POWERGRAMS

8 Alabama Power Company hired me, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I loved Mr. E.K. The rest is history." Bobby worked for the Underground Department in Montgomery when he retired 20 years ago. Not long aer, Lynelle retired aer a 41-year career in banking, leaving as branch supervisor at Regions Bank in Praville, where she managed about 20 tellers. The couple's sons followed their father's footsteps to Alabama Power. Greg Roy and Jeff Roy are local operations linemen at Wetumpka Crew Headquarters. Greg's daughter, Amber Hamilton, is a Marketing specialist in Southern Division and his son, Stephen Roy, is a Concerns Program coordinator at Plant Farley in Dothan. Giving to receive Bobby said he and his wife enjoy everything they do, "giving away and helping others." Sometimes Lynelle thinks her husband has met his limit. Their granddaughter, Shelby, recently visited them at home, and watched Bobby frying pork skins. "Our granddaughter said, 'Please stop, Papa! You're doing too much,'" Lynelle said, laughing. This summer, the couple shared vegetables from their nearly 2-acre garden with neighbors and friends from Frazer United Methodist Church in Montgomery. Bobby tilled the soil, and tended the garden with Lynelle. The Roys grew corn, cucumbers, okra, peas, rutabagas, squash, tomatoes and turnips. Aer the harvest, they spent several days cleaning and canning vegetables and making salsa. "Bobby wants to be able to give it away to anyone who wants it," Lynelle said. "We say, 'Come by, and we'll give it to you.' "Bobby promised the Lord, 'If you make it rain, I'll share it,'" she said. "God has blessed us so much with our two boys and their families. We're happy and have a great life." By Donna Cope Supporting their communities For the past several years, Southern Energizers have donated to many charitable groups in Montgomery and beyond. The chapter has about 130 members. At the December meeting, members nominate 501(c)(3) organizations to assist, with board members annually choosing four. Receiving $2,000 each in 2018: • Montgomery Area Food Bank, which donates to underserved families in two-thirds of Alabama counties. • PASS – Provides drug testing. • Pilots for Christ – Provides free air transport to Alabamians requiring medical treatment. • Project Lifesaver International – Supplies free GPS bracelets to people with Alzheimer's or autism to find them if they are lost. This is a statewide Energizers fundraising effort.

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