Meet the grounds committee

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).

Ric Julian serves both as a member-at-large on the Executive Board as well as a member of the Grounds Committee.  Ric served in the United States Army as a Spec 4 and was honorably discharged.  He has had a long-time passion for the artillery branch of service.  He is very active in Civil War re-enacting, serving the National Civil War Artillery Association as an Instructor in Region 8.  At home in Michigan, he is the commander of the 2nd Michigan, Hudson Artillery.  Ric has been instrumental in promoting safety in the hobby by teaching safety classes to other re-enactors.  As a general handyman, you’ll never know where Ric will pop up helping restore the Fort during workdays.  He is married to Doris, our Secretary.

Dale Jones is a relative newcomer to the HFWC.  He joined last fall 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. He is also getting started in civil war re-enacting.