice Chairman - Public Service & Heroism, Publicity and Public Relations Committee Senior Advisor, Revolutionary War Spanish Graves Committee Member, CAAH Advisory, SAR Annual Conference on the American Revolution, Museum Board, Nominating, Membership, President General Advisory, Registration, Education & Reporting, Sons of the Revolution, Strategic Planning, Task Force for Public Relations. Published in T e SAR Magazine, regular participant in NSSAR Color Guard, and regularly attends NSSAR Leadership Meetings, National Congresses and Commemorative Historic Sites Celebrations. AWARDS/HONORS ~ Minuteman Class of 2011, Patriot Medal, State Distinguished Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, National (5), District, State (6) and Chapter (6), Matthew B. Sellers III Award, State Color Guard Medal, Bronze and Silver SAR - C.A.R. Medals, Eagle Scout Award with Silver Palm Leaf, Honorary Citizen of Texas, Kentucky Colonel, Certif cates of Appreciation from SAR, DAR, C.A.R., and many other organizations. OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ~ T e American Legion, General Society of the War of 1812, Sons of the Revolution, Spain Society, German Society, First Families of Kentucky, Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge, Save Our River Environment, Council of World Af airs, Northeast Florida Veterans Council, Tutor at Duval County Schools, participant in "Real Men are Readers" program with the public schools, served as a judge at Duval County history fairs, High School Textbook Selection Committee for Duval County Schools, published in the Common Patriot Magazine, Chairman of the deacons and trustee at my local church, teaches Bible classes, served as church treasurer for ten years, served as Chairman of Loaned Executives for the United Way of N.E. Florida, President of the Florida Society C.A.R., served as Treasurer of the Princess Malee Society, Senior National Treasurer of N.S.C.A.R. S.E. Region, Senior Member N.S.C.A.R. Development Committee, N.S.C.A.R. Senior National Color Guard Coordinator. PERSONAL ~ Wife: Billie Sheckler Brock, DAR member, National Society C.A.R. Senior Organizing Secretary, Past President FLSSAR Ladies' Auxiliary, Member NSSAR Ladies Auxiliary. Son: Lindsey Cook Brock III, member SAR. Daughter-in-Law: Carol Stowers, member DAR, Grandchildren: Ethan Connor, Junior Member SAR and Florida Society C.A.R. Treasurer and Caitlin Tara, Florida Society C.A.R. First Vice President. EDUCATION AND CAREER ~ Eastern Kentucky University - BS (major) Business Administration - (minor) Economics, Master's Degree, College of Advanced Traf c, Chicago, Ill. Served in the United States Air Force, 34 years with CSX Railroad in Sales and Marketing and Finance, establishing rail rates to be competitive with virtually all modes of transportation, conducted economic cost analysis relating to either selling rail line assets versus abandonment or retention, analyzed Short Line's f nancial data relative to selling rail lines and writing contracts for the sale of rail lines with CSX Legal and Transportation Departments. Certif ed to practice before the Surface Transportation Board, and served as an expert witness for CSX Railroad. THE FLORIDA SOCIETY and the Jacksonville Chapter Proudly Present Lindsey Cook Brock as a candidate for election to the of ce of President General 2014-2015 "It is a great day to be a member of the Sons of the American Revolution!" "I know of no way of judging the future but by the past." — Patrick Henry @ SPRING_14_sar5-21.indd 15 5/7/14 4:13 PM

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