TLPF's Jon Chester Memorial Fund Presents First Check
To Assist Florida Hurricane Victims

TLPF President Neal Nichols (right) presents a check from the Jon Chester Memorial Fund to Major Ron Smith of the Salvation Army in Florida. The funds from TLPF will assist victims of the hurricanes and tropical storms that devastated Florida this past fall.

The Jon Chester Memorial Fund is administered by the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Foundation (TLPF), the charitable arm of the Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association (TLPA). For the next ten years, the TLPA Limousine & Sedan Steering Committee will select an annual recipient of the Jon Chester Memorial Fund. The award may be a scholarship to a limousine operator, a donation to a charity or some other worthy tribute to Jon Chester's memory. The Jon Chester Memorial Fund has drawn over $8,000 in contributions.

TLPA Board members Joey Cirruzzo, A-Elegant International Limousines, Staten Island, N.Y., and Michael Fogarty, BostonCoach Corporation, Everett, Mass., worked with TLPF in establishing the fund to honor Chester, who was active in TLPA, the National Limousine Association and the Greater California Livery Association. Over the course of his career, Chester, who also was a licensed attorney, had generously shared his knowledge with other operators and contributed time to industry organizations as a speaker and an officer. His professionalism and integrity won him the title of TLPA Limousine & Sedan Operator of the Year in 2000.

On Saturday, May 8, the establishment of the fund was announced at the TLPA Spring Conference in San Diego, and contributors were recognized. Jon Chester's ex-wife Linda Joy Crutcher Chester and his son Lewis Jackson Chester were present for the event.

To contribute to the Jon Chester Memorial Fund, please send a check made payable to TLPF (with Jon Chester Memorial Fund in the memo section) and send to: Jon Chester Memorial Fund, c/o TLPF, 3849 Farragut Ave., Kensington, MD 20895. Your contribution is tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.

For more information, contact TLPF Secretary Harold Morgan at hmorgan@tlpa.org or by phone at (301) 946-5701.

Contributors to the Jon Chester Memorial Fund (February 14, 2005) (Contribution amounts have ranged from $100 to $1,000) Paul Altman, Altman-Hines Chauffeured Limo, Chicago, Illinois Sam Amato, Gateway Limouisne, Burlingame, California James Campolongo, Yellow Cab Co. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Janet Cherrier, Premier Transportation, Minneapolis, Minnesota Joseph Cirruzzo, Sr., A-Elegant International Limousines, Staten Island, New York Florida Ground Transportation Association, Ocala, Florida Michael Fogarty, BostonCoach, Everett, Massachusetts Greater Orlando Livery Association, Orlando, Florida Gene Hauck, Torrance, California Richard Kane , International Limousine Services, Washington, D.C. Marc Kaplan, Catalina Transportation, Tucson, Arizona Alfred LaGasse, Kensington, Maryland Mark Lewis, Londonderry, New Hampshire John Mazzarella, American Livery Services, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio Brian McBride, Yellow Cab of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio Guy Mongello, Ocala, Florida Carolyn Nelson, Belaire Limousine, Inc., Bel Air, Maryland John Patti, Buffalo Limousine, Amherst, New York Roberta Pike , Pike & Pike, Bellmore, New York Andy Poulos, Royal Frasca Limousine, Quebec, Canada Stephen M. Qua II, Company Car, Cleveland, Ohio Anthony "Corky" Renzi, Transport The People, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Philip Riccio, Around The Clock Transportation, El Cajon, California Jonna Sabroff, Integrated Transportation Services, Beverly Hills, California Jacob Salem, First American Limousine, Boston, Massachusetts Amando Sapiro, A Elegant Limo Orlando, Orlando, Florida Marc Shpilner, Limousine Eighteen, Lexington, Massachusetts Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Foundation, Kensington, Maryland Carl Ward, Executive Transportation, Newport, Kentucky West Florida Livery Association, St. Petersburgh, Florida Brian Wier, Scottsdale, Arizona Howard Yasbin, Carnet LLC, New York, New York