August 2023 Newsletter

We have published an August 2023 newsletter and it is available for download/viewing on our website.

In this newsletter, you will find the following:

  • Information about the 2023 triennial meeting
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Announcement of the VFA’s plans to go paperless
  • Information about new board nominees
  • Details about the VFA books
  • Member profile update information
  • List of missing members (can you help?)
  • The Sound of the Fortress

You can download this latest newsletter using this link or by clicking on the included cover image.

A link to this newsletter is being emailed to all currently subscribed VFA members who have chosen to receive news electronically. Our final printed version has been sent to those who have indicated that they would like to receive a printed version.

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May 2023 Newsletter

We have published a May 2023 newsletter and it is available for download/viewing on our website.

In this newsletter, you will find the following:

  • Tributes to David A Violette, our VFA President, whose passing has left shoes to fill and hearts to mend
  • Notice of September 2023 triennial meeting and a summer newsletter that will include the meeting agenda and nominees for Association Officers
  • Announcement of the VFA’s plans to go paperless
  • News about the confirmation of Louis Violette’s parents
  • Details about the VFA books
  • An invitation to help the VFA – whether through sharing your ideas, volunteering or donating

You can download this latest newsletter using this link or by clicking on the included cover image.

A link to this newsletter is being emailed to all currently subscribed VFA members who have chosen to receive news electronically. A printed version will go in the mail, within the next few days, to those who have indicated that they would like to receive a printed version.

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Newsletter. Triennial Meeting. Voting.

Newsletter

A Violette Family Association newsletter has been published. Printed copies go to those who have not given us an email address, but electronic copies are available through our web site at VioletteRegistry.com/news/newsletters.

This newsletter is devoted to information about the Triennial Meeting to be held on September 12, 2020. It will be a virtual meeting using Zoom. The newsletter gives you instructions on how to connect with the meeting using your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Check the meeting notice for the meeting time in your time zone.

It is time to elect our officers for the 2020-2023 triennium. The newsletter contains a ballot for mailing but you can also vote online at VioletteRegistry.com/2020-voting. Either way, your vote must be in before the Meeting in order to count.

Elections in August

The Violette Family Association Bylaws call for Triennial Meetings to be held to take care of business not handled by the Board of Directors. The next such meeting will be held in August 2020. You will receive official notice of the meeting date by mid-June. While in the past these meetings have been held during a Reunion, no Reunion is planned for 2020 so the meeting will be a virtual one. You can see the details of how this will be done by reading the Constitution and Bylaws.

One topic on the agenda for that meeting is to elect officers for the Board of Directors. There are four offices to be filled: President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. The fifth member of the Board is the most recent Past President. We invite nominations for those offices by June 30, 2002, so that we can verify willingness to serve and to publish them 60 days in advance of the meeting. Send your nominations, or if you would like to volunteer, to President@VioletteFamily.org.

Below is a list of past officers. You can also see this list at VioletteRegistry.com/past-officers.

YearPresidentVice PresSecretaryTreasurer
1978Rita Lippe
VFA #1
1979Rita Lippe
VFA #1
Joseph Violette
VFA #24
Celeste Lippe
VFA #3
Robert Lippe
VFA #2
1981Rita Lippe
VFA #1
Joseph Violette
VFA #24
Celeste Lippe
VFA #3
Robert Lippe
VFA #2
1984Jeannine Trufant
VFA #318
Ivan VioletteJacqueline VioletteEmileen Cormier
1987Carolyn Corbin
VFA #509
Theresa VioletteIrene Petit
VFA #10
John Violette
VFA #124
1990Alderic Violette
VFA #100
Richard Violette
VFA #7
John Violette
VFA #124
David Violette
VFA #621
1993Richard Violette
VFA #7
John Violette
VFA #124
David Violette
VFA #621
David Violette
VFA #621
1996Tom Daley
VFA #1770
John Violette
VFA #124
Rita Daley
VFA #1626
Louiselle Violette
VFA #125
1999John Violette
VFA #124
Harold Violette
VFA #427
Louiselle Violette
VFA #125
Rita Daley
VFA #1626
2002John Violette
VFA #124
Marlene VioletteRod Violette
VFA #12
Louiselle Violette
VFA #125
2005Paul Bunnell
VFA #292
Christine Lippincott
VFA #1058
Rod Violette
VFA #12
Paul Violette
VFA #1589
2008Paul Bunnell
VFA #292
Christine Lippincott
VFA #1058
Rod Violette
VFA #12
Paul Violette
VFA #1589
2011David Violette
VFA #621
Paul Violette
VFA #1589
Rod Violette
VFA #12
Don Hudenburg
VFA #322
2014David Violette
VFA #1621
Christine Lippincott
VFA #1058
Rod Violette
VFA #12
Louiselle Violette
VFA #125
2017*David Violette
VFA #621
Christine Lippincott
VFA #1058
Rod Violette
VFA #12
Louiselle Violette
VFA #125
* No Reunion, no meeting, no elections, same officers continued

Note that all of the current officers have been in office since 2014 and some for longer than that. The youngest of the four is 76, the oldest 88. Perhaps it is time to get a younger generation involved, at least in some offices! The current officers will be glad to help new ones get started.

Potpourri

A post about several topics!

Donations welcomed

Thank you to all who have donated to the Violette Family Association! Those go to support our work and are more important since we have not had a Reunion to provide revenues since 2014. Our expenses are not many: we have the web site costs to cover, but the greatest expense is printing and mailing newsletters. We do newsletters on an irregular basis, but currently try to publish one about every 8-9 months.

Donations can be sent by mail to the Treasurer (Louiselle Violette, 12 Woodland Circle, Bow NH 03304) or to the President (David Violette, 2050 W Dunlap Ave, Lot D54, Phoenix AZ 85021). Choose the latter if you are also sending family information or have questions.

You can also donate securely online at our web site VioletteRegistry.com. There is a Donate Button at the bottom of every page. We use PayPal, but you don’t have to be a PayPal member to use this service with any credit card.

No Reunion plans

We still have no group planning for a Reunion of the Association. We welcome any group who would like to host an Association Reunion in their area. The Association has lots of resources to help plan and carry out a Reunion. You can get more details at the web site: go to The Association/Reunions/Reunion Guidelines.

Want to plan a local Gathering?

Perhaps you would like to have smaller gathering of Violettes from your area! It would be a good way to join with your own family but also get a chance to meet some “cousins” you never knew but who live near to you. We can help by providing a list of Violette Association members who live in your area. The list can be filtered by state, postal code, or however. Just let us know.

We can provide genealogical info for those attending; we need to know in advance who will be there, of course.

We can also publicize your Gathering in our news so it reaches others. Naturally we would want photos and a report of any event you do have!

Have a Violette story to tell?

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Want to share a story about a Violette woman or man?

Do you have a story about a Violette event you want to share? Would you like to tell about a notable Violette person?

We would like to help you with tasks like those, here on VioletteRegistry.com.

Let Dave Violette, our President and Webmaster, know what you have in mind and he can help you get the story published here. Don’t worry if you are concerned about your writing skills! Dave will help you organize your story and help you polish it for readability. He can also help you with illustrations or images to enhance your story. Continue reading

Lets keep in touch. Are you missing?

2018 Aug contents

Table of Contents for Aug 2018 newsletter. Click on image to download the newsletter.

You know how it is with families – when cousins only see each other for weddings and funerals it is easy to not be close. And when your children and theirs start having children the distance seems to get greater. We have so much going on in our own lives.

Well, the Violette Family Association may not have been the best “cousin” for staying in touch. Our interactions with you have been sporadic over the last years – usually when we have something to say about Reunions.  Continue reading