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Remembering all those who came before
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There is HISTORY, LEGECY, and MEMORIES with all those who served and came before, whether they be Military, Civilian, or Spouse. You will find, listed by Aerograph edition, some of those who came before us. This is history worth repeating.
Aerograph Edition: 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
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From: CAPT Don Innis USMC RET
Subject: Inclusion of Marines in the Bellinger List
Date: Sun 2/5/2012
* Bud Langdon MGySgt died 2010 in California after a successful career
in the accounting business and a long retirement. Bud attended the 1st.
USMC Weather Service in Las Vegas in 2003 and he looked good however, illness
prevented him from attending the 2nd and 3rd reunions. Bud and I served
together a number of times and continued to stay in contact with each
other after retirement. Bud was a good friend and also one of my mentors.
* Gordon Cox CWO-4 died around 2007 in California. Gordon had been ill
for a number of years and was unable to attend any of the reunions and
his niece and wife were care givers for him during his last few years.
Gordon and I also served together and he also was one of my mentors and was
truly a great Marine and forecaster.
* Rubenstein, Sgt. has passed on but I have no additionally information on him.
* Jack Mitchell, GySgt also attended the 1st USMC Weather Service
Reunion and unfortunately Jack passed on shortly there after in 2004.
Jack and I served together in Iwakuni Japan in 1958 and again in 1960 at
Cherry Point. Jack retired in the late 60's after a tour of duty in Viet Nam.
Jack and I lost contact with each other but renewed our friendship at the 1st
reunion.
* Ben Peltzer, Captain died in the late 80's. Again Ben and I served
together in 1959 and again in 1970. I relieved Ben as the OIC of the
Cherry Point Weather Office in 1970 when Ben was transferred to HQMC and became
the Director of the USMC Weather Service.
* Perry, LtCol passed away around 2008 in California.
* Edward Clark GySgt died around 2009. No other information available.
Submitted through AGCM Charlie Jordan USN RET, Aerograph Editor
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CAPT Willard S. "Sam" Houston, USN RET
April 22, 1923 to January 16, 2012
Monterey - Sam Houston died on January 16, 2012 at the age of 88 in his home at the Park Lane in Monterey. "Capt Sam," as he was known to many, spent his life in service to his country, church, and community.
Houston was born in Los Angeles in 1923. He joined the U.S. Navy in December, 1941, just days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. He served in the Pacific Theater before being sent to officer training at the California Institute of Technology and midshipmen's school at Notre Dame, Indiana. Houston earned his Master of Science degree from the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterey, in 1953, and his doctorate in Meteorology from the University of Stockholm in 1963.
As a meteorologist, Houston was instrumental in developing modern weather forecasting technology including pioneering the use of weather satellites and computers. While serving as commanding officer of the Fleet Weather Center in Pearl Harbor in 1969 he made use of classified information to redirect the Apollo 11 splashdown, for which he received the Navy Commendation Medal. The Commendation cited his decisive action in saving the lives of the astronauts.
Captain Houston retired in 1976 as Director of Naval Oceanography and Meteorology. After retirement Houston worked as a computer consultant for Ocean Data Systems in Tehran, Iran and as a wind energy consultant in Monterey County.
Houston married his high school sweetheart, the former Jean LeZotte of Eagle Rock, California, in 1945 and was happily married for 64 years until her death in 2009.
Sam Houston died confident and unafraid having lived as a faithful servant of Jesus Christ all his life.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Jean Houston, and two brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his sister, Betty Sundin, of Whittier, California; and his three daughters: Carol H. Mack, of Newbury Park, California; Marylee Bytheriver, of Eureka, California; and Wilma Houston White, of Park Ridge, New Jersey; eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Park Lane, 200 Glenwood Circle, Monterey. Memorial donations may be sent to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, where he served as a volunteer guide for 22 years.
Published in the Monterey Herald on January 19, 2012
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xAG2 LARS O. FEESE USN REL
passed away on the 4th of October 2011. They lived in Mechanicsburg, PA. By Mrs. Deemetrice Feese
Submitted by NWSA SEC/TREAS Libby O’BRIEN
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Rosemarie Sycuro
February 2, 1930 to October 27, 2011
It is with a heavy heart that I must tell all of you that my beloved bride, Rose, passed away last night. She has been quite ill for a number of years with emphysema and has been on oxygen 24/7 for about 8-10 years. A week ago, I had to have the emergency squad take her to Saratoga hospital. At first, I thought that she had a stroke, but they ruled out stroke, heart attack and pneumonia. Her white cell count was very high and they found that she had a urinary tract infection and gave her antibiotics. She was responding well, but a couple of days ago, started to have increasing problems breathing. They put her on drugs to help with her breathing but she got steadily worse. I will miss her terribly. Attached is a copy of her obituary... Pray for us!!
Joe Sycuro
Rosemarie A. Sycuro passed away on October 27th at Saratoga Hospital after a long illness. She was born on February 2nd, 1930 in New York City, the daughter of the late Fred and Mary Flaschentrager. She graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn, NY in June 1948. On January 30, 1949 she married Astor Joseph Sycuro in Brooklyn NY.She was a loyal and true Navy Wife and enjoyed seeing new places, having lived in Cuba, The Philippines, Alaska and Guam. She and her husband have resided in Corinth since he retired from the Navy in 1969. Besides her husband of 62 years, she is survived by one brother, Fred Flaschentrager and his wife Beverly of Virginia Beach VA; two sons Stephen J. Sycuro and his wife Mary of Locust NC, Frederick A. Sycuro and his wife Virginia of Evergreen CO; two daughters, Karen R. Turchiano and her husband Charles of Woodbridge VA, and Nita J. Sycuro of Corinth NY; five grandchildren, Stephen W. Sycuro, Karen A. Downey. Jesse Sycuro, Anthony Turchiano and Vincent Turchiano; five great grandchildren Kaitlyn Rose Sycuro, Stephen Conner Sycuro, Ethan Downey, Alexander Downey, and Breanna Sycuro. Rose worked at the Adirondack Regional Hospital, Corinth for 15 years until she retired in 1985. She enjoyed running the Gold Driving Range on Harris Road Hadley for 15 years where she was always happy to meet new people. She enjoyed bowling, was an avid reader of all sorts of mystery stories, enjoyed he needle-work, playing bridge and solving puzzles. She was an active member of the Hadley Luzerne Lioness Cub for over 22 years and was given the Robert J Uplinger service award in 2010 for all of her service.Rose was a communicant of the Holy Mother and Child Church, Corinth. A memorial mass will be held at the convenience of the family. She will be interred at the Gerald B. Solomon National Cemetery in Schuylerville.
Submitted by LT Joe Sycuro USN RET
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AG1 Patrick W. Granen USN RET
Died September 4, 2011
Patrick Wayne "Pat" Granen, 53, of Slidell, LA, passed away on Sunday, September 4, 2011. Beloved husband of Brenda Elaine Granen. father of Shawn Michael Granen, Megan Elaine Granen, and Joshua Alvin Granen. Son of the late Alvin and Betty Granen. Brother of Richard Granen, Stepheni Granen, Rebecca Walker, and the late Alvin Blaine Granen. Also survived by one grandchild, Drew Michael Granen. A native of Pensacola, Florida, and a resident of Slidell for the past 18 years, Patrick was a 22 year retired veteran of the U.S. Navy.
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse USN RET
and From FRA Magazine
Submitted by AGCM Marty Bonk USN RET
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AG1 Maurice S. Quesnel USN RET
February 3 1931 to September 3 2011
Imperial Beach 02/03/1931 ~ 09/03/2011Honors Fri. 9/23 9:30 a.m. Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, I first met Steve on USS MIDWAY from 1973 to 1975. He then had 20 years of broken service, and signed up for more. We rode her over to Yokosuka for the Forward Home Port Program. When he was supposed to transfer to NWSF Yokosuka in August - September 1975 he was sent back aboard TAD for 90 days due to the sudden transfer of the OA LCPO. He retired in 1977.Those who served with him would kindly say he was very high strung.I lost track of him when he retired, but eventually found him again in 2005. (The wonders of the internet). I went out to see the old girl and met up with Steve in July, then later that year we both attended Jim Crowe's wedding.He related to me that after Navy retirement, he worked for the San Diego Port Authority Police at the Air Port. He was the one who would cite you for staying too long in the white zone, or exceeded the parking meter. He re-retired for good in the mid 90's. He loved to travel and sample the local fare, both solid and liquid, all over the world.
Submitted by AGC Tim Kenefick USN RET
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AG1 Robert Wishnek USN RET
Died August 5, 2011
We mourn the loss of Robert Darryl Wishnek. He left his devoted family on August 5, 2011, 62 years young. A thirty-one year resident of Orange Park, FL he served his country for 20 years in the USN. He is survived by his wife Carol, mother Thelma, son Clifford Bailey, daughters Hollie Gomes and Stacie Cornell, daughter-in-law Julia Bailey, son-in-laws Erik Gomes and Jay Cornell, grandchildren Anderson, Arielle, Sydnie, Colton and Kylie.Submitted by
AGC Bobby Johnson USN RET
Just got the information on AG1 Wishnek. He was a member of FRA #091 here in Jacksonville. Bob
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CWO WALTER M. WINFREY USN RET
1915 - September 14, 2011
Walt passed over the bar in Rome NY 9/14/11. He was born in New Britain CT but orphaned at age six. Sent to Chicago he graduated from Moose Heart High School there and began his naval service in 1936. His first enlistment was spent in USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) as a Seaman First Class. One highlight was the cruise from her west coast home port to NYC for the 1940 World's Fair.
After shipping over Walt was assigned to Class 20, Primary Aerographer School on NAS Lakehurst NJ and graduated in January1941. He was transported to NAS Seattle and NAS Dutch Harbor in Alaska before being captured by the Japanese Army on Kiska in the Aleutians. Aerog3/c Jim Turner from Class 20 was also captured. More than three years as a POW in Japan followed.
After repatriation in 1945 and brief hospitalization, Walt attended Class C-3 at Lakehurst as CAerM. He married Rose in 1946 and was promoted to CWO2. Orders to NOTS Inyokern CA followed. A daughter was born and the family went to Guam and Saipan before rotating to NAS Quonset Point RI. Summer 1952 brought orders to Point Barrow, Alaska for a one-year Arctic research project, and promotion to CWO3.
Assignments to NAS Alameda, NavSta Midway, and NPGS Monterey followed before retirement from the Navy in May 1957. The family relocated to Rome NY and reconnected with Rose's family there. A son was born in 1962. Walt spent twenty years working at Rome State School, and then retired. Macular degeneration affected his eyesight during the latter years of his life.
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse USN RET
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LT DAVID M. LEIB, USN RET
December 29, 1932 to January 4, 2012
David Milo Leib passed away at home in Bisbee, AZ on Jan. 4, 2012, after a short battle with brain cancer. He was born in Eureka, Mont., on Dec. 29, 1932. After working as track crew on the railroad and doing selective logging in the forests of Montana, Dave joined the U.S. Navy for a 22-year globe-spanning career. He rose from enlisted seaman to lieutenant, serving as a meteorologist on board ships and in Alaska, Guam, Midway Island, Japan and Puerto Rico, with the high point, several seasons in Antarctica.
Upon retirement Dave earned a degree in geological engineering from the University of Arizona in 1980. He then worked for mining companies in Arizona developing computer programs and trained African engineers in Zaire.
Relocating to Cochise County, he and his wife built a rammed-earth house and lived off the grid for 10 years in Gleeson ghost town. After renovating two historic houses in Bisbee, he moved to a house near Brown Canyon in the Huachucas where he enjoyed biking and hiking daily in the mountain canyons.
Dave was very active in recent years, volunteering at the farmers markets and for special events such as the annual mesquite millings there. He had a passion for flying, was a current pilot and planned to build his own airplane. As treasurer for the local chapter of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) he enjoyed assisting them in offering free flights for children.
He is survived by his wife, Valerie McCaffrey of Bisbee; grandson, Kaiser Leib of Sierra Vista; daughter, Deborah Suzanne Leib; and granddaughters, Amanda and Emily Matsumura of Yucaipa, Calif.; and grandson, Schaeffer Leib of Montana.
A memorial celebration for Dave will be held at Brown Canyon Ranch at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 15.
Submitted by many Shipmates and Friends
Dave and I served as "A" School instructors 1960-62. He later came thru the CPO Leadership Academy, I believe in late 1962 or 1963 while I was an instructor there. We were not on the ice at the same time. Beyond my time with Dave at Lakehurst and the brief passing at Ft. Barrancas, Pensacola, can't give you more as that was the only time we crossed paths
CDR Mo Gibbs USN RET
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse USN RET
Well, here is some bad news in case you don’t already know. I went to Sierra Vista AZ newspaper and checked the obituaries and there he was. It might well already been sent to the NWSA newsletter.
I so hope that Dave did not suffer much. I just read in FRA Today about lots of cancer in Antarctic folks and the questions were about the nuclear power plant and its continuing problems – and the drinking water came from ice at the bottom of the hill where the plant was sited.
May Dave rest in peace; he had a full and interesting life.
Ann (Bucher)
Submitted by Pam Elliot
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Donald T. Nelson
April 1, 1928 to September 10, 2011
Donald T. Nelson “Dad” formerly of Fresno has gone home to be with The Lord this day, Saturday, September 10, 2011. Dad was born in Torrance CA on April 1, 1928 to Joyce and Maude Nelson and began working in his early teen years in the family business, Nelson Mfg. Co. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Navy as an Aerographer and was stationed at Attu AK until 1948. After 40 years living, going to school, and working in Southern CA, the Bay Area and Santa Barbara, he moved the family to the San Joaquin Valley in 1968 and then to Fresno where he operated a successful insurance agency. He and Donna Nelson, his wife of 61 years, moved to Oregon in 1999 to be near their family.
He was preceded in death by his daughter Carola. Dad is survived by his loving wife Donna; his daughter, Joanna Anderson and her husband Rob; his son, Jack; and youngest son Craig and his wife Stanette; as well as seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by a sister, Mary Nelson of California.
Submitted by Paul R. Welch
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CAPTAIN PAUL WOLFF USN RET
16 September 2009
Submitted by AGC Zane Jacobs USN RET
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LCDR KENNETH S. COLAW, USN RET
January 4, 1929 to August 1, 2011
Kenneth Samuel Colaw, LCDR USN (Ret), passed away on August 1, 2011, in Pensacola, Florida. Born January 4, 1929 in Stephens City, Virginia, Ken was the son of Daniel Albert Colaw, Sr. and Atrill Stickley Cook. Preceded in death by his beloved wife of 47 years, Dolly Louise Cate Colaw; his brother, Daniel Albert Colaw, Jr., he is survived by his sister, Mary Colaw Quanbeck of Lewisville, Texas, his daughter Jo Ella Colaw Flinton of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, four grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
LCDR Colaw enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945, rose through the ranks and retired in 1973. During his 28 year naval career as a meteorologist, he served aboard the USS Salisbury Sound and USS Shangri La. He was stationed in Guam, Okinawa, China, Alaska, Midway Island, Hawaii, the Philippines, and Spain. Military awards and decorations include the Good Conduct Medal, World War II Victory Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the Japanese Occupation Medal, the United Nations Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, American Campaign Medal, the China Service Medal and the National Defense Medal. After retiring from the U. S. Navy, Mr. Colaw worked as an environmental engineer for the State of Florida. He retired again in 1994 and enjoyed his life traveling, fishing and visiting with family and friends. The long time resident of Pensacola was a member of many local civic organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 706; AMVETS, Post 292 and Loyal Order of Moose. LCDR Kenneth S. Colaw was buried on August 5, 2011 at Barrancas National Cemetery with full military honors. VFW Post 706 hosted a luncheon after the service in his memory. The family thanks the VFW and requests that the VFW be the recipient of any memorial gifts.God speed Ken! You were loved by many and will be missed by all.
Submitted by AGCS John Shay USN RET
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AG1 ROBERT W. HUDMAN USN RET
June 27, 1930 to June 21, 2011
Submitted by AGCM Marty Bonk USN RET
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AGC JAMES (JIM) B. VOLLMER USN RET
August 17, 1941-July 24, 2011
Jim passed away in his home in Milpitas surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his devoted wife Sue, his three children Laura Sullivan (Kevin), Jaime Orendac (Paul), and James Vollmer (Dawn), and his three grandchildren Paul Orendac, and Caden and Rylan Vollmer. Jim grew up and was a long time resident of Pacific Beach. He enlisted in the Navy in 1958 and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He retired from the Navy in 1978, then pursued a career in meteorology, which was a life-long passion. He will be greatly missed by his family. His family will hold a private memorial service.
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Dr. Helene Marie Stutsman Ph.D.
February 7, 1920 to August 10, 2011
Born February 7, 1920, in Philadelphia, PA as Helen Marie Reed. Her father, Tom Reed, was a railroad freight foreman, and her mother Helen was a housewife. She was the middle child between brothers Tom (oldest) and John (Jack). At 14, taking advantage of transferring to a new school, she changed her name to Helene by adding an "e". She graduated high school with honors and continued her education at Pierce College, a technical school, where she trained to be a corporate secretary. When WWII broke out, she joined the WAV corp. and trained as a meteorologist. Using her knowledge of weather patterns, she was assigned to the war room in Washington DC and decrypted Japanese messages, deciphered the first part of the message (which had the weather information) and forwarded her portion of the decrypted message for further processing. Very few individuals knew what Helene was doing for the war effort -- even her immediate supervisor did not have the appropriate security clearance. While in DC, she met and married Lt. Robert E. Stutsman, MD, USNR, Medical Corp. Over time, the Navy family moved to Philadelphia; Newfoundland, Canada; Miami; San Diego (twice); Sanford, Florida; and New Iberia, Louisiana. When Capt Stutsman retired from the Navy, the family moved to Little Rock, and eventually to Paradise Valley, Arizona. Following her children (Robert, John, Reed, Peter and David) reaching maturity, she enrolled in classes at Mesa Community College and upon the creation of Scottsdale Community College, transferred there where she obtained her AA degree She then enrolled at Arizona State University where she obtained her B.S, Masters and Ph.D. degrees. Her near perfect 4.0 grade average while attending college was smudged by a B in a Spanish class. Upon graduation, she worked at the Beatitudes Center D.O.A.R. as a Program Coordinator. She died August 10, 2011 at Hospice of the Valley Eckstein Center, of old age, which ravaged her body but not her spirit or mind -- which remained sharp to the end. She is preceded in death by her brothers and husband, but is survived by all of her children, along with numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As the matriarch of her family, she will be missed. Her ashes will be interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., alongside of her husband.
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse USN RET and AGCS Paul Johnson USN RET
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LCDR RAYMOND WILSON HENNESSEY USN RET
December 24, 1929 to August 24, 2011
Born in Baltimore, Maryland on Dec. 24, 1929, Departed on Aug. 24, 2011 and resided in Middleburg, FL.
Let it be known, when tomorrow starts without me, and I'm not here to see; If the sun should rise and find your eyes are filled with tears for me. I wish so much you would not cry the way you did today; while thinking of so many things we did not get to say. I know how much you cared... as much as I cared for you; And each time you think of me, I know you will miss me too. But when tomorrow starts without me, please try to understand that my Jean came, and called my name, and took me by the hand.
Funeral services for Raymond Wilson Hennessey LCDR, USN, 81, will be held 11AM Monday, August 29, 2011 at St. Luke's Catholic Church, 1606 Blanding Blvd., Middleburg, FL with Father Edward Rooney officiating. Interment will follow at a later date in Arlington National Cemetery. Raymond served his country proudly in the United States Navy, during The Korean Conflict and the Vietnam War. He retired as a LCDR with over 30 years of decorated service. Raymond was the past president of MOAA, and a member of the Naval Weather Service Association. He was a Navy Hurricane Hunter and served in VW1 And VW4. After retirement Raymond went on to serve as a volunteer at Naval Hospital Jacksonville for over 20 years. Mr. Hennessey was predeceased by his loving wife, "Jean" Hennessey in 1992. He is survived by two daughters, Debbie Hennessey, and Kathleen Hennessey Davitt; and many other loving family members and friends.
Submitted by AGCM Marty Bonk USN RET
I had the privilege of serving with Ray several times from the early 50's until the early 70's, both as enlisted and commissioned. He also had two tours in VW-1. A sailor's sailor.
Submitted by LCDR Bud Horn USN RET
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AGCS WILLIE “BILL” SANDERS USN RET
1929 - August 9, 2011
Sandy passed over the bar 8/09/11. He enlisted in the Navy in 1947, shortly after his high school graduation in London OH. As an Aerographer he served in Panama, Antarctica, Hawaii, Washington DC, and California. While stationed in Op-533 Aerology in the Pentagon, Sandy worked with Jim King in Communications. At that time the AG Detailer was Yag Crawford and then Bulldog Drummond. Bob Freeman was in Climatology with Joe Frosio and Jack Keyser while Doc Blanchard and Al Atwell were assigned to R&D with Dan Rex and Florence Van Straten. Sandy met Shirley Jean Meili and they were married in 1950. Later they had three children. Sandy retired from USN in 1968 and went to National Weather Service office in Las Vegas NV, then in 1971 to Concordia KS. He retired there in 1975.
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse
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AGCM MICHAEL KALLES USN RET
1938 - June 15, 2011
Mike passed away 6/15/11 at Potomac Hospital, Woodbridge VA. He leaves a daughter, Kelly. Mike was born in Tacoma WA and shipped into the Navy there. Fresh from Aerographer (A) School on NAS Lakehurst he filled a one-man billet in USS GENERAL BUTNER, a large transport operating between NYC and Bremerhaven. After four years (the AG Detailer lost his file) Mike went to FWF Yokosuka, where he was advanced to AG2.
During the Viet Nam war Mike served in a carrier on three deployments. He then went to BuPers in WashDC and filled the AG Detailer billet from 1978-81. He served an additional tour in BuPers as Master Chief Petty Officer detailer before retiring in 1983.
Until his wife, JoAnn, died in 1995 Mike managed the Rental Depot located in Woodbridge VA. He commented that after that he became "Master of the Crock Pot." His subsequent years were devoted to caring for Kelly.
Submitted by CDR Don Cruse USN RET
From Historian Don Cruse Column in NWSA Aerograph dtd 11 November 2009, Vol 33-4.
Mike Kalles was a prime example of a young, inexperienced AG3 going to sea directly from Primary Aerographer School. He relieved another AerM in USNS BUTNER (TAP-113) in 1956 and remained aboard until 1959. Somehow the Navy lost his personnel records when Seavey-Shorevey was effected.
During those years BUTNER served the North Atlanticroute between New York-Southampton-Bremerhaven, transporting troops and families.
Mike made forty-four Atlantic crossings in BUTNER. After being aboard BUTNER for many voyages and advancing to AG2, Mike was designated Leading Quartermaster in N Division.
(Editor)
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AGC BOB LLOYD USN RET
October 3, 1933 - October 4, 2011
Robert Baldwin Lloyd (1933 - 2011) was born in Newton, Iowa on October 3, 1933, the sixth of nine children born to Edward and Rena Lloyd. He was an Eagle Scout. After graduation from Newton High School and a year at the University of Northern Iowa, he enlisted in the Navy, spending a fulfilling twenty year career which took him from Adak, AK to Rota, Spain, and many an interesting point in between. He was quietly proud of his weather forecasting abilities, which were put to use in the difficult political atmosphere of the 1960's.
Bob loved to fly, and held a private pilot's license for many years.
After retiring from the Navy, he completed his BA and MA in History from the University of West Florida and taught briefly before embarking on a second twenty year career evaluating naval training programs in the federal civil service.
Bob loved music, singing for many years in Barbershop Quartets and church choirs, and spent many hours and miles pursing his love for history in family genealogical research. He was an active member of Christ Episcopal Church and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, the Naval Weather Service Association, the Navy League and the West Florida Genealogical Society. After he retired, he was a docent at Pensacola Historical Village for several years until his health declined.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Edward and Richard, and a young daughter, Mary Suzanne.
He is survived by his wife of fifty three years, Elspeth Andrus Lloyd; two daughters, Margaret (Brian) Lenharth of Tucson, AZ and Lucy of Downers Grove, IL; one son, Dr. Robert (Ann) Lloyd, Jr. of Thousand Oaks, CA; ten grandchildren, Andrew, Philip, Ellyn, Owen, David Lawrence, William, David Robert, Benjamin, Peter, Paul, and one great-granddaughter, Micah. He is also survived by two sisters, Delores Butler and Mary Ann Iske and four brothers, Donald, James, Larry and Thomas. He leaves behind a large and loving extended family of nephews and nieces, whom he loved dearly.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 14, 2011 at 9:30 am at Christ Episcopal Church. A private interment will be held at Barrancas National Cemetery.
The family would like to thank Dr. Thomas Tan and Covenant Hospice for the loving and compassionate care that eased our husband and father's last days.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to the Naval Aviation Museum or Music at Christ Church.
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