USS TOPEKA CLG 8 Reunion Association Newsletter Volume 15, No.2 June 2004 Officers: Jerry Judge, Chairman, Board of Directors; John Reynolds, President; Jack Timmons, Secretary-Treasurer; Max Kaster, Reunion 04 Chairman; Kathy Spatz, Newsletter Editor; Ken Noble, Web Master

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Letters

Dear Kathy,
Congratulations or condolences, as the case may be, on taking over the task of writing the newsletter. As you know, writing any newsletter is easy IF you have enough material to cull through to fill up the pages. Therein lies the rub!

My partner got the enclosed from his newsletter from the USS Rich, DD820, a World War II destroyer. It is a great story and I hope you can use it someway in your quest for material.

Good luck, Kathy

Sincerely,
Peter Reifsnyder
LT, USNR
USS Topeka, 1960-62

Following is an excerpt from that newsletter:
“How to Simulate Being a Sailor”
(Perhaps your spouse will understand a few things after reading this.)
Have your neighbor come over each day at 5am, blow a whistle so loud Helen Keller could hear it, and shout “Reveille, reveille, all hands heave out and trice up”. Have your mother-in-law write down everything she’s going to do the following day, then have her make you stand in your back yard at 6am while she reads it to you. Submit a request chit to your father-in-law requesting permission to leave your house before 3pm. Empty all the garbage bins in your house and sweep the driveway three times a day, whether it needs it or not.

Attention

When you call to make your hotel reservations, it is very important that you identify yourself as a member of the USS Topeka Reunion Association. If you take an AARP rate, or a travel club (i.e., Auto Club Rate or similar), or any other discount rate our association does not get credit for your room nights. We need all our room nights to be able to guarantee items given by the hotels remain free as stipulated in the contract. That includes the free use of the Hospitality Room. Please don't increase our costs to save a few bucks on a hotel rate. The rates we have negotiated are very competitive

Who's Coming To Charleston

The following are early-bird registrations for Charleston. There is still time to get your registrations in to Jack Timmons. All the information is enclosed with this newsletter.

Gary Baker FT2 (63-65) Billings, MT
Matt Fitzpatrick FTM3 (63-65) No. East, MD
Michael Hight RD2 (60-62) Avon Park, FL
Harold Jackson, JR. BT2 (63-67) Pleasantville, PA
Gerald “Jerry” Judge FTCS (63-66) Chula Vista, CA
Calvin Ladd MM3 (63-66) Minnetonka, MN
Gary Noland FTG3 (63-66) Orangevale, CA
Larry Patriquin FT2 (61-64)Barrington, NH
Jerry Pennington RD3 (63-64) Fallbrook, CA
Robert Plake HT1 (59-61) Indianapolis, IN
Paul Ruby LTJG (62-65) San Francisco, CA
Jack Timmons LTJG (64-65) San Diego, CA
Leonard Van Gemert ET1 (63-65) Myakka City, FL

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