U.S.S. GALVESTON CLG-3
Shipmates Association
310 Monroe Avenue
Edgewater Park, New Jersey
08010-1822
E-Mail: galveston@comcast.net
Toll Free Phone #: 866-398-2655
President, Stan Shock - Vice President, John Parker
Secretary/Treasurer, Tom "Soupy" Campbell Jr.
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, Bob Bakos
Chaplain, Bill Norquist - Historian, Art Tilley
Assistant Historian, Charles Fritz
April 2012 Newsletter
27TH REUNION 2012: We are staying at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2886 S. Circle Dr., Colorado Springs, CO, 80906. The dates are Wednesday, September 26 (check-in) thru Sunday, September 30 (check-out). Rooms are $99.00 (plus tax) per night. To phone for reservations call the hotel at 1-800-981-4012 and inform them that you are with the USS GALVESTON CLG-3 Reunion. For those who are flying, they have a complimentary shuttle from the airport to the hotel and from the hotel back to the airport. If you are driving, then have complimentary parking. The cut-off date to get the USS GALVESTON reunion rate for the room reservation is August 24th 2012.
DUES FOR SHIPMATES/HONORARY AND GALS: It was requested that I put in every newsletter the information pertaining to dues, so here it is. The dues for Shipmates/Honorary and Gals are due on October 1st. For shipmates it is still $20.00 and are mailed to me at the address in the Newsletter Letterhead, and make the check/money order out to USS GALVESTON CLG-3 and not to me. Galveston Gals and Honorary Females is $10.00 and mailed to Jane Bakos, 2826 Custer Av., Pittsburgh, PA, 15227, Phone #: 412-882-1591 and make the check/money order out to Galveston Gals. Male Honorary are also mailed to me and is $10.00 and make the check/money order out to USS GALVESTON CLG-3 and not to me. Any questions feel free to contact me or Jane Bakos.
REUNION BUSINESS MEETING: At the reunion business meeting this year we will have nominations for the reunion site for 2014 the East Coast. If you want to know what states that entails go to the Verizon Yellow Pages and look on page 17, Customer Info Guide. We have already received proposals from: Norfolk, VA., Mobile Bay, AL., Newport News, VA., Virginia Beach, VA., Melbourne, FL., and Jacksonville, FL. Also, remember you can make a nomination, but if you do make a nomination please remember to prepare a presentation as to airport availability and what tours would there be to go on. Any questions feel free to contact me.
TENATIVE ATTENDEES FOR COLORADO REUNION: ALLEN*; ANTONINO;
J ARNOLD; ASMUSSEN; ATKINS*; BACKULICH; J BAILES*; BAKOS; BALL; BATSON; BELL; BERGER; BOOMER; BOYKIN; BUZZ BRIGHT; L BRIGHT; BRUSH; SOUPY*; CARTER; CHAMBERS*; M CLARK; CLARKSON*; DIONYSIUS; DUGGAN; DUNKLE; DUNN; E FISHER; FORT; GAHAGAN; GANT; GARRETT*; GOBER*; GREBAS; GRECZEK; HAMEL; HANLON; HAWKINS; M HOLCOMB; HOUSLEY; JOHOVIC; JONES; JORDAN; KAUFMAN; KORZYNIEWSKI; KOSS; KRANIS; KUTER; LACEFIELD; LEONARD; LINDLEY; LOPEZ; LUND; LUNETTA; MACLEAN; MARKS; MCLAUGHLIN, P MCNAMARA; MICHAELS; (continue on Page Two).
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TENATIVE ATTENDEES LIST (CONT’D): MICHALSKI; B MILLER; NEIDERT; NORQUIST; OBERG; PARKER; REICH; RICE; ROBINSON; SCHMITZ; SCHOL; SHANNON; SHOCK; SNYDER; STANNARD; TANKESLEY; TATE; TESTO; TILLEY; VOYTEN; WARNER; WELCH’S; WHITAKER; WINDSOR; WOOLDRIDGE; WRIGHT; WYMOLA; YETZ and ZEHNER, Total 164.
DECEASED GALVESTON GAL: We have been informed by Shipmate CAPT Thomas Felton of the passing of his wife Patricia on December 18, 2011. Our sincere Condolences to Tom and his family. Patricia will be added to the GALVESTON Gals "DECEASED ROSTER" and remembered in the two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado Springs. MAY SHE REST IN PEACE.
TAPS:
BATES, JOHN E., GS3, 2012
FELTON, PATRICIA, 2011
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
USS GALVESTON WEB SITE: We have a great USS GALVESTON web site for those who don't know it, and it is kept up by our two fine web masters Keith Hedley and Bob Rank. I don't know about everyone else but I check-on the site every day to see what is happening. If you wish to go to the web site go to a search site and type in ussgalveston.org and it will open up. It would be great if all of you would leave a profile on the web site, it is great to see all the shipmates names on file. To our web masters A BIG THANK YOU for all the fine work on our site.
USS GALVESTON PATCH: For those who do not know, the Greek Lettering around the bottom of the patch means (a loose translation): "Strong and Indestructible".
DIVISION ABOARD THE GAL: For those of you who are not on line, I am revamping our roster to add what division you were in aboard the GAL. I would be appreciated if you would let me know what Division you were in when you were stationed on board the GAL. Thank you for your time.
NOW HEAR THIS: For this years reunion in Colorado Springs, we have a reunion company that is handling the tours, not me. PLEASE do not mail the forms for the tours that you will be going on to me, they get mailed to: "USS GALVESTON Reunion, c/o A Complete Reunion, PO Box 25806, Colorado Springs, CO, 80936, and they also get the check not me.I am only handling the collection for the reunion dinner Friday evening. Any questions about anything pertaining to the association or reunions feel free to contact me.
DECEASED SHIPMATE: We have been informed of the passing of shipmate John E. Bates, GS3, aboard the GAL 59. He will be added to the shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER" and remembered in the two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado Springs. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
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DECEASED SHIPMATE: We were informed about the passing of the last living past CO of the GAL and the 2nd CO of the GAL Captain, David D. Scott in August 2011. His younger Son Eric Scott has been made a "HONORARY MEMBER". Captain Scott will be added to the Shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER" and be remembered in the two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado. My sincere apologies for dropping the ball on this one. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
DECEASED SHIPMATE: We were informed by Shipmate Al Curtis about the passing of Shipmate Michael K. Wright, LI3, aboard the GAL 68 in February 2011. He will be added to the Shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER" and remembered in the two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado.. His ashes will be buried at Sea. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
TAPS:
BROWN, WILLIAM, EM3, 2012
SCOTT, DAVID D., CAPT (CO), 2011
WRIGHT, MICHAEL K., LI3, 2011
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
CORRECTIONS: On pages one and two I have the personnel who are tentative attendees for the 2012 reunion in Colorado. The total has changed since I printed that section as follows: ROCKWOOD; RYAN; SAVARY; SPINELLI; UHLEMAN and Color Guard, total 188. I hope to see a lot more personnel being able to attend the reunion. Also, I have the address for the Gals Sec/Treas as 2825 Custer Av., please correct to 2826 Custer Av. I forgot to put in the note about Reunion Shirts to make checks out to Bob Bakos and not to USS GALVESTON CLG-3 for shirts you order. Thank you.
REUNION 2013 ST LOUIS, MO: The Pres Stan Shock and I will be flying to St Louis and checking out a couple of hotels for our 2013 reunion. For those of you who are not on line with e-mail you will get the name of the hotel and all the other information in the July Newsletter.
GALS VP CORNER: Good morning to all of ya’ll. Sure hope the winter weather is heading out from where you are! Here, in the "sunny South" we are already seeing spring temps. It has been a long, dry spell since I had any Galveston love, hugs, and kisses! I sure hope you are planning on meeting me in Colorado to try to catch up! It is fast approaching the time of the reunion where we renew old acquaintances and make new ones. I know this year will once again be very special. I’ve never been to Colorado so this will be brand new for me! I hope your year has been filled with family, fun, and good health. I and Sweetthang can’t wait to see you in Colorado!!!!! Love, hugs, and kisses. Sweetthang and Linda.
DECEASED SHIPMATE: Shipmate Doug Middleton was informed by Martha Brown about the passing of her husband and our Shipmate William Brown, EM3, aboard the GAL 66-69 after a long battle with cancer on March 2, 2012. Bill and Martha were at the reunion in Annapolis in 2005. Bill will be added to the Shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER" and remembered in the two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado. Martha is added to the "HONORARY MEMBERS" Roster. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
VP CORNER: Hello Shipmates. I don’t know about you, but after 40 years I catch myself more and more often thinking about the time I served on the GALVESTON. For some reason I only remember the good times. I was only 18, had never been away from home that far or that long. A little nervous, but excited at the same time, but determined to do my best. I feel the same way now. I’m Looking forward to seeing all of you at the Colorado Reunion. May God keep you safe till we meet again. VP John Parker.
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DECEASED SHIPMATE: We were informed by Diane Cole that her husband and our shipmate
Don Cole, BM1, *58-62 (Plankowner) passed away. Don was taken from us due to Alzheimer. He is added to the Shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER, and will be remembered in the two bell (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado. His wife is added to the "HONORARY MEMBERS" roster. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
DECEASED SHIPMATE: We have been informed by Jody Greenwood that her husband and our shipmate John Greenwood, GMCM passed away on 3/6/12. He will be added to the Shipmates "DECEASED ROSTER" and remembered in the Two (02) bell ceremony at the reunion dinner in Colorado. Our sincere condolences to Jody and their family and friends. MAY HE REST IN PEACE.
TAPS:
COLE, DONALD L., BM1, 2012
GREENWOOD, JOHN "JACK" L., GMCM, 2012
MAY THEY REST IN PEACE
This will be the last note for this newsletter. I want to make sure that I get it in the mail for our people who are not on line by April 1. All of our officers and I are looking forward as usual to seeing and greeting all of you at the reunion. I am a little disappointed so far by the tenative attendees list not having more names. My list only shows 190 (which includes our color guard), I hope that we will see a large increase as we get closer to the reunion date. Especially those of you from the West Coast. If anyone runs into a problem with trying to make their reservation, please do not hesitate, call me. The next Newsletter will be in July 2012. Always remember, I have the toll free phone # 866-398-2655 in case you need to contact me. Let all of us send thoughts and prayers to our personnel who are having health problems, and hope they will get better. Also, all our personnel who reside in the areas that have been getting hit by severe weather. Until we can get together in person, please take care, keep well and God Bless.
Soupy Campbell
Secretary/Treasurer
USS GALVESTON CLG-3
Shipmates Association
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