Class Notes planning commences. Bill McCarthy ran into Cliff Coger I am saddened to pass along that back in December whilst running the James Kiker died after losing a streets in Richmond. Bill sent me a struggle with metastatic melanoma photo as evidence of their meeting. in the brain Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016. Apparently, there was no requirement Updates from our brother rats: for any response by local, state or fedAubrey Walton moved back to eral law enforcement agencies. Texas from Korea just before ChristBack in November, James Bright, mas. John Nolan, Owen Curley, Eric DaBrent Wilson managed to have vis and Jon McLean got together at Tom Ustach for a visit in RichHolden Beach, North Carolina. Jon mond while he was on travel from McLean sent in a great photo of the Portland. Brent scheduled a full group taken at the Confederate Meslate of activities for him to include morial at Fort Fisher, North Carolina. Class of 1988: From left, VMI ’88’s newest legacy, Spencer Chaszar, Renny Renshaw sent me an email with Cadets Cody Peregoy ’19 and Sam Coleman ’19 and Sam Tate. some beer sampling. In attendance were Tom, Frank de Venoge, Tom from Vienna, Virginia. It seems that Munno, Jim Wiecking, Ned Hannigan, JimRenny is now a certified glider pilot, having passed the check ride for his Private Pilot-Glider License my Cottrell (up from the beach) Ted Wagner, back in September. Renny and his daughter, Ellie, Scott Davila and Sanderson ’89. are members of the Skyline Soaring Club in Front Ted Wagner hosted Frank deVenoge, Tom Royal, Virginia, and often take to the skies in their Munno and Joe Swider for a Christmas party Genesis 2 sailplane. I don’t know about the rest of at his house in Richmond. you guys, but I’m not sure that I’m comfortable From Brent Hashimoto: “Aloha! I am comwith Renny at the controls of any aircraft – powpleting my tour (and career) in the Army here ered or unpowered. Fortunately, with his daughin Hawaii at U.S. Pacific Command. I will reter along, he has some adult supervision. tire in 2018 and then I guess start looking for I trust everyone had an enjoyable spring and has a real job.” emerged from the Dark Ages in good health and Bill Nixon recently had dinner with Mark in good spirits, and I hope those who attended Bristol when he happened to be in the Arlinghad an enjoyable time at our 30th Reunion. Many ton, Virginia, area. Mark continues to reside in thanks to Ashley Abernathy, who graciously volNashville and works for ServPro. Bob Hildebrand wrote, “I have moved on unteered to head up the reunion committee, and Class of 1988: Mike McGraw and Senior from the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group after to our brother rats who worked very hard to pull Col. Kultawit Vaijai. many years, and now work for SSA Marine, a off a fantastic and memorable weekend: Adrian Garcia, Doug Messner, John Phillips, Mark Barth, Paul Munson, Paul Russo, Carl Hardee, Scott Jones, Bill Wanovich and Bob Phillips. In the spirit, Gerry
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Brother Rats, First call on our 30th Reunion. It will be a spring (April) reunion in 2018. Block your calendar now. Planning with VMI will start early this summer, and the committee will keep you posted via Facebook, email and regular mail as
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Class of 1988: At the monthly northern Virginia ’88 lunch were John “Rock” Keppeler, Drew McKone, Hugh Brien, Hugh McMenamin, Sam Tate, Jim Florio and Scott Stachelek. 117