Meet the executive board

Tom Berlucchi serves as the Chairman of the Historic Fort Wayne Coalition, a position he has held since it’s founding. As one of the two founders, Tom also is involved with the Grounds Committee, Events, and the daily running of the organization. Along with his commitment to Historic Fort Wayne, Tom has been employed with the United States Postal Service for 23 years with 21 of them in management positions. He is very experienced in many areas of workplace safety and has lead development our safety plans. Tom serves the City of Detroit as President of the Advisory Commission on Historic Fort Wayne. He served in the Navy from 1979 to 1983 when he was medically discharged due to injuries sustained on Active duty. Tom holds the title of Disabled American Veteran (DAV).   His career at Fort Wayne started in 1974 re-enacting in Loomis Battery. Tom holds a degree in Automotive Technology. You can find Tom around Fort Wayne also Re-enacting as a member of the 7th Michigan Vol. Co. B.  The first and most important role in Tom’s life is that of a husband to Judy and father to his three children: Pam, Mary and Tom Jr. (TJ).

Bob has been a member of the HFWC since March 2006 and has been a member of the Projects Committee since January 2007. Bob brings many years of volunteer experience to the Coalition, having been involved with numerous organizations including Boy Scouts of America, Little League  Baseball, Little Caesars Youth Hockey, Allen Park Hockey Association, Melvindale Athletic Club, Big/Brothers/Big Sisters, Focus Hope and many others civic minded groups specializing in mentoring area youth and adults. Bob’s father, Arthur, inducted into the Army at Fort Wayne in 1940, and Bob and his wife Mary honor his memory by performing preservation carpentry on the many structures currently undergoing restoration on the Fort grounds.

Lloyd’s passion for Historic Fort Wayne began in the 1950s, when his parents would periodically take their three sons to the complex on weekends. Lloyd wouldn’t want to leave!  After completing an undergraduate degree in Anthropology, with a minor in Archeology, at Wayne State University in 1978, Lloyd worked in the motion picture post-production area, eventually moving to Southern California in 1978, returning to Michigan in 1988 and gaining employment at St. John Hospital, Detroit, where he currently works as an MRI Technical Assistant. Lloyd joined the Detroit Historical Society in the early 1990s, and helped with several projects at the Fort, including cleaning the Commandant’s House prior to a visit by the Colonial Dames, and also joined the Historic Fort Wayne Home Guard and assisted in working on the Post Theater and Stables.  Once the Coalition was up and running, he immediately became a member, and ran for the Executive Board two years ago, since the Coalition’s Mission Statement coincides exactly with his own vision for the Fort. Lloyd is a Civil War re-enactor, a hobby he began in the early 1990s by joining Church’s Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery.  He now is a member Hudson Battery, as several of its members and commanders are likewise on the Executive Board and participate in most Fort activities.  In addition to his American impression, Lloyd has also been delving into British Victorian Military reenacting, with impressions for the 42nd Black Watch, 93rd Sutherlands, Royal Artillery, and Royal Horse Artillery.  He eagerly looks forward each campaign season (what re-enactors call the spring and summer) to combining his love for the Fort with his reenacting activities.

Dale Jones first joined the HFWC after getting to know the organization through the Boy Scout programs that have been growing.  When not at the Fort, Dale is extremely active in Scouting.  He has served scouting units as an Assistant Den Leader, Cubmaster, Assistant Scoutmaster, Scoutmaster and Venture Crew Advisor.  He also is active as a member of the Detroit Area Council in the Gibraltar and Rockwood, Michigan Area. Dale is the recipient of the training awards for each leadership position he has ever held.  Dale and his wife of almost 28 years have one son and two daughters.  Dale has been employed with Chrysler Corporation for 9 years. He enjoys time with his family, watching NASCAR and doing honey-do's.