Last month I took a trip along with Aaron Gregory Smith, Livio Lauro and John Burton to Long Beach to honor some USBG members for their lifelong commitment to the USBG. We honored them for keeping the guild alive and honoring the craft for so many years.
The honorees were:
Jose F. Ancona, Our North America IBA Vice President
Fred Ireton, Long Time Member
Cesar Sandoval, Long Time Member
Vincent Cisneros, Long Time Member
Kelly Lightner, Long Time Member
Fructuso Prado, Long Time Member
William Cresswell, Long Time Member
Philo Miller, Long Time Member
Noreen Wood, Long Time Supporter and Honary Member
Naomi Filbern, Long Time Member
Arturo Pienado, Long Time Member
Philo Miller, Long Time Member
Marcel La Roque, Long Time Member
We had a wonderful cocktail party in their honor.
And now, without further ado….It gives me great pleasure to add to the above list and to present on behalf of the United States Bartenders’ Guild, “The Lifetime Membership Award”. For those outstanding supporters of our organization, always elevating the bar industry and for their years of service they have dedicated to refine our craft…
Please join me in congratulating our newest Lifetime Members to the USBG:
Dale Degroff, None other than King Cocktail himself
Brian Rea, The Bar Keeper
Tony Abou-Ganim, Our very own Modern Mixologist
John C. Burton, The Northern California King
Livio Lauro, Our former National President the man who set the standard
Bobby “G” Gleason, the Ambassador who never rests
Thank you all for your dedication and for helping the USBG become what it is today, a benchmark for what bartenders aspire to become.
Sincerely,
David Nepove
USBG National President
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