Jackie and Bob Beyea, this year’s Daffodil Festival Parade grand marshals, have been serving the community as members of the Gloucester Ruritan Club for years. Glimpses of their services can be viewed, photos from top, Lou Serio, who was club president at the time, presents past president Jackie Beyea the 2019 Blue Ribbon Award that reflects outstanding club attendance, project and membership goals under her leadership in September 2020; In August 2023, Jackie, as acting president, presents club mugs to Pat Coleman, owner of Bee Haven Lavender & Herbs, LLC, at right, and daughter Trish Coleman for speaking at a club meeting; To lead 2023, Bob (second from left) was chosen as a one-year director at the club’s December 2022 meeting. He is also shown with other club leaders, from left, Jo Hurd, Ron Searls, Barbara Bauer, Bill Naquin, Henry Thompson and Paul Bauer; and, Bob (right) helps provide refreshments during Gloucester’s Daffodil Tours at Brent and Becky’s Bulbs in 2022 with, fr...