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VeteransAdvocateRick Patton assists

Fond du Lac County veterans and their

dependents in obtaining benefi ts

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Although not a true native of Fond du Lac, Rick Patton feels very comfortable work-

ing in his office at 50 N. Portland St., where he serves as Fond du Lac County Veterans Service Officer.

Friendly, approachable and welcoming would be a good way to describe Patton, age 53, who has held this position since July 5, 2011. He sits in the chair formerly occupied by predecessor John Wertschnig.

At that time, he and his wife, Karen, moved to Fond du Lac to be closer to his family.

Born in Merrill, Wis., Patton moved to Waupun with his family at the age of six months. It was there that he grew up, and graduated from Waupun High School in 1980. It was during his junior year at high school that he joined the National Guard on a part-time basis.

He then attended the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for one year, followed by a stint at Cardinal Stritch College. During the interim, Patton was engaged in different lines of work. Then in 1988, he attended college for another year in Edinboro, Penn.

In 1990, Patton joined the U.S. Army and actively served his country until he received an honorable discharge in 2002. Patton had brief stints of selling insur-ance and even driving a school bus for seven and a half years.

H o w e v e r , Patton decided his formal education was not complete and returned to school through the Veterans Rehabilitation program. His next steps were online courses from New York Institute of Technology where he received a bachelor’s of science in 2008, in psychology and other pertinent courses.

Patton then started to work on

Making a difference in the lives of veterans

his master’s degree thru George Washington University and ulti-mately in 2011, he graduated from there with a M.A. degree in Voc. Rehab Counseling.While study-ing for his master’s degree, he was hired to be a County Veteran Service Officer in Taylor County, a position he held for a little over a year.

“Working with veterans tears at my heart strings because of a personal experience … I wanted to help veterans,” Patton said.

When the Fond du Lac position opened up, he applied, was hired and moved to Fond du Lac. The most rewarding part of Patton’s job here is to help veterans receive the benefits they are entitled

to. At the time of a veteran’s death, he also works with the surviving spouse/family members.

Patton says there are somewhere between 8,000 and 9,000 veterans just in Fond du Lac County. His office staff consists of one full time and one part time staff besides himself.

“Between the three of us we assist about 1,500 veterans in one form or another, directly with veterans bene-

“Working with veterans tears at my heart strings because of a personal experience … I wanted to help veterans.”

— Rick Patton

fits and to family members in a year, to assist them with benefits they are entitled to after their veteran dies,” Patton said.

The County Veterans Service Office provides approximately 6,500 to 7,000 small flags to be placed on veterans graves in area cemeteries annually.

Patton says one of his goals is to be able to retire as County Veterans Service Officer with twenty years under his belt. Patton and his wife, Karen, were married in 2001. Willow, a rescue dog, joined the Pattons when he was about one and a half years old, and has shared their home for the last five and a half years.

Both are active members of the Edgewood Community Church and attend Bible studies whenever they can. They both enjoy biking and walking Willow, and hiking the Kettle Moraine Trail/Ice Age Trails.

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fits and to family members in a year, to assist them with benefits they are entitled to after their veteran dies,” Patton said.

The County Veterans Service Office provides approximately 6,500 to 7,000 small flags to be placed on veterans graves in area cemeteries annually.

Patton says one of his goals is to be able to retire as County Veterans Service Officer with twenty years under his belt. Patton and his wife, Karen, were married in 2001. Willow, a rescue dog, joined the Pattons when he was about one and a half years old, and has shared their home for the last five and a half years.

Both are active members of the Edgewood Community Church and attend Bible studies whenever they can. They both enjoy biking and walking Willow, and hiking the Kettle Moraine Trail/Ice Age Trails.

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In the State of Wisconsin there are two separate health care advance directives: the Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care and the

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The Living Will informs your physician what your preferences are regarding “life-sustaining”

Living Will vs. Durable Power of Attorney for Health Caremeasures. These life-sustaining measures may include treatment or machines that will keep your heart and lungs functioning if they are no longer able to do so on their own. The document requires you to indicate whether or not you would like specifi c forms of life-sustaining measures to be used. The Living Will, however, only comes into use in the event that your physician has reached the conclusion that you are unable to make your own decisions and you are either terminally ill and near death, or you are in a persistent vegetative state. Further, the Living Will falls short in preventing the need for a guardianship because it does not allow you to delegate to another individual the authority to make these

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While Americans tend to associate the holidays with togetherness, joyful occasions and feelings of warmth and

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“The holidays can present families with an opportunity to spot signs of loneliness in their older family members and take steps to do some-thing about it,” says Dr. Kevin O’Neil, chief medi-cal offi cer of Brookdale Senior Living.

Research illustrates the link between loneliness and the advancement of dementia, deteriora-tion of physical health and shortened lifespans. Conversely, multiple studies show feeling connected and happy is good for your health and can lead to a longer lifespan.

“Social connections are vital for people of all ages,” O’Neil says. “Emotional ties are even more important for seniors, yet they are also more vulnerable to losing those bonds through the

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Seven tips to avoid lottery scams BRaNdPoINt MEdIa

An email or letter has arrived informing you that you’ve just won the lottery. The com-munication states all you have to do is pay

the processing fees or taxes and provide proof of your identity — then the money will be yours. It seems too good to be true. That’s because it is.

What you are looking at is a lottery scam, intent not on giving you the money it promises, but instead on taking as much of your money as pos-sible. Thousands of people each year fall victim to scams such as these. The good news is there are some things you can do to help protect yourself from falling victim to a scam.

Never provide personal informationIf the correspondence starts asking for personal

information, this should be your first clue that it might be a scam. And never provide banking in-formation to people or businesses you don’t know.

Look for that personal touchIf the letter, email or text claims you’re a

winner, then they should know who you are. Look for the personal touch in the correspondence. How does the communication start? Is your name

included? Is it spelled correctly? Or does the mes-sage begin with a more general ‘Hello’ or ‘Dear Valued Customer.’ If the header is general like this, it is because it has been sent other people, too, promising each that they have won as well.

Look for unprofessionalismMany scammers give themselves away if the

message contains poorly-written sentences and typos — the red flags of a scam.

Never send money to a strangerYou can be at risk of becoming a victim of fraud

if you do not know the person.

Remember the rules of the lottery Many scams can be spotted immediately be-

cause they do not clearly disclose the terms and conditions, including the rules and how to claim your winnings. You will never have to pay money in advance if you’ve won a legitimate lottery. If you received a check with the lottery letter and deposited it into your bank account, never send funds from the deposited check until it officially clears, this can take weeks. Under federal law,

financial institutions have to make the funds avail-able to account holders within days. Just because the money is available in your account, doesn’t mean the check is good. Remember that in order to win a lottery, you must enter in the first place.

Avoid foreign lotteriesMany lottery scams offer high-dollar winnings

to the recipient from a foreign lottery. This is most likely a scam. Furthermore, playing legiti-mate foreign lotteries via the mail or over the telephone is illegal under federal law.

Call for helpIf you fear you have been scammed — take

action immediately. If you believe you have been a victim of fraud using Western Union, call Western Union’s fraud hotline at 800-448-1492. Additionally, contact authorities and other ap-plicable financial institutions and notify them you think you’ve been the victim of a scam. If you sent a money transfer through Western Union and it has not been paid, you can generally receive a refund. Once the scammer picks up the funds — the money is gone.

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