The Rotarian magazine generally takes us to the far corners of the world each month. So it was a surprise and treat to read the one-page feature about a local St. Paul Rotarian.
“Boat captain writes new chapter in retirement” (page 13 of the February issue) introduces us to Jim Kosmo, a former military man who made his career as a Mississippi River tour boat captain. In retirement he was appointed as a business representative to the MN National Guard. Kosmo helped a wounded war vet tell his story in an award-wining book, Still Standing. That experience moved him to start a service for aspiring writers called Author’s Advocate. More vets are telling their dramatic and poignant stories because of this service.
The Rotarian interview asks Kosmo about scholarships he began at the riverboat company and his own Rotary club. “The Second Century Scholarship Fund started in recognition of the Rotary Club of St. Paul’s 100th anniversary in 2010,” Korsmo writes.