CLASS NOTES On a positive note, the losses of Rich and please remember that our 20th Reunion will near Hartford and is overseeing a very large Kevin did pose an opportunity for some be in the spring of 2014. From that reunion expansion of the facility. Following dinner Brother Rats to gather and catch up. Dan on, the odd numbered reunions (25, 35, 45, one night, Chris asked Mark for some Marine Williams and I traveled up to Pennsylvania etc.) will be in the fall, while the even numCorps Martial Arts Program pointers and for Kevin’s funeral, and we saw Tim Miller, bered reunions will take place in the spring. ended up with a busted nose and lip. Mark Dave Fleck, Dave Mitchell, Chad Tester, recently married Dawnell Pavano. Shortly Drew Bissell, Rick Killmeyer, Austin Clark after the wedding, the new couple shipped out Thomas A. Brashears and Mark Hagan. Despite the occasion, we for a tour at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. For two all did share a few laughs and were able to years, Mark will be in charge of all Marine honor Kevin one last time. Corps security forces on the base. CongratuAt Rich’s funeral in Las Vegas, Dan Willations to Mark and Dawnell! liams and I were able to catch up with Ken Todd Witt and his family are living in Dan Williams Jambor, Kip Averett, Ralph Ragosta and South America, and he is working at the Scott Jewell. We sat around and enjoyed a embassy. He is married to John Vasquez’s beer or two in Rich’s honor. sister. They have a daughter, Celina, who Moving on … I have failed to mention in is a senior in high school, and a young son, Dominic, who is active in swimming and previous updates that Jeff Godby has been Brother Rats … bottom line, up front … karate. doing quite well with his plumbing business these notes are tough to write. It has been a Carter Davis is living in the Virginia Beach down in South Carolina. He and his lovely difficult fall to this point. We lost two great area and is working for the U.S. Marshall wife even hosted the VMI baseball team for Americans, two great Brother Rats, far too Service. dinner one night, as the team was down there early. Rich Hauben and Kevin Price have Max Bulloch is living in Alabama and last season playing the University of South both left us with great memories, served working for U.S. Steel in Birmingham. Carolina in a three-game set. Kit Badger is working at Bates Engineering their country admirably and will forever be Recently Ken Jambor provided me with outside of Denver as a structural engineer and cherished Brother Rats. several updates on BRs who we really (Editor’s Note: Their obituaries appear in is very active in competitive mountain biking. have not heard much from recently. First, the Taps section of this issue.) He and his wife, Kim, have three children: Ken Jambor was activated back in 2009, Jacob, Emma and Conner. and since then, Ken and his Sean Lanier, Sean Harrington wife, Kerri, have been living in and I attended Vince Porter’s Denver, CO. He’s the director of promotion to lieutenant colonel Operations for a geographically on Oct. 4. Congratulations to separated unit out of Centennial Vince, Stacey and the kids on this Airport, flying flight test sorties great accomplishment. all over Colorado. They have two Adam Strickland is in the boys. When not busy with his Marine Corps and stationed in USAF duties, Ken is busy coachWashington, D.C., where he is ing his boys’ baseball teams. working with the 4th Civil Affairs Hopefully, 10 years from now, Group. Last fall, he graduated Marlin Ikenberry will be looking from the National War College for a switch-hitting catcher for the at Fort McNair in D.C. In early Institute’s baseball team ’cause October, Adam, his wife, Diane, Ken knows just the player. and daughter, Virginia, welcomed Some great news from the a new addition: Hawthorne Cabrera household … after five Cash Strickland, born on Oct. years and numerous interviews, 3 at Bethesda Naval Hospital. Elvin finally received orders to the New Jersey State Patrol’s Congratulations to the Strickland Aviation Bureau. He will be family! flying the Augusta 139 airframe, Kevin Miller is working at Old providing air support for law Dominion Electric Cooperative enforcement, as well as flying as the manager of Engineering. MEDEVAC missions, as necesKevin reported that Brian Hingst sary. Elvin and his wife, Marzena, also works there as a project a registered nurse, live in Columengineer. When not working, bus, NJ. Kevin attempts to keep up with Mike Paruti and his wife, his 2-year-old. On June 19, Kevin Loretta, live in Fairfax County, and his wife, Amy, welcomed Ari VA, where he is the county fire Holten Miller, who weighed in at Class of 1994: Joe Casey and Jim Hewitt got together marshall. When he’s not busy 7 lbs., 14oz. Congratulations to with Sean Burke ’95 while working in Chicago for the working for the fire department, the Millers! NATO Summit. Mike spends time coaching his I know it is a little early, but
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