CLASS NOTES Thailand with our family there. Chanon and I came to visit them for the month of August. We had a fantastic time. The old man, celebrated the big 5-0 this year. I did it in glory wearing the tux I was married in and at a fabulous pig roast. Aor has been holding all of us together. Someone has to be the sane one in the family.” Many thanks, Mark, for the update, and I second your thoughts regarding sanity and turning the big 5-0 because I’m hitting that milestone just as these notes were due in February. Phil Hubbard sent me a note to join him on LinkedIn which I gladly accepted, even though I’m not very active on that medium. Phil is in Va. Beach where he works for the Hampton Roads Sanitation District in a Compliance Assurance role. This involves providing overall direction for two consent Jim Outland orders that the HRSD is under. The first order has 14 parties with the VDEQ, HRSD and 13 localities (satellites) serviced by HRSD. The second order is between the USEPA, VDEQ and HRSD so it sounds like our BR is a busy man in the acronym soup kettle – just pray he doesn’t start receiving orders from the It has been an eventful quarter so let’s get started. LMNOP or the OBGYN … By the time you read these notes, I hope you will Frank Kollmansperger ’84 says he saw Tim have received your updated Registry of Former Spencer here in Richmond at the Bob Evans Cadets which the VMI Alumni Association has restaurant. I know what some of you may now be been working on for some time. While reviewing a thinking. The elusive Tim Spencer? That sounds draft of the contact information VMI has on file for something like a BigFoot encounter or one of those our class, I’ve noticed several of you who may now “I saw Elvis in a Michigan Burger King” incidents have e-mail addresses that are not subscribed to the of the early ’80s. Anyway, Frank swears he had a Class of ’83 Group I have set up at yahoo.com. Beconfirmed sighting of our wayward BR and says Tim ing a member of the VMI ’83 Group allows you to has committed to attending our 30th. send and receive an e-mail message to or from anyJim Henry also sent me a note with an informative one else who is also subscribed to the distribution. turkey calling video link from YouTube so thanks for Many of us are using this medium as a quick and putting the sport in a whole new light, BR! handy means to communicate news, share updates, Keith Sawyer updated me that he has landed a job opportunities, etc. If you are not receiving these position with Dispenser Services Inc. out of Charlese-mails and would like to be added, please contact ton, SC. Keith also had a chance to meet up with me at the information listed above, and I will add Brent Dunahoe for lunch and catch up on things you. Unfortunately, it is my sad duty to pass along Citadel, VMI and life. Keith’s new assignment is in these notes news of the sudden death of Breck and in Greenville, SC, where he is doing site survey, Cabell Gorman’s oldest son, Patrick. My family and engineering, installs and repairs. I are fortunate to have known Patrick Gorman. He Another BR with a new position is Duane Ray combined his father’s love of the outdoors in fishwho has landed a job with StarTek Corporation in ing, hunting and shooting together with his mother’s Class of 1983: On Nov. 12, 2010, Collinsville, VA. As I mentioned in the last class artistic ability and kindness. He was a fine young Lois Ann and Danny Chu became notes installment, Duane has been recovering from man of character who persevered over physical proud parents of daughter Riley a significant medical set-back and was out of the hardships from birth and will be greatly missed. As Ann Chu. job market for a while. Several of a tribute to Patrick’s accomplishments, our classmates, as well as VMI men The Richmond Times-Dispatch ran a from other classes have rallied to help special front page story which highDuane with his medical, financial and lighted the significant achievements of professional recovery. his short life. Among some of the many Joining the effort recently were BRs and extended VMI family I spoke Skip Goodwillie and Gene Warren with during the funeral and subsequent who have both been able to assist reception were Bill Cornett, Jim Henry, Duane with their own expertise, adMike Laughon, John Preston, Doug vice and networks. For BRs in Texas Wainwright, John Gordon, Danny Class of 1983: Attending the retirement celebration for Col. and Kentucky who responded to Brad Mason, John Dodge, Steve Goddard, Steve Amato, USAF, in Lexington, Virginia, Jan. 29, 2010, Norwood’s request to buy cigarettes Owen Peery, Trey Adams, Al Toler, were, from left, Scott Belliveau, Jay Williams, Scott Horan, for his analytical testing lab, I also Wilson Enochs ’84, Mike Locher ’84 Amato, Mark Sykes, Danny Chu and Jim Henry. want to convey a “Thank You.” As and Mark Williams ’85. Prince finally earned his learners permit to drive after his fifth attempt. Then, with Mrs. Kause riding shotgun, he promptly backed into a brick retaining wall on the side of my driveway, knocking it down to below the base. Of course, it was my entire fault because I parked my car on the “wrong” side of the driveway, forcing him to not pay attention to what he was doing. I am still scratching my head over that logic. But spring will be arriving shortly, and I have some sweet genetically engineered tomatoes and peppers I wish to try out in my garden. And spring shall gentle the condition of the winds, or so I will hope.
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In direct contrast to this traumatic event is news from Mark Sykes that on Nov. 12, Danny and Lois Ann Chu became proud parents of daughter Riley Ann Chu. In Mark’s words, Danny is such a gung ho VMI alumnus that he tried to convince Lois Ann to have Riley’s delivery date on VMI’s Founders Day! Regardless of missing the Nov. 11th date by one day, Mark reports that Riley is a really cute and happy baby. Mark also informs me that Trent and Sherri Bogg’s daughter, Rebecca, will be playing soccer at Colorado University next year and this is despite the fact that Trent was her team’s soccer coach. In another milestone event, I learned the class of 2010 received their coveted VMI Rings. Congratulations therefore go out to ’83 sons James Goodwillie, Richard Luck and Cameron Murray for having earned the privilege to wear the ring. BR Cal Murray reports that the ring ceremony on Nov. 21st in J.M. Hall kicked off a celebration lasting 48 hours. “I can promise you the ’83 dads are so very proud. What makes this especially satisfying for me is the three are roommates at The Mother I.” Skip Goodwillie echoed Cal’s sentiments “We were proud alright. Initially it was because they earned a VMI ring, then it was because we were not called by Lexington’s finest to bail any of them out. And because I know some were wondering, none of the ’83 Dads burned anything down.” Mark Roltsch sent me a nice Christmas card with and update: “This past summer Aor and the girls spent three months in
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