In Memoriam of Oscar Hettema Oscar Hettema passed away on Wednesday, November 24 at the age of 99 ½ years old. His daughter Joan Smoak, sent us a letter informing us of his death saying that he maintained a high quality of life until about the last four months of his life. Every year when Oscar signed his dues statement he would always send a note letting us know that he was still alive and how old he was. Oscar has been a member of FCCMA since 1946 and was one of our original members. He served as President of the Association in the Program Year 1956-1957 when he was manager of Dade City. Dick Simmons, Past President and long-time member of FCCMA shared the following: Oscar Hettema was the oldest Past President of COMA and I think the oldest COMA member. Oscar was a fine man and was a great and dedicated president. I was a young Manager and considered him an inspiration and a mentor. He was never too busy to take time to share with another manager. When he served, FCCMA was smaller, we had no staff, and the annual dues were five dollars per year; so he paid his own expenses and did his own planning. He was a long-time manager of Dade City and moved to Winter Haven where I got to know his family, which was the most important thing in his life. We lost a pioneer, leader and a man of integrity when we lost Oscar Hettema. We give our condolences to his family and we will miss his notes.
-- The Manager, Newsletter of the Florida City and County Management Association