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RETIREMENT PROFILE

other family members served in
the Navy, it was only natural Bill
would follow in their footsteps.
He joined the US Navy in 1962,
serving four years as a third class
e y o cer and aircraf engine
mechanic. While stationed on
the USS Intrepid, Blevins and
his helicopter squadron were
he firs o ick u he e ini
Series, recovering the craft and
crew.
Blevins returned to Pennsylvania, married and eventually
found hi self ack in he orfolk area e oined he irginRetired Navy, husband, volunteer
ia Beach Police Department in
His best advice to retirees? "Be as good a citizen as you can."
1969, retiring 30 years later as
the Night Commander for the
rug and ice s uad
When a Navy veteran retires, what better way to
hanks o heir good neighspend your golden years than volunteering at the
ors o ing o oanoke, le ins
D-Day Memorial?
and his wife followed suit, comBY LIZ LONG
ing to the area after his retireen o in oanoke for a ou
BILL BLEVINS GREW up in Avondale, a small town in Pennsyl- nine years, Blevins is still happy
vania. As his father, uncle and with their decision to come to

Bill Blevins

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Roanoker - September/October 2016

The Roanoker - September/October 2016
Worth a Click
From the Editor
Lunch With . . .
Streets of Roanoke
The Gist
Events
Traditional, with Touches: The Mickey Nelson Home
Cabinetry!
Roanoke Real Estate: Moving in the Right Direction
Landscaping!
Chickens in the Backyard
Chicken-Sitting
The Nickel
Recollection of a Run
Along the River
Dining: Out and About
The Dish
Where are They Now?
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Intro
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - The Roanoker - September/October 2016
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Cover2
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 7
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Worth a Click
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 9
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - From the Editor
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 11
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Lunch With . . .
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 13
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Streets of Roanoke
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 15
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - The Gist
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 21
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Events
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 27
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Traditional, with Touches: The Mickey Nelson Home
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 37
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Cabinetry!
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 42
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 43
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Roanoke Real Estate: Moving in the Right Direction
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 45
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Landscaping!
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 47
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 48
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 49
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 50
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - SCover1
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - SCover4
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Chickens in the Backyard
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 55
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 56
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 57
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Chicken-Sitting
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 59
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - The Nickel
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 61
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 62
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 63
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 64
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 65
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Recollection of a Run
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 67
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Along the River
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 69
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 70
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 71
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - The Dish
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 73
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 74
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The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 80
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - 81
The Roanoker - September/October 2016 - Where are They Now?
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