MSC-MSTS-ATS REUNION 2005
Hello Shipmates-Former Employees-Family and Friends
Hello to all and I am pleased to report that we had a great Reunion at San
Leandro Yacht Club. Rained early morning but by the time the set
up crew of Tom Grabow, Hai Ly, Tony DeVenuta, Katie Haung, Tac Hin,
Barbara and Mom Lavernne arrived the sky was clearing and the sun came
out and we had a beautiful setting by the harbor. Many Thanks to Tom,
Hai, and
Tac
for all their hours at the grill. Thanks to Lavernne and Katie
for manning the check in table and helping with food and to Nancy
Faulkner for her help. Many of the attendees brought terrific
food and I want to thank all of you.
As
usual we had some new attendees, some of the regulars were unable to
attend, and many sent messages and will be acknowledged later in the
news letter.
The attendees were:
Mary Alexander, Deo Almondi, Jack Anderson, Chuck Berger, Kimon
Antoniadis, Jim and Anne
Aoki,
Ron Barnes and Judy Thomas, Rodney and Janice Berquist, George Bruno,
Raymond Chang,
Barbara
Chapman and Mom Lavernne Thompson, Carl and Helen Chavaree, Paul Crovo,
Tony
DeVenuta,
Edna Eltringham via phone, Karl and Nancy Faulkner, David Foote, Ken
Fuchs,
Leroy
and Theresa Gill, Tom Grabow, John Hastings, Tac Hin, Katie Huang,
Lenel Johnson,
James
Jungles, Dorthea Keller, Rosemary Knecht, Scriven Light, Al Lipski, Art
and Ladona
Luellen,
Hai Ly, Jim Mammon, Arabella and Roger Malonzo, Charles Matlock, Ivy
Meninga,
Anthony
Mills, Patrick Moloney, Mary Ann Mullen and Tom Sheridan, Chung and
Lang Nguyen,
Jim
Page, Jack Reich, Arthur Roberson, Jim Sankey and Kevina Presley, Bert
and Helen
Schroeder,
Ken Kapreilian, Eric Scott, Bernard and Shirley Schultz, Michael Shipp,
Bob and
Janet
Stickle, William E. Strain, Thomas Strongs, Robert Williams and Don
Wilson.
I
received calls, messages and e-mail from the following people that were
unable to attend:
Tommy
Tomlinson (due to hip surgery),
Harold
Flock, Floyd and Ron Driggins, over in Las Vegas,
Cathie
and Chuck Becker (put retirement papers in,),
Joseph
Stropole (working in VI) has had contact with Tom Roth-Roffy NTSB,
Crane
Lopes Admiralty Attny,
Dan
Eglington and Simon Tao also with MARAD).
Jo ann Yamane-West Acquisition, Bay Area,
Joyce Caro-VA-local,
Greg
Hague-Master Kilauea, ship is having 3 Promotion
Ceremonies and
one Change of Watch(10-15-05)
to
include newly promoted Captain Eugene Dawydiak, so with all that he was
unable to attend,
CE
Ken Fuchs was able to break away and he arrived after many had left..
Card
from Ruth Frederick in Florida,
Ray Jackson,ND,
Leonard Rifkin, SOCAL,
call from Billy Frank and Flora Ballard, VA,
notes from Jim Stillman, NOCAL,
Sabrina Bell Lett, VA.
Jim and Dorothy Boyce traveling to the east coast,
David Stump, VA,
Erma Wilson, Bay Area,
and Egenia Adekunjo Davis, MD.
Great WEBSITE from Jessica Black,
http://sq45.cawg.cap.gov/
.
Marc
Webster,Bay Area,
Dave
Milton, SOCAL,
James
McGowan, NOCAL,
Jeff
Cook, SOCAL,
Ray
Sanchez at Army Vietnam Vets Reunion and
Rochelle
Wright, NOCAL sent e-mails.
Bruce
Butterfield, advised he is planning to retire Nov 05,
Loo
Jones ( recent surgery-at MSCALOATPERMGMTCED-VA,
Greg
Thornton on Drill Weekend-TX,
new
Commodore SEALOGPAC (MSCPAC) CAPT Hart Sebring unable to attend this
year but will try to make it next year,
Gordon Catron, and Willard Keels were unable to attend,
and Lon Denison is on family hunting trip to SD.
Joel Suzuki working at SEALOGPAC,
Al Perry in Palm Springs,
Dennis Gleavy back on East Coast,
Dennis Leggett doing the Hula,
Jacob Vargis busy with USCG,
and Elmer Johnson off to see son in Korea.
All of these folks wanted me to pass on Best Wishes to all of you.
It
is so rewarding to see the career progression of so many of those we
seniors refer to as youngsters, We recognized the people that
came the farthest to attend.
The
winner was Ivy Meninga who works in President Bush's Office and
lives in Maryland, with Jim and Anne Aoiki the runners up who live 10
miles closer to us, but also in Maryland.
We
had others who came from out of town. Several folks (afloat
and ashore) who came are currently employed by SEALOGPAC.
Recognition
of those who had joined ATS the earliest went to Lenel
Johnson and Bert Schroeder who both started in 1946.
As
you know CPT Thomlinson has written many books(All available for
purchase on the Jeremiah O'Brien) in and around MSC and now we have
another Author, Anthony Mills (AB).
He
has just published, "He Was A Survivor", available from
888-745-4274.
Since
the death of Raleigh Minix, (Raleigh was a driving force in
Richmond, CA getting kids off the street and into maritime or other
educational programs) John Hastings is sponsoring The Anchor Program
(TAP), for youth in the Richmond Area. If you are
interested in helping as a Program/Participant, Sponsor, Donor or
Volunteer contact John at 510-237-7TAP or e-mail, (TAP510@comcast.net).
Capt.
Pat Moloney gave us a great report on the JOB Cruise to the Moth
Ball Fleet in August, with 900+ souls aboard the got up close and
reminiscent with our old UNREP ladies of the sea.
Paul
Crovo gave us information of SEALOGPAC (formerly MSCPAC).
Again most of the group that moved to San Diego are going to have to
pull up stakes and move to the Tidewater Area, there will only be
around 60 personnel left in San Diego Area.
Our
Reunion Roster has really grown this year with many of the gang,
Jack Reich, Paul Crovo, James Jungles, Jim Stillman, Jim and Ann Aoki,
Delores Comerford, and others, making contact with folks and getting
e-mails, names and addresses to me. I now have over 660 contacts,
260+ that require postage for snail mail and 350+ e-mails and a few
that I have name only as mail or e-mail was returned. Please keep
up the great work getting
these
contacts to me. I will try to do two mailings a year, god
willing and as other info is received I will get e-mails out. I have to
send the e-mails in groups of 20-30 to keep my good old system from
freaking out on me. Please send me any contact information that you can
find for our current or former ship-mates, shore employees and friends
of ATS-MSTS and MSC
We
had wonderful donations from Gordon Catron, Robert Wernette, Ray
Jackson, Leonard Rifkin, Harold Grummer, Ruth Frederick, Willard Keels
and Carl Chavaree, plus all of the
attendees,
so I just about cleared on expenses from 2 mailings and the
Bar-B-Q. Thanks to all of you.
7
October
2006 {1100 thru 1600} has been confirmed for Reunion 06 at the
San
Leandro
Yacht Club. Specifics will be posted on this site early in
2006.
Barbara
Chapman-
717 Anderson Way,
Rio
Vista, CA 94571.
Tony
De Venuta
925-377-0433,
925-963-6799,
Tony@cyberteck.net