The purpose of this home page is to provide information of interest to classmates from the U. S. Naval Academy Class of 1965. Its nature is dynamic. The intention of this page is to make it easy for classmates to find out information on other classmates and class events and to facilitate the exchange of communications with classmates, especially by email. If you will, it will function like an interactive bulletin board for our class. The contents can be modified pretty easily. I welcome suggestions from other classmates as to how to improve the effectiveness of this information service. LAST UPDATED 07 February 2010!! Memorial Section now has links to Classmates Pages on Vietnam Wall Website Report on the Passing of Jerry Robinson Paul Reason Selected as Distinguished USNA Grad Several New Photos Below and in the March Shipmate Column! The April 2010 Shipmate Column was posted on 02 February. Check out the Shipmate Articles Section New Hotel Gouge and Marriott Room Reservations Can Now Be Made! Scroll Down!! 45th Reunion Schedule, NEW Gouge (including Updated Attendee List, Wedekind products and Brooch order form) on the Reunion Available - Scroll Down Below the Photos Photos from USNA’65 Happy Valley Alley Fun-Fest in Hawaii - in Classmate Photos Section  Report on Jerry Robinson’s Passing Jerry's brother, Bruce, informed us that Jerry passed away about 0500 last Thursday. Since 2002, his wife, Anne, has done a "herculean" job of providing the love, care and attention that Jerry needed to have as good a life as one could expect with his disabilities. Over the years there were setbacks and his health and strength deteriorated such that he could do less and less for himself. Anne hired in-home nursing care as necessary to help with day-to-day requirements needing more than one person. Last February Jerry suffered another stroke that again forced him into the hospital.  It was the stroke from which his body could not fully recover and he has spent the last year in and out of hospitals and care facilities as well as being home as much as possible.  On January 22nd he was taken to the hospital with pneumonia and kidney failure in a fight that was impossible to win. You will not be surprised to know that, as Jerry has done his whole life and in every event, he fought completely with everything in his being.  He never lost his mental capabilities, and his memory put those of us who are healthier to shame. To Jerry! Anne's contact information is: Anne Hale 1012 Druid Avenue, House # E Charlottesville, VA. 22902 434-970-2610 home and 703-307-7492 cell marketgem@me.com Jerry will be missed, especially by his fellow Crew Team Members. Please keep Anne and Jerry's family in your prayers. For an obituary on Jerry, click here. Paul Reason Selected as Selected as Distinguished USNA Grad Congratulations to Paul Reason (ADM, Ret.) on his selection as a 2010 Distinguished USNA Graduate - a fitting capstone to an outstanding career. Paul will be honored at an award ceremony on Friday, 16 April in Alumni Hall. Also selected were Mr. David J. Dunn '55, Admiral Leon A. Edney '57, Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch '64, and General Carlton W. Fulford Jr. '66. If you reside near Annapolis, Jim Minderlein asks that you please put this date on your calendar so we can have a good turnout of classmates in support of Paul for this ceremony .    Shipmate Columns Most of you have seen a lot of the traffic on the Alumni Association cutting back the number of Shipmate editions published each year. Just to let you know, I plan to publish - here on our website - one each month, and get them up here a couple of months ahead as if I had just submitted the material to the Shipmate. Posted the April 2010 Shipmate column on 02 Feb and the March 2010 Shipmate column on 27 Dec. Posted the Jan-Feb 2010 Shipmate column on 08 Nov. Will keep columns for several preceding months posted since the Alumni Association publishing schedule is sorta spotty. In addition, I have now converted these columns to PDF format so you can read them on your PC screen or easily print them out so you can read a hard-copy or even download them to your Blackberries or iPhones. So just click in the Navigation Bar above on Shipmate Articles and when on that page click on the column you desire to read. At least this way, I am not restricted to a 2000 word count (lower if I use photos). So check out the recently posted July’s column when you have a chance. Aloha, Dave  ’65 Cybergeezers Aplenty Now Up on Facebook!! WHOLE BUNCH of guys have Facebook Pages: Dave Anderson, Chip Allen, Bruce Kallsen, Thel Hooks, Lee Mager, Jere Harper, Tom Crowder, Mike Butterfield, Jay Sprague, Jim Taylor, Sam Stevens, Bill Erickson, Doyle Borchers, Doyle Winters, Dick Zimmerman, Phil Barr, John Flynn, Tom Barry, Dave Robinson, Charlie Morrison, Skip MacAlexander, Larry Eggert, Ron Bancroft, Paul Reason, Tom Murphy and Skip Moore, Ray Clary, Skip Gunther, Bob Snelling and Denny Lough. Added Dave Adams, Jim Stark and a few others back in May/June. Reecently added Joe Lausier, Tom Gatliffe, Fred Berthrong, Dick Harris,Richard Sirota, Skip Yachanin, John Lazzaretti, Lynn Kimball, Furman Thomas, Rob Zitzewitz and Wyman Howard. So go to http://www.facebook.com/ and sign on and hang out with the rest of us!  Some Recent Photos Received mailto:marketgem@me.comWelcome_files/Obituary%20of%20Jerry%20Robinson.pdfhttp://www.facebook.comshapeimage_5_link_0shapeimage_5_link_1shapeimage_5_link_2

CM and Barbara Wood - with dogs Charlie and Guiness - visiting Dave and Judy Anderson’s Independence, MO house enroute their annual trek from Georgia to their house in Colorado for a couple of months of skiing.

Thel Hooks reported on the Dec 09 Quarterly Meet of our San Diego area classmates. In attendance: Judd Halenza, Bob Wahlfield, Tim Kelley, Mark Davis, Burt Saft, Dan Flanagan, Rick Sharpe, Craig Clark, Frank Wilson, Gary Laughlin, Dave Schlesinger, George Hurley, Joe Luckard, Bruce Liska, Mike Scott, Glenn Welch, and Skip Storey. For more photos, click on Classmate Photos in the Nav Bar above.

George Wilson and grandkiddos taken on Father’s Day 2009 - from the Wilson’s Holiday Letter

Ursula and Tom Dames from their Holiday Letter

On Day 4 of the HVA’09 festivities in Waikiki, Jim Taylor is in possession of the "Having Too Much Fun" award to date. His may be an act too tough to follow to be relieved of this recognition.

Six 14th Company classmates and wives

converged on Waikiki the week of 16 Nov

for the  6th running of the annual Happy

Valley Alley festivities. Couples hooking up

with Dave and Judy Anderson are: Jim and

Chris Taylor, John and Leahray Wroten,

Fred and Anne Hufnagel, George and  

Loulie Kent and Gordy and Frankie Clarke.

On Monday night, Nov 30, Navy won a wild basketball game when star player, Chris Harris '10,  hit a 3-point  "buzzer-beater"  from mid-court to give Navy the victory, and of course the final score was Navy at 65 points to the opponent's 62 !!  In the photo is an improbable intersection of life !   Left to right are Adam Holton '93, Forrest Horton '65, Linda & Phil Ferrara '65, and friend David Pritchett.  But sitting behind us all evening was Midshipman First Class Steve Hughes '10.  We learned that his grand uncle is our classmate, Pat Cooper '65 ! !  And, btw, both of his grandfathers are USNA graduates in the 1950's !

It was a great gathering of 14 at McGarvey's saloon for the 02 Dec Annapolis Lunch Bunch! Photo by Phil.

Just a couple of pics from the Navy-Delaware game Tailgate. Go to the Classmate Photos section to see a bunch more, courtesy of Phil.

On Oct 8th, Wayne Goodroe, Mike Malone, Ron Wecht and

Doyle Borchers got together for the 5th annual Bay Area 65

Golf Game. This year they played up in Santa Rosa. Beautiful

day. Some moments of brilliance on the links. Good camaraderie

followed by dinner over good wine and tapas at Willi's Wine

Bar in the Sonoma Valley. You’ll see: Wayne, Ron, Mike and

Doyle in the pic. Doyle’s home should be rebuilt by the end of

the year newer and better. This time they are installing a photo

voltaic system that will virtually zero out their electrical bill,

driving down their carbon footprint! And yes, he drives a Prius


Class Luncheons & Other Regularly Scheduled Events – Updated 08 Mar 09

So far, I know about Class Luncheons in the Annapolis, Norfolk/Tidewater, San Diego and Villages, Florida areas. They are scheduled as follows, with coordinator contact info provided too:


·      Annapolis Area: First Wednesday of each month at McGarvey's Saloon & Oyster Bar, 8 Market Space, City Dock, Annapolis.  We rendezvous there next at 1130 on 4-1-09. Latest one held on 04 Mar. Contact Phil Ferrara at pferrara65@comcast.net

·      San Diego Area: Quarterly, last one heard about was on 03 Oct 08 at the San Diego Yacht Club. Contact Judd Halenza at judd@thejuddco.com

·      Villages, FL Area: Every six weeks, last one heard about was on 09 July at The Villages, Central Florida. Contact Jim Roorbach at roorbachj@aol.com

·      Norfolk/Tidewater Area: First Wednesday of each month at Ashley's Restaurant in the Green Topped Holiday Inn on Greenwich Road in Virginia Beach, VA. Last one was held on 07 Jan. Contact Ron Voelkel at ron.voelkel@charter.net

 


Annual Meeting: held in conjunction with one of Bill Erickson’s sponsored Tail-Gates at a Navy Football home game, last one held on 18 Oct at the Stadium. Contact Jim Minderlein at jimm65@verizon.net for the proposed date of the next one.


If anyone else in other areas has ’65 get-togethers scheduled, please let me know.

 









News on our 45th Reunion – Updated 02 February (Brooch order form and Updated Attendee List now posted here below)


NEW!! Mike Epprecht is chairing the Reunion Committee and is out with the Reunion Sked. Here it is:


USNA ’65 45th Reunion

28-31 Oct 2010


Schedule of Events

All events are Ala Carte


Thursday

    Golf                    TBD

    Dinner                          N* Room USNA Stadium


Friday

    YP Ride                    Yard

    Brunch                    Chart House

    Memorial ServiceMem Hall

    Class Meeting           Alumni Hall

    P-rade          Worden Field

    Dinner DanceMarriott Ballroom


Saturday

    Fun Run                    Yard

    Tailgate                    USNA Stadium

    Football Game             USNA Stadium

    Dinner          Open Evening


Sunday

    Farewell Brunch          TBD

    Chapel Service          Chapel

Registration and More Info follows:


Mike has also recently (23 Oct 09 and 18 Nov) updated some of info posted here about that – schedule, cost, contact info, hotel registration links and how to register, etc. Keep returning to this website and look for Reunion updates.  Now click on each link below for the most current gouge on what’s going down for the 45th. Mike has also updated the list of attendees. Check that out below.


Also, see link below from Mike on a 45th Reunion Brooch. Mike indicates that our Class has commissioned Ann Hand, a renowned, Washington DC jewelry designer to design a brooch based on our class crest. More information on the brooch is available in the link below or you can contact Mike Epprecht at mikeepprecht65@verizon.net. The minimum order is 100, so please sign up with Mike as soon as possible.


Mike E sent the following email on room reservations on 19 Nov. Hop to it, attendees!:


USNA 65 REUNION HOTEL REGISTRATION


The Reunion Hotels are now accepting reservations with our group rate and the

systems are up and running. We have an agreement with three hotels in the

area, Marriott Waterfront, Marriott Courtyard and Marriott Springhill Suites. The

later two are located in the Riva Road area about 3 miles from downtown. We will

have bus service between all three hotels and all the events. You must need to

make your own reservations at these hotels and pay for them yourself. You can

use Marriott Rewards points if you have them, but as always, there are a limited

number of rooms available.


When calling the Marriott reservation system, ask for the “USNA Class of 1965

rate”.


Marriott Waterfront Annapolis 1-800-393-0047 Rates are Standard rooms

$329.00 per night. 


Marriott Courtyard Annapolis 800-321-2211 or 410-266-1555  Room Rate per

night for a King is $159.00 and a Double/Double is $169.00.  This room rate

includes breakfast.


Marriott Springhill Suites Annapolis 888-287-9400 or 443-321-2500 Room Rate

per night for a King or Double/Double suite is $159.00.  This room rate includes

breakfast.


If you want to book ONLINE you can use these links and codes to make your

booking. After entering the link you should scroll down and pay attention to the

right hand side of the screen. Make sure you put in the correct arrival date,

number of guests and type of room. The link merely gets you to the correct hotel

and block of rooms.


Marriott Waterfront

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwiaw?groupCode=navnava&app=resvlink

&fromDate=10/27/10&toDate=10/31/10

GROUP CODE: navnava


Marriott Courtyard

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwian?groupCode=NARNARA&app=resvlink&fr

omDate=10/28/10&toDate=10/31/10 

GROUP CODES: 

King - NARNARA 

Queen/Queen – NARNARB


Marriott Springhill Suites

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bwisu?groupCode=NARNARA&app=resvlink&fr

omDate=10/28/10&toDate=10/31/10 

GROUP CODES: 

King - NARNARA 

Queen/Queen – NARNARB


See you at the 45th and remember to complete the registration form which can be

found on either of our class websites:


Dave Anderson at

http://web.me.com/daveand65/USNA65/Welcome.html


or Bull Durham at

http://www.usna65.org/USNA65_Main_Page/Welcome.html

Questions:  Please contact Mike Epprecht 410-476-3082 

mikeepprecht65@verizon.net

For a quick link to Denny Wedekind’s website to order neat stuff for the Reunion, click on this link:  www.wedekindbros.com



And for other gouge on the reunion, click on the links below:


            FINAL REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS

            FINAL REGISTRATION FORM (Print off, fill out and send to Mike)

            FAQs for OUR 45TH REUNION

           UPDATED LIST OF ATTENDEES (As of 31 Jan 10)

           Reunion Products from Denny Wedekind - new stuff on his website - www.wedekindbros.com

            Brooch Order Form

            MIKE’S EMAILS ON 45TH



Other Questionss? Contact our Registration Coordinator, Mike Epprecht at 410-476-3082 or

Mikeepprecht65@verizon.net



PHOTOS and 40th REUNION NEWS!!

Our real web wizard, Bull Durham, offered up his web experience and resources to host all of the many photos taken at our 40th Reunion and others through October 2008. Henceforward, since I’m, like Bull, running in the Mac environment, I’ll post somewhere in this site all the photos that come our way from Classmate events. To get to Bull’s array of photos AND to the great on-line Class Dierectory he hosts, bookmark the following website and check out a slide show of all the great photos our intrepid Class Fotog, Phil Ferrara took at the Tailgate and Class Meeting held at the Navy-Wake Forest Game on 20 Oct. Will keep this link here so you can always get to it from this site. Many mahalos, Bull!!!


www.usna65.org



 

More Class News

1965 SEA STORIES Still Available

Most of you have taken delivery of the magnum opus, “There I was …” the outstanding compilation of sea stories, published by our own class under the stellar stewardship and editorial skills of Dick Zimmermann.  Praise for Dick’s efforts and the story telling abilities of dozens and dozens of our classmates has been poring in from all over. You’ll see that reflected in the emails sampled herein this column.  If you haven’t yet taken advantage of the opportunity to order and read this superb book, wonderfully illustrated by Don “WaXer” Hallwachs, check the email cited below for the “Z” man. You can order by sending a check ($35 for one copy or $25 each for multiple copies) made out to Richard Zimmermann, 2000 S. Eads #329, Arlington, VA 22202.


If you’re too cheap to buy our Class Sea Story book, for a link to all the glorious 65er Sea Stories that Dick Zimmerman has squeezed out of lots of you and taken the time to compile, and/or if you'd like to read how 65 spent the Vietnam war and see thrilling stories of other at-sea, in-air, on-ground adventures, click here - 65 Sea Stories. You will be at Bull’s Directory site. Scroll down a little and you will see links to several options for accessing the Sea Stories.


Dick is currently assembling inputs from classmates aplenty on our Experiences while at USNA, 1961-65.

Should be available early next year. More on that later.


 

Table of Contents for Other 65 Website Pages

The table of contents - as you’ve probably figured out - is along the top of this page and other pages in the website. Scroll back up and click on the page you wish to get to.


I will continue to indicate below the dates when last updated so you’ll know if there is new data there.


Home Page - Welcome (02-02-10)

Class Officers (11-05-08)

Our Flag and General Officers (11-05-08)

Latest Shipmate Columns (02-02-10)

Classmate Interest Areas (11-18-08)

Classmate Hobbies/Crafts (09-27-09)

Classmate Mini-Bios (11-18-08)

Classmate Memorial (02-07-10)

Classmate Photos (12-12-09)

Classmate Business Page (11-25-08)

Links to Classmates’ Sites (10-25-09)

Informative Podcasts (03-13-09)

Keeping Connected (11-25-08)

Age Defiance Blog (01-31-10)

USNA ‘65 Directory Database (Updated regularly by Bull Durham)

Classmate Email Addresses (Updated regularly by Bull on the ’65 Directory)

 


 

Dave Anderson, CDR, USN, Ret'd

1600 Ala Moana Blvd. Unit Nr. 2208

Honolulu, HI 96815

808-942-9234 (H)

email: daveand65@me.com 

New '65 Class website URL: http://web.me.com/daveand65/USNA65/Welcome.html - Add it to your bookmarks


Last updated 07 February 2010

Dave Anderson daveand65@me.com

(c) Copyright 1995-2010, Dave Anderson

 

 

Phil Ferrara enjoying some of the early February Annapolis area weather. Actually his wife, Linda, was out doing the lion’s share of the shoveling. Phil just posed for this pic!