Robert Wells, center, is inducted to membership of the Rotary during a holiday party Tuesday. His Club sponsor, Rob Metcalf, left, and Rotary District 5520 Assistant Gov. Tom Simon welcomed Wells to Rotary. Photo by Linda Hull

Maurice Sheppard, left, led barbershop singers from Three Nice Guys and Infectious Harmony during the Rotary Club’s Winter Holiday Party Dec. 14 at Cottonwood on the Greens. Next to Sheppard are Jeremy Conlin, Bear Schacht, Dan Sheppard and Dick Easton. Photo by Linda Hull

By LINDA HULL
Vice President
Rotary Club of Los Alamos

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos hosted its annual Winter Holiday Party Tuesday at Cottonwood on the Greens.

Club members enjoyed a generous banquet provided by restaurateurs Pawel and Dorota Listwan and staff.

During the gathering, Robert Wells was inducted as a new member of the Club, and two barbershop quartets, Infectious Harmony and Three Nice Guys, performed under the direction of Maurice Sheppard.

Sponsor Rob Metcalf and Rotary Assistant Governor for District 5520 Tom Simon, a member of the Rotary Club of Santa Fe, welcomed Wells Rotary, the oldest humanitarian service organization in the world.

Wells is a graduate of West Point and served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. He has worked at Lawrence Livermore, Sandia and Los Alamos national laboratories in the areas of weapons and nuclear defense.

Wells retired from the USAF in 1982 and headed the Albuquerque offices of Los Alamos Technical Associates. At LANL, he was a project manager, a deputy group leader and program director for construction development.

Wells has served on many Los Alamos County Boards, including Planning and Zoning, Transportation, Art in Public Places, Trails and Pathways of Parks and Recreation, Fuller Lodge Arts Center, and Friends of the County Libraries. He and his wife Ann have four children and seven grandchildren.