77/78 CLASS NEWS Later, Hunter and Marty had the M Twice in our life it’s been our good has been a tough fighter since chance to get up close and personal fortune to have a Navy classmate/ birth- and even while still in his with Bill the Goat. fellow grad at the controls on a ’78 mom’s womb. At the 20-week commercial flight, and both were on Life Membership: 80% ultrasound they diagnosed a American from DFW to BWI. The Donor Participation: 26.32% hypoplastic left heart syndrome. first was Keith Champion, one of Pres: Glen Woods That means the left side of his heart the few, the proud...you know, a rare Sec’y: Vince Balderrama cannot effectively pump blood to member of ‘76 never featured on a 1320 Homewood Ln., Annapolis, MD 21401 his body, so only half of his heart Massengill box. The second was e:
[email protected] is fully formed. A risky in-utero Bill White, and therein lies a tale. Website: usna1978.org operation during his mom’s, In June, we were headed back Mea culpa, mea culpa, mead Niccole’s, 28th week of pregnancy from a memorial service in L.A. maxima culpa! First, I’d like to kick wasn’t successful, and Noah’s for the mother of Chris Wilson, a off the column with a BIG apology left ventricle remained underdevel- close friend whose son Jack (USNA to the two “MACs”- 6th Company’s oped. A veteran of multiple heart Class of ‘14) we sponsored and is Pat J.