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Classmate Paul Creamer's daughter, Paula Creamer just won the LPGA US OPEN!!!
OAKMONT, Pa. — Four months ago, when she was crying on her father’s shoulder wondering if she’d be able to play golf again, Paula Creamer kept thinking about the US Women’s Open. Weeks later, a cast on her left hand following thumb surgery, the focus never left, even if pain and the past might try to conspire against her once more, keeping golf’s biggest prize out of her reach. Not this time. Coming up with an experienced plan to navigate one of the world’s toughest golf courses in Oakmont Country Club — and forced to devise another plan for that throbbing thumb — Creamer capped her biggest week by convincingly winning the 65th US Women’s Open yesterday. A final-round, 2-under-par 69 — her lowest score of the tournament and third time she bettered par — gave the 23-year-old Californian a 3-under 281 total and a four-stroke victory over Norway’s Suzann Pettersen (69) and South Korea’s Na Yeon Choi (66), and, more importantly, her first major championship. |
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Loss of Classmate: Emory Joseph (JOE) Derrick, 58, of Blacksburg, went home to be with his Savior Friday, May 21, 2010, at Montgomery Regional Hospital. He was born in Chester, S.C., on January 17, 1952. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1974, and received his Ph.D. in 1992 from VPI and SU. He served the Lord in China for 10 years, and returned to teach at Radford University for six years. Joe was a member of Blacksburg Christian Fellowship. He is survived by his wife, Ruth B. Derrick; two sons and daughters-in-law, Evan and Kristena Derrick, of Tulsa, Okla., and Collin and Stephanie Derrick, of Black-sburg; one daughter, Jillian Derrick, of Blacksburg; two grandchildren, Emily and Jacob Derrick; parents, Curtis and Virginia Derrick, of Woodruff, S.C.; one brother and sister-in-law, Michael and Dianne Derrick, of Orlando, Fla.; one nephew, Brooks Derrick; his mother-in-law, Eleanor Williams, of Dodgeville, Wis.; broth-ers-in-law and sisters-in-law, David and Joyce Williams, Earl and Betty Williams, Leslie and Diana Williams, Richard and Peg Williams; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Helen and Robert Schuerman. |
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Mike Miller nominated to become the next Naval Academy Superintendent A career naval aviator, RADM Miller is presently the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs in Washington, DC. He has an extensive operational background to include command of the aircraft carrier USS John F Kennedy and Carrier Strike Group 7 aboard USS Ronald Reagan. His biography at http://www.navy.mil/navydata/bios/navybio.asp?bioID=215 provides additional information. The date of the change of command has not been determined. |
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Loss of Classmate: Theodore Alan Coyle Ted’s tours included two aircraft carrier assignments, the USS Independence and the USS Kennedy, and a nuclear submarine, the USS Jack. Ted’s final position was Commanding Officer, Defense Fuel Region & Defense Logistics Agency – Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. After his retirement in 1997 Ted worked for British Petroleum in Anchorage, Alaska, Supply Chain Operations Manager – Southern California Edison, Director of Supply Operations Services, Hexcel in Kent, Washington, VP of Operations and Supply Chain, AVChem, and Saavis in the St. Louis area.He is survived by his wife, Mary Mason-Coyle, children Jeffrey Alan (Sasha), Kelly Jean, Michael Andrew (Chelsea), David Douglas and Theodore Robert. Grandchildren Eli, Cope and Jack. Ted is also survived by his sister Lesley Coyle Kelly of Beaufort, South Carolina, and his mother Geraldine Marion Coyle with many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Ted was a parishioner at St. Cletus Catholic Church in St. Charles, Missouri. Donations can be sent to: U.S. Naval Academy Foundation |
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| Loss of Classmate: Art Stout F. Arthur Stout III, 57 of Scottsdale, Arizona died January 30, 2010. He was born March, 1952 to Fred and Kathleen Stout of Odessa, Texas. Growing up, Art was an outstanding student, athlete and musician who received a Vice-Presidential appointment to the United States Naval Academy upon graduation from Odessa High School in 1970. He also attended the University of Colorado and moved to Arizona to attend Arizona State University. At ASU he earned a degree in mechanical engineering while also playing varsity tennis and soccer. It was there he met the former Kim Clark of McLean, Virginia, his wife of 31 years. After graduating, Art and Kim moved to San Diego to begin their careers with the same company, San Diego Gas and Electric. They were married in 1978 and in 1979 returned to Phoenix where Art began his nearly 30 year career with Intel. Art traveled the world for Intel building their manufacturing plants in Ireland, Japan, Israel, the Philippines, China, Malaysia and in the United States including New Mexico and Arizona. In addition to building for Intel, Art had a passion for architecture. Using his talents Art built and remodeled several of his own homes in Arizona, New Mexico and California. He was happiest working on his boat, snow skiing, golfing, racing his car or just sitting on the front porch of his beach house watching the waves with friends. Upon retirement from Intel in 2008, Art spent time as a managing partner for Stout Oil, a company founded and built by his late grandfather, Fred Stout Sr.whom he admired very much. Art leaves behind his wife Kim, four sisters, Anne (Tyre), Laura (Williams), Noelle (Ince), Mary Stout; 2 nephews, 5 nieces and his much loved canine "children" Turbo and Tiffany. Per Art's wishes no services will be held, his ashes will be scattered in the sea he loved at a future date. Kim also wishes to thank all of Art's friends, family, and colleagues for their encouragement, love and support for him during these difficult months. |
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Loss of Classmate: Kevin Flannery Kevin Lee Flannery of Juno Beach, FL died February 6, 2010 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center, FL. He was 57. He was born September 16, 1952 to Verda Kringen Flannery and the late Rod Flannery. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 1974, he served in the United States Navy and later as a pilot for U.S. Airways for 25 years. Mr. Flannery enjoyed hunting, fishing and golf. Besides his father, he was preceded in death by a sister, Kim Busby. Kevin is survived by his mother, Verda Flannery of Wessington Springs, SD; two sons, Bryan Flannery of Magnolia, DE and Sean Flannery of Juno Beach, FL; daughter, Erin Flannery of Dover, DE; brother, Kelly Flannery of Rapid City, SD; two sisters, Karen Weiss of Parkston, SD, Kris McMullin of Ft. Worth, TX. Funeral services were held on February 13, 2010 at Torbert Funeral Chapel, Dover. Donations may be made to the Kent County SPCA 32 Shelter Circle, Camden, DE 19934 Family contact Diane Sears 302-670-3140 |
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Loss of Classmate: Scott G. Nichols
Age 57 Of St. Paul, MN Lost his battle with cancer Friday, December 18th surrounded by family and friends. Preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence A. and Ruth C. Nichols, Scott is survived by his sister, Katharine Nichols (John) DeVinck and nieces Kris (Brett) Sharockman, Barb (Eric) Johnson and Joanne (Jerod) Krenz. Scott was a 1970 graduate of Superior Senior High School, a 1974 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, and a 1984 graduate of the Hamline Law School. Scott was passionate about the outdoors and enjoyed canoeing on the Brule River, curling with his buddies and spending time with his golden retrievers. Scott was a favorite great-uncle to many grandnephews and grandnieces and he will be dearly missed by his friends and family. A private memorial celebration will be held in the spring. Memorials preferred to the Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services, Inc., in St. Paul, MN, www.smrls.org |
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Loss of Classmate: Andrew Borchardt Retired U.S. Navy Capt. John Andrew "Andy" Borchardt, 56, of Eagle Pointe, died June 26, 2009, peacefully in his sleep. He is survived by his high school sweetheart and loving wife of 34 years, Debra Lynn Borchardt; sons, Eric Walter Calise Borchardt and Brian Andrew Borchardt and his wife Hollie Michele Borchardt; and by too many friends and family members to ever possibly recount. (more) |
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Patrick McKay  Lt. Col. Patrick James McKay(USMC ret.,) 56, of Scott Depot, W.Va., formerly of Paden City, W.Va., passed away August 8, 2008, in Charleston, W.Va. Pat was born February 2, 1952 to the late Owen Edward and Hope Postlethwait McKay. Following graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1974, Lt. Col. McKay spent 20 years proudly serving our country in the United States Marine Corp. He attended the Catholic Church of the Ascension in Hurricane, W.Va. He leaves behind his loving and devoted wife, Paula Smith McKay; two daughters, Leann Nicole and Patricia Ann; and a granddaughter, Kaylee. He is also survived by his siblings, Owen (Sara) McKay of Princeton, Tom (Erline) McKay of Knoxville, Tenn., Eileen (Doug) Miller of New Martinsville, Cora (Scott) Bowers of Paden City, Frank (Stephanie) McKay of Paden City, Florence (Steve) Zucker of Sardis, Ohio, Mary (Tim) Yoho of Paden City and Mike McKay of Paden City; and his step-mother, Joann McKay of Belpre, Ohio. |
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Doug Crowder
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced on May 7 that the President has made the following nominations: Navy Vice Adm. William D. Crowder has been nominated for reappointment to the grade of vice admiral and assignment as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Crowder is currently serving as Commander, Seventh Fleet, Yokosuka, Japan. |
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He has be working as a NJROTC senior instructor since retirement
from the Navy in 1993. His NJROTC website is http://www.usna.com/Chapters/US/Washington/PugetSound.
He is still married to Lea (going on 34 years). His son is up for
E-7 and waiting for word
of this promotion soon. He spent 1 ½ years at Gitmo guarding
the bad guys… He currently serves in Okinawa with his wife,
Angela and their 6 year old son, Torin. Life is good. |
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Bert Calland CACI Appoints Vice Admiral Albert Calland, USN (Ret.) as Executive
Vice
President for Security and Intelligence Integration
Former Deputy Director of National Counterterrorism Center and
Central
Intelligence Agency, Commander of Special Operations, to Support
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Robert
George Stengle, 55,
of Carlisle, died Friday, July 20, 2007 at his residence  .
Robert was born March 26, 1952 in Baltimore, MD. He was a son of
the late
Francis and Esther Margaret Stengle.He was a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy in Mechanical Engineering; graduate of MIT, with a Master's degree in Nuclear Engineering; and a graduate of Loyola University, with a Master's degree in business administration. He was employed by Stoner Associates as an engineer. He also worked for the State of PA as a budget analyst. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carlisle, and was a member of the church choir; was a Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop #186; and enjoyed hiking and camping. He was a naval history buff and served in the U. S. Navy. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Jennifer Ann Gibson Stengle, Carlisle; sons, Robert Stengle and Andrew Stengle, both of Carlisle; daughter, Meghan Stengle Cintron, Carlisle; sisters, Barbara Stengle, Baltimore, MD, Betty Dennis, Boston, MA, and Bernadette Dellone, Baltimore, MD; and brothers, William Stengle, NJ and Barry Stengle, TX. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 3211 North Front Street, Suite 100, Harrisburg, PA 17110 |
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Joe Sestak Joe Sestak Shipmate Article (Bill Walsh)
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| Steve Middleton One vehicle was the cause of Marine Sgt. Jason Wittling's woes. Another vehicle may help solve a few of his problems. At halftime during yesterday's Navy-Massachusetts football game in Annapolis, Sgt. Wittling received the gift of a $45,000 customized van from the charity Wheels for Warriors. The new van is a big boost for the 32-year-old retired career Marine, his wife Maureen and their two children, Cody, 9, and Emily, 6. Three years ago, their daddy returned home from Iraq a quadriplegic. On March 19, 2003, the Wisconsin native was clearing weapons caches out of a Baghdad neighborhood shortly after the city fell to U.S. forces. A member of the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, he piled up 8,900 pounds of ammunition, guns and explosives and set a charge to destroy the mound. He jumped into the pas-senger side of a Humvee and its driver took off. As the Humvee rounded a corner two hundred meters from the impending blast, it rolled over. The accident burst the C-6 vertebra in his neck. "I was knocked out for about 30 seconds," he said. "When I came to, I couldn't move anything. I knew I was paralyzed. It wasn't a shock when the doctors told me I was a quadriplegic." He can lift his right thumb a half-inch. It's taken three years of therapy to do that small, but significant, task. That means a nerve in the C-7 is still transmitting signals. "I'm not regressing, I can do everything but transfer out of chairs," he said. "I can shave, brush my teeth, open a soda." Severna Park resident Steve Middleton is chairman of Wheels for Warriors. A 1974 graduate of the Na-val Academy and its class president, he is a former surface warfare officer and engineer with seven years of active duty and 16 years more in the Naval Reserves. Today, the Winona, Miss., native is a self-employed Healthy Lifestyle Coach who motivates his clients into age-defying lifestyle habits. His son Pete, now 21, is a senior at West Point, something that irks his dad - a little. That's why his cell phone loudly plays "Anchors Away." When he dropped his son off at West Point three years ago, he met Mary Kay Salomone, a USMMA parent-mentor. She also is founder and president of Operation Support Our Troops. Mr. Middleton got involved right away, dealing with a large shipment of clothing that needed to be sent quickly to injured soldiers hospitalized in Landstuhl, Germany. When Ms. Salomone thought up Wheels for Warriors, Mr. Middleton took on responsibility as its chairman. The easy part is getting a van equipped for a wounded soldier. This is the second one Wheels for Warri-ors has been able to acquire, reconfigure and give away. The two hardest tasks are tussling with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and finding donors. "I'm out there begging people for money anywhere I can - anybody and everybody," Mr. Middleton said. Through his efforts, Northwest Airlines donated tickets to fly the Wittling family to D.C. The Marriott and Loews Hotels are providing deluxe rooms for their weeklong stay in the area. The Baltimore National Aquar-ium gave Maureen Wittling and the kids a VIP tour and the Orioles host the family at today's Orioles-Yankees game. At yesterday's football game, the Wittling, Middleton and Salomone families were guests of the acad-emy's superintendent. Raymond Torreon, an Annapolis resident, is another guardian angel. He's the general manager of Ride-Away in Greenbelt, one of an 11-shop East Coast chain of mobility mavens for the handicapped. Mr. Torreon was selected by Wheels for Warriors for his understanding of a disabled veteran's needs and his ability to cut through the VA red tape. Ride-Away also "gave some discounts on the van and labor. We want to support our troops," he said. The "Linen Gold" Dodge Grand Caravan, commissioned through Ride-Away, has been transformed into an elegant Braun Rampvan. Its floor was dropped 10 inches, the vehicle kneels and tilts to one side. Four buttons placed throughout the interior and two remotes control the silent power ramp and power door. A wheelchair gets held safely with a quick release/lock-down system that eliminates tedious strapping. "Strapping down is such a hassle for quick trips around town," said Sgt. Wittling with a sly grin. "I just don't do it. On long trips I do." If they want, two more friends in wheelchairs can also ride along, it's that roomy. The group's board chose the Wisconsin soldier not knowing his name or age. They developed a "sterile selection process" with Cmdr. Dave Julian, who heads up the Military Severely Injured Center at the Pentagon. When the sergeant learned in a conference phone call that he was going to be given the sleek new vehicle, he was stunned. "The way my luck was running, I didn't think it would happen. I was speechless." "Getting something like this is like getting a brand new Mustang," Sgt. Wittling mused. "Or having your legs work and getting around." To donate or for more details about Wheels for Warriors or Operation
Support Our Troops, contact Mr. Middleton at 410-544-3155 or visit
the Web site www.west-point.org/family/support-our-troops |
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William D. Mayo
 Bill
Mayo is a vice president of Caterpillar with responsibility for the
company's North American Commercial Division (NACD). This division
is accountable for Caterpillar's North American dealer development
and machine marketing. Mayo was elected a company vice president in
October 2005.
Prior to becoming a vice president, Mayo was regional manager for Caterpillar's Europe, Africa, Middle East marketing division, based in Geneva, Switzerland, with responsibility for developing dealers and marketing Cat machines and engines throughout Europe. Mayo joined Caterpillar as a service trainee in 1979, and has served in various positions across the enterprise. He has a bachelor's degree in oceanography from the U.S. Naval Academy, and has completed several advanced management programs, including the Dartmouth-Tuck Executive Program in 1998. He served as regional engine manager in Mossville, Illinois, from 1995 to 1998, when he was named general manager of the truck engine division. From 2001 to 2003, he served as product manager for large track-type tractors in the company's Track-Type Tractors Division. Mayo has a bachelor's degree in oceanography from the U.S. Naval
Academy. He has also completed several advanced management programs,
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Peter W. Sherland FEDERAL WAY, Wash., Feb. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) today an-nounced that Peter W. Sherland, 53, has been named vice president - Procurement and Transportation ef-fective immediately. Sherland, who had served as vice president - Transportation and Logistics since 2002, assumed the ad-ditional responsibilities following the retirement of Robert W. Boyd, Jr., vice president - Procurement and Supply Management. Sherland continues to report to George H. Weyerhaeuser, senior vice president - Technology. "Today's announcement is a significant step in the development of Weyerhaeuser's supply chain man-agement system," Weyerhaeuser said. "Like many companies that successfully manage their supply chain, we now have a closely linked inbound and outbound logistics organization. I am confident that under Pete's leadership, this new organization will play a critical role in Weyerhaeuser's future success." In his new role, Sherland is responsible for purchasing all company supplies, except fiber, and for the transportation of Weyerhaeuser's products. Sherland will remain chairman of Westwood Shipping, Weyer-haeuser's shipping line that serves customers in more than 20 ports in Japan, Korea, China and North Amer-ica. Sherland served for seven years as vice president finance and planning for the pulp, paper and packag-ing sector. He has also managed the company's pension fund investments and led the Investment Evalua-tion Department. Sherland graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1974 with a degree in physics, and received an MBA from Stanford University. Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest
products companies, was incorpo-rated in 1900. In 2005, sales were
$22.6 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with
customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the
growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution
and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development
and related activities. Ad-ditional information about Weyerhaeuser's
businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/
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Doug has been voted in as
the USNAAA-Puget Sound Chapter President for the next two years.
He is still living in the Great NW and enjoying the area. Classmates
are welcome to stop by and have a home brewed beer or two and do
some
fishing.
Joe Sestak Wins Congressional Seat 
Rear
Admiral Bachmann is Commander of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems
Command
