Richard Butzbach's Retirement Ceremony

Please observe the RSVP date on your invitations. If you have not called, emailed or found me on Facebook to give me your reply by the 12th of October, I will have to mark you down as not coming. We aren't trying to be annoying or to hardline or bully anyone into a decision, but we do have more than one group who needs an accurate guest count. Doors will open for admission at 10:30 am with the ceremony to start promptly at 10:45. There will be Aquarium employees at the entrance to direct/escort you to the Promenade Room. Just tell them that you're here for Richard's retirement. If you are late and the ceremony has started, you will have to wait until colors are retired before taking your seat. There will be no moving around during that part of the ceremony. The ceremony will last about 1 hour. The preferred style of dress is business casual. What does this mean? Slacks and and a button up shirt with a tie for men. For women, it's a nice blouse with a shirt or slacks. Or a nice dress, but nothing to formal. No ball gowns or full suits. But then, no jeans, sandals or tye-dye, either. Save that for the party afterward :) Please turn off your cellphones during the ceremony. If your phone rings during the ceremony, you're buying a beer for everyone at the reception (you'll have to stop and get it before going to the house) :) Children of all ages are more than welcome to attend both the ceremony and the following reception. For anyone bringing very young children, I will set aside space upstairs in our house so that you will have a quiet place to sit at need. The reception will start around noon. Exact start times depends on the exact length of the ceremony. Snacks, lunch and beverages (both nonalcoholic and alcoholic) will be provided. Feel free to bring. a change of clothes as the reception will be far more casual. The reception will be at our house. That address is 4003 Francis Lee Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23452. Parking is not unlimited, but there is quite a bit of it. Carpooling might be wise to cut down the number of cars, but if we run out of parking in Holland Meadows, I will direct you to our secondary site (the parking lot adjoining the complex). Parking there will include a very short walk, but there's not a lot I can do about that. Please be aware that anyone drinking alcohol will need either a designated driver or to call a taxi to get home (if local). We have a limited amount of space at the house, which will go on a first come, first serve basis. We will start confiscating car keys if anyone appears drunk :) The reception will end around 5. However, you may stay longer or leave earlier as you wish. We will have anything containing alcohol clearly marked as such. If you are bringing children, it will be your responsibility to keep them away from the booze. If you have any dietary concerns or requests (please be aware that I will disregard any boob requesting lobster, filet mignon, etc) contact me and I will do my best to accommodate you. We will provide Pepsi, Coke and a Sprite or 7up type soda. For beer, it will be Corona and Bud Light. If you have a soda or beer/wine/whatever you would like to have, feel free to bring it and we will put it on ice for you.

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