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VADM Shannon D. Cramer, Jr. ‘40N
George Arthur “Art” Herbert ‘43N
USN, Ret., 90 years old, formerly of Clemson, SC, passed away at his home in Washington, DC, surrounded by family on February 15, 2012. Shannon was born on September 18, 1921 in Washington, DC to Shannon D. Cramer, Sr, and Mary Hazen Duffy Cramer. He attended Central High School in Washington, DC. where he excelled at football, was named to the National Honor Society and was the President of his graduating class of 1939. He skipped one year in high school and attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Pine Beach, New Jersey to prepare for his entrance to the United States Naval Academy. *
A long-time resident of Florida and well-respected venture capitalist, died Feb 20, 2010, at the age of 83 from heart failure. He was born May 10, 1926, to Carl Morse and Jessie Freestone Herbert in Point Pleasant, NJ. He attended the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, from 1944 to 1947. During the Korean War he served on numerous ships, including the USS Montrose (APA 212) and the USS Doyle (DMS 34). During this time, he married Rebecca “Shelly” Sheldon Whitemarsh (D. 1999) with whom he had four children. He resigned from the Navy in 1954. In 1956, Art graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA and became a senior executive of Radiation Inc. in Melbourne, FL.*
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Donald “Don” A. Nadig ‘44N Don was born November 20, 1926 in Portland, Oregon to Morton Nadig and Elizabeth Nadig (McGillis). He attended Washington High School in Portland and was active on the Reunion Committee. He attended Admiral Farragut Academy in New Jersey for his last year of High School and then Oregon State University for one year. He was accepted to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1949. He served on the aircraft carrier Valley Forge from 1949-1950 where he saw active duty at the beginning of the Korean War.*