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SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST: Parents’ Sponsored Homecoming Golf Tournament Pg 2 New from the Board Of Trustees Pg 3 2006 Homecoming Pictures Pg 4 New Public Relations & Communication Director Pg 5 Class News Pgs 6-15 Alumni Association Pres.-Elect Pg 16 Honorary Alumni Named Pg 16 ‘64 Class Honors Commandant CDR Frank T. Steel Pg 16 New Development Director & Trip to Keys and Coral Gables Pg 17 & Pg 19 “PT 285” by John Gardella ’42 Pg 18 TAPS
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Hotel Information for Homecoming Pg 22 Reservation Forms for H.C. ’07 Pg 23
Almost 75 Years Old, Admiral Farragut Academy Continues to Forge Leaders of Men and Women
By: CAPT Robert J. Fine, Jr., Headmaster Last November, Farragut cadets gathered on the outskirts of Al Ross Field. With the sound of helicopter rotors blotting out their cheers and kicking up dust and debris, a Navy SH‐60 "Seahawk" descended from the sky and touched down on the 50 yard line. Students from all three Divisions watched in awe as the blades began to slow. After a moment, pilot and co‐pilot descended from the cockpit. Lights flashed from every angle as representatives of the media and anyone else with a camera swarmed to capture the visage of LTJG Andrea Alvord, the co‐pilot of the massive bird. Alvord, the class of 1999 Valedictorian at Admiral Farragut and graduate of Vanderbilt University, where she had earned an Navy ROTC scholarship, embraced her parents, her former teachers, and conferred salutes upon the AFA senior administration. It was an memorable moment, and a day not soon to be forgotten. In November of 2008, we celebrate our 75th birthday, and while much has changed over three quarters of a century, we at AFA have stayed true to its values. True, this generation is quite different from the one that first walked the halls of AFA North in 1933. True, those graduates were of an era where character was forged by the Great Depression and the Second World War. True, the Tom's River campus has closed. But it is also true that its spirit remains alive at AFA South. Our alumni are proud of their accomplishments and of the education they received. And admittedly, it is sometimes easy to think that the Academy has lost its way. However, if
the test of a school is the caliber of its graduates, then perhaps we have never been stronger and perhaps there has never been a better time to pride yourself on being an alumnus. For six years we have been fighting a war on terror, and the number of alumni serving in this effort is staggering. Over the last ten years, out of roughly five hundred graduates, more than fifty are either actively deployed or in various stages of training. Currently, six alumni, including two females, attend the Naval Academy, and four at the Merchant Marine Academy. Over twenty have earned ROTC scholarships in the past five years alone. Alumni serve in every military branch, as enlisted or as officers, both at home and abroad. In the war on terror, at least one graduate has made the ultimate sacrifice, and one more has been severely wounded. A Farragut alumnus, a Captain in the USMC, was first to fly over Baghdad in his FA‐18 "Hornet" during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He is there again with a fellow graduate in his squadron, putting his life on the line every day. Two more alumni, class of 2005, also joined the USMC; one is training to command tanks and the other is already in harm's way, a member of Marine Force Recon. On the home front, both LTJG Andrea Alvord and her sister, Nicola, fly helicopters that patrol our borders. Another alumna flies P‐3 "Orion’s," submarine hunters, out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville. A dozen recent graduates have put college on hold and enlisted in the Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Army, and three have completed Airborne training and are moving on to Ranger school. Since 1999, fourteen alumni have earned officer status, including ten in the Navy, one in the USMC, and three in the Army.
Has Farragut changed? Indeed. So has the world. Yet we are still producing some of the finest graduates in the country. We have one of the highest percentiles of alumni serving in the armed forces, a fact of which we can all be proud. Farragut has accomplished much over the past 75 years. Its alumni boast astronauts, movie stars, prominent business leaders, doctors, lawyers, and even a dozen generals and admirals. And we continues to grow, with a solid commitment to character education, leadership, and academic excellence. In a world where mediocrity is expected, we stand as a beacon to all those who would not go gently into that good night. Remember the pride you felt when you received your diploma and the honor of once being a part of something so special. But also remember the dozens of young men and women of this current generation who are manning that wall, protecting our country, and standing in harm's way so that we may enjoy the freedoms that so many take for granted. We pray for their safe return, and mourn those who will not We also invite you to come back to Farragut and help us continue to mold this current generation into servant‐ leaders who will no doubt play a significant role in the evolution of our county and our way of life. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." ‐‐Edmund Burke, Irish philosopher, & politician (1729 ‐ 1797) Please plan to join us next year at Homecoming, Graduation, or any other time as we begin to plan our 75th Anniversary.
“Success is Never Accidental”
ENTRY FORM
Due to MacDill Security Regulations: All participants must be registered prior to the event and have a Photo ID to present upon entry to the Base. Drivers must have a Photo ID, Vehicle Registration and proof of Vehicle Insurance at time of entry to the base. Bus transportation is available to and from AFA
9th Annual Golf Tournament Sponsored by AFA Parents’ Group Friday 2 November 2007 Shotgun Start at 0800 Lunch to Follow Bay Palms Golf Complex MacDill AFB, FL 33621
Sponsorship Package: Circle One Commandant (individual)
$ 125
Admiral’s Package
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Captain’s Package
$ 600
Luncheon Sponsor
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Sign Recognition
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Contest Ticket
$20 Mulligan's $ 5 each (max 2 pp)
Attend Lunch Only
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Commandant (Individual) - $125.00 This package is for individuals and includes greens fees, cart, lunch and bus transportation.
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Admiral - $2.000.00 This package includes a foursome, 8 mulligan’s, greens fees, cart, lunch, bus transportation, recognition in all print materials (program) and an on course sign recognition of the sponsor.
Recognition Packages: Please fill in below. Sign Recognition: Name desired on hole sign and in Program _________________________________________________ Total Amount Enclosed: $___________________
Captain - $600.00 This package is for a sponsored foursome and includes greens fees, cart, lunch, bus transportation and an on course sign recognition of the sponsor.
I will use the Courtesy Bus Transport leaving from AFA 0630.
Luncheon Sponsorship - $1,200.00 This package entitles the individual or corporation for recognition at our luncheon and awards ceremony. A banner at the luncheon, recognition in all print materials (program) and an exclusive hole recognition as the luncheon sponsor.
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Sign Recognition - $150.00 This package entitles the individual or corporation to recognition on an individual hole or putting green. Contest Tickets - $20.00 This ticket gives the bearer entry to all on course contests: Hole - in - One, Closest to the pin and Longest Drive (Male and Female). Mulligan’s - $5.00 each Limit two per player, to be used tee to green. Contest Tickets and Mulligan’s may be purchased the morning of the Tournament.
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A portion of your entry fee is tax deductible All Checks are to be made payable to:
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News from the Board of Trustees
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The AFA Board of Trustees has recently undertaken a complete revision of its By‐Laws.
These By‐Laws will provide the Academy with a vehicle which will provide a constant source of new ideas and leadership. This will enable the Academy to maintain a cutting‐edge program of administration to assure that the school is constantly remaining relevant within the educational community. The new By‐Laws of the Board of Trustees incorporates term limits and board membership can be increased up to 15 members. The new By‐Laws of the Board of Trustees will seek to balance the representation by members of our Alumni community, our Parent community, and that of members of the Business and Educational communities.
A LEGACY TO THE WORLD FROM AFA ALUMNI What does Admiral Farragut Academy mean to you? You quite likely have gone through your life without realizing what a great impact AFA has had not only upon your life, but also on the lives of billions of people around the globe. It was an AFA graduate who sat atop a Red Stone Missile at the Cape as it launched successfully into sub‐orbital flight. He became the first American in space. He was Alan B. Shepard, Jr., AFA Class of 1941. America’s first voyage into space was by a Navy Commander who graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy. Later, this brave astronaut was destined to accomplish another great milestone for all men on earth. He would become one of twelve men who braved the 238,000+ miles between earth and the moon, and who landed and walked upon our nearest extraterrestrial body in our solar system, and safely returned another 238,000+ miles back to earth. Alan Shepard was the 5th man to walk on the moon as a crew member of Apollo 14 which landed on the moon in February 1971. Our school was relatively young. Only 37 years had gone by since it came into existence. Now what are the odds that two of the twelve men who have walked on the moon would both be graduates of Admiral Farragut Academy? These odds must be astronomical. Again, a little over a year later, another fantastic voyage, by yet a different graduate of AFA would elevate our school to its unique position of being the only high school in the world to have two of its graduates walk on the moon and safely return to earth. The second Admiral Farragut Academy graduate to accomplish this was Charles Moss Duke, Jr. of the Class of 1953. Duke was aboard Apollo 16 which landed in the Lunar Highlands in April of 1972. Charlie presented our school with a lunar sample on May 7, 2006.
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WHEN IT COMES TO HOMECOMING . . .
. . . A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS!
ALISON LESCARBEAU NAMED DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS and COMMUNICATIONS
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Meet Alison M. Lescarbeau, our new Director of Public Relations and Communications. Alison comes to us with a degree in Media & Communications and a background in corporate real estate, and public relations. She served in the Air National Guard for 15 years with the 104th Tactical Fighter Wing in Massachusetts were she served as a paralegal and then as their Public Affairs Officer after receiving her commission. She achieved the rank of Captain.
She has two children at Admiral Farragut, a daughter entering the 7th grade and a son entering the 4th grade. Her husband is the Director of Strategic Product Sales by InterVoice, Inc. They reside in Gulfport.
HERE’S SOME FOOD FOR THOUGHT! Did you know: If you are one in a million in China, there are 1300 people just like you? In India there are 100 people just like you. The 25% of the population in China with the highest IQs. . . is greater than the total population of North America. In India it’s the top 28%. Translation For Teachers: They have more honors kids than we have kids. Did you know: China will soon become the number one English speaking country in the world? If you took every single job in the US today and shipped it to China, it would still have a labor surplus. As you read this...60 babies will be born in the US … 351 babies will be born in China, and 244 babies will be born in India. The US Dept. of Labor estimates that today’s learner will have 10 to l4 jobs by age 38. According to the US Dept. Of Labor, 1 out of 4 workers today is working for a company for whom they have been employed less than 1 year. More than 1 out of 2 workers today is working for a company for whom they have worked less than 5 years. We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist--using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet. If you are viewing this online, click on the link below for the whole story: http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift
Here SHE is, the USS New Steel from the World Trade Center was York, made from the melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it World Trade Center! was poured into the molds on Sept 9, USS New York It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship designed for missions that include spe‐ cial operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 com‐ bat‐ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft.
2003, "those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence," recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. "It was a spiritual moment for everybody there." Junior Chavers, foundry operations man‐ ager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the "hair on my neck stood up." "It had a big meaning to it for all of us," he said. "They knocked us down.
They can't keep us down. We're going to be back." The ship's motto? "Never Forget"
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CLASS NEWS Bruce C. Feiring ’43 & ’44 PG – Bruce sent us an update. He and Phyllis are living in Long Branch, NJ. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren. Frank is retired from the Franklyn Mint where he was the General Manager. He said, “Was pleased to see a picture of my friend Sam Ogden, also, (to) hear from George Rule.” Bruce did not send us an email address. You can contact Bruce by telephone at: (732) 222‐ 7431.
Outstanding Athlete Medal.” His yearbook says, “Choni came to us from the Canadian Army Reserve school of St. Andrew’s early in February of last year. He immediately attained a high popularity among the fellows and a rank in the cadet corps and this year he is one of the outstanding cadet officers. He is very athletic and has letters in basketball, football, and baseball.” You can contact Choni Irvine at his email address: CWIrvine@cs.com.
Challen W. Irvine ’46 ‐ Col. U. S. Air Force (Ret) ‐ We received an email from Col. Irvine. He had requested a copy of his ’46 yearbook and sadly, the request must have fallen through a crack, or a termite hole. We are sending him a copy of the ’46 yearbook. He also sent us some information to pass along to his AFA classmates and friends. He says, “I transferred from St. Andrews College, Aurora, Ontario, Canada as a second term Junior, and graduated in 1946. At graduation I was awarded the
Jay B. Sondheim ’47 – We received an update from Jay. Here’s what he had to say, “Living
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happily ever after in Grass Valley, CA. We play Tennis, attend Community College, and enjoy the Grandchildren.” You can contact Jay at his email address: shirleyjay@webtv.net. J. Val Smith ’47 ‐ Val sent us online reservations for Homecoming ’07 for
himself and Sylvia Brooks‐Smith. They are planning to participate in all events and hope that everyone will make an effort to come. You can contact Val at his email address: JVSMITH@FLASH.NET. (Be sure and let him know that you’re planning to attend. Go online and take a look at the special dinner planned for the class of ‘47’s 60th Reunion Anniversary at Mac Dill AFB Officers Club.) http:// www.farragut.org/ alumni. CAPT Peter B. Easton ’49 – Peter sent us an online update. He is living in Virginia Beach, VA. Though he didn’t send us any news, we can give you his email address so you can contact him and find out what he’s been up to as of late: vikamaka@earthlink.net . Henry H. Roberts ’51 – Bob and Jack Morris ’51 sent me an email indicating that Hank Roberts lives in Hawaii. His address is: P.O. box 1604, Pahoa, Hawaii 96778. They said they hadn’t heard from him
for 4 to 5 years. We wish he had an email address! John H. “Jack” Simpson ’52 – Jack sent us an online update. He is living in Littleton, CO, in the Denver area, and works for Lockheed Martin as an Aerospace Engineer. You can contact Jack by his email address: john.h.simpson@lmco.c om Frank D. Harrisson ’53 – Frank Wendt sent us a forward of an email which he received from Frank Harrisson. We quote: “Hello Frank, Reading Reveille sure brought back some memories especially by catching your name posted within. Being on the shores of the Toms River seems a life time ago. I still remember the meetings of the Alumni Association with you held in the William Masciangelo Hall that previously was the home of the AFA Band under the leadership of Franklin Fisher. I was lead drummer and, Lt. Fisher used to call me "The Spirit of 76". Those were the Glory Years to say the least. Now I am retired
firefighter after 50 years of service, 30 as Fire Chief and living in Southport (Cape Fear) North Carolina. I said retired but not quite. I have been a member of Team Coast Guard for the past 12 years and a member of USCG Aux Flotilla D5Sr 10‐05 and after 10/11 our posture changed toward port security, shades of WWII on the home front, and we got pretty busy especially with the USA MOT Sunny Point within our AOR. To top it off we had a ship fire there that occurred in the engine room and the USCG COTP was a little unhappy about the way the firefighting effort was conducted, and it did not take long for her to find me within her command and commissioned me to "Bight that dog". As it happened I was KTA Marine Firefighting for the USCG COTP Philadelphia PA for 30 years and now the same thing for USCG Sector North Carolina for the past seven years and very busy indeed developing the NC Marine Firefighting (Continued on page 7)
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Council and bringing the shore based firefighters up to speed on shipboard and shore facility firefighting. How are you doing Frank, it sure has been a day or two? I do miss being involved with AFA particularly with Pine Beach. I have never been to St. Pete however I hope to make it for our 1953 55th in 2008.” Frank Harrisson '53 ‐ You can reach Frank at his email address: fdharrisson@earthlink.net. Glen F. Smiley ’53 – Glen sent us an online update. He is living in Boulder, CO. Here’s an update on what Glen has been up to as of late. “Last year (2005‐06, Season) I won the Colorado Season Opener Doubles Squash Racquets Tournament in the 70+ age group. I also won the Colorado State Open Doubles (70+). I traveled to St. Louis, MO for the National Doubles (70+) & came in third. I then went to Toronto, Canada for the World Squash Doubles where I came in at 6th place. This year (2006‐ 07), I won the Colorado State Open Doubles (70+). I also won the Hashim Khan Invitational Squash Racquets Doubles Tournament (70+), came in 2nd in the 60+ Doubles, and came in second in the 70+ Singles. I also won the 70+ Singles at the Kiva Club Classic Invitational in Santa Fe, NM. Also, my son Boyd A. Smiley
married Dena Marie Garcia on December 31 2006. They honeymooned in Tahiti and Bora Bora and now live in Boulder, CO.” You can reach Glen at his email address: gfjdsmiley@gmail.com. Burns E. Cameron ’56 – Burns sent us an update online along with a picture. He is living in Standish, ME. Though he did not send along any news to print, we do have a picture. You can reach Burns at his email address to get the rest of the story: bcameron@roadrunner.com. Wonder what made him smile? William F. Lines ‘56 – Bill sent us an update for his new email and home address. Bill and Joanne have finally settled down. He said, “Greetings from Hoodsport: Wanted to let you know that we have moved into our new home after 16 month's living out of a suitcase, 9 months of which our house was under construction. Actually, we moved into the new house the last week in May. So we have new addresses: (USPS) 40 N Buck Ct. Hoodsport, WA, 98548, and (e‐mail) cjlines@hctc.com, Best regards, Bill” John T. Coyne ’57 – We received an email from Tom.
He said, “Betsy and I are planning on attending the 50th in Florida this year. Let’s set something up for Friday evening get‐together. Keep in Touch! I can’t believe that more grads don't have an e‐ mail address. Cheers!” Tom and Betsy are living in Atlanta, GA. They have four children, Tommy, Kelli, Bobby and, Susan plus 12 Grandchildren. Besides his email address, coinjt@mindspring.com, you can send him a fax at 770‐457‐ 9224. Beverly C. Tyler ’57 – Bev called and spoke with me about his upcoming 50th
Reunion Anniversary. He then sent me an online update and picture. He said, “My wife Barbara and I will be attending the AFA 2007 Homecoming Celebration on November 2 & 3, 2007. Since this is the 50th anniversary of the class of 1957 we hope that a few of the members of the Class of '57 North will be able to come and have a special Reunion get‐ together on Friday Evening. The picture was taken on June 3, 2007, while we were walking the wall in York, England.” (Don’t let Bev down.
This is a great opportunity to celebrate the 50 years since you graduated from AFA. You’ll really enjoy the balmy weather here in Saint Petersburg). You can contact Bev at his email address: BevTyler@aol.com, or on the phone at: 631‐928‐9534. You can also check his Website out at: web: http:// HistoryCloseatHand.com. (Just click on a link, if you’re reading REVEILLE online). Richard F. Verinder ’57 – We received an update from Richard. He wrote he had seen mention of Rudy Kohler ’58 in the REVEILLE. He was pleased that he and Rudy had made contact since they were friends back in the late 50’s. Here is some of the information that Richard sent us. “I am closing out a financial career (CPA, CFO, etc.) on December 31. Will be selling Home & Ranch Mortgage Company, a mortgage origination company I founded fourteen years ago in the rural community of Chappell Hill, TX. You might visit our web site www.homeandranchmortgage.com to get a flavor of our company and how I have changed in 50 years. Egad. Golf has been my recreational passion for many years. A buddy of mine and I recruited eight other neighbors, and founded a Golf (Continued on page 8)
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Club in Spring, TX. See Website: www.willowcreekclub.com It is a member owned club and celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. All ten of us are still alive which is pretty amazing. We just returned from a three week golfing trip to Scotland. What a wonderful country and such amazing golf courses. Yes, I did play St. Andrews ‐ Old Course.” You can reach Richard at his email address: dick@homeandranchmortgage .com. DeLacy M. Wyman ‘57 LT COL (Ret) – DeLacy sent us an online update. Here is his news: “Carole and I moved from Greensboro, North Carolina to Farragut, Tennessee during May, 2007. As you may know, Farragut, Tennessee is the birthplace and home of Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. There is a Farragut Museum here in Farragut Town Hall which I will visit shortly. AFA/St. Petersburg and Farragut, TN share a common heritage, which I hope, can be enhanced through mutual collaboration. Please let me know your thoughts about Farragut, TN, and AFA collaboration and communication.” DeLacy M. Wyman, AFA North '57. You can email DeLacy at his email address: dmwyman2@charter.net.
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CLASS NEWS Fred B. Lafferty, III ‘59 — We received an update form from Fred. He and Bev live in sunny Florida now. Fred retired at age 66 after 31 years with Cargill, Inc. in Minneapolis, MN where he was Vice‐Pres. Of Global Security. He’s now busy with his 2 Grandsons and Golf! He says, “I speak with Coach Slaby periodically.” He did not give us an email address, but you can give him a call at: 850‐ 622‐6552. Dexter Coffman ’61 – We received an online update from Dexter. He’s living in Fresco, CA. He says, “Health is good. Have a 13 month old grandson and another due in December. Married (to Tricia) 40 years August 19th, 2007, and still wonderfully happy with her. Please email me if you are ever near Fresno, CA come visit with us. We will take you for a Hot Air Balloon Ride in Magic Moments.” You can contact Dexter at his email address: scorch@tempest‐edge.com. Henry L. Williams – ’61 Henry is living in Glendale, AZ. He did not send us any news. But, you can contact him at his phone number 623‐486‐6969 and catch up on what he has been up to since the last time you saw him. Barclay C. Charles ‘63 – “Sorry all ‐ I doubt I will be able to make the twenty year reunion, I will be finishing up my coursework for my PhD in
Environmental Science at Oregon State University, where I have been for the past two years. Hope everyone is doing well ‐ I'm married with one child ‐ Cienna who is heading to 6th grade next year ‐ where does the time go! Anyone passing through Oregon please let me know ‐ unreal mountains, fishing, hiking, kayaking, hunting, mountain biking etc. Aloha, Barclay” You can contact Barclay at his email address: barclaycharles@yahoo.com. Neil C. Hicks ‘63 – “I retired for the third time on April 27th. Twenty years in the Army, 10 1/2 years with Lockheed, and 10 years with Kaiser Permanente. I hope to play a lot more golf and get involved with my wife and son and their golf and baseball activities. My wife, Amy, besides working 40 hours a week at her job, is also an assistant Freshman Golf Coach as well as an assistant Sophomore Baseball coach at the local high school. My son, Sean, has just finished his freshman year of college at Midland Lutheran College in Fremont, NE, and is on a partial baseball scholarship with them. This summer he is playing baseball with a college summer league, an assistant coach with the Sophomore Summer Team with his former high school coach and mother and is umpiring in the local High School/Pre‐High School
association. At the end of July he will be going to Cooperstown, NY, to participate in one week of a 12 ‐week long baseball group of tournaments as an invitee of one of the local teams here in Parker, CO. I think that I will be busier as a retiree than when I worked. I plan to attend the 2007 Homecoming at AFA. See you there!” You can reach Neil at his email address: naahicks@comcast.net. Donald Doornbos ‘63 – “Carol, my wife, retired January from St. Agnes Hospital Baltimore where she was Pharmacy Director. We moved into our new home here in Habersham April 07. I'm already a member
of the Skeet & Trap Club Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. I’m getting my fishing tackle ready for tarpon season. Please remember Tom Steele former AFA Commandant of Cadets in your prayers.” You can reach Don at his email address: carolanddon.toadhall2@Gmail.com.
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past 6 years. I’m very active in the Coast Guard Auxiliary, frequently training with and acting as supplementary crew with the active‐duty Coast Guard out of Provincetown, Massachusetts. I'm also still very active in competitive Sporting Clays shooting (as is my wife)…Thank you, Sarge Speck and the AFA Rifle Team!
I've enclosed a recent photo of Danielle, my wife and myself on the beautiful beaches up here. I would still love to hear from any Farragut North types from my era (60‐63) that might be interested in getting in contact.” Alex did not send us his email address. You can reach Alex by telephone at: 508‐896‐9655. Robert W. Ketchum, Jr. ’64 – “Hello all! This is my annual "email address check up". If any messages are returned, I will assume that email address is no longer valid, but will follow up with a personal query. If any of you guys see an invalid address or have a new addition please let me know as I'd like to keep everyone in the loop as Homecoming 2009 approaches.
I saw in the most recent Reveille (V2/I6) where Lil' Joe got some ink space dedicated to Cdr. Steele's "special brick". Atta' boy, Joe! I got email from Joe this week where he told me he was sending video footage of the presentation on up here to me to "massage" (ie. "fix" all his amateur footage :) ‐ I'm sure you did a fine job, Joe, and want to thank you for being there to take care of that. I only wish I could have been there but economics have taken their toll on us Arkies, but we are adamant about making the '09 reunion. I'll keep you all posted when I get the video all put together, in case anyone wants one. And while it's on my mind, it seems like several guys asked me for a copy of the AFA video I did but as I am now 60 I am prone to forgetfulness. I'm sure all your other "old salts" know what I'm talking about. Please let me know if you want a copy of the DVD. If you haven't seen it you don't know what you're missing! ....Now, what was I saying?.... Oh, yeah‐ Nate, I hope you finally got plugged in to Gary and Greg Wescott. I saw their entry in the same issue. Let's tidy up our loose ends here, fellas. Can't wait for 2009. I'm shooting for EVEN MORE guys to show up than in 2004. Then just LET THEM start gushing about "AFA/ NORTH" !!! There won't be a
table BIG enough........ Come to think of it, we used two tables the last time, didn't we??? :‐) ‐ I am still blushing at the thought of me and Larry Schneider dancing together at the Don Cesar. And if any of you saw the picture accompanying the entry about Bill ("and his lovely wife Barbara") Siebel, you might have noticed they are standing right next to a large display concerning the 2006‐07 Annual Fund....... Bill really didn't donate any money to the actual fund, he just paid for that sign! (...sorry, Bill...I couldn't resist it…) Steve Cooks has called a couple of times this summer and threatened to come down to the hills for a visit. I keep changing my mailing address but he somehow finds the new one! I know he just wants to come down so I'll drool over his damn Beemer because I sold my Eclipse Spyder. I couldn't help it... I needed more room and got tired of stooping to get in and out of it. My new Sebring convert. isn't quite as snazzy as the Mitsu but the leather buckets are HUGE by comparison. And finally, to all of you who knew I've been feeling puny in the past couple of years... I'm doing much better now.... Stronger every day (but smell isn't everything, is it?). Thanks to all you guys who have been keeping touch with the poor Hi ‐Tek Redneck from Arkansas. I
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apologize for being lazy of late in keeping in touch with all my best friends (and I mean that), but I intend to remedy that. Cadet's Promise. Jane and Robert and I hope to see everyone from past reunions PLUS some new faces in '09. This means YOU TOO, Jim Case! You're retired now so there's no way we can hurt your legal/political career by association. :‐Please write anytime, guys...Free Brasso for Everyone!!!! Best Wishes and Good Health, Bob” If any of you do MySpace of YouTube ‐ ‐ ‐ http:// www.myspace.com/ bobketchum http://www.youtube.com/ user/Bobnoxious (I wouldn’t dare add anything this annual report, except we’re looking forward to a great 2009 Homecoming Reunion!) You can contact Bob at his email address: cedarcrest@springfield.net. Dennis A. Moore ’65 – Dennis sent us an update online. He is living in Stratford, CT. He did not send us any news, but you can contact him at his email address and get an update via email. Here’s his email address: d.moore.Amhealth@snet.net. Ernest C. Raynor, III ’65 ‐ We received an online update from Ernie. He is living in St. Augustine, Florida. He would like to receive the REVEILLE via email. You can contact him at (Continued on page 10)
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his email address: ernrayn@aol.com. Robert M. Williams, II ’65 – We received an update form from Bob. He and Diane are living in Macedonia, OH. They have been married for 36 years and have two sons, Kevin 30, and Scott 26, and a married daughter Lisa, mother of their two Grandchildren Alexis 6, and Nathan 9. Bob is VP and General Manager of Smithers Oasis Corporation. You can reach him by email at: rmwilliams2357@aol.com, or rwilliams@smithersoasis.com. Neal E. Farr ’66 – Neal sent us an update online along with some very good suggestions for improving our website. We appreciate suggestions from our alumni, and will strive to incorporate them to make the website a place where everyone enjoys visiting. Neal is living in Coconut Grove, Florida. He did not send any personal news, so you’ll have to send him an email to learn what he has been up to as of late. Contact Neal at nef@email.com.
Wray A. Gillette ‘66 ‐ “After a few years of college life at Embry Riddle Aeronautical
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University I was talked into enlisting into the U.S. Coast Guard by one of my college roommates. Despite his promise of the "buddy system" he never quite made it. Despite his failure to join me, I had a great 30 year career with the Coast Guard. I advanced to Master Chief Petty Officer, and held that pay grade for over half of my career. I was also fortunate enough to have been in charge of 4 Coast Guard Cutters and one Search & Rescue station. In 1999. I retired and moved to Ormond Beach with my wife (Liza) and 3 children. Our oldest daughter, Jennifer, will be starting her second hear at Florida Institute of
Technology in August. Our son, Wray, will be starting his college life about the same time, here in Daytona. We also have a beautiful 13 year old daughter, Kelsey who will be an 8th grader this year. I am currently working for the Veterans Administration, in Daytona Beach, and, I’m a ‘part ‐time’ Captain on an 88’ yacht as well. If anyone is in the Daytona Beach area, please look me up. I’m speaking for
the entire class of ‘66, we look forward to our next gathering at AFA….The class of ’66 ROCKS! ” You can reach Wray at his email address: Littleredvet@earthlink.net Charles W. Amos, Jr. ’67 – Charles filled out an online update. He did not sent along any
information. We need him to send us something about himself that we can reprint in an upcoming edition of the REVEILLE. Chuck’s been listed as “inactive” in our database files for some time and may not have even received a REVEILLE yet. (Chuck, check out our website: http:// www.farragut.org/alumni and explore some of the links shown on this Alumni Homepage. The past 5 editions of REVEILLE are available online and are in full ‐color.) You can contact Chuck at his email address: amosgen@gmail.com. Thomas E. Marquardt ’67 – Tom sent us an online update. Tom says that he’d rather receive the REVEILLE in the mail. (Many Alumni do like to receive the hard copy. They like to file them and read them
over and over). Tom is married to Patricia. He said, “We have 2 daughters, Rebecca (30 yrs old) who lives in Florida, and Kristin (26 yrs old) who lives in Va. and is the mother of 3 : Sarah (8 yrs old), Emma (3 yrs old) and Aiden (2 yrs old). Kristin’s husband is in the USMC. Tom said, “I have been employed by the Goodyear and Tire Co for the past 30 yrs, currently working in the Latin America Region as the planning engineer. I work on plant expansions, equipment, equipment capacities and outputs, plant capacities, facilities, and the planning of new "X" plants in the region or worldwide. I travel to Latin America to where we have plants; 2 in Brazil, and one in each of the countries of Chile, Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. You can reach this busy man via his email address: tom_marquardt@goodyear.com.
Jeffrey S. Lyons ’67 – Jeffrey is a managing partner of Lincoln Financial Group in Charlotte, NC. He and his wife Fran have lived in Charlotte since 1973. They have four children, Andrew (29) works as a consultant at Deloitte and has been married to Courtney for 5 years. Our grandchild, Jack, was born on January 24, 2007. We have twin daughters, (Continued on page 11)
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Nancy and Allison, age 24. Nancy is an RN and works for Carolina’s Medical Heart Institute. Allison is at Bank of America working on fixed income derivatives. Daughter Elizabeth, age 19 is a senior at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She is planning to enter Law School upon graduation. Andrew is also a graduate of UNC, Chapel Hill. The twins are East Carolina University graduates. You can reach Jeff at his email address: jlyons@jpdan.com. Anthony D. Powell ’68 – We received an online update from Tony. He is now living in Alexandria, VA and has a new email address: tonydpowell@yahoo.com. He did not send along any other news. Robert C. Otto ’69 – Robert sent us an online update. He is living in Centerville, OH. He did not sent us any news but here’s his email address, I’m sure he’ll be happy to hear from you: rotto@hitachicapitalamerica.com. Col Jeffrey A. Powers USMC (Ret) ’73 – Jeffrey is living in Carlsbad, CA. He retired from the
United States Marine Corps in 2003. He was the CEO of Homeland Security Group International. You can contact Jeffrey at his email address; stryk25@sbcglobal.net. Gary D. Wass ’73 – Gary sent me an email. He said, “I graduated from the North campus in 1973 and after reading the latest Reveille, wanted to know if you had the 1973 yearbook available. I would like to purchase one, since I have long ago misplaced my old one through many moves I have made.” Gary sent me a second update. He said, “My wife's name is Keri. We have a son, named Taylor, who is 10 years old. Keri and I have been married for 14 years this coming September. We met in California where I moved after attending the University of Hartford (73‐77). We now have been living in Charlotte, NC for the past 10 years. We both work in the finance industry.” You can reach Gary at his email address: brnxbomr@carolina.rr.com. Ian David Lipsky ’75 ‐ We recently had lost touch with William Bucci ’75 so I sent an email to Dave Lipsky. Here’s what he had to say, “Good to get your email. Here is the contact info I have for Bill Bucci. He moved to
Oppenheimer. Here’s his email address: william.Bucci@opco.com. http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oJd‐ROnzSkM
By‐the‐way, we just had a little rendezvous Memorial Day Weekend in Jupiter with Rick Clegg, Tom McFadden, Mike Riordan, Coach Slaby (me) and J.P. Boustany. Rob Pfeifle ('76)
also joined us at Guanabana's (Rick's place). Spoke to Lorenzo a week ago, he's doing a show, King and I” up in Kennebunkport, Maine in July, and August and he hopes to get a new pilot going. Let's touch base sometime soon over the phone. Haven't gone to the Alumni website recently but always enjoy reading the Reveille.” You can reach David at his email address: idlipsky@yahoo.com. Richard Clegg ’75 ‐ Richard sent us an email. He was wondering whether we had any ’75 Yearbooks and would like one, if possible. We do have a few, so we are sending him one for a donation to the Alumni Center/Museum. Richard and Carol are still living in Jupiter, Florida. He is a real
estate broker with Weichert Realtors, Sherlock Home Finders. You might enjoy his two websites: http:// www.Sherlockhomefinders.co m and http:// www.Jupiteroutdoorcenter.co m. You can contact him at his email address: rick@sherlockhomefinders.co m. (Incidentally, if you go online to view the REVEILLE at the Alumni Website, http:// www.farragut.org/alumni/ all you have to do is click on website addresses or email addresses and you will be amazed at what happens.) Ricardo de la Llama ’75 – Rico sent us an online update which included a picture. He is living in Acworth, GA. He says, “Hi Guys, been a long time since I have seen some of you. I’m
married to Robin, if you don’t remember her just look in your graduation year book. I think she had more pictures in there of her than of some of you guys. 2 Kids, Christina 26, Ryan 22 married to Valerie. I own a Cruise & Travel Agency.” You can contact Rico at his email (Continued on page 12)
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alumni. Is there any available address for great Travel rates: listing of burial locations? There rico@cruiserico.com are a few I would like to pay my final respects to.” (Bob, My records do not show any Mark J. Laris ’77 – Mark gave us deceased members of your an update online. Here’s what Class. This doesn’t mean the he had to say, “I am the Chief record is correct, so if you Nuclear Engineer for Reactor determine any, please let me Engineering Associates, LLC, a know.) You can contact him at company that I co‐founded. We his email address is: provide nuclear engineering Zteksolutions@comcast.net. consulting services to the Mark R. Aue, Sr. ’79 – We nuclear power industry. This received an online update from past February I accepted a contract with Exelon Nuclear as Mark. He’s living in Totowa, NJ and requested that we send him their Reactor Engineering the REVEILLE via email. You can Manager at the Oyster Creek contact Mark at his email Nuclear Generating Station in Forked River, NJ. This is the first address: decorum722@aol.com. time that I have returned to Gustavo A. Berio ’81 – Gustavo Toms River, NJ area since I sent us an online update. Gus is graduated from Farragut North living in Las Vegas, NV. He in 1977. I drove by the old would like to receive the campus my first weekend here; REVEILLE online. Gus did not Robison Hall (Sickbay) was all send us any news, so you can that was left. The rest of the catch up with him via email at: campus had multi‐million dollar bellaco_4_69@msn.com. homes in various states of completion. Aside from that, the Eric C. Bretschneider ’84 – Eric Pine Beach area had changed sent us an online update. He is little in the past 30 years.” living in Clarkston, MI. He did Presently, Mark is living in not include any news but you Denton, TX. You can reach Mark can contact him at his email at his email address: address for a personal update mjlaris@gmail.com. about what he’s been up to as of late: Robert G. Zena ‘77 – Robert eric.bretschneider@toyodagosei completed an online update .com. form. He is living in Toms River, Col. Rick J. LoCastro ‘ 84 USAF NJ and he’d love to get in Rick sent us an online update. contact with any of his He has been on the move in the classmates and AFA friends. “I've recently become aware of Air Force, but appears to be the loss of several of my fellow settling down back in the States again. He has had an illustrious (Continued from page 11)
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career. Here is what he sent us, in his own words, “After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1988...I'm still in the Air Force. Just recently reassigned from Ramstein Air Base in Germany where I was a NATO Commander...now to Eglin Air Force Base here in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida...where on July 13th I took command of their Mission Support Group. Almost 3,000 personnel under my command‐‐seems like yesterday I graduated from Farragut! My wife Rosie and I have two kids‐‐Scott (11) and Gina (8). It feels great to be back in Florida! We hope to visit the St. Pete campus soon.” You can reach Rick at his email address: RickRosieL@aol.com.
attendance at this year’s reunion. We hope Terry will bring Cassie to Homecoming 2008 and re‐introduce us to Cassie. They will be living in Hagerstown, MD and are looking forward to a continued life of prosperity. You can contact Terry at of his email address: t.shea@myactv.net, or TJShea@regencythermo.com.
Douglas P. Nelson “86 – Here’s an update on Doug and Frances. “We're finally LANDING here in San Francisco. After two rentals (one very pleasant, one not‐so‐ much), we're selling the place on 181st Street in New York and buying a place here in San Francisco ‐ within a day of each other. The new place is a Terrence J. Shea ’85 – Terry sent house with a view, and an extra us an online update. He is now bedroom. Come by and the Customer Service Manager visit. Here's what you need to know: Douglas and Frances for Regency Thermographers. Nelson, 1258 Clayton Street, San Terry just sent his eldest Francisco, CA 94114. Telephone daughter off to Europe with “People to People”. She will be number: 415‐875‐9577 (home). Latest CD on sale at http:// visiting Ireland, England, cdbaby.com/cd/ Belgium, Holland, and Paris, France. He will soon be getting douglasnelson, and at http:// married to the young lady who indierhythm.com/product.php? accompanied him to the reunion cdId=1247, and at iTunes in 2005. He and Cassie will tie Website: www.dpnelson.com, MySpace: www.myspace.com/ the knot in Maui, Hawaii on dpnelson, EPK: November 4, 2007, which (Continued on page 13) means they will not be in
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www.sonicbids.com/ DPNelson.” (If you are viewing this information online, you can simply click on any of the websites listed.) You can reach Doug at his email address: dpnelson@gmail.com.
position as a corporate attorney (Microsoft Corporation) specializing in technology and Internet Law. I was recently admitted to the Washington State Bar.” You can reach Bill at his email address: william.hayden1@navy.mil
Anton E. Self ’86 – Anton sent us an online update. He is living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
David P. Maling ’87 – David sent us an Alumni Update. He and Monique live in South Pasadena, California. David is a Real Estate Broker with Maling & Millichap. He didn’t pass along any news, but we hope that he is planning to Here is a picture of Anton attend Homecoming this year. sailing , presumably off Halifax. Having already heard from He did not send us any news Mike Harris ’87, we look we could reprint, so you’ll have forward to seeing Dave and to contact him and get a DMaling@marcusmillichap.co personal update. You can m hope the Class of ’87 is well‐ reach him at his email address: represented. You can reach a@bastionhost.com. David at his email address: DMaling@marcusmillichap.com. Joseph N. Zolfo ’86 – Joe sent us an online update. He is living in Staten Island, NY. He says, “I was married on December 9th, 2006. MY wife Carrie and I recently traveled to Africa for our honeymoon. We visited Botswana and Zambia, South Africa.” You can get the rest of the story from Joe at his email address: josephzolfo@aol.com. CDR William E. L. Hayden ‘87 USNR – “I was recently promoted to Commander and continue to serve in the Navy Reserve. I continue my
Jung Kim Pak ’89 – Jung Kim sent us an email with news of the changes upcoming in his life. He said, “Dear, CDR. Bill Monrose, I have recently requested a transcript from academics to transfer to University of Florida. I have changed my field of study from architecture to English. I received the reveille magazine and read some alumni's report on real estate development and, it would be an embarrassment for me to be connected to them and have no knowledge about architecture. I have also
received calls from classmates living in Florida and was grateful for our alumni system to work directly and indirectly. I am studying English now and hopefully to capture a job in the thoroughbred industry. Thank You Sincerely, Jung Kim (John Pak 89N).” You can reach John at his email address: jdk30ny@yahoo.com. Mark J. Smith ’89 – Marc is living in Seffner, Florida. He did not include any news, but you can reach him at his email address marcus512@gmail.com. Eric Mitschele ’91 ‐ Eric sent us an online update. He want us to know, “It has been a long time since graduation in 1991 from AFA North and I have not had the chance to talk to anyone from the graduating class in the past 16 years, but I would like to share the successes AFA has brought to me. I have been in and out of the Navy since my graduation and have been married to my wife Heather for 14 years. We have three wonderful children, Brianna 13, Emily 11, and Ryan 10.Our family moved from New Jersey to Virginia where we lived for 8 years. We now live in North Carolina, where after years of hard work, I am living my dream of not only driving stock cars, but owning (2) successful Race Teams, as well as my kids Driver Developmental Race
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support AFA had given me to strive to be the best, I am now at the point of partial retirement. This is thanks to the strong background AFA had given me. Thanks for making the dreams come true!” You can congratulate and share your AFA experiences with Eric at his email address: berm2403@bellsouth.net. (Eric, hardly a day goes by without an alumni indicating just how important his AFA experience was in helping him to succeed in life! Our congratulations to you! I hope you can come to a Homecoming Celebration sometime soon – CDR Monrose.) William T. “Todd” Tuting ’91 ‐ “Recently received the Reveille and realized I hadn't sent in an update in awhile. My wife and
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a Stay‐at‐Home‐Dad living in Richmond, VA and enjoy bonding with my boys. I believe my patience, strong will and character are all by‐products of my training and discipline at AFA and would not be able to be the type of Dad I am if I did not attend our Alma Mater. I missed the Homecoming last November due to a conflict in scheduling and will not be able to make the next one due to my wife's pregnancy. I hope to make it down there in the next few years, but fully enjoy getting the Reveille and reading of all the current events and updates. I attached a recent picture of my family vacationing in the Outer Banks and will update it next year once my 3rd son is born. Anyone can reach me at my email address: ttuting@comcast.net. Thanks again, for the, never to be forgotten, memories and God Speed!” Robert T. Jorgensen, Jr. ’92 – Robert sent us an online update. He is living in Middletown, DE. He did not send us any news that we could pass along to you, but here is his email address so you can contact him and catch up for yourselves: keyangler@gmail.com Atsuo Kobayashi ’93 – Koby is living in Ehime‐Ken, Japan. He sent this update online. Here’s what he had to say, “Hello All, I
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CLASS NEWS address: nrebetti@tampabay.rr.com. Marco C. Inclan ’97 – We received an online update and picture from Marco who is now living in Houston, TX. Marco failed to give us any news about what he has been up to as of late. You can get the news from back to school for my masters in him via his email address: education, high school English, mcinclan@gmail.com just like Lt. Reilly (and probably because of her!). “ (Kyle, she Scott Robert Mitchell, Sr. ’97 – sure looks like her Momma! You Scott sent us an online update. know what they say, “The apple He is living with his family in doesn’t fall far from the tree.” Clarks Summit, PA. Here is the You can reach Kyle at her email news he sent us: address: “Scott Robert kylerogerslouise@yahoo.com. Mitchell Jr. Joseph L. Chadwick ’99 – Joe (born April 28, sent us an online update. He is 2006) is going living in St. Louis, MO. He did to be a big not give us any news to put in brother! Baby REVEILLE, however, you can brother Charles Weldon contact him at his email Mitchell is due on August 3.” address, and he’ll most likely be Unfortunately, Scott did not happy to bring you up to date: give us his email address, so joe.chadwick@sbcglobal.net. you’ll have to contact him at his telephone number: 570‐586‐ Amir M. Kanaan ’01 – We 7091. We hope that many of received an online update from the members of the class of ’97 Amir. He is living in Saudi will be able to attend this year’s Arabia. He recently lost his class Mary F. Dunn‐Rebetti ’97 – I Homecoming Celebration which ring and is in the process of received a nice telephone call will be on November 2nd and 3rd. ordering another one. He from Mary. She was one of my It will be your 10th Reunion. did not send us any news students and I hadn’t seen her other than the fact that he Kyle L. Rogers ’97 – We for some time. Mary is now received this update online. will get his REVEILLE through married to a Pinellas County Kyle is living in Forest Park, IL email notice. You can Sherriff’s Deputy. She also and wanted to share this picture contact Amir at his new works in the Sherriff’s Office. with all of her classmates and This will be her 10th Class email address: friends. Here is what she had to Reunion and she is hoping to amr.kanaan@gmail.com. see a lot of her friends. You can say: “The picture is of me and my daughter Edie who is 19 contact Mary at her email months old. I am currently going
graduated from North in 1993 as a Band Company Lieutenant. I'm back in Japan and working as a system integrator. I’m also married in year of 2001, but no kids yet...please send me the REVEILLE via email. Well, I just wanted to say hello to all member of alumni. Please feel free to ask me if you have any questions. Best regards, Koby.” You can contact Koby at his email address: kobra@nifty.com. Justin D. Miller ’97 ‐ We received an online update from the Cayman Islands! Justin said, “Since graduating from AFA in ‘97 I went on to attend East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville NC. While at ECU, I obtained a Bachelors degree in Business Administration, and a Masters degree in Accounting. I returned to Cayman in the summer of 2005 and began my career as a financial services auditor with Pricewater‐House Coopers.” You can contact Justin at his email address: justin.miller@ky.pwc.com.
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The World Clock...just keeps on ticking!
You may not have thought of it yet, but if you’re viewing this online you can click on the following link for an amazing presentation of facts and statistics.
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Message from the new Director of Development There is much work to be accomplished as AFA sets sail st century. The challenges of educating the next into the 21 generation of leaders in our ever changing world requires significant I am enormously impressed with the Admiral Farragut Academy alumni with whom I have had the pleasure to meet during resources. To remain competitive, Admiral Farragut Academy needs the support of each and every alumnus. I look forward to the past months. To a one, they have told me that who they are working with alumni who believe and trust in the future of Farragut and what they have achieved in life as adults has been, in great measure, shaped by the formative years they spent as students at – and the life‐long value a Farragut education provides – to identify ways for them to participate philanthropically with us as we Farragut. advance forward. Because, as we all know, “a rising tide lifts all The school that was so influential in the lives and personal boats.” development of these impressive alumni is today shaping the lives of hundreds of young men and women. Admiral Farragut Academy Best regards. continues its passionate commitment to the education and character development of its cadets. It is indeed a rare community Sandy Tabor of alumni and students that embodies so completely the values it Director of Development holds dear: integrity, self‐discipline, perseverance, and commitment to achieving full potential.
September 2007
LOOK WHAT HAPPENED AT THE WATERFRONT THIS SUMMER
Alumni John Loy ‘51, gifted a new Zodiac boat for the Waterfront. New Floating Dock
Naval Science acquired an almost brand new Boston Whaler, courtesy of the AFA Foundation.
The seawalls were repaired and back‐ filled with concrete and earth. This should extend their life for some time. New Wooden Dock
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2007‐08 Alumni President. . .He’s back! But who is he? He is soon to begin his 2nd term as Alumni President.
Broward County. First, as a member of the Facilities Task Force for the Broward County School Board, he spends time in our classrooms investigating air quality and environmental complaints submitted by teachers and administrators. In addition, since March of 2007, Chris has been working actively as a member of the Broward County Marine Advisory Board on issues regarding recreational boating. For the past seven years, Chris has been actively involved with his High School Alma Matter, Admiral Farragut Academy, the country's only Naval Military Honor High School. As President of the Academy Alumni Association and now as a member the Academy Endowments Board, Chris has dedicated himself to giving back to an institution that he credits with providing him the foundation for his life and career successes. Chris is a candidate for the State House of Representatives in 2008 for Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. We’re glad to have Chris helping us promote the on‐ going success of Admiral Farragut Academy. With his leadership, the blueprints will become concrete and the achievements of AFA will continue to resound throughout the world of today and tomorrow.
Christian T. Chiari is an entrepreneur and a community leader. As the president of American Millennium Investment Corp., Chris has worked since 1996 with a variety of companies in a multitude of fields providing business consulting, forecasting and corporate reorganizations. A ‘92 graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy, Chris went on to study Economics at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. Upon graduating he moved to California where he started his company American Millennium and began a multi‐year span of working with successful emerging growth companies as they refined their goals and built their businesses. In 2000, Chris moved to South Florida full‐time, following his strong connections with the community in Broward County. Chris currently serves on two influential boards in
Former Cadet Andrew Harriman Becomes Honorary Graduate of AFA
due to return to the U.S. just a few weeks after he was wounded, and LCDR Withers had discussed with him the idea of addressing the Corps of Cadets about his experiences while on leave. Fate, however, had other plans.
Andrew Scott Harriman wanted to be a paramedic when he was in high school, and that's mostly what he thought about, By the time the class of 2007 readied themselves for and did. By the time he was a junior, the former Farragut cadet, graduation, Harriman had been released from the hospital at Ft. now 23, had logged several thousand hours Bragg on convalescence leave with his parents, Chloe and Ben of community service in ambulances and Harriman, of Largo. After discussing the matter with members of hospitals in St. Petersburg and surrounding the Board of Trustees, Headmaster Robert Fine okayed the Pinellas County. So strong was his honorary diploma, and scheduled Harriman to receive the honor at commitment that, after five and a half years the end of commencement ceremonies on the 19th of May. as a Farragut cadet, Harriman chose to forego the rest of his schooling and follow Farragut graduations are incredible events, but many will remember the 2007 graduation as the day a young man, dressed in his passion full time. his Army BTU's, holding himself up on crutches, received a diploma At 19 years old, Andrew enlisted in the army, volunteered which had eluded him for five years. The crowd watched in awe as for airborne training, and eventually joined the famed 82nd Specialist Harriman offered a salute to MGEN Flanagan, CAPT Fine, Airborne Division as a Combat Medic. For three years he trained at and LCDR Withers, and shook their hands. Ft. Bragg, until in early August, 2006, just a few month short of his For Harriman, it was the first time he had appeared in discharge, his unit was activated and sent to Iraq. uniform, in public, since he had returned from Iraq, and he was Over the next 8 months, Harriman served with distinction welcomed with a standing ovation and literally hundreds of well and courage. On 26 March, during a fierce battle in Diyala Province, wishers. Harriman, modest and almost embarrassed by the an insurgent stronghold just northeast of Baghdad, Harriman was publicity, was not quite sure how to handle all the attention. seriously wounded and was flown to Germany and then back to the Alumnus Andrew S. Harriman, honorary graduate of the United States for several surgeries on his left leg, where he had class of 2002, serves as a prime example of the scores of Farragut been shot four times. cadets who have come before him and after him, who have served Even before he was wounded, the Dean of Academics, LCDR Randal their country in the face of overwhelming adversity and danger. Withers, and the Chief Advisory Officer, MGEN Robert Flanagan While the ceremony was intended to honor him, it paid homage to (USMC, ret) had discussed conferring upon Harriman an honorary all his brothers and sisters in arms who had once walked the diploma upon his return from the battlefield. Harriman had been Academy grounds and who chose to willingly serve our country.
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HIGHLY CREDENTIALED DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IS WELCOMED ONBOARD Let me introduce Sandra Tabor who joined AFA on July 1, 2007.
CDR STEELE HONORED
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FROM: Class of 1964 Admiral Farragut Academy
RE: Dedication Ceremony of Thanks DATE: 08 JUN 07 Dear Cmdr Steele:
Sandy Tabor has joined AFA's staff as director of Development bringing nearly 20 years of experience in educational fund raising to this position. Most recently, Sandy worked as an independent grant writing and development consultant for a number of not‐ for‐profit clients in the Tampa Bay area. Other Tampa Bay employers have included the University of South Florida and Progress Energy. Sandy is originally from Kansas City where she was founding executive director of a K‐12 public school district foundation. She has two degrees from the University of Kansas – a BS in Journalism and an MBA – and lives in St. Petersburg with her husband, John Ellis. You can reach Sandy at 727‐343‐3678 or by email at: stabor@farragut.org.
As a combined class, and also beyond this class, we wish to “Give Honor Where Honor is Due” to you for having touched and influenced our lives in such a positive way. It is with deepest appreciation that we present you with this BRICK to memorialize your service, dedication and sacrifice to us during a time in our lives when we were in most need of direction. You provided that direction, although not to our liking at that time. As years have past and we have matured through time and experience, we have come to realize just how positive your influence was in helping to mold and shape our individual lives and successes. This BRICK will be placed in a prominent location in the Grinder on the campus of Admiral Farragut Academy.
We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
With love and thanks we Salute You, AFA Class of 1964 South
See where we’ve been in the past 30 days!
Sandy, Janet Loy, Christian Chiari, CAPT Fine, and John Loy ‘51
Since Sandy arrived at AFA, she has been busy setting up her office and making trips to visit alumni. Her first trip was with CDR Monrose and CAPT Fine to visit with John and Janet Loy. John graduated in ‘51 and welcomed us at his office in Orlando. We had a very productive
sharing session with John, who outlined some of his many ideas about how we can assure the Academy is still around during the next 75 years. Sandy drove her new automobile on its first highway trip. It took us approximately 6 hours to travel from AFA to Ramrod Key which is (Continued on page 19)
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First Person Alumni Account By John A. Gardella, Jr. ‘41
I requested John A. Gardella, Jr. ’41 to write an article about his WWII war experiences. I’m sure that countless other Farragut graduates could share similar stories with us. Here is what he sent me:
“Hi Bill, “You asked me for a short story and here it is…It’s absolutely the truth and I deliberately omitted the names as I didn’t want anyone involved to get offended, particularly the family of the guy who got killed. We had many such missions since our boat was the only one in the Pacific that mounted a 40 Cal canon, 4 twin 50’s, a twenty millimeter cannon, four torpedoes, depth charges and 60 mm mortars. (All this in a ship built with a Plywood hull). So that’s it. If you can use it, great! Best regards to all. Your Buddy (John) P.S. Squadron was Ron 23, boat was the 285 Boat.” The story is entitled:
FATE IS A STRANGE HUNTER In 1944, I was crew chief and navigator of PT 285 attached to Squadron 23. We were stationed on Green Island (chart name Emirau). Green stood off the northern tip of Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. The capture of Green Island was part of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s plan to leapfrog up the Pacific chain, bypassing many of the then Japanese‐held islands. Some 150 miles to the west lay New Ireland, in island still held by the enemy.
Months earlier our PT had been refitted with much extra armament specifically for those missions no other boat could handle, ‘nor wanted!’ Japanese float planes, each carrying a 500‐ pound “daisy cutter,” a bomb designed to explode on the surface of the water and spray shrapnel in all directions, had been giving our patrols a rough time, particularly in the Kavieng area on New Ireland. One dark February night, in a deliberate effort to lure out a bomber and try to knock him down, we were ordered to act as a wounded duck, as “bogey bait,” in the area of Dolomakus Bay near Kavieng. My best friend aboard PT 285 was our Chief “Motor Mack,” navy jargon for the chief motor machinist, and the petty officer in charge of servicing and maintaining our engines. My friend was a man of high religious principles who firmly believed his God would watch over him and he would return him home unscathed. He never questioned the beliefs of his faith. Twenty minutes before our patrol was to leave base for Dolomakus, my friend suffered severe abdominal pains and a suspected ruptured appendix. He was placed ashore at the base hospital and a relief engineer came aboard in his place. Ironically, the replacement had been taken off our boat some months earlier and put on shore duty with the base force because of his uncontrollable fear of being killed in action. The fear was rational but it made him unreliable and a danger to the rest of us. However, this was an emergency and neither he nor we had any choice. We made the three‐hour run to Dolomakus and arrived on station at 2100 hours (9 pm). We lay to, engines idling, and, in plain language radioed for help because of supposed problem with our engines. In no time at all, signal lights started blinking from one end of the bay to the other, a sure sign that it would not be long before the bogey (Japanese plane) would arrive. And arrive it did. With his engines cut so we couldn’t hear his approach, he glided in for the attack and, for a brief moment, he became silhouetted against a sliver of the moon, giving us an opportunity to open fire – belatedly – with everything we had. Our radar, unreliable at best, had conked out minutes before, denying us a precious few seconds of early warning. Simultaneously, the bogey dropped his bomb and our tracers found their target. The bomb exploded close on our starboard side, rocking the boat and shredding our hull with shrapnel. The floatplane went down in flames a mile away. Our mission completed, the skipper signaled the engine room for all engines ahead, but there was no response. Our relief engineer had been wounded in the groin by a 7‐inch piece of shrapnel and was bleeding profusely. We pulled him up on deck, but because of the location of the wound, there was no way we could apply a tourniquet to stop the hemorrhaging. I called our base repeatedly for medical help but could get no response. Unknown to me, shrapnel had also riddled our radio transmitter and out message never got out. The three‐hour run home in rough seas must have been agony for our wounded shipmate. To make matters worse, our starboard fuel tank had been hit, and we had 900 gallons of high‐ octane gasoline in the bilge. We secured our generator, radar and radio to reduce the chance of an electrically caused explosion, and, thundering on through the night trusted the reliability of our compass. Our wounded engineer died from loss of blood 15 minutes before we reached base. Had my message gotten through, a relief boat could have me us halfway with a medic and plasma, and the chances are that he would have lived. My friend of strong faith returned to duty shortly after and today lives in Washington State. I have wondered for 50 years if what happened that night was the result of fate, or whether my friend’s faith was rewarded by the God he believed in. It seems ironic that the one man frightened more than the rest of us – and we were all frightened – wall killed during the only combat patrol he ever made.
FATE IS A STRANGE HUNTER;
FAITH, A STRONG ALLY!
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approximately 32 miles from Key West. We travelled at the invitation of Herbert T. Pontin ‘40. Herb wanted us to come talk with him about ways he can consider as a means of helping the Academy. Herb lives in a beautiful home directly on the Gulf of Mexico. His son’s family has a home several doors down the street. Herb is an Icon in the Keys as the owner of the SEA/TOW business. He grew up on the water, and after graduating from Farragut worked with his father in the world’s busiest seaport, the New York Harbor. Herb said his Farragut education was instrumental in enabling him to appreciate how hard his father worked as one of the premiere businessmen in the Port of New York. He learned quickly and has spent a lifetime on the sea. Aside from his family, who actually only are visitors from Hawaii, when they have the SEA/TOW business for the Hawaiian Islands, some of his best friends are the beautiful, fine‐ feathered members of the parrot family. The beautiful birds welcomed us as we got out of the car upon our arrival in the drive. They are named “Tom” and “Mango”, and have quite a vocabulary. Though their cage is locked during the nighttime to protect them from predators, they are happily perched in the open from sunrise to sunset. Herbert also runs several bed‐and‐ breakfast homes. He gave Sandy and me each a beautiful room complete with all the facilities, including a
coffee maker. We had comfortable quarters with AC and TV. Herbert drove us over to Big Pine Key which is several miles north of Ramrod, where he introduced us to Gracie and Irene, the owners of the Big Pine Key Sea Camp. This is a nationally known Sea Camp for young people. Here they learn all about sailing from the water up, as well as scuba, snorkeling, marine biology, and sail boarding. The camp has dormitories and operates year‐round.
Page 19 AFA North, only a year apart. Herb’s wife had recently passed away, and John has been a widower for several years. We are hopeful they will be able to enjoy each others company for some time to come. CDR John Viele was the Skipper of the USS Hardhead submarine during WWII. He is a writer and has written three volumes of history of the Florida Keys. In his spare time, he is a member of the Barber Shop Quartet in the Keys. Following our visit with these two
Herb suggested we might consider
incorporating a couple of weeks each semester into having our cadets travel and enjoy this wonderful educational setting. It is conducted by highly‐ skilled professionals and might be a place where children from all over the world could learn about Admiral Farragut Academy. Before our trip we had made a plan to also visit with another Alum who has lived in the keys since the mid‐ seventies. His name is CDR John Viele ‘41 USN (Ret.), and he lives only about 4 miles further south of Ramrod Key. Herb has lived in the Keys since the 60’s and yet, until we brought them together, they had no idea they had both graduated from
Alums we travelled up to Coral Gables to meet with Alumni for luncheon at the La Palma Restaurant. Here we had an enjoyable visit with Richard DeWitt ‘65, Harold Gaines ‘50, Rudy Dominguez ‘78, and Christian Chiari ‘92. We enjoyed a tasty buffet while everyone got to know our new Development Director, Sandy Tabor. Richard DeWitt picked up the tab, which was rather large. We all greatly appreciated Richard’s kind gesture. We are in the final phase of raising the capital for the new Alumni Center/ Museum which we hope to christen at Homecoming 2009.
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T A P S Let us pause to reflect upon our Alumni whose duty in this life has been fulfilled...May They Rest In Peace!
Edwin H. Burton ‘51S — It is with sadness that we report of Eddy's passing on July 24, 2008. He wanted to attend his son's Marriage, In two weeks time, but his respiratory problems prevailed. His body has been cremated and his last wishes were to be buried in the Veterans Cemetery at Bushnell, Florida. Those who wish may send condolences to his daughter: Ms. Helen Yagla, Tel# 941‐322‐2811 or Email: Ynanapapa.AOL.
LT. Gen. Sidney "Tom" Weinstein (Retired) ’52 N – Tom was a graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy in Toms River, NJ. The 1952 Trident shows his quotation as, “Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me the truth.” He retired as Deputy Chief of Staff for Army Intelligence in September 1989. In his 1989 Times retirement story, Weinstein said he was "never one of those people who wondered what I wanted to be. I was never much of a planner. I just did what the Army wanted me to do." Previously he had been chief of the U.S. Army Intelligence School, which gathers intelligence and performs operations tied to national security. Weinstein, 72, a South Jersey native, died May 24, 2006 of complications from emphysema at his home in Great Falls. Lt. Gen. Tom Weinstein received full military honors at his burial in Arlington National Cemetery. He attended Bridgeton schools and met his future bride, Pauline Moeller. Tom Weinstein is a 1952 graduate of Admiral Farragut Academy. After graduating from West Point in 1956, he was in the infantry for three years before making his career move into intelligence. "His accomplishments were very admirable for a 5‐foot‐7 kid from South Jersey," Alan Weinstein says. "Besides serving in Vietnam and later in the Panama Canal Zone, he earned his paratrooper wings while he was in his 40s, was well respected by his peers and the troops under his command, and, for a man of small stature, achieved great heights." While at West Point at an Army‐Navy football game Tom lead the Army mule onto the field. Tom was a classmate at West Point with General Norman Schwarzkopf, and in later years sat in adjacent Pentagon offices. “Ya gotta love soldiers," he'd begin, and then talk about a leader's obligation to care for the whole soldier while earning the person's trust and confidence by always doing the right thing. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, his classmate at West Point, described Gen. Weinstein in his autobiography as "a shrewd guy who . . . had a knack for getting to the point." Schwarzkopf wrote that he asked Gen. Weinstein why he wasn't consumed with personal ambition, as so many people in Washington are. "During the four years we were [at West Point], you remember all . . . they taught us?" Schwarzkopf said Gen. Weinstein replied, referring to the school's motto of duty, honor and country. "Well, I really believed it."
Gen. Weinstein served in a broad variety of intelligence, counterintelligence and security positions in the United States, Europe, Vietnam and Latin America during his 33‐year career in the Army. He retired from the military in 1989. In a Washington Post obituary, Weinstein colleagues confirmed Weinstein had been principal architect of the modern military intelligence corps. Post staff writer Patricia Sullivan reported "... at a time when Army intelligence units were (Continued on page 21)
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(Continued from page 20) scattered under different commands, he brought them together and was responsible for the concept of intelligence and electronic warfare." Weinstein served intelligence positions in the U.S., Europe, Vietnam, and Latin America. His countless military awards included the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Bronze Star, and he was a member of the highly ‐select Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Pauline Weinstein of Great Falls; three children, Circuit Court Judge Halee Weinstein of Baltimore, Mila Masur of Carlisle Barracks, Pa., and Michael Weinstein of Ashburn; and eight grandchildren.
Seaton “Sam” Schroeder , IV ‘61N — We have received notice that Sam, a Comcast Vice President, died of complications from leukemia at Pennsylvania Hospital. Sam Schroeder, who began his television career as a cameraman for American Bandstand in Philadelphia, was in charge of programming and operations when Comcast SportsNet was launched in Philadelphia in 1997. Two years later, CSN was the number‐one cable network in the Philadelphia market. "We're in the entertainment business," he said at the time. "We're doing sports, not Meet the Press. We want our journalism to be impeccable and fair, but we want to make sure we're having fun, too." In 2002, Sam was appointed VP and General Manager of CSN Mid‐Atlantic. Since February, he had been senior vice president of special projects. Prior to joining Comcast, he was president of CCI Communications, a Philadelphia‐area production company. Sam Schroeder grew up in Center City and attended Episcopal Academy. He graduated from Admiral Farragut Academy in Toms River, N.J., and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After American Bandstand moved to Los Angeles in 1964, he joined WHYY‐TV (Channel 12) and worked as a cameraman, audio technician, editor and producer. He next was a manager at Prism in Philadelphia, where he met Donna Rodier Schroeder. They married in 1982. "He had a talent for hiring good people and then letting them do their job," she said. "He didn't micromanage." Sam sailed on the Chesapeake Bay since the 1970s and for 20 years flew a private plane he co‐owned. He was past president of the Philadelphia Regional Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He served on the boards of the Police Athletic League and the Children's Charities Foundation. In addition to his wife and son, Mr. Schroeder is survived by a stepson, David Soyka, and a stepdaughter, Danielle Soyka. A Funeral Mass was held at St. John Chrysostom Church, 617 S. Providence Rd., Wallingford.
Phillip M. Carter ‘65S — Philip died on Sunday, June 19, 2007 in St. Augustine, Florida. He was a native of Miami and had resided in St. Augustine for over 30 years. Phillip served in the US Coast Guard and worked as a sales representative with Donovan Marine Supply. A memorial celebration of his life with his family and friends was held on June 30th. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Manning‐Carter.
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Have you ever wondered where an expression came from?
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We received this information from
The best storage method devised
The solution to the rusting problem
Frank Wendt ‘42. He wondered how
was a square-based pyramid with one
was to make "Brass Monkeys." Few
many of us were familiar with the
ball on top, resting on four resting
landlubbers realize that brass con-
derivation of a popular saying.
on nine, which rested on sixteen.
tracts much more and much faster
Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls
than iron when chilled. Consequently,
could be stacked in a small area right
when the temperature dropped too
next to the cannon. There was only
far, the brass indentations would
one problem...how to prevent the
shrink so much that the iron cannon-
bottom layer from sliding or rolling
balls would come right off the mon-
from under the others. The solution
key. Thus, it was quite literally, "Cold
was a metal plate called a "Monkey"
enough to freeze the balls off a
with 16 round indentations. However,
brass monkey." (All this time, you
if this plate were made of iron, the
thought that was an improper ex-
iron balls would quickly rust to it.
pression, didn't you.)
Here’s what he said, “I’ll bet you didn't know this! In the heyday of sailing ships, all war ships and many freighters carried iron cannons. Those cannons fired round iron cannon balls. It was necessary to keep a good supply near the cannon. However, how to prevent them from rolling about the deck?
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ACADEMY HOMECOMING HOTEL ACCOMODATIONS INFORMATION
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2007 ACCOMMODATIONS LISTING These facilities below are all located on the Gulf of Mexico in the communities of Treasure Island and St. Pete Beach, Florida. Each of these facilities offers our Alumni and Parents a discount. You must be sure to identify yourself as an “Alumni of AFA” at the time of making your reservations.
The Annual Alumni Homecoming Dinner is being held at the TradeWinds Sandpiper Hotel and Suites.
TRADEWINDS ISLAND GRAND
BILMAR BEACH RESORT
5500 GULF BOULEVARD ST PETE BEACH, FL 33706 727/367‐6461
10650 GULF BOULEVARD TREASURE ISLAND, FLORIDA 33706 877/834‐0441
800/360‐4016
727/360‐5531
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INFO@BILMARBEACHRESORT.COM HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=Q6BYUH9IGCG
800/360‐4016 WWW.TRADEWINDSRESORT.COM
WWW.BILMARCONDO.COM
Please identify yourself as AFA Alumni as each of these facilities offers our Alumni and Parents a discount.
2007 Homecoming Celebration Reservation Form November 2nd and 3rd
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Please tear this form along the perforation and mail in with your payment or credit card information by October 10, 2007.
Alumni Name ______________________________________________________________ Class ____________ N_________ or S ___________ Spouse Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Additional Guest (s)_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Event Description
Cost
Number
Alumni Continental Breakfast
N/C
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Friday Lunch on the grounds
$ 5.00
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$_______
Saturday Tail gate Party before Football Game
$10.00
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$_______
Homecoming Reunion Dinner Reservation Choices NY Strip
$50.00
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$_______
$45.00
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$_______
(Please indicate choices of Main Entrée)
(Dinners include: Chef’s Selection of Seasonal
Seared Salmon Filet
Accompaniment—House Salad—Mixed Seasonal
With choice of 3 dressings —Freshly Baked Rolls Vegetable Ravioli
$45.00
And Butter or Appropriate Bread—Brewed Coffee,
Decaffeinated Coffee and Tea— Key Lime Pie) Please Only
Total
Chicken Piccata
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$_______
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$_______
$45.00
Total Due
$______________
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The collared Alumni Shirt is “Butter and Navy”, made of a high quality pima cotton, which is very soft and hold up well over many washings.
The shirt is embroidered with AFA Alumni Association Logo, with the embroidered graduation year underneath the logo. This shirt is available to all Alumni on an ordered basis with delivery within three weeks time. The basic cost of the shirt is $39 plus $10 shipping and handling for all orders within the Continental United States. For sizes extra, extra large (XXL) add $3 and for extra, extra, extra large (XXXL) add $5. Multiple shirt orders will be shipped at the base $10 shipping and handling charges.
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