Julie Stapf
Daughter of deceased, WWII Veteran, John V. Simon, US Army Corps of Engineers, Tech. Corporal. Julie Stapf is a Senior Commercial Banking Officer with Republic Bank & Trust Company in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida. Julie is a longtime banker with over 30 years corporate and commercial banking experience. This includes loan syndications, acquisition financing, commercial and industrial, healthcare/medical professionals, aviation/space program, commercial real estate and treasury services.
Dr. Karen Schoene
Daughter of deceased, WWII B-24 Bomber Pilot, Lt. Col. Horst R. Schoene, US Air Force. Dr. Karen Schoene has an opthalmic practice at Buffalo Eye Care Associate. She serves as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Dr. Schoene served in the Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Program in the United States Air Force Reserve Medical Corps (Rank: Major).
Ann Marie Pearson
Ann Marie Pearson is a retired veteran from Buffalo, NY. She served for 32 years in the military. Ann Marie served in the US Marine Corps (1979-1989), and the New York Army National Guard (1989-2012). She is currently a BFA student at SUNY Buffalo State and spends her free time helping those that served with her as a 9/11 first responder. Her husband, William Pearson also a 9/11 first responder, served in the US Marine Corps and the NYARNG.