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John J. Herrmann
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Mike C. Adamo
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09/01/2004 Mary Adamo - Mike's sister-in-law called to let me know that Mike passed away last week. He was living in Biloxi, MS. OLD NEWS 02)5/2003 Just got off phone with Mike. He is alive and well. Living in Biloxi, MS but doesn't have a computer and not sure he will have a permanant address right now. His intermediary is his cousin Mike J. and wife Mary Adamo. They have a computer and can get a message to Mike if need be. info by Glenn Smith |
Santa Maria Retirement Apartments,apt.1113 ,674 Beach BLD. Biloxi ,Miss. 39530 |
Jim Gill
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Monday, May 12, 2003 2:13 PM
passing of comrade
It is with extreme sadness that I inform you of the passing of my Step father YNC James A. Gill on
12 May 2003. After a long and tough fight with cancer, Jim
finally went home at 830am this morning.
Please pass this information along
with anyone you deem interested.
His funeral arrangements will be
Wednesday May 14th hours 1600-2000, at the Shepherd Funeral Home,
Main St, Carver MA. 02330
Funeral Mass at 0930, Thursday 15 May
2003 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Main St, Carver MA 02330
(508-866-4000) with internment at 1115am at the Bourne National
Cemetary.
I and my family thank you and all for
your support and the happiness he found in renewing acquaintances
thru your website as well as reunions.
Yours truly
Paul Strobis (stepson)
4 Silva Street
Carver, MA 02330
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Joseph Ramsey
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Dec'd | |
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Robert (Red)
Deming
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dec'd | |
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James A. Broughton
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Dec'd....killed in a P2V crash in 1962 | |
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Guthrie W. Logan
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dec'd....4/28/2000
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Jose A Babauta
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dec'd....1991
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Kenneth G. Rubadou
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dec'd late
70's
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Griffith C. Evans
Jr
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John
I also confirmed, both through the social security dept and with Dan Higgins' help that our captain, Griffith C. Evans Jr. died in July of 1983. Tiny
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Robert M. Remack
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was from PA....passed away in 1985...colon cancer. Talked to his
brother Paul...412-481-8989
Info by Eugene Fettinger, USN-R genefett@gte.net |
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Michael A. Cirignano
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deceased
Mass.. Passed away 9 Mar 82(born 2 sept 1927). Talked to his sister-in-law( Mary)617-325-2786...son's tel# is *821-781-878-8912 Info by Eugene Fettinger, USN-R genefett@gte.net |
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Ltig Peter Kirby
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John
Peter was killed in an auto accident some time ago. I will try to get more info on that for you. John: I confirmed that Lt. Peter Kirby was killed in March of 1969 when his car was struck by a truck. Tiny |
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Terry Lucas
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Died . 1997 4/09/2002 Dear John, Terry succumbed to cancer in February of 1997. Terry and his wife Ruth Ann resided near Johnstown, PA in the small village of Beaverdale. |
Brother's email |
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Gordon Gustavson
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Died . 23 May 1991 8/18/2001 Dear John, I'm Jean, Gus's wife. When I came home from taking care of my mother this year, Lauren showed me the site you've set up. Gus would have loved it as it would give him the opportunity to get together without having to leave home. I've been reluctant to go on line about him as I'm not too sure of the chronology of his later Navy ships. After the Edisto, we were stationed in Davisville on a n ARD 7
for 3 or 4 years!!kkkkThen he went to a destroyer leader, but I
can't remember the number of it. That was out of
Norfolk. After that, he was a short timer and worked on a
small ship in the Brown Shipyard in Boston and was retired from the
Fargo Building in So. Boston in '71. The year he retired, our home town had just finished building a
new regional high school and Gus opened that school as a member of
the custodial crew. 20 years later he retired as the head
custodian and a school fixture. When he died in 91 he was 58
years old. For 3 years we were able to fund scholarships for
almost 20 kids from that school. It's been more than 10 years since Gus died and I find I'm glad to know there are those out there who remember him in those days when he was a Navy man and enjoying every minute of it. Keep sending us emails--we enjoy them. |
Daughter's email |
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Thomas Gerecke
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Born 3 OCT 1923 Died 16 SEP 1993 S/S No. 120-14-2345 INFO by Timothy Pancake timpancake@hotmail.com |
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Sigmund J.
Slubowski
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I believe S. J. Slobowski on the EDISTO
was Stanley Slobowski. If I'm correct - then possibly one of the following is our guy: Stanley Slobowski Born 2 JUN 1920 Died 12 OCT 1987 New Haven, Conn. Stanley Slobowski Born 1 MAY 1910 Died 28 NOV 1993 Sumner, Tennessee INFO by Timothy Pancake timpancake@hotmail.com |
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Lawerence A.
Furchner
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Dec'd NFO by Bill Gallant (Tiny) troutfisher@comcast.net |
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Charles M.
Hooper
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passed away on July 5
2000
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Mike Hooper and his wife, Sally. It was taken, Mike stood out, in my mind, as a man's man. He was a good sailor and a fun guy to hit the beach with. I recall liberty with he, Jack Lewis and Jim Fitchinger on many occasions...We had good times and I have good memories....Rest in Peace Mike....Tiny info by Bill Gallant (Tiny) troutfisher@comcast.net |
wife's name sally 143 McConkey Dr. Kenmore N.Y. 14223716-877-6407 |
Collie Brewer
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deceased
Info by Eugene Fettinger, USN-R genefett@gte.net
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Austin Jackson
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deceased
Info by Eugene Fettinger, USN-R genefett@gte.net |
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Marion E. Ingram
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deceased 22 Dec. 1993 | Philia. Pa. 19120 |
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Lewis G. Cooper
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deceased 3 July 1990 | Dewey, Ok 74029 |
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Kenneth Todd
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Pahoa, HI. deceased
24 Nov. 1998
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Pahoa, HI. |
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John F. Parrish
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deceased 1993 | Martinsburg, West Virginia.. |
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Francis A. McBride
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deceased 8 Jan. 2002 | Worcester, Mass. |
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William R. Graves
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deceased | Salem Mass. |
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Phillip Ransil
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deceased 15 Jan. 1992 | Penn. |
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Kermitt M. Parker
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deceased 21 Jan. 1991 | Miss. |
| John J.
Herrmann
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My Wife Jayne and I Kayaking down the Housatonic Valley River the summer of 2002..
Fishing off Block Island Spring 2004
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9 Ye-Olde Rd.
Danbury
Ct. 06810
Tel.203-482-4305 |
| George
Khoranoff
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| James J.
Reidy
J.J. Reidy & Co., Inc. |
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1260 Main Street, Holden, MA 01520-1020 Telephone: (508) 829-6550, FAX: (508) 829-6492 |
| Eugene Fettinger
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Hi Shipmate!
MSC Eugene Fettinger, USN-R
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1926 Parkway Drive Crescent City, Ca. 95531 Tele # (707) 465-5857 |
| Paul A. Brunner Sr.
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237 ST. MARY'S STREET PHOENIXVILLE, PA 19460 |
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| Marty Deegan
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15 Wilkins Rd. Tel. 732-506-7980 |
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| Larry Farrey
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815-623-6114 | |
| Jim Fitchinger
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716-791-3558 | |
| Bill Gallant (Tiny)
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I am retired, having spent a career in
insurance claims working for The Hartford Ins Co. I am divorced but
have been with Cathy now for about 10 years...No marriage plans as
we are still getting to know each other...I have four kids, the
oldest is a girl the others are boys. I spend my time fly fishing and
working around the yard. I work out four times a week, either
running or playing basketball.....
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55 Howe St, Methuen Ma 01844
978-683-3031 |
| Autrey A Steilling
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17701 39th dr n.e. Arlington WA 98223
360-658-7726 |
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| George Granakis
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330-725-6341 | |
| Lehman W. Hartley
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After getting off the Edisto in July,
1962, I worked in the shipyards of my home town (Savannah, GA) until I could get back into school
(Georgia Southern College) in January, 1963. I met my future wife at
GSC and while there I was the Student Body President. I graduated in June,
1965. I started my business career selling and traveling three southern
states out of Atlanta. This got to be too much (and we had started our
family) traveling, so I got out of the selling game and went into Logistic
Management. I have been with several fortune 500 companies
(Green Giant Co.--Beaver Dam, WI, Borden Foods--Birmingham, AL, Nestle Food
Co--Hanford, CA) in the logistic field primarily in the food industry. I'm retired at the present time, and waiting for my wife to quit her job (1st grade teacher) and retire with me. We have two grown children (girl and boy), and two beautiful granddaughters from my daughter. My son and his wife 
have been accepted at Oxford University in London, England to work
on his MBA. His undergraduate degree was in Computer Engineering.
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332 West Windsor Dr. Hanford, Ca. 93230
559-582-2623 |
| Reggie Higgins
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Joined
Navy Reserve as a junior in high school. After graduation, went on
active duty from September 1960 to August 1962. Went South once and
was transferred to Chelsea Naval Hospital upon return. Then
transferred to Newport, RI and served remaining time aboard USS
Severn (AO-61). Married Daughn 9/62 and started college at SUNY
Cobleskill the same month.
 Graduated
6/64 (AAS Accounting) and started employment at Xerox Corporation in
Rochester, NY. Completed evening college at RIT in 1971 (BS
Accounting). Spent the next 23 years in financial positions, then
moved into the procurement to finish my last 11 years at Xerox.
Additionally, spent time on the local school board and the last 17
years as a Town Justice. Daughn and I have 3 children (I was
instructed not to give out ages) and 8 grandchildren (the oldest 17
and the youngest 11). Since I retired from Xerox in 1998, we have
quite active in Bluegrass music. I try playing the Dobro and the
mandolin. I’ve also been active in Rotary for the past 23 years.
My very best wishes to all of my Shipmates. May each of you stay well and enjoy these years of your lives. Special thanks to Tiny who got all of this started and to John Herrmann for his fine work on the web pages. Regards, Reg Higgins |
656 Clevenger Rd. Ontario, N. Y. 14518
315-524-7358 |
| Henry Homicz
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| Gerald Janusch
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15719 Miller Rd. Macomb, Michigan
810 781 8359 |
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| Leo Johnston Jr.
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I have been in sales for the past 39
years and I am currently the sales manager of a large machine shop
in Pennsylvania and Florida.....We have 220 employees and in 1994
we where bought out by The Manitowoc Company.....We deal in rebuilding
and repair of Cranes and replacements Crane Parts, Metalforming
Industry, Aggregate and Mining, Scrap Industry we rebuild and sale
replacement parts for shears, balers & shredders.....I will be hanging
it up in the next few months. I am married and have two children.
Joie my daughter is in Fort Lee, New Jersey a manager of a Expo
Design Center for Home Depot. My Son Chip is the General Manager
of a Machine Shop in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. My wife Mary Claire is
the Nursing Director of our local hospital and my very best
friend.....We love to play Golf and travel.....We will be leaving
for three weeks on July 6th 2001 for Jackson Hole, Wyoming to stay
at two different dude ranches.....Hope all is well with you and
yours.
Take Care
Leo
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Leo Johnston Jr.
R D #7 Box 26
Fairview Ave.
Punxsutawney, Pa.15767
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| Donald Leng
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It is really great to
be in contact with so many of you after such a long time. My years on Edisto were some of the most memorable in my
life. I was married for thirty-two years, and have four grown sons and one granddaughter. Prior to becoming disabled in 1993, I enjoyed an interesting career in insurance management and as a commercial pilot flying corporate aircraft. My youngest son, Luke, is responsible for operations at PTI for Delta Airlines in Greensboro, N.C.  This picture was taken 1-26-01 of me
with Luke's flight instructor, Laura. Gosh, they didn't make flight instructors like this when I was in training in the 60s! My
instructors were crusty old WWII pilots, but could they ever fly! Luke is
pursuing acareer as a commercial pilot for Delta. Very best wishes to each of you, Donald |
3900 Cotswold Terr, 101-A,Greensboro, N.C. 27410 336-545-1600 |
| John Lewis
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1228 Pekinese Dr. Clearwater Fla. 33764
727-539-8401 |
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| Terry
McPherson
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Terry and Judy 2/18/02 |
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| Leonard Mayo
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Just started to work for a new company. The one I was with closed August 3rd. I worked for that company, under two different owners, 38 years with most of it spent in their sawmill. When it comes to sawmills, I've done about everything from being the low man on the totem pole to the head hauncho and everything in between. The people that just bought the mill, where I worked, are building a new sawmill. I went to work for them the Nov. 7th. So far we've put what machinery was left outdoors, tore all but 25' of the old building down, filled in all but 25' of the old cellar hole, (this part contained the valves for the sprinkler system and they decided to leave it) poured a slab for a new building 80' X 200'. There is currently a new Butler Building being erected on the slab and when that gets finished I know we will be working full speed ahead again as they want to start sawing wood in April of this year. These people also had a sawmill in Plaistow, N.H., which was the machinery was pulled out of and shipped to North Anson. The reason they closed that and shipped it to North Anson was people in "Tiny's" neighborhood don't like to work in sawmills. People in my area don't have a choice, one town one industry be it lumber, shoes, or some other type of work. I did get to work in Plaistow a couple of weeks before Christmas. We stayed in Haverhill, Mass. which was about 5 miles from Tiny's house so we spent some very enjoyable times together. Tiny even took me to the local bar so I could spend the evening Line Dancing. I have Sugar Diabeties and I keep my sugar under control through line dancing and never had so much fun in my life. Here in Maine I dance with 3 different groups. The Winslow group, Waterville Group and The Dedham Group. I normally dance 3 times a week and quite often more. I'd probably dance 7 days a week if I could. The younger people I work with say how do you do it. You're working as hard as we are then going dancing and were going home and watching TV till bed time. If I'd of done that I'd of been dead years ago. I guess I've rambled on about myself enough and hope in the near future to talk to each one of you on an indivual basis as we've got forty years to catch up on . | 207-566-5672 |
| Jim Nelson
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Thanks for the memories.
Not many sailors had the privilege of serving on an icebreaker, and not many Airedales at all. I was one of the AG's on the 1960-1961 North-South cruises, and I also qualified as underway JOOD on the North cruise.  My name is Jim Nelson and I reported aboard the Edisto as an AG1 and sewing on my first hashmark. I made the cruise North as the only AG on board and when we made it back to Boston, I met and married the girl of my dreams. We're still married after 40 years. I guess I'm in contact with about 20 of that crew and one of the guys is trying to contact more of that 1960-1961 crew. Regards, Jim |
418 Heatherwood Ct. League City TX 77573-5918 Phone: 281-538-4138 Cell: 281-620-4343 (only if we're not at home) |
| Nick Raiti
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A photo of Nick Raiti and his wife,Joanne, taken while they were on
vacation last year 2001. Nick is semi-retired and is contemplating
getting a computer system but I think that he needs a little more
coaxing.... |
36177 Eaton Dr. Clinton Township.Mi.48035
810-790-0526 |
| Ed Shapira
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401-885-4190 | |
| Tom Shoener
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Greetings to my Edisto
shipmates. I was aboard 1960-61, one trip south, one north, and was one of the small crew in the weather office. It's just amazing that 40 years have gone by since those exciting days!! I quit smoking and got discharged on the same day in 1962, then went back to the University of Maine and earned a degree in wildlife management. Then for 30 years I worked in the public information and education branch of the Maine Fish and Wildlife Department, the last 14 years as division chief and editor of the state conservation magazine. I enjoyed that career thoroughly, but nonetheless took early retirement (age 55) and went to work seasonally for LL Bean (you know, the company that sends out all those catalogs and sells those funny boots with leather tops and rubber bottoms!!) I work in customer service and, by choice, only in the fall and winter. That allows lots of time to play. My playing in recent years has mainly been boating, camping and fishing. Among my watercraft is a 27-footer that I cruise the Maine coast with (challenging, but no place finer). We escape to Florida late in the winter each year, and also have an annual 2-week late summer camping caper to Canada, a new place each year. Been married 34 years. Wife's name is Florence, and she has an interesting job: she cooks for the Governor of Maine. We had only one child, but a good one, Kurt, who is the manager of a state park here in Maine. My best to all of you. Tom |
2102 Hallowell Rd Litchfield, Maine 04350 207-268-4170 |
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David St.John
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Joined Navy Reserve as
a Junior in high school; on active duty Sept.'60- Sept.'62( 1 southern & 2 northern cruises). Had a dozen different jobs and attended college a couple of years before the Postal Service adopted me as a mailman for the last 29+ years. I've spent most of my life in the Cooperstown, N.Y. area except for my Navy time and 3 years in Albany, N.Y.('68-'71) where I met and married my wife of 30 years (Delaine has kept us together-my biggest blessing). We have 3 children; a son(27) who is in charge of the night custodial crew at the local Sports Center (where they have the Hall Of Fame Induction every year); a daughter(25) who is married to a Navy man (he's a 2nd Class in computers and they're in Iceland for the next 2 years); and a daughter (18) who will be starting college soon. I thank God they're all in good health. I've found over the years that nothing deflates you like a sick child. Hope all my shipmates are doing well and thankful for the good things that have come their way. Keep up the excellant job on bringing us together. Regards; Saint |
4301 State Highway 28; Milford, N.Y. 13807 607-286-9155 |
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David Thiem
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Picture taken 1996 on Royal Caribian cruise. We're going to celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary on Sept 10th this year 2002 and it is soooo great to have met and married such a terrific woman ... |
Sun City West, AZ. 623-584-1392 |
| Ed Toohey
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845-227-5197 | |
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Fred Uythoven
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516-798-2663 | |
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Ernest Keeler
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14 Burke St. Nashua N.H.
603-881-5953 |
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Tim Pancake
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To all my shipmates from the EDISTO -
hello, and I hope all is well with you and your loved ones!
I can't begin to tell you how often I have thought back to those
days and wondered where everyone went and what they were doing!
I live in Shelby, Ohio.
I am
Human Resource Manager at a metal stamping company. I was
married from 1964 to 1973. I have a son Brian who has two
sons - Matt and Tyler. I have a daughter Tracey who has a
daughter Christian. Tracey has informed me that I'm going to
be a grandpa again this November - granddaughter number 2.
Graduated from a college in Texas in
1969 - taught school in Pompano Beach, Florida for a while then
migrated back to Ohio. Though my wife and I were from Dayton
originally we settled in Mansfield, Ohio which is located mid-way
between Columbus and Cleveland.
Been trying to reach a friend of mine
off the ship his name is Richard Alan Roberts. J.J. - do you
have any ideas where he has moved or have you lost contact over
the years? If I'm not mistaken you were best man at his and
Sherri's wedding weren't you?
Was sorry to hear that the old ship is
gone. At least the memories aren't. I hope to hear
from all of you - so take down this e-mail address and send a
message this way. I will get in touch! As a matter of
fact - let's all get in touch!
Best wishes to all of you!
Tim
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He lives at 27 West Smiley Ave. Shelby, Ohio 44875
419 347 6380 |
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Richard M. Whirlow
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513 W Allenton St. Mount Gilead, NC
27306 Mailing Address P.O. Box 925 |
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Darryl Kenning
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6331 Marshall Rd. Centerville, Ohio 45459-2236 |
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Ron Verborg
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I married my wife of almost 35 years in June of 1967. 3 children and 5 grandchildren later, we are still going strong. Would love to hear from fellow shipmates, either by e-mail or phone. Ron. |
1500 Orchard St. Racine Wisc.
53405, 262 633 7919 |
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D. L. Remrey
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1220 3rd Ave, Clinton, Iowa, 52732.
319 242 8576 |
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Richard L. Mallmann
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W 9237 Lincoln Ave., Milw. Wisc. 53227
414 321 2171 |
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George Saner
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I visited George Saner and his wife last week. HE'S 76 but looked good. Told me he went on the Burton Island 1946...on the Edisto 1956...got off 1962. Eugene Fettinger |
4525 Montcurve Blvd., Fair Oaks,
Calif. 95628. 916 967 5169 |
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George V. Rudolph
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He is now age 65 and in
good health. He spent 20 years in the USN, retiring in the late
70's. You will remember that he was a Steward and I recall him as
being a real nice guy. I recalled people telling me that he is the
brother of Wilma Rudolph of Olympic fame and so I asked him if it
was true and he affirmed it. Unfortunately, his sister passed away
about 3 years ago...George is not on-line yet but will be soon as he
just purchased a computer.
INFO by Tiny |
3982 Lawing Dr., Nashville, Tenn., 37207 615 868 6604 |
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Mike Lacanic
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16 George St. Lakeland, Florida,33801..Tel No phone but can be reached at the local AmVets between 6am and 9am..863 688 3413 | |
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Vasley Domoretsky
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(Ziggy) | 40 Reynolds Ave. Chelsea Ma. 02150-1533..Tel 617 884 1504 |
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Gerald Downs
judy@revealed.net
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8096 119th St. Bluegrass Iowa 52726
*82 1 319 381 1254 (note, the *82 must be used) |
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Jim McPherson
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128 N. Vosper St. Saranac, Mich. 48881
616 642 6303 |
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Wilson E. Sellers
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Hi,(again for some) |
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Jim Bibik
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He can also be reached at |
7130 Lakeshore Rd. #64, Forestville, Michigan, 48434
989 864 8027. |
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Louis J. Elvove
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He was in the printing business for 35 years and now he's selling Cadillacs. He's not online yet, but he has a daughter nearby that is. |
Paris, Ky. 859-987-7742 |
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Ernest H.
McMahan
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I did not get to speak
to him but I spoke to his wife Joy. She is very pleasant to talk to.
She said that McMahan is in good health and is still working driving
a tractor trailor..She said that their sons are on line so maybe we
will eventually be able to communicate with Ernie via email through
one of his boys.....
info by Tiny |
905 E South St. North Baltimore, Ohio, 45872
419 257 2785 |
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Jack
Edwards sedwards7@cox.net
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12802 West LaTerraza
Sun City, Az. 85375 623-544-3399 |
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John
Quattromani
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. He was on the Edisto
5 years and retired in '64. He work for Civil Service in Newport for 20 years. He's 75 now. I contacted "Johnsie" because he was interested in getting a cruise book. He's not online but says that his sister is, so I gave him the website ----Saint |
29 Park St.
Jamestown, R.I. 02835. |
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Jack Griffin
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I was assined to the
Edisto, on Feb 1960 to June 1962.Got out of the Navy. June 1966.Went
to work for the Grayhound Bus Co.Till,1968.Then to the General Elec
.In Lynn, Mass. On Feb,1970. To the Revere Police
Dept.Retired,1999,  Now
living in Florida, Work part time at Colder
Race Track.& Gulfstream Race Track, when they open on Jan
3.2002. |
17890 W. Dixie,
N. Miami, FL. 33160 305-932-8190
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Richard Haumann
AKA ... P. F. Haumann
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Memories are made of
this, or, more than you wanted to know Born 5/30/40, Munich, Germany...NO, the next five years weren't pleasant. After the war, moved to Johnson City, TN to live with Mom's Mom. My Mom was a teacher. Dad, because he was a German, wasn't able to get out of Germany until 1948. He then lived in Bronxville, NY and we moved there in 1951. That was 6th grade. And, soon after, traded our ‘48 Chevy for a new ‘54 Mercury. Mom taught and later became a Principal in Yonkers, NY. Dad worked in the city. I fumbled my way through both junior and senior high school. Looking back, those years were filled with extreme ups and downs...academically.. athletically....socially... personally...... and challenged me morally. Today, fortunately, over time, memories of those years make me smile....I guess that’s growth.... When the class of ‘58 graduated, I was already enlisted with the Navy and was preparing to leave the past behind and head for Boot Camp. After Radio School and Norfolk (“dogs and sailors keep off the grass”), most of you know the rest....USS EDISTO.......May of ‘62 found me with a high school GED, an Honorable Discharge and enrolled in summer school at Westchester Community College.....I had finally seen the light....In 1964, between my sophomore and junior year, I got married, transferred to Rider College in Trenton, commuting daily from my home in Northeast Philly. After graduation in ‘66 we moved to New Rochelle, NY and I began working in NYC for GE’s in-house ad agency....(as a gopher)....became a copywriter in ’68 in Schenectady... in’69, an account supervisor in Winston Salem, NC. Christopher was born in ‘68 and Jason in ‘70. We moved into an old Victorian in Farmington, CT when I went to work for a very small ($6mm) industrial adhesive manufacturer (Loctite) as ad manager. Left there as brand manager in late ‘79 when company had reached $265mm in sales and listed on the NYSE. (In 1972 I filed for divorce and moved from Farmington to Hartford.) I guess I started my mid-life crises a little early at age 32. January ‘80 found me in CT’s 2nd largest in-state ad agency (Keiler Adv.) as an account supervisor. That was a great experience..until 1989 when I struck out on my own as a freelance marketing/advertising consultant. I had already lost both of my sons to Muscular Dystrophy. In 1991 I founded Marketing Partners Group. During my years at Keiler I met Barbara who, in 1991, became my wife. We were married by the Dutch government in St. Maarten (yes, it’s legal) and moved back into Farmington just two miles from where I had lived in the late 60’s. 
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30 Green Woods La., Farmington, CT 06085
Home 860-675-9648 Off: 860-675-5990 |
| Dennis Colsch |
Hello crew members
After leaving the U.S.S. Edisto I went to Norfolk VA.. I reported
aboard the U.S.S Tutuila ( AGR-4 ). A repair ship that never left
port from what I was told. Guess what it left port when the Cuban
crises kick off. I was put ashore with Jim MacPherson in Jamaica
and we were flown back to Norfolk to be discharged in Nov of 1962.
I returned to Texas where my
wife and children lived. I worked in the shipyards in Texas for
awhile then started following construction. I ended up in Utah on
a pipe line job. Quit construction and went into steel
fabrication. left that and went to work for Union Pacific Railroad
in 1978 in Green River WY. I ended up divorced in 1980. remarried
in 1984 to a great lady by the name of Nelda. I have 3 children
and 9 grandchildren. If all goes well I am hoping to retire in Dec
of 2003. if I can stop buying all the goodie toys. That pretty
much covers my life since leaving the Edisto.
Hope everybody is doing ok and maybe one day we can all get
together
Dennis and Nelda Colsch
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365 East 4th South, Green River Wyoming 82935
307 875 5565 |
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Bill
Lautzenheiser blautz@abts.net
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152 Hickory Hollow Lane, Taylorsville, North Carolina, 28681.
828 495 3474. |
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Kenneth H. Devlin
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2750 Fireside Ct., Orlando Fla. 32829l 407 855 7742 | |
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George Grassby george.grassby@staples.com
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, 55 Clinton St. Marlboro, Ma. 01752 | |
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John Steins
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3044 Sewells Pt. Rd., Norfolk, Va.23513-3734
757 853 1081 |
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Seth Stone
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P.O. Box 336 Cool Ridge, W. Va. 25825, 304 787 3377 | |
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Ronald C. Kaliher
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 Ron
and Mary Kaliher taken on the deck of their home in Northern
Minnesota 9/18/01
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P.O. Box 366, 4998 4th Ave. N.E., Longville, MN. 56655. (218)363-258 |
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Reynaldo Donado
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2107 Abbey Rd. Norfolk Ba. 23509
Tel 757 857 5903 |
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| Lou Bahoritsch | Picture taken in the
winter of 1961/1962 in the enlisted men's club in Boston. 
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706
Rock Ridge Road
River
Vale, NJ 07675
(201) 573-9704 |
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Clayton T. Yoncher
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P.O. Box 461
Kasilof Alaska 99610 |
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Elias M. Rizk
aka ...
Mike Rizk |
33148 Janet Ave.
Fraser Michigan 48026 810 296 7458 |
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| Len
Toigo
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Just celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary and have
28 year old twin girls. Intend to take more time for travel here and Europe. Gave up on sports but do ride a motorcycle. Great to hear about everyone after all these years. I remember going in and thinking 2 years would never end ! If interested my company Webb site is www.westendmove.com. Good Health to all. |
Milford, Connecticut Home 203-876-8998 Office 203-367-4481
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Ray Koski
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2517 West 66th Street, Richfield Minn. 55423, 612 866 1921 | |
Ens.
Daniel G. Higgins 
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He is not on the internet.... | 237 Quay Blvd..
Brigantine, N. J. 08203
609 266 6962 |
| Joseph
J. Martin
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Kenoza St., Haverhill, Ma. 01830
978 372 5444 |
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| Grady F. Lea
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I retired in
l968 with about 22 years, retired as
HMCS. I retired here in Pensacola and as there wern't enough
Chiefs, I had no "piping-over-the-side" when I left. On
June 8, a week ago, in my Church, all the retired Navy Chiefs, E7,
8, & 9 got together and without my knowledge, gave me a
ceremony complete with honors. They even provided a flag flown
over my last duty station, now CNET, and shadow box with all the
proper things inside. The works. Was a grand but humbling
experience.
Had my 50th wedding this year, 1
March, and my lovely wife and I both enjoyed that. That was a
great surprise from our three children. They all had excuses as to
why they could not be in Pensacola during that time and we would
"possibly" do something later. They all even called us
the evening before using their cell phones so it would appear on
our ID caller as from their home town. All the time they were in
Pensacola plotting.
Prior to retiring, a CDR from the
Naval Aerospace Research Institute called me and wanted to discuss
setting up a Clinical Laboratory in Penscola. We did. Open up the
day I retired. We sold that to a Dallas firm and opened up a
second Lab. We sold that to Hoffman LaRoche Pharmaceuticals in the
80's and I stayed on as Mamager. Gave me 20 years with the Lab.
(When we sold, we had a Lab in Quincy, FL, Panama City. FL,
Mobile, AL, Pascagoula, MS, and two Labs in New Orleans. Had a
staff of about 108 people plus 10 or 12 MD's and several PhD's.
Roche sold later to LabCorp out of California. I then went to the
West Florida Regional Medical Center as Director of Microbiology
and stayed 8 years. Then taught for one year at the local Junior
College. Now...I just do what I want to do, which includes being a
Master Gardener, giving lectures/presentations on various subjects
around the county to various groups. We have a graveyard down town
that dates back to the early 1700's and many of the explorers of
Spanish, French, etc fame are buried there. I and two others did a
one year study of and mapping of and identification of all the
flora inside that 8 acres. We believe this to be the only study of
this nature and magnitude done. As a result of that I am not
on the Historical preservation board as of yesterday. That should
keep me out of some trouble. I stay busy. My wife and I both enjoy
life and enjoy retirement. Tell me about some of the other
folks from Edisto that you have kept track of or know about.
Dr. Bryson called me from Virginia about 6 months ago. He has
retired as Chief of Surgery at the Virginia Medical Center in
Richmond and also from the facualty of the Med. School there.
He told me he had gone west and visited DCR Griffith prior to his
passing away and he had also visited Lt Keeler somewheree along
the line. Here in Pensacola I saw one young HM2 coastguard fellow
who was on the Eastwind with us and he and I had worked some
together. That was back in 65 I believe. Haven't seen nor
heard of any others.
Grady |
7050 Belgium Circle
Pensacola, Fla 32526 850 944 0942 |
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John Repic
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Shelba
and John 2/18/02
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3077 Castle Rd. North Branch Michigan 48461,
tel# 810 688 |
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John Suski
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7636 Dacosta, Detroit, Mi. 48239, tel# 313 278 | |
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Glenn D. Smith
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If my feeble memory
serves me correctly, my travel agent booked me for 3
cruises (2 north and 1 south) aboard the Mighty E before
a transfer in Sept 62. An old Tar once told me that
I should consider myself among the "chosen few" when I
learned that my long-awaited transfer took me 100
yards down the pier to the Mighty "G." Which, I
might add, was preparing to depart for a southern cruise.
Six months later and barely getting me back to US soil before my
enlistment was up, the Glacier dropped me off in Rhode Island
where I was discharged April 22. 1963, so that I could make my own
way back to Boston to get my "stuff" that was still on
the ship.
Returning home that
year to Florida, I later met and married Katherine Oliver in
1966, whereupon we signed on for a 32 year career with the Bendix
Field Engineering Corporation (BFEC) based in Columbia, Merryland
and remained in their employment throughout mergers with
AlliedSignal and Honeywell. BFEC was the M&O contractor
for the NASA Manned Space Flight Network which later became
the Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network (STDN).We enjoyed a
fantastic career involving overseas travel, launching rockets,
tracking spaceships and all the other fun stuff that NASA had to
offer from the beginning of the Apollo Program, Moon Shots, Skylab
and current Space Shuttle Program. Assignments took
us to Canary Islands, SP, Ascension Island, UK, Kennedy Space
Center, FL, Barstow, CA, Fairbanks, AK, Greenbelt, MD and
finally back to Kennedy Space Center where I retired in Nov 1997.
Somewhere in our idle time she and I managed to sire 3 sons,
two older ones are married and have given us four beautiful
grandchildren. Randall works for Sony
Computers, Gregory is Chief Engineer/Maintenance Supvr
for Travel Lodge, Orlando and Douglas is still unmarried and
works for Unitied Space Alliance at KSC in support ot the Space
Shutlle. Am now living a
good life of unemployment, berthed not far from the Indian
River where I can fish as often as the weather will permit.
My life is full. In enjoy working on web sites and if
anyone is interested, they are: BFC: http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/lig/s/n/snuffytu/ and
my personal fishing site: http://communities.msn.com/FishTales
Regards to all,
Glenn Smith, ETR2
USS Edisto
Hi Guys,
Here are 4 of the little people that
my retired life centers around. Left to Right,
Daughter-in-law Tina, grandson Aaron (5), granddaughter Katlyn
(10) and wife Kathie.
Christmas 2002.
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P.O. Box 747, Mims, Fla., 32754 tel 321 269 5637 |
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Avard House
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Was a great day... Found Avard House
(from Missouri). Was the CS1 in charge of food service from 1960
thru 1962. He said he got out in 1966 but made Chief
first time up. He was and is a great person. Had good leadership
qualities. Say's he is turning 75 in aug. 2002
Fitt |
207 Hampton Ct.; Poplar Bluff, Mo. 63901 1-573-785-4200 |
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Donald Ferraro
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66 Sunset Dr. Patterson, N.J. 12563, 845 878 6663 | |
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Edmond Rioux
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57 Eastview Ave. Somerset, Ma. 02726, 814 535 3796 | |
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Robert J. Vogel
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106 Gerber St. Johnstown, Pa. 15902, 814 535 3796 | |
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Myron Fairbanks
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51523 US Highway 2, Deer River, Minn.
56636,
218 246 9470 |
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Ronald Mallett
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Greetings to all Edisto sailors (and sailors they were). I have
often how everyone on deep freeze IV and deep freeze 61 were fairing. I have many fond memories of those trips, and missed all the shipmates that I sailed with. I was happily surprised when I got the phone call from Tiny Gallant telling me about this web page. . Hope everyone is happy and healthy. Let me hear from you. |
430 Dogwood St. Macclennan, Fla., 32063
904 259 5685 |
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Althea Taylor
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He Is 77
info by Eugene Fettinger, USN-R genefett@gte.net |
125 Rahway Road, Goose Creek, S. C.
29445
843 553 7513 |
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Joseph Maxie
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42 Bullocks Point Ave., Apt 6B, Riverside Rhode Island. 02915
401 433 0087 |
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| Gilbert H. Bryson, M.D. |
"
John: Here is a photo of the late Gus Gustavson
and his wife Jean. The photo was taken around 1988 and was sent to
me by his daughter, Lauren Klein.....Tiny "
This is a picture of my girlfriend Shirley and myself at the wedding
reception of one of her daughters. Shirley and I have been together a
total
Looking to get out at this time. Kids not interested however,
I did offer a Position to my son-in –law (Chef) and my daughter called to
tell me she likes him the way he is and don’t expect him to
accept. So I hired a young CEO last year with intent to sell out.
Had thought about retiring (Semi-retired) this year and discussed 
