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Deaths reported in 2005 to 2007
Merry Christmas! And Happy Holidays! We hope each of you have a Blessed season with your family and friends.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving! We have many things to count our Blessings for.
Tentative location for the 2008 Reunion is San Antonio, TX. And for those of you who plan ahead and need to save, talk is the 2009 Reunion will be tentatively in Hawaii.
We want to also welcome our newest Life Member, Bob Eklund.
A BIG THANK YOU! to everyone who was able to make it to the 2007 Reunion! We appreciate everyone's help to make it possible.
Members, be sure to login to the membership area to get the latest news about Reunion 2007!
Welcome new life member Allen Weeks, MM1,
Aboard 1969-70 as MM3. Also, Thank you to those members who have paid their regular membership dues.
We received word from Don Ashe, that his close friend, and our fellow shipmate, Ralph C. Game, SH2, Aboard 1952-54, passed away on Jan 24, 2007. Also that Harold Bolick, SN, Aboard 1951-53, passed away on March 7, 2007. Our sympathy goes to their family and friends.
Attention Annual members, 2007 Membership fees are due! Our membership area password will be changing on July 15th. Go to the Membership page to reapply. If you do not know your membership status, go to the Association page and see if your name is listed under 2007.
We extend our sincere smpathy to Lorraine Loveall and family. Lorraine is wife of James Loveall BM 2, Aboard 1942--1945. "It is with deep sadness that I would like to inform you that my husband, James M. Loveall, passed away on Tuesday, June 26th. A memorial mass will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2007 and internment will be immediately following at Assumption Cemetery in the Mausoleum in Winfield, IL. Please share the news of Jim's passing with other members of the Kennebec. We will miss him dearly."
We want to welcome our newest annual membership to Mark A. Valdivia, FN: Aboard 1968-70. Mark has joined us to July 2010. Glad to have you back aboard Mark!
We want to welcome Wallace Edward "ED" West EM1, Aboard 1962-65 as EM3, as our newest Life Member, joined in May.
We want to also apologize to Richard "Dick" Obenchain, LT, Aboard 1967-70, and Ray Bullis, SN, Aboard 1965-68, for not acknowledging their membership status on our website in a more timely manner. They both joined us as new "Life Members" during our October 2006 Reunion. With all the details with the Reunion, and trip to and from...well...it was a slip up we didn't mean to make...Welcome aboard Shipmates!
We want to welcome Robert O. Bartlett, SA, Aboard 1951, as our newest Life Member, joined in April.
Our Sincere Sympathies go to the following families:
Received word Tony B. Dujmovich, RD2, Aboard 1962-64, passed away on 4/27/07
Received word 4/17/07 from Ellie Sullivan, wife of Leonard Sullivan: "I'm sad to inform you that my husband, Leonard E. Sullivan, died on January 20, 2007....His ashes were sent to Bremerton, WA in February for transport to the So. Pacific and scattering. The Navy will sent us the photo of the ceremony which will be taken with the camera we provided at the Navy's request.
Received word 4/8/07 from Bill & Cheryl Skelton, Ernie's son and daughter-in-law: "Sadly Dad (Ernest Skelton) passed away yesterday April 7th 2007 at 1:49 in the morning. He was comfortable, and had no pain. God's Blessing for that!" Our Sincere Sympathy goes to Ernie's family and friends.
Received word that Jim Tarter, MM, Aboard 1956-57, had passed away on 1-30-2006.
Received word that S. E. Swenson CDR, Aboard 1948-50 had passed away on 4-16-2006.
Shipmate members, please login to the membership area. We need those who are planning to come on the 2007 Reunion to complete a survey as soon as possible.
Shipmate members, login and find out the lastest news about the 2007 reunion.
Happy New Year!
Fellow Shipmates, if you haven't yet, we still need you to sign-up for the 2007 Reunion ASAP. Dates are officially Oct. 10th through Oct. 14th. To be held at the Double Tree Hotel Crystal City, Arlington, VA. Members please log into the membership area for much more information. If you have questions, please notify Jim Shurmack
By the way, Jim Shurmack, had a mis-step tumble down the stairs, as result suffered broke bones on both of his walking sticks. So is temporarily wheel chair bound, maybe through Febuary, so those bones can heal. You might want to
Jim some words of encouragement, or just give him a hard time to help him pass some time away. Otherwise he'll spend to much time daydreaming and wishfully looking out the window at his pickup truck.