CLASS NOTES Europe after he got out, while Alex and his usually in the northern Virginia area and if wife, Brianna, live in Philadelphia, Pennanyone needs a couch to crash on, let him sylvania. Alex works for Amazon, has one know. I will have to take him up on that! daughter and another on the way. Alex was Mitch Gardner is down at Fort Bragg also gracious enough to donate his brick in with a lot of our BRs. Mitch is at Special Ericsson Davis’ name, which will be preOperations Career Course but is looking to make the move to the civilian sector. sented on his behalf at our five-year reunion. Sounds pretty gnarly to me! Good luck, Berley Rister lives in Lynchburg, Virginia, brotha. with his wife and son; he is working for the Paul Wojtas and I got a chance to speak nuclear plant, as well. for a little while. He is doing well. After Aaron McKeen has six months to go with a stint in Florida, he has recently moved USS Florida (SSGN 728) (Blue) in King’s back to the Virginia Beach area and pals Bay, Georgia. Brandon Stratz just got proaround with Old Man Page. Isn’t that the moted to captain in the Air Force and has dynamic duo!? signed his paperwork to go to reserve status. Kelly Vickery is living and working in He and his wife are excited about moving the Maryland area. She is a cybercrimes back to the Virginia area. Tanner Sewell analyst for Booz Allen Hamilton. Sounds has been doing well for himself as a high like something you’d only see in a movie! school and special needs teacher in northDave Padgett dropped me a line and ern Virginia. His class recently did a major let me know he is in the process of reproject with aquanaut Fabien Cousteau of Mission-31 while he was submerged in turning from Japan and is going to the Aquarius, the world’s only underwater maMarine Corps Engineer School to be an instructor – another VMI alumnus teachrine laboratory located 9 miles off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Sounds pretty aweing our youth. I know you will, but make us proud, Dave! some, Tanner! Angie Gomez is living and working in David Bice still works for AREVA. He is San Diego, California (Which means a now in their elite developmental program. whale’s ...). She told me she loves it out He has also been able to travel quite a bit with AREVA, visiting 12 nuclear plants Class of 2009: Brad Cooper paid respects to New there and really enjoys her job as a life inall over the country. He and his wife have Market Cadet Beverly S. Crews ’867. Pictured with surance agent. She also said that if anyone a 3-and-a-half-year-old and are expecting Cooper were Ruthie Ponder and Kylee Ponder, the wants a vacation, she has a pretty great their next child. Sounds incredible, David; great-granddaughter and great-great-granddaugh- couch. Angie has had a trying time with keep up the awesome work! some family issues, so I know I speak for ter of Crews, respectively. Justin Ong is still in the Air Force and also everyone when I say we wish your dad the just picked up captain. He is stationed in kind of stuff. “Laugh out loud.” best of luck! Missouri at Whiteman Air Force Base. He said he Patrick Simpson is traveling the world and makI haven’t gotten a chance to speak with Eddie is doing some acquisitions/engineering stuff right ing it possible with small jobs. Sounds exciting and Desch, but I did see he got engaged to a lovely now. He couldn’t say much ... Probably top secret scary at the same time! He let me know that he is young lady. From the photo, it looked like an amazing night for the two of them. Eddie is a naval aviator just about to finish school. Logan Swanson recently got out of the Army as a non-commissioned officer and is working for a private contractor overseas. He seemed in good spirits and was excited about the job opportunity. Dave Lochart and I spoke briefly, and he informed me that he and his fiancée were heading to Hawaii. Dave is still in the Marine Corps working in personnel recovery – sounds intimidating and awesome at the same time. Dave, you know Alaska and Hawaii aren’t that far of a flight from each other ... Just saying! I got a chance to fly to Richmond, Virginia, for a little VMI happy hour. It was incredible to see everyone and to hear what everyone has been up to for the past four years. In attendance were the following: Garland Gray, who is in his last year of law school at the University of Richmond. Thomas Class of 2010: U.S. Army Capt. Evan Aguirre and U.S. Army 1st Lt. Cody Chapman, who is still domesticated. Sloan Burns Hennelly during Aguirre’s promotion ceremony at Fort Lewis, Washington, in is still working in engineering and on side ventures August 2014. with Chad Lawson ’11. Nick Wieshar works for a
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