{"id":118223,"date":"2014-08-26T19:50:28","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T01:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/seney-leaves-legacy-of-town-work\/"},"modified":"2014-08-26T19:50:28","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T01:50:28","slug":"seney-leaves-legacy-of-town-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/seney-leaves-legacy-of-town-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Seney leaves legacy of town work"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Seney\"
Seney<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As vicar of St. Paul\u2019s Episcopal Church, president and a founding member of the Mancos Valley Historical Society, president of the Friends of the Library, and a Planning and Zoning Commission member Seney has been a big part of the community.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all been a labor of love,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Seney was drawn to Colorado because of his love of skiing and came to Mancos in 2006 after he retiring from his career as a professor.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am going to move my body where my heart already is,\u201d he recalled saying to himself.<\/p>\n

Looking back on the work he leaves behind, he is proud of the commitment from the 12 members of St. Paul\u2019s who raised $10,000 to help restore the building.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the hardest part of leaving \u2013 leaving the St. Paul\u2019s family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also helped relaunched the Historical Society seven months ago. I has grown to a membership of about 60, club officer Linda Simmons said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe took the bull by the horns and organized a couple of meetings. By the second meeting, we were able to elect officers,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said he had a great sense for what the group needed and created a membership chair and projects position. Now, the group is looking forward to an active future in the community.<\/p>\n

As for his work with groups and stints as an adjunct professor at San Juan Community College and Southwest community College, Seney said he was brought up serve his community.<\/p>\n

He jokes about his busy schedule and advises using a color-coded calendar.<\/p>\n

This Labor Day weekend, he\u2019ll be moving to Lakewood, a suburb of Denver, to do educational consulting and take advantage of other opportunities.<\/p>\n

mshinn@cortezjournal.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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