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USNAAASD Newsletter The USNA Alumni Association San Diego Chapter Newsletter Dedicated Hotline: 858-279-USNA...............................................................................................October 2009 (09-09) Published Monthly ..........................................................................................462 Westview Drive, Chula Vista, 91910 Chapter Officers: PRESIDENT’S LETTER Mercy during the earthquake disaster Dear Fellow Alumni & Friends in Indonesia in 2005. We have also President: Dan Archer ‘80 of USNA, invited Capt Jeff Paulson, MC, USN, (H) (619) 482-9069 / (W) (619) 758-7825, It’s hard to believe that summer current CO of Mercy’s Medical [email protected] is over and the fall season is upon Treatment Facility to attend. Vice President: Bryce Whiting ‘94 us! Lucky for us, we all live in Lastly, I want to note the passing of (C) (619) 508-5679, [email protected] Southern California where we RADM Jack Shaw ’60. Jack was truly 2nd Vice President: Barbette Lowndes ‘80 have “summer like” weather the respected, admired and loved by all. (H) (858) 560-8045 / (W) (858) 537-8515, year round. Back at USNA, He served his community, the Navy, [email protected] Midshipmen returned from their and our Chapter with distinction as VP for Membership: Dave Frost, 75 summer cruises and leave and Director and as a Class Rep. He was 858-451-2604, [email protected] started academic classes Aug 24th. an excellent adviser and friend who Secretary: Mike McNeil ‘69 Navy football kicked off its will be missed. We send our deepest (H) (619) 934-8369/(858) 354-6565, season Sep 5th against the mighty sympathies to his family. [email protected] Ohio State Buckeyes at GO NAVY, Treasurer: Diana (Yorty) Edmondson ‘99 Columbus, OH and lost a great- Dan Archer ‘80 (619) 384-1875, [email protected] close game, 31-27. Navy has October Luncheon Corresp. Sec. Mike Mowins ‘79 bounced back with 2 victories You are in for a treat in Oct. We (H) 760-602-0884 / (W) 760-602-0857, against Louisiana Tech and will both a guest speaker and special [email protected] Western Kentucky. On Sat, Navy guest to tell us about the Navy’s role NAVNET/Job Board: Tom Hammons ‘71 beat the “Zoomies” for the 7th in Humanitarian Assistance. (H) (858)-538-9824, [email protected] straight time. Our Chapter has Capt Tim McCully, USN(Ret) will Directors - Term to 2010 arranged 3 viewing places to discuss the USNS Mercy's 3 Jim Fontana ’63 [email protected] watch Navy games: Seau’s in humanitarian assistance/disaster relief Chris Cooke ’81 [email protected] Mission Valley, the Shore Club in missions, and the ongoing planning Vacant – replace Barbette Lowndes Pacific Beach and the Fish for the next mission in 2010. Alan Lerchbacker ’74 [email protected] Company on Coronado. Commodore McCully was mission Our Chapter Board met on Sep Directors – Term to expire 2011 nd commander from Mar - May 2005 Myron Fleming ’62 [email protected] 2 2009 to continue work on our during the ship's operations in Charlie Carey ’70 [email protected] Chapter Strategic Plan. For this Indonesia after the tsunami and year’s USNA Alumni Association earthquake, East Timor, and Papua Betsy Garvin ’01 [email protected] Distinguished Graduate Award, Gilda (Adessi) Reeves ’98 New Guinea. As the Deputy Cdr, our Chapter will submit 2 Sealift Logistics Command Pacific, [email protected] nominees, Admiral Leon “Bud” Directors - Term to 2012 Commodore McCully assis in Edney ’57 and the Honorable coordinating preparations for Mercy's Dick Evert ‘68 [email protected] Stephen Duncan ’63. Both are Rick Smith ’71 [email protected] 2010 humanitarian cruise. outstanding candidates who have We are hoping the current CO of Dan Gruta ’86 [email protected] contributed many things to our Mike Bruneau ’98 Mercy’s MTF, Capt Jeff Paulson, MC country, community, Navy and will be able to attend as well. Western Region Trustee: Steve Andres ‘67 USNA. Lastly, the Board voted to (858) 454-6755, [email protected] approve Capt. John Reeves, November Luncheon National Trustee: Chris Cooke ‘81 USMC ’04, to be a Chapter We are honored to have RADM 619-972-4283, [email protected] Director. John will fill the billet Mike Bachmann, Cdr, Space and USNA Foundation Athletic and Scholorship vacated by Barbette Lowndes ’80 Naval Warfare Systems Command as Board - Trustee: Randy Bogle ‘68 who is our new Chapter 2nd Vice our guest speaker on 19 Nov. Mark 619) 328-5728 [email protected] President. Congratulations John! your calendars to join us. Extended Brigade Initiative (EBI) At our Chapter luncheon on Sep th (Alumni helping Alumni) - [email protected] 17 , Capt Dan Eagan, USMC ’04, The return of Happy Hour Charles Carey, ’70 w: 858-636-4116 provided us a great briefing on his The Networking Happy Hour will Martha Dunne, ’92 c: 619-206-8013 last deployment as OIC of a be Wed Oct 14th beginning at 5:30 Mike Mowins, ’79 c: 508-353-3562 Marine platoon on the Syrian pm at the Rock Bottom in LaJolla. Chapter Homepage: border. It’s absolutely amazing We’re on Facebook, are you? http://www.usnaaasd.com the responsibilities and dangers The Chapter Facebook page is up Webmaster: Jeff Clough our young Marine and Naval and running. If you have a facebook Officers are placed in nowadays account, go to www.facebook.com while deployed. At our luncheon and search for "USNA ALumni For USNA Admissions on Thurs October 15th, Capt Tim Association San Diego Chapter". If information go to the Internet at McCully, USN (Ret.), Deputy Cdr you do not have a facebook account a www.USNA.edu/Admissions or Sealift Logistics Command tutorial is on YouTube at: contact the Blue and Gold Officer. Pacific, CTF 33, will be our guest http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O Candidates can find their school's speaker. Tim will speak to us dQhZy1xoul. Blue and Gold Officer at about the “Missions of the Mercy” www.GoUSNA.net or contact Myron that chronicles his time as Football Fleming '62 at 619.692-4242. Email: Commander Task Group Mercy There are now 3 locations to watch [email protected] aboard the USNS Hospital Ship Navy football: Seau’s in Mission 2 The USNA Alumni Association Valley, Shore Club in Pacific Beach or Middle East. His friends and to play first violin on the Daytona The Fish Company in Coronado. No classmates are organizing a Beach symphony orchestra. excuse for missing Navy football. fundraiser on his behalf. All the After graduating from Daytona proceeds go directly to him and Beach High School as his class Class of ’68 “Gives Back” his family. The fundraiser will be valedictorian, Don attended Georgia Jack and Nancy Vellis have put a new held in La Jolla, CA on Sat, Oct Tech for two years before receiving spin on half time entertainment for 17. An Aquathlon consisting of a an appointment to USNA in 1930. He Navy football games. Each Saturday 500M ocean swim and a 5K beach majored in mechanical engineering during 2009 Navy football season they run will begin at 9 am at La Jolla and was on the fencing team. will once again host a cheering group of Shores Beach. An evening Following his graduation with the ‘68ers at their home to socialize, feast fundraiser will begin at 7 pm. The Class of 1934, Don served on USS on Jack’s famous burgers and cheer organizers are seeking items to Pensacola (CA-24) and USS Trever Navy to victory. They have added a auction as well as attendance at (DD-339). When the Trever arrived in noble purpose to the otherwise ribald both events. Read Dan’s story at San Diego in 1935, Don met his partying. Each week a raffle or 50-50 www.dancnossen.org. Make future wife, Arline Kuhlman. They split is held at half time and fine bottles auction donations to Bill Czopek were married in St. John's Catholic of wine, Navy memorabilia, or some at 732-977-1273 Church on Oct 31, 1937, in a union yet-to-be-determined prizes are offered that was to last for 65 years until her to generate charitable funds to support Interested in a Bridge Club death in 2003. the many organizations we already Members have expressed Capt Sherer graduated from devote service hours to. For Louisiana interest in forming a Bridge Club. Submarine School in 1938. He was Tech, $160 in donations was raised by If you enjoy a cerebral challenge, ordered as Chief Engineer of the those present to help send medical contact Dan Archer Submarine S-47 in Coco Solo, supplies to the orphans who are infected Panama Canal Zone. When WW II by AIDS in South Africa at the Interested In the USNA: SENIORS IN HIGH SCHOOL started, Don was attending a Missionvale Care Center in Port postgraduate course in Mechanical Elizabeth, where Mary Griffin visited INTERESTED IN THE NAVAL ACADEMY: Log on to Engineering at the Naval Post and worked this summer. For Western Graduate School at Annapolis, MD. Kentucky, $250 was raised for the Rady www.USNA.edu/Admissions and go to the "Steps for Admission" His course was accelerated and Don Children's Hospital of San Diego whose was ordered to Pearl Harbor to be the doctors and nurses saved the infant life page. Proceed with the on line Pre-Application Form to initiate Executive Officer of first, USS Pike of Ken and Sharyn Pyrz' son, Scott, in (SS-173), and then USS Lapon (SS- 1982. For Air Force, they raffled off your application. Contact U.S. Senators and the Congressional 260). He completed one war patrol in wine with proceeds going to Dick each submarine.
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