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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Our summer is whizzing by (as do
most days at our age) and the reunion is going to be here before we know
it.
It is July 17 and we
have about 80 persons paid. It is not looking like another record
breaking year for attendees. I suppose the gas prices and airline prices
have slowed some of us down in our traveling. I remember when we could
pull up to the pump and get a dollar’s worth and drive the whole
weekend. Those days are gone forever folks.
Seriously, I am hoping
for another good attendance year for the reunion. If you are planning on
coming, please get me the check by September 1st as I have to
contact the caterers and the bus lines for the tours, etc. to get our
fees paid. It looks like our itinerary will be a busy one. We have added
a tour to Magnolia Plantation this year and another trip to Bubba Gump’s
for lunch.
This, plus our memorial
service aboard the ship and our banquet and dance should be a good time
for all.
We had a mini work
party in June. John Hudak, Dave Harhager, Don Watson and Joe Luque were
there and got a lot accomplished. Ray Broll was there for a couple of
days with his son and grandson. I showed up the last of June and stayed
for 5 days with 3 of my grandsons.
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Dave, Don and Joe painted the entire Forecastle deck and it looked
great. It was really hot down there and I know
they suffered. Dave and Don had gone home by the time I arrived with the
kids. We put the boys under Mount 51 and painted the deck where we
couldn’t fit!!!
John and Joe worked down below in the after boiler room. John has made
great progress putting in the new walkways. He is hoping to get it open
within 3 years. At our fall work party we may begin getting some
painting done down below.
The video project
(History Channel) being shown all day on the ship has really been the
biggest hit with the tourists. I can’t wait for y’all to see this in the
flesh. They pack into the “Theatre” in after officers’ quarters to
watch. It usually plays to “standing room only”. Sadly, no one has asked
for my autograph yet
I have been having some
health problems (nothing too serious) and I need a volunteer to take the
reunion in 2009 (destination to be announced at the 2008 reunion). I
will help out where needed. I think it would be good for the reunion to
have some fresh ideas and new blood to add some spark to the next
reunion. Let me know if you are interested.
Our next work party
will be September 6-13, 2008. Let me know if you can attend. I’ll set
you up with some sleeping accommodations.
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I met with the new Executive Director of
Patriots Point while I was there. His name is Brig. General Hugh Tant,
III (U.S. Army Ret.). He is a resident of Mount Pleasant, SC and is
really a nice guy. He has visited the ship twice and was really
impressed with the way she is being maintained. He thanked us for all
that we do and he will continue to work with us and support our efforts
to keep the ship looking good. I hope to have him as a guest speaker at
the reunion banquet.
I do have to tell
everyone that the regular rooms are sold out for the reunion. They have
the next grade of rooms for $10.00 more and the suites left. Hurry and
book your rooms.
See you at the reunion.
Sonny
USS
ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD-692) GIFT
The USS Laffey
Association would like to formally acknowledge the receipt of a work
party donation from the USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion Association. The
Sumner’s 2008 reunion was held in Charleston this past Spring and Joe
Gall, who has arranged over twenty years of reunions for USS Allen M.
Sumner crew members, had contacted Sonny Walker to inform him of the
great time their membership experienced while on board the Laffey. He
informed Sonny that a work party donation check would be forwarded: The
check arrived and was in the amount of $500.00. Joe advised Sonny that
the donation was being made to keep the “OLD GIRL” alive!
This generous,
unsolicited donation speaks volumes about the character of those who
proudly served aboard “tin cans” in the past, and I’m certain equally of
those serving today. Our “tin cans” were our homes, work stations, and
battle stations. Recall, once more, that sign that hung over the
entrance to Gate 5 at the D&S Piers in Norfolk: “Through this gate pass
the proudest sailors of the fleet.”
Our heartfelt thanks are extended to the USS Allen M. Sumner Reunion
Association and to its
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membership. Your gift to the USS Laffey work party will assist our
efforts greatly as we try to assure that the USS Laffey remains the
“Ship That Would Not Die”.
DID YOU
KNOW THIS?
During World War II,
Navy nurses were stationed at 40 naval hospitals and 176 dispensaries,
on board 12 hospital ships and as flight nurses on air evacuation
missions. Throughout the war, they earned over 300 military awards for
their service.
(From an article in
military.com)
A NOTE
OF THANKS
As many of you know,
Joe and Dinah Folino have recently experienced a difficult health issue.
Joe has asked that the following note of thanks be included in the
Laffey News:
“The list is too long
to mention each of you, but you know who you are and Dinah and I thank
each of you from the bottom of our hearts. We thank you for all the
prayers, good thoughts, wishes and cheery notes that were sent. Our
hearts go out to each of you.
We have heard from
fellow shipmates that served with me, and from many others I didn’t even
know. However, having been a part of the USS Laffey Association over
these many years, I can easily recognize that is of no consequence: Each
of us is always there when needed. The outpouring of love and good
wishes has been a welcome source of strength over these past few weeks.
Unfortunately, the
aneurism that struck Dinah has left her with little or no sight in her
left eye. But, considering the fact that 86% of patients who experience
the type of surgery Dinah did either do not make it at all or are left
with a stroke that leaves them partially paralyzed , we feel thankful.
We thank God she is
still with us and with the good grace of God and friends such as we have
in the USS Laffey Association we shall continue with our faith in the
Lord.
Thanks to each of you
again and please continue to pray for Dinah as this is still a critical
period.
God Bless each of you.”
Joe and Dinah Folino
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A PRAYER
REQUEST
Many of you are aware
of the involvement in the USS Laffey Association of Fred Nardei and his
wife Mary Ann. Their tremendous efforts over the years have contributed
heavily towards the success of this association and its reunions.
Many of you are also
aware of the health issues that have recently affected the lives of Fred
and Mary Ann. I had spoken earlier with our President, Sonny Walker, and
asked him to see if Fred might provide us with an update on his wife’s
condition. Fred’s response is as follows:
Hi Bob,
I spoke with Sonny last
night he said that lots of the Laffey family has been asking about Mary
Ann’s medical condition and he suggested that I provide you with some
information. He said you might want to share the info in the next
newsletter.
She had been
experiencing back pain and mild coughing since our return from a cruise
in mid April. Our family physician was treating her for a possible
kidney infection because she had a trace of blood in a urine sample and
she had a chest x-ray which came back negative.
By May 27 the back pain
had become so severe I took her to Prompt Med at our local hospital and
they performed a CAT scan which showed spots on her liver, kidney and
spine.
The attending physician
referred us to an Oncologist and after further CAT and MRI scans and a
biopsy of her spine Mary Ann was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic
adenocarcinoma and later identified as lung cancer.
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The cancer has spread throughout her body and to her spine and right
femur. She was scheduled 22 radiation treatments for her L-5, T-12
vertebrae and right femur to arrest the bone damage. She has had 18
treatments with four to go, and finishes radiation July 21.
Mary Ann will have a week’s rest before she begins chemotherapy July 28.
She is scheduled to have six chemo treatments over eighteen weeks and
then further testing to assess the results. We are hoping and praying
that we can drive the cancer into remission since there is no cure. Her
oncologist has said that her condition is treatable but not curable.
Mary Ann has a strong
will and positive attitude. We appreciate all the prayers, love and
support we are receiving from our family and friends. She is anxiously
looking forward to preparing goodies for the Laffey crewmembers. Mary
Ann has a Caringbridge website which she maintains and updates
frequently. Mary Ann welcomes everyone to log on and follow her journey
on this her latest adventure.
Your prayers and encouragement are welcomed and appreciated.
www.caringbridge.org
/visit/maryannnardei
Warmest Regards,
Fred
EDITOR’S NOTE: I’m certain that many of you will contact the
above website and share your thoughts with Mary Ann and Fred. Please
pray for a successful treatment and recovery by Mary Ann.
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He noted that first
came the date of her birth and spoke of the following date with tears,
But he said what
mattered most of all was the dash between those years.
For that dash
represents all the time that she spent alive on earth…..
And now only those who
loved her know what that little line is worth.
GI BILL BENEFIT UPDATE
The new "Post 9/11 GI Bill" will soon be heading for the President’s
desk. This new benefit will give service members and veterans who have
served on active-duty since Sept. 11, 2001, a new education benefits
package worth up to roughly $3,000 a month. The same legislation
includes a change to the current Montgomery GI Bill that will increase
the monthly payment to $1,321 a month -- a total
EDITORS NOTE: I
think we all need to lie about our ages and get back into the Navy so we
can get some of this good stuff they have now!! Why heck, the last
provision will allow us to send the family to school if we choose not to
go!!
TAPS
LIST
The following shipmates
and USS Laffey Association members and their close relatives have been
transferred to a better duty station:
Ed Samp. Jr. LCDR/Gunnery
Officer
Survivor of Battle of Okinawa, April 1945
Passed Away November 23, 2007
Theodore Sawick,
Commanding Officer (62-63)
Previously served as XO and on the USS Laffey
Pearl Harbor Attack Survivor
Passed Away June 5, 2008
Please take a moment in
silence to honor and reflect upon the memories of those who have passed
away.
“THE
DASH” – A POEM
The following poem
appeared in a recent edition of the Sun City Hilton Head Veterans
Association newsletter. Linda Ellis is the author of the poem simply
titled “The Dash”. It reads as follows:
I read of a man who
stood to speak at a funeral of a friend.
He referred to the
dates on her tombstone from the beginning …to the end.
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For it matters not how much we own: the cars…the house…the cash.
What matters is how we
live and love and how we spend our dash.
So think about this
long and hard…are there things you’d like to change?
For you never know how
much time is left. (You could be at “dash midrange”)
If we could just slow
down enough to consider what’s true and real,
And always try to
understand the way other people feel,
And be less quick to
anger, and show appreciation more,
And love the people in
our lives like we’ve never loved before.
If we treat each other
with respect, and more often wear a smile…
Remembering that this
special dash might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy’s
being read with your life’s actions to rehash…
Would you be proud of
the things they say about how you spent your dash?
WHEN A
LOSS OCCURS
Please contact the
editor (Bob Wampler) with any announcement of the passing of a USS
Laffey shipmate or any associate member of the USS Laffey Association
and the members’ or associates’ spouses/parents. It is our
desire to honor the memory of those now deceased with a mention of their
name in the Laffey News, and with a reading of their name during a
shipboard reunion ceremony in October at Charleston, SC. We are a
“family” and we sincerely want to pay our respects when that hour of
loss arrives.
COMMENTS ON THE PASSING OF THE CO
(From
the editor)
Commander Sawick was my first Commanding Officer while I was on the
Laffey from 62-65.
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Although I don’t have too many personal recollections of CDR. Sawick…..probably
because I was too heavily involved in such important duties as a “highly
trained” professional in the ship’s galley where the cooks almost
immediately recognized my talents needed to be used elsewhere!
From the galley I was
back into Radio Central where our current President, one Sonny Walker,
used my talents as a messenger and antenna ice chipper extraordinaire
(North Atlantic Cruise).
I would like to share
the following information from CDR Sawick’s obituary in the Washington
Post on June 28th.
Theodore Sawick was a
young sailor during the attack on Pearl Harbor and he went on to serve
33 years in the Navy before retiring as a commander. He passed away at
age 90.
On December 7, 1941 he
was a crewmember of motor torpedo boat PT-42 which had been loaded
aboard the oil tanker Ramapo along with five other torpedo boats.
Commander Sawick
recalled that Japanese torpedo planes came in from the north side and
dropped their torpedoes on the row of battleships…and four or five
minutes after the first four torpedoes hit, the battleship Oklahoma
suddenly started to capsize.
He further stated he
was stunned when he saw the Oklahoma hit and the battleship Arizona blow
up. “It was the most unbelievable sight you ever wanted to witness”
Flames and smoke soon obscured the battleships. As a panelist on a
C-SPAN broadcast, he disputed the accuracy of the 2001 movie Pearl
Harbor.
After the war he served
as an engineering officer of the destroyer Charles R. Ware. From 1951 to
1962 Commander Sawick’s tours included commanding the minesweeper
Pigeon, serving as executive officer of the Laffey and as operations
officer of the Norfolk.
In
February 1962 he was the engineering officer of the carrier Randolph
when it picked up astronaut
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John Glenn, Jr. after his historic orbit of the earth in
Friendship 7. A month later he returned to the Laffey as its commanding
officer.
Commander Sawick
retired from the Navy in 1969 after a career that began in 1935.
NEW
WEBSITE FEATURE ANNOUNCED
The President of the
USS Laffey Association, Sonny Walker, has approved the addition of a new
feature to our website. We are now inviting and accepting website
stories and pictures from USS Laffey Association members about their
children, grandchildren and (possibly) great-grandchildren. Please
submit stories of interest or “tall tales” (and pictures) to A.J.
Tarquino, Website Manager.
THE
OFFICIAL SITE
For those with computers at home or for those who
have access to a computer at their local library, please take a few
moments every so often and visit the official USS Laffey website:
www.laffey.org and see what a good job AJ Tarquino is doing to
maintain Ari Phoutrides previous excellent efforts. Our website is
constantly updated to inform all hands of changes and new features.
Take a peak!!
Editor’s Comment:
Please review the membership roster (scroll down) at the USS Laffey
website and inform Pete Lacore, Membership Chairman, of any changes or
corrections that need to be made to your listing. Pete’s address and
phone number appear in the Laffey News Notes section of this newsletter.
YOU
MIGHT REMEMBER
During World War II
there was a 4th Fleet tasked with hunting German submarines
in the South Atlantic. Well…..the 4th Fleet is back after
almost 60 years when it closed up shop. However, the prey this time is
drug runners in the Caribbean.
The Navy Times reported on May 5, 2008 that the Navy announced on April
24th that it was re-establishing the 4th Fleet to
be based at Naval Station Mayport, FL. The command will operate as the
naval component of US Southern Command and
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will have a SEAL at the helm. Their focus will be on the Central and
South American waters.
This new layer of
support “would allow a much better and more concerted response to
problems that range from hurricanes to medical diplomacy to
counter-narcotics and counterterrorism.”
A VERY
SPECIAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
(From
the Editor of the Laffey News)
One of our shipmates,
Roby Karlie (63-65), was at the last reunion in Virginia Beach and he
noticed a GMC or Chevrolet (newer) white truck with a front license tag
that depicted the USS Laffey. He asked if I knew where he could obtain
one for his personal vehicle. “Billy the Boot” Bossard (62-64) and I
have been trying to obtain a source for this tag but many firms we’ve
identified require minimum purchases and higher dollar amounts.
So-o-o-o-o-o….Would the
owner of that newer white truck please identify yourself and let all of
us know where we can get that special USS Laffey tag. Call or write me,
Bob Wampler, at the mailing address shown on the Laffey News or phone
843-705-2296 and leave a message if I’m not there to receive your call.
Your assistance would be greatly appreciated.
THE
NAVY UNIFORM’S COLOR
Blue has not always
been navy blue. In fact it wasn't until 1745 that the expression navy
blue meant anything at all. In that year several British officers
petitioned the Admiralty for adaptation of new uniforms for its
officers. The first lord requested several officers to model various
uniforms so he could select the best. He then selected several uniforms
of various styles and colors to present to King George II for a final
decision. King George, unable to decide on either style or color,
finally chose blue and white because they were the favorite colors of
the first lord's wife, the Duchess of Bedford.
MMCM(SS) Greg Peterman
USN Retired
(From military.com)
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A NEW AMENDMENT
Rules for Rendering Hand Salute of U.S. Flag
New Law
Allows Retirees and Vets to Salute Flag
The National Defense Authorization Act of
2008 contained an amendment to allow un-uniformed service members,
military retirees, and veterans to render a hand salute during the
hoisting, lowering, or passing of the U.S. flag. The amendment does not
address saluting the flag during the playing of the national anthem,
pledge of allegiance, honors (i.e. Taps), or any other saluting
situations.
Excerpt from H.R. 4986:
SEC. 594. CONDUCT BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS OUT OF
UNIFORM DURING HOISTING, LOWERING, OR PASSING OF UNITED STATES FLAG.
Section 9 of title 4, United States Code,
is amended by striking “all persons present” and all that follows
through the end of the section and inserting the following: “all persons
present in uniform should render the military salute. Members of the
Armed Forces and veterans who are present but not in uniform may render
the military salute. All other persons present should face the flag and
stand at attention with their right hand over the heart, or if
applicable, remove their headdress with their right hand and hold it at
the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Citizens of other
countries present should stand at attention. All such conduct toward the
flag in a moving column should be rendered at the moment the flag
passes.”
(Note – The above information was
obtained from the military.com website.)
OLD SALTS: SAY IT ISN’T
SO!!
The Navy Times recently reported in an
article headlined “Abandon Ship” that within three years almost all
junior sailors living aboard ships in port will trade their mass
berthing, gang heads, and daily inspections for two-person barracks
rooms with private bathrooms, cable and WI-FI.
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“These changes mark the final phase of Homeport Ashore, a plan with
roots in a 1996 decision to pay housing allowances to single E-6’s on
sea duty. That trickled down to E-5’s and E-4’s and now has been
expanded to the more ambitious goal of getting every shipboard sailor a
place to stay ashore when his ship is in port.”
The program has already made great
strides. Four years ago 24,000 junior enlisted sailors lived on ships
and a generation ago most enlisted sailors of all ranks called their
gray hulls home.
Currently, the objective is to move E-3’s
and below and E-4’s with less than four years of service off the ships
and provide them with barracks space.
Presently about 9,000 sailors do not have
accommodations and by the end of 2010 that number should fall to 2,100.
No timeline has been set for the final 2,100 sailors to move off their
ships and sailors who want to stay on ships will be allowed to do so.
Currently, all officers, all sailors E-5
and above, and E-4’s with at least four years of service qualify for
either a housing allowance or a barracks room when their ship is in
port.
EDITOR’S COMMENT:
I don’t intend to sound envious…but I
am!! Good grief! How did we ever survive living aboard the USS Laffey
when it lacked air conditioning in the berthing areas, where we
constantly smelled of diesel fuel, where we could take a shower and
return to our berthing compartment and with hot air blowing from the
vents the perspiration process would immediately begin to eliminate the
benefits of that shower? And who of us will ever forget those intimate,
sharing moments in the “gang heads” mentioned above by the Navy Times?
FROM
THE MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN
Please be reminded that the Board of Directors of the USS Laffey
Association voted to have all dues payable on the 1st of
January of each year. This will eliminate the confusion surrounding when
to send your membership dues. For those who have not yet
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paid their 2008 annual dues, please remit $25.00 to Mr. Pete Lacore at
the address shown in the Laffey News Notes Section.
Ms. Zelma Schulte of
Hemet, CA asked if we could publish and share the above photo of La
Verne George Hazen and sister Lucille. La Verne served aboard the USS
Laffey during WWII. Should any of you “old salts” recognize or remember
La Verne please let us know and we’ll put you in touch with Zelma. She
is working on a family history project and would appreciate any
information out there.
WORK
PARTY DONATION
The following donation
dedicated to the Work Party Fund has been received:
USS Allen M. Sumner
(DD-692) Association $500
The USS Laffey
Association extends a thank you to all who send donations. These
donations allow us to continue with the work parties to assure we have
the finest looking ship at Patriots Point.
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NOW HEAR THIS, NOW HEAR THIS!
Listen up lads: It’s
getting really close to the time of our next reunion. This year’s
location is Charleston, SC, the final homeport of the USS Laffey. For
those who have already signed-up and have sent your reunion fee to
Sonny, we say well done. For the procrastinators among us, get
yourselves up from those comfortable “Lazyboy” lounge chairs and fill
out the reservation form at the end of this edition of the Laffey News.
Sonny needs to get a total head count of attendees as soon as possible
so that proper transportation and food arrangements can be made.
Remember, we can’t start the party until you’re all there!! Judging from
our fond memories of Main and Granby Streets, I know we are all party
animals in search of good times!!
PLEASE NOTE: The
Laffey News is intended for distribution to active membership and
is included in your membership dues.
USS
RUSSELL HAS A BLOG
The Navy Times recently
reported that the USS Russell has the first ever live blog to be
composed by crew members of a deployed warship.
“Lt. Cmdr Chris Van
Avery, executive officer of the Pearl Harbor Hawaii based destroyer
Russell was looking for a way to help his crew’s families stay connected
with the ship before it sailed in March 2008 for the Persian Gulf.”
“The Destroyermen” blog
is part Navy primer, part adventure story, and part diary. One regular
feature, “Eye Candy for Sailors” includes images that range from
glorious ocean sunsets to pictures of crew members at work.
The crucial factor was
having sailors make the decisions about what stories and pictures to
post. It has been a remarkable success. For those wishing to see just
what the Russell is doing, please visit their
site at
http://destroyermen.blogspot.com
SPECIAL VISITORS ABOARD THE LAFFEY
There was a mini-work party on the Laffey from June 21st thru
the 23rd, 2008 and there were some
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special guests brought on board to help Ray Broll (55-57) perform his
“duties.” Ray’s youngest son, Kris, and grandson, Matthew, were on hand
to lend whatever help Ray “needed”.
With pride, Ray
provided a tour of the entire ship. Malcolm Jenkins of Patriots Point
even furnished a key to the Plot and the MK37 Director as their top to
bottom and stem to stern tour continued.
The other work party
attendees gave the guests a tremendous welcome, as one would expect of
USS Laffey sailors. Ray informed us that sleeping aboard was a treat
for his family members, especially Matthew. As for Ray, being able to
share the Laffey with his son and grandson was a great, special
experience.
While there in
Charleston (Mt. Pleasant), Ray’s son and grandson also toured the other
ships at Patriots Point, visited Fort Sumter, and Fort Moultrie.
SONNY
GETS A LETTER
Hi Sonny
How you doing!?
Just thought I would send you a note as I was writing to our old
friends! Did you hear that “Day of the Kamikaze” won a gold award at the
New York Festivals? It just broadcast here in the UK a couple of weeks
ago and was very well received thankfully.
Anyway I hope you're well - just wanted to let you know that we think of
our Uncle Sonny every now and then!
Take good care of yourself!
Nacressa
Nacressa Swan
Producer, Man Made Marvels
Darlow Smithson Productions
Highgate Studios 53-79
Highgate Road, London
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AND
SPEAKING OF FILMS
The Laffey Video has arrived!
Attention All Hands:
After many years of
ideas, investigations, questions, and much sweat, it looks like the
video project has finally become a reality.
The History Channel has
made a 20-25 minute video, free of charge, from the “Dog Fights” series
show featuring the LAFFEY that was aired last summer, and has given us
the authority to show the video aboard the ship for the visitors.
Craig Hadley, who runs
the “Living History” program at Patriots Point aboard the Laffey, does a
lot of work with The History Channel people and got them to do this for
us. Many thanks go to Craig.
I had a great meeting
with Bob Howard and Tom Sprowl from Patriots Point about our video
project. We offered to purchase the equipment to be used to show the
video introducing the visitors to our ship’s history. Bob agreed that
Patriots Point will fund the program from the LAFFEY FOUNDATION FUND
that has been on the books at Patriots Point for a number of years and
hasn’t been touched.
After meeting with Tom
Sprowl about where the video could be shown, we suggested that the After
Officers Quarters would be the best location. There will be a large flat
screen monitor hung on the after bulkhead and benches will be placed for
the visitors to sit and enjoy the history of the USS LAFFEY. Tom also
wants to run a 3-4 minute video on a smaller screen in the new LAFFEY
LEGACY ROOM on the hangar deck.
We think this will give
visitors a whole new insight into what they are actually seeing when
they tour the ship. It will answer many questions and allow them to
leave the Laffey knowing what our ship stands for and the pride we have
in her.
Sonny Walker
President
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LAFFEY NEWS NOTES:
- Please notify the
editor (Bob Wampler) of any change in your address and inform him of
any spelling or numerical errors that are contained on your
newsletter mailing label. Changes and corrections should be sent to
the editor whose address is shown on the back page of this and every
edition of the Laffey News (or call and leave a message at
843-705-2296). You should also include a new phone number if
your address changed.
- USS Laffey
Association Membership Applications can be found at our website:
www.laffey.org. Please encourage others to join or rejoin our
dedicated and proud membership!
- Annual $25.00
membership fees, life membership fees, and new membership $25.00
fees should be in the form of a check or money order made out to the
USS Laffey Association and then sent to Mr. Pete Lacore, Membership
Secretary, 117 Confederate Drive, Cynthiana, KY 41031. For
membership questions please phone Pete at (859)-234-2451.
USS LAFFEY DD-724 ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS AND STAFF
Edgar “Sonny” Walker …………...President
Jim Cox …………………..…Vice President
Joe Folino ……………………..….Treasurer
Julie Becton ……………………….Secretary
Lyle “Pete” Lacore.....Membership
Chairman
Board of Directors
Ari
Phoutrides ………..…Asst. Website Manager
John Langevin
Francis LaSala
Jim Spriggs
John Hudak
Don Vorgity
Website Manager
A.J. Tarquino
Newsletter Staff
Bob
Wampler .. Editor and Circulation Manager
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