tUlery units and made captain in June. Tim E^ton are the proud parents of a baby girl, Courtney contact Charlie at VA-65 FPO NYNY 09501 or is firing Harriers in the area and Jack Gavin is a Smith Ewin. Duane Schoon is pictured with Drew Chris at 94-853 Leomana Way Waipahu HA legal officer with a squadron. Steve Hansen is at and a new arrival Dana Jean. Congratulations to 96797. Case Runolfson is the Admin O for the 1st the air station in Quantico and Keith Lockett starts Duane and Kelly Schoon and all new arrivals. Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. Thanks for postgraduate school in October. Mark Cleland's mother wrote with the follow­ the info, CharUe and congratulations on making Pete Grieve called one night and informs me he ing info: Mark and Tonia Cleland are now in the Navy Cross-Country Team again. wiU be going to Dartmouth Business School this Beaufort, South Carolina. Mark is flying F-4s for FaU. I have had many requests for his whereabouts the Marine Corps. Thanks for the info, Mrs. so I have his home address: 20 Harrison Ave., Cleland; we love hearing from Classmates' Monson MA 01057, phone 413/267-3684. I have parents. also received many endorsements for Pete's George Kersten wrote after a number of years nomination to the president position. He had done and as he said, "1 never had much exciting to say so much work on the big G.I. bUI problem and but now I do!" George and Gail are the proud I know everyone appreciates it. I'm sure that he parents of MeUssa Ann, born 8 April 82. George wUl be at Homecoming this year. Steve O'Leary seems to be having a good time as a new father. also called and has been accepted to Harvard When not at Melissa's beck and call, George flies Business School and will start this Fall. Ken for VP-16 along, with Pete Gallati, Brad Baylor, Shearer was married in AprU, is leaving KITTY Lance Tucker, Ray Baltera, Todd Lesh, and Jim HAWK and going to Wake Forest Law School. Jeff "Whale" Lippard. Fred Brink, Todd Lesh, Tom Eldridge Stone is the AAW officer in LONG BEACH. He was married in May and is due for orders this Fall. Fred Brink wrote from ALWYIN where he is Kevin Buck and his wife, Denise, left IN­ Q eS^s « about to depart and become a company officer DEPENDENCE and the Navy in June. Kevin is work­ back at USNA. He enclosed a picture of himself along with Tom "Blade" Eldridge ASW officer ing as a senior engineering analyst with Advanc­ ^ ed Technology in Crystal City. They bought a new in ALWYIN, and Todd Lesh, serving in ALWYIN as house in the Crofton area. His old roommate, .» * a P-3 consultant during their operation. George Duckak, has orders to the NROTC unit ^^i^-m -^ 4, SB.; ,^^* Mike Moore wrote from Argentina where he is at Ohio State. Kevin hopes to see all the 7th Com­ an exchange officer with the Argentine Navy. He pany Classmates at Homecoming. is currently assigned to a FRAM Destroyer at a Naval Base 400 miles south of Buenos Aires. He The last letter is a request from Capt. J.L. Van can be reached at US MIL GP, ARGENTINA Kleeck, USN (Ret.), Class of 1950. He is in need APO Miami 34034. of old midshipman full dress jackets for the 4r M *- ^i The following info comes from Mike Saddler NJROTC units he is working vrith at a Texas High '78ers in JFK sailing the Indian Ocean who is aboard NASSAU with me in the Indian School. If you have yours around and have been Ocean: Herman Reddick is aboard FORT DEFIANCE taking it from move to move, drop it UPS to Niel Kennedy's wife Suzanne sent a photo of in San Diego. His wife Toni Marie and daughter NJROTC Unit Fox Moody High School, 1818 '78ers on board J.F. KENNEDY in the Indian Tari are living in Chula Vista, California. Leon Trojan Drive, Corpus Christi TX 78416. Ocean. Niel is supposed to forward some info "LEM" Miller and his wife Lisa are in Pensacola Please drop me a line at my new address and which hasn't arrived yet. I'm terrible with names, as Lem tries flying after a successful tour in have fun at Homecoming. so pick out your old running mates; for the lads COONTZ. Risa and Benny Harris are stationed in pictured, I hope you enjoyed the Indian Ocean Kahlua, Hawaii. They have a son named Rashad more than 1 did!!!! and are hoping for orders to Ft. Meade this Sum­ Kathelien and Jim Byers wrote from Dublin, mer. Gabriel and Clarence Moore are stiU at Quan­ 78 Georgia. Jim was given a medical discharge upon tico. Gloria and Terry Crawford are living in Corr. Sec'y, 1st Lt. Michael J. Conklin USMC graduation. He is now working at a nursing home Jacksonville, Florida. Terry is in VREELAND. Tina 120 Carolina Cir. in Dublin. Jim and Kathelien have two boys, Jaris and Larry Thompson are the proud parents of twin Jacksonville NC 28540 Brenden and Joshua Seth. They would love to hear girls. They are living in Virginia Beach where Larry Percent Members: 79 from any of their old friends and can be reached is aboard PONCE. Barbara and Tony Cato are sta­ at Rt. 6, Box 270 DubUn GA 31021. tioned in Jacksonville, Florida, where Tony is fly­ Let's take care of some class business first. Charlie Hautau wrote from EISENHOWER and ing helos. Joe Peterson is the CIC officer in DADE Anyone interested in running for a class office, sent along a photo of some of the boys. Pictured out of Mayport, Florida. Tom Houseman is the please send in name no later than 1 October 82. are BUI Larimore VA-65, Charlie Hautau VA-65, gunnery officer aboard USS FORREST SHERMAN. Elections vriU be held by mail in April/May. New Andy Mohler VAW-121, Shawn Bradley VQ-2, Floyd Meadows is in the operations department officers will take over next Summer. More infor­ Chad Sizert VAW-121, Dave Mercer VA-65, Dave of GUADACANAL and should be leaving shortly to mation will be passed next column. Brown VA-65 and Eric Lindstrom VA-66. Charlie relieve us. Cindy and Wayne Young are living in got together with Chris May who is stationed in Charleston, South Carolina. Warren and Melin- Pearl Harbor on the slopes in Vermont of all da and little Robbie are living in Norfolk. War­ places(?). They are interested in getting as many ren in aboard SAIPAN. Jocelyn and Mike Saddler of their old companymates as possible together at are living in Virginia Beach. Mike is presently the this year's ARMY/NAVY Game. If interested. ordnance officer and soon to become the CIC of- On board EISENHOWER

Duane Schoon has the watch Linda and 1 are the proud parents of Kami Lynn, bom 15 March as I steamed around the In­ dian Ocean. Linda, Shanna, and Kami are doing fine. Donna and J.J. Spegele are the proud parents of a baby girl, Elizabeth Ann. Kim and Jeff Ewin

Shipmate, September 1982 107 ficer. He is looking forward to his transfer and aboard BARNSTABLE COUNTY, as 1st Division Of­ Fannery, and Jerry Hitt. hopefully shore duty come August. Thanks for the ficer. Tony Quintero is at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Virginia O'Rourke wrote from Subic in the info, Mike. Your ship isn't a bad place to visit, at Field Artillery School. Tony and Irene were Phillipines, where she has worked as the discipUne but it's not what 1 would caU home. married in August. Craig Morrison is in Okinawa, officer. Virginia wiU be reporting to NAS Alameda WeU, that's all for this month. Keep the letters and Kirk Lippold is on a gator out of Little Creek. as an ADP programmer at NARDAC. Virginia coming and with any luck at all I should be back Scott also reports that "EB" Barrera's "Z" lost reports that Mary Andrews has extended as pro­ in the States when this hits the press. a battle with a moose, (does that make sense to tocol officer at COMNAVPHIL, and that Paula anyone?), and Cathy and Gary Henning were mar­ Plott and Mike Dotson are also out in Subic on ried in March. And finally Tom Carney, Tom TAD. Virginia would like to hear from her friends Lansdale, Glenn Ziegler, Mark Cantrell, Sid Aber­ in 35, and can be reached through her home ad­ 79 nathy, Jim Knock, and Peggy DeLuca are in dress: 28650 Sheridan, Garden City MI 48135. VT-10, and Al Scott and Mary Brigden are headed Burke Workman wrote with an update from the Sec'y, Lt. (jg) Peter A. Husta USN to Mather. 34th Company. Eric Lum is in USS BADGER in USS MT. BAKER (AE-34) Heard from Noreen McQuade, who really wrote Pearl Harbor. Cory Green is on board USS FPO Miami FL 34092 me a book of information, which 1 deeply ap­ WOODROW WILSON and was recently married. Art Percent Members: 89 preciate. Noreen is on board USS YOSEMITE, out Inouye and Joe Arnett were rooming together in of Mayport. Also in Mayport are Steve Hampton, Pensacola, and Debbie and Mark Landers are Andy Dickinson, and J.P. O'Hare all in FOR- headed to Pensacola for intelligence school. Brian RESTAL. Noreen gave me the following update on Jackson is in NFO training and John Hart is 80 the 15th Company: Leigh and Pat McBride are liv­ aboard USS MCDONOUGH, in Charleston, Mike Sec'y, Ens. W. H. Stanley USN ing in Norfolk, where Pat is 'B' Division Officer McGinty is at nuke school, and Rob Niewoehner 53 Oxford Road aboard the USS INDEPENDENCE. John Nowak is is in primary at Whiting, along with Tim Burke, Norwich CT 06360 done with SWOS and legal school in Newport, and Jim Ahlgrimm, Steve Hooper, Debbie and Jim Percent Members: 95 is reporting to the USS SYLVANLA in Norfolk. Paul Dwyer, Rebecca and Blan Page, Jenny and Andy Mucciarone finished SWOS and is going to USS Foerster, and Bob McDowell; all graduated from PONCE, also in Norfolk. Guy WUliams is on board nuke school and are in prototype in New York. USS HULL in San Diego. Art Karatzou is in USS Burke is in Idaho Falls, also for prototype. TRUXTUN, and has just completed a WESTPAC Steve Kelety dropped me a line to update the 81 cruise. Diana and Andre Swoope were married last news from 31. Ron HoveU is a CEC Officer in Sec'y, Ens. Peter Sciabarra USN December in Chicago, and are currently in San California and will soon be heading to Gitme. 3929 Montego Drive, Apt. B Diego. Gary Becker is in prototype, having fin­ John Bittman finished TBS and is going to Comm Corpus Christi TX 78415 ished up in Orlando. WiUie Akana and Mark School. Steve Sheul and John Dean also are Percent Members: 94 Schwan finished TBS and were headed to Pen­ through TBS and are now in Pensacola for flight sacola, and Hank Parker also went "green" and training. "Pops" Bowman is at NPTU in Wind­ I deeply regret that it is my duty to start this is at Army Armour School in Fort Knox, Ken­ column on a sad note. I am sorry to inform you sor Locks, Connecticut, and Doug Heimbach is tucky, and then on to Camp Pendleton with the at NPS in Orlando. Joanne and Matt Paggi were that our Classmate, Cary Jones was killed in a 1st Marine Dirision. As for the airdales, Bruce tragic plane crash here in Corpus Christi on 8 Ju­ married last December and are now stationed in Angell is in HT-18 and Bob Amend has finished Norfolk. Also in Norfolk are Doug Stewart, and ly 1982. Cary was a member of the 26th Company, primary. Steve Fitzgerald is in Beeville for jets, and and was a dear friend to many of us. Our deepest Steve KobUla. Along with Steve in Idaho Falls are K.C. O'Connor is here in Corpus for props. Mike Spanky Hanneman, Steve Plaisance, BUI Drake, sympathies go out from the Class of '81 to Gary's Manazir is done with primary and Craig Arndt is family and loved ones. She ws a terrific friend, and T.J. Best. in VT-86. Also in Pensacola are Tina and Dave BUI Rearick wrote from Orlando to inform us and will be deeply missed by all of us. McCurdy, Artie Farrell, Dan Pederson, Curt It is very difficult to continue vrith this column of his marriage to the former Lisa Romero. Lisa Dashiell, Glenn Gulliver, and Irena and Kevin is the sister of Tony Romero (4th Co.) Bill also after this news, but 1 have a ton of mail to catch Schaaf. A last surface note is Craig Klein, who up on so here goes. I spent the 4th of July weekend reports that Rhonda and Mike McKinnon are ex­ is in RANGER in San Diego. As for the marriage pecting, as is Dwight DeGroff's wife. John out in Los Angeles with the McCandlish family, and engagement news: Steve Fitzgerald and Christy where 1 saw Debbie and Dave Ciccarelli, and Wachter wrote a quick note while out en his six- Belisle are engaged. Kelly Murphy and Mike month deployment to the lO, aboard USS Mary-Ellen and John Paul and their baby Manazir were married on 31 July in Laguna Hills, Elizabeth. John also provided me with this list of OuELLET. John reports that Buz Sorce is a missile Calfornia. And finally, Noreen reports that Cathy officer aboard USS BARNEY, Tom Sanchez is a surface liners. The following all graduated from Thomas is hard at work on the L.Y. SPEAR. Well, MPA School in Newport in March, and are fol­ gunnery officer aboard USS PHARRIS, and that thanks for all the info, and a special thank you Doc Smith is in the yards in Honolulu with USS lowed by the names of their respective ships and to Mrs. McQuade who did a lot of the background home ports: Rowley Molina, USS REEVES, HAROLD E. HOLT. Some of the newlyweds from work for all the news. Noreen can be reached at 36 include Virginia and Forrest Ross, Claire and (Yokosuka); Ken Rohlfing, USS AUSTIN, (Nor­ USS YOSEMITE (AD-19), FPO MIAMI, FL 34083. folk): Steve Colon, USS Fox, (San Diego); Kevin JoJo CaUe, and Jeannie and Kevin Alt. And Joan Quinn, USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS, (Norfolk); Joe Bill Johnson wrote from the booming and MUt Stretton joined the parent ranks when Bonner, USS PAUL, (Mayport); Joe Reynolds, USS metropolis of Beeville, Texas, where he is flying Matthew Joseph was born on 12 May. John also DEWEY, (Charleston); Tom Yavorski, USS WHn>- jets. Bill reports that Tom Gallo should have had informed me that Mark Newcomb is an ASW of­ PLE, (Pearl Harbor); Steve Zirkle, USS R.E. BYRD, his prop wings at the end of Jime. Also in Beeville ficer in USS RATHBONE. John would like to hear (Norfolk); Joe Bridge, USS GRTOLEY, (San Diego); is Pat Lorge. Bill also informed me that Bill from his pals from 36 and can be contacted at USS Max Shultz, USS MORTON, (Pearl Harbor); John Peacock is in KingsviUe, Dave Dick is a Whiting, OuELLET (FF-1077), FPO SAN FRANCISCO CA Paul, USS BERKELEY, (San Diego); Joe Cronauer, Steve Schek and Mike Jarvis finished TBS and are 96674. USS BUCHANAN, (San Diego); Bob Koerber, USS at Pensacola, along with Howie Lock, Henri Za- Ken Voorhees sent me his Idaho Falls Nuke HULL, (San Diego). Thanks for the info, J.P. And jic is in S.D. and all the "Nukes" have gone to Report. Ken is rooming with Chris Pierson at pro­ thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Mac for one great week prototype in New York, including Rich Franza, totype. Also at Idaho Falls are Greg BUI, Mike end, and a much needed break from Corpus. Greg Fine, Dave Carty, Dennis Soukup, and Steve Baumgartner, and Mongo Phillips, Rex Putnam I received a letter from Scott Whitfield, who is Kelety. Going props are Mark Kendall, Ted is completing prototype in New York, and on their in NFO Training at Mather AFB. Behind Scott at Carter, Pete Reister, BUI Moran, Mike Geoghegan, way to Idaho are John Griffin, Dan McGarvey, VT-10 in Pensacola are Ron Trenti, and Linda and Steve Fortunate, Pete Achor, Tim Gavin, Mike John Rodgers, Paul Ims, John BamhUI, and Gary Dick Harkins. Ron is also engaged, and planning Christopher, and Dave Dent. Going helos are LyIe Henning. Tony Marolt recentiy attended a course to be married in June of '83. Also at P-Cola on Humpton, Chris Cooke, Kim Johnson, Wendy in San Diego, and ran into the following the pilot side are John Welch and John WUson Lawrence, Laurie Miklos, Pat Smith, and Scott Classmates: Butch Barrera, Mike Garza (USS (helos), and Todd Hellman, Carlos Ayuso, BiU Sutherland. The future jet jocks include George FRESNO), Steve Olson (USS FORT FISCHER), Sue Lewis, and Dave Warren, who are yet to select. Rogers, Jim Galanie, Tom Gumey, Doug Wagner, Cowan (USS DIXON), and Randy Deck (USS CON­ Dave Wagner is in Corpus for props, and Jennifer Bob Matheny, Kerin O'Flaherty, Dick Manski, STELLATION). Tony has also seen Fred Reitzel, who and Gerry Hitt are in Beeville for jet training. Scott Jeff Gonzales, Eric Armour, Mike Rounds, Chip is in CORAL SEA, Frank Moreman, who is at Helo also informed me of the following: Beth and Jim Miller, Henry Holt, Larry Grigg, Barry Kenny, Control Officer School, and Bud Womer, who is Fischer are in Va. Beach, where Jim is stationed Ray Toves, Mike Manazir, Mike Carucci, Rich in OKINAWA.

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