CLASS NOTES doctoral candidate, and all he has to do is write in the Post Engineer shop at Marine Corps Air informed me that I had improperly spelled his the dissertation, which should take a year or so. Station Cherry Point, NC. Not only is she a VA son’s name in the last set of notes. At least his In the interim, Frank will be presenting papers Tech graduate, she also took a job with the Mason’s name is not spelled the same way as our on American Literature topics in March and in rines, for crying out loud. Kevin feels betrayed old roommate Dave Schuyler. Misspelled or May. on so many levels. not, the very sound of the name Skyler Fleenor Michael Soares reports that he and Capt. Jim Mesnard wrote that he and Dave Mund still messes with my brain. Liam Murphy ’65 will be attending a Victorian have an annual ritual of going duck and goose Doug Baird is still with the Institute for DeMilitary Society’s formal Mess Dining In at the hunting on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in fense Analyses in Alexandria, working operaAtlantic Beach Club Newport, RI. After that, January. They made their annual trek early in tional testing issues on Navy ships. Doug has he and his wife are off to Cascais, Portugal for the month and claim that their freezers are now been there for nearly 15 years (since retiring a visit. filled. from the Air Force in 1995). He and Norma Paul Bernard is doing well in northern Virginia. Bo and Nancy Temple are both doing well. had dinner recently with Teresa and Mike Abby is still feeling the effects of the many medi- Nancy’s “new” right knee has worked out well. Mulligan, who were married last June up in cal challenges she has been through Fairfield, PA. Speaking of that, the last several years, but they are the occasion was a mini-reunion – hoping for improvements as her back Vicky and Todd Sain, Susan and continues to heal from surgery last Jim Mesnard, and Linda and Jim year. Things are going well for their Seitz attended, along with Norma son, Chris, and his wife, Wendy, in and Doug. Charlottesville. They both are still Chip and Kathy Louthan went working at the Boar’s Head Inn and on a four-day cruise with Bill and staying busy with lots of work related Dolores Overton. The Judge was social items that allow them meet all in charge of 43 of his parishioners sorts of interesting people. through the Bahamas. A great time Dean Armstrong has been flywas had by all, to say the least. ing a lot lately – mostly European Danny Daniels checked in routes. He attended a World War from Lawrenceville, GA. Danny II convention also attended by Rob is an officer with the Williams Dalessandro ’80 and Richard McGroup, which is a construction and Murry ’61. Dean is also involved as maintenance services company Class of 1975: In Norfolk, Virginia, for the VMI-ODU football a volunteer on the LST 325 located for the nuclear power industry. In game were, from left, Chip Louthan, Oliver Way, Ben Vanin Evansville, IN. his business, he has run into a few derberry, Rich Meredith ’07, Lawton Way ’05, Robert Mills, Glenn Garland is in Iraq serving BRs over the years, including Andy Steve Chain, Richard Meredith ’78 and Allen Morgan. his dental skills to deserving teeth. Dearman and Gary Taylor. Danny As a member of the North Carolina serves on the VMI Foundation National Guard, Glenn is convinced that he is Bo completed his third cycle of treatments BOT, along with Jim Hobbs, who has been on the oldest VMI alumnus in the theater. Well, (melanoma) on Dec. 31st, and he says that he it for a while. Danny’s and Anne’s son, Andrew, somebody has to be. is doing just fine. Bo is still the deputy comis currently a Rat at VMI. He has run into Greg Oliver Way and his wife made a visit to mander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers/ Diamantopoulos at a VMI game. Greg also has Mexico in early February. After that, they were the deputy chief of engineers, headquartered in a son at VMI. looking forward to the wedding festivities for NW Washington, D.C. Our highest ranking BR, Dan Darnell, wrote their son, Lawton. Lane Pritchard has his own residential apto let us all know that he is going to retire after Allen and Sandy Morgan have been atpraisal business and has been doing appraisals 35 years of active duty service this summer. A tending the Saturday basketball games at the for banks, individuals and attorneys for about career in the Air Force has been everything he Institute. They have enjoyed spending time with seven years now. It allows Lane to work out of hoped it would be when our ROTC class was Judy and Tom Baur. Allen reports that George his home and volunteer in his daughter’s classcommissioned in J.M. Hall many years ago. Dan Piegari, whom many of us had for different room. He is still involved in the martial arts and is currently the deputy commander, United States math classes, will be awarded a VMI diploma. goes to class twice a week under the watchful Pacific Command at Camp Smith, HI. Dan and Apparently, in the history of VMI this has only eye of a grand master. Maybe that is why he Vickie are planning to settle in northern Virginia happened 25 times before. He is very deserving still looks as young as the day we graduated, near three of their grandchildren. of this award. which really ticks me off. Ben Vanderberry hosted a gathering of BRs Kevin Wright continues as an intelligence Scott and Barb Risser are rapidly approachat his home, before the VMI-ODU football planner in the J2 shop in Stuttgart. If that isn’t ing retirement from many years of military and game last fall. It was much appreciated by all scary enough, he is supporting Charlie Kaune civil service. They are building their retirement who attended. Right before Christmas, Ben got who is apparently single handedly solving all home in Rockbridge County, and it will be open together with Robert Mills, Oscar Richardson, problems in the Sudan. Kevin also works with to any BRs needing a place to stay when in and Rob Slaughter to share some Christmas Scott Lloyd ’76 who is doing security cooperatown. Scott said that Vic Arthur has found new cheer. Ben also spoke recently with Harry tion stuff with Africa. Kevin’s wife, Kathleen, employment in the Winchester, VA, area. McKnight. is a Department of the Army civilian research Mike Fleenor has been much more involved Randy Frank is enjoying working (sort of) in psychologist in Heidelberg. Their daughter, in activities at VMI this year, since his son, Bellingham, WA. Randy’s wife, Terry, is workMichelle, is a Department of Defense civilian Skyler, is completing his Rat year. Mike ing as set director in-training for the Bellingham
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