These past 6 months have brought both good and bad news.....
Of course that's nothing new.....

We hear that both Gil Stuart and Merle Lawrence have finally received the Silver Stars they earned back in THE war. Congratulations from all of us.

Ted Marshall is recovering after his almost fatal auto accident. Says he and Betsy will be with us in Pensacola.

Barbara Capdevielle is also recovering from the injuries she sustained in the accident that took Cappy's life back in December of 1996. She also intends to continue her affiliation with us, her extended family.

Our deepest sympathies go to the families of the following squadron mates whom we have lost recently:

Robert Law [11/95], Robert Penrose [6/96], John Kish [5/96], Egidio Serena [4/96], Wilfred Johansen [10/96], Robert Lomasson [11/96], Wilmer Conover, CW [Duck] Mallard [90], George Pierce [95], Tom Colley [2/97], and Christien TF Capdevielle [Cappy] [12/96].

Please welcome 2 new members to Navy Squadron 102/14 Association:

Walter Hoerman, [VPB] and Harold Wilson.

NOW WE GET DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF Navy Squadron 102/14 Association:

MOVING: Be sure to keep us informed - send new addresses, telephone numbers, zip codes, new AREA codes to me, Louise Thoman, in CT and I will see to it that changes are made.

FORGOTTEN YOUR DUES? Remember, $15.00 [for 2 years] per active member and $5.00 for those who do not want to get mailings but want to be kept in the roster. All others will be dropped from the active lists.

The following have NOT paid as of July 1, 1997:

Amendola, Andresen, O. Andrews, Atteberry, Bailets, Barnier, Beasley, Boatman, Bratton, Brewton, Brokering, F. Brown, I. Brown Jr, Bryan, Bullington, Burge, Campise, Carter, Cashman, Chilton, Clements, Clough, Collins, Collom, Conover, Cummings, Dellenbach, Detour, DiGiulian, Edwards, Elliott, Ellls, Enright, Evans, Faber, Fecondo, Finn, F. B. Foster, F. W. Foster, Frederick, Frey, Gaultney, Gebhard, Gotowicki, Gregg, Halvorsen, Hann, Heising, Holden, Holder, R. Jackson, Johansen, B. Johnson, E. Jones, G. Jones, J. Jones, Julius, Kalaghan, Keeler, Kile, Kling, Koch, Labrie, Lajeunesse, Lane, Lauzon, Law, Lawyer, Leary, Lee, Lehmann, Levell, Lowrie, Lumsden, Lynch, Mahoney, Malerick, McClintock, Mead, Montalvo, Moore, Mumme, Nelson, Nopper, Owen, Page, Penrose, Perkins, Perucci, Pierson, Ponder, Price, Priest, Pullen, Quinn, Rademacher, Ramsay, Ransbottom, Ravell, Riddler, Rooney, Rorman, Rose, Savage, Schab, Schell, Schmuhl, Scott, Shelanskey, Skager, Slaven, C. Smith, Split, Stine, Stolp, Stoy, Sullivan, Sweeney, Tanner, H. Thompson, J Thompson, Thurlow, W. Tracy, Tuthill, Uber, VanNostrand, Venes, Voiss, Wagner, Warren, Weatherspoon, Wehrman, West, E. White, I. White, J. Wilson, W. Wilson, B. Wright, D. Wright, Wutzke.

REUNION 98' PENSACOLA, FL with Bob and Kitty Dimmitt.

November 12 [Thurs] REGISTRATION AND an evening LUAU at the Holiday Inn where we will be housed.

November 13 [Fri] LUNCH, en route to the show at the GULFARIUM in Fort Walton Beach. PM COCKTAILS AND BUFFET at the Naval Museum, which has added many new exhibits since our last visit. Our evening will include a show in the IMAX THEATER.

November 14 [Sat] The BUSINESS MEETING and later The BLUE ANGELS [if they are in town] or an event that has not been finalized yet. PM - BANQUET at The Lighthouse [The Old Chiefs Club.]

November 15 [Sun] A "Aloha! see-you-all-in-2-years" BREAKFAST at the hotel!

Holiday Inn rates will be $67.00 for 1 to 4 people in a room + tax of 11%. Cost for all meals and events will be a flat fee of $135 to $150 per person. [Not including room costs.]

Come and enjoy the beautiful Florida sunshine and share the pleasure of long established friendships along with all the great events planned for you.

Send pictures of Boston 96' to Lucy Leon for our scrapbook..........SOON!

Friendship - What would we do without it!

Sincerely,
Louise Thoman, Editor