Newsletter June, 1996 Volume 7, No. 2

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Committee:
John Reynolds, President; Dudley E. Cass, Secretary/Treasurer; Dick Jolliffe, Assistant Secretary, Jack Connery, Reunion '96 Chairman Jack Connery Newsletter Editor

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

USS Topeka Ladies are the Best:

As we begin to single up and make preparations to get under way for the city of our namesake, I am sure that we will be getting our sea stories in order so we can look back on some of the "good old days."

Looking back on our Long Beach reunion, I remember using the phrase 'good old days' while discussing some memories with Captain Mansfield and his lovely wife, Marie and Marie quickly qualified the term by reminding me that the good old days were not so good for the ladies we left at home to keep the home fires burning as we sailed off to do our "people to people" thing in other parts of the world.

Looking back on the past great reunions we have had, it has been our ladies that have made the reunions such a great success. Not only have they had to listen to all our sea stories and tales of yore over and over again, but they have been there to guide things along and help plan and carry out many of the details that we overlooked. Those Friday buffets that we enjoy every year have been a labor of love from the ladies of the USS Topeka.

As President of the Reunion Association, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the ladies who attend the reunions and support us in making our gatherings among the greatest in the world.

I look forward to seeing all of you in Topeka, August 14-17.

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WELCOME ABOARD (SINCE FEB. 1996)

If one of these shipmates lives near you, or if you happen to remember one, give him a call and a personal "welcome aboard."

And for you new shipmates: Some of you already have your name on the "Who's Coming to Topeka" list contained in this newsletter. We look forward to meeting you.

And the rest: Come join us and help us celebrate the memory of this fine ship.

Dave Laird, SN (60-66), Syracuse, NY Dale Sherwood, SN (60-63), Ypsilanti, MI Henry Rathjen, MR2 (59-60), Merrill, WI Richard Wallace, SMSN (60-63), Halifax, MA Larry Holland, CS3 (59-61), Bedford, TX Harvey Stradley, QM3 (65-69), Virginia Beach, VA John Milbrodt, SFP3 (65-67), Canton, OH Lonnie Taylor, QM3 (60433), Adworth, GA Ramond Geibe, SM1, (59-63), Wichita Falls, TX Richard Berg, FTM2 (59,61), Madison, AL Benjamin Benito, PN2 (61,66), Las Vegas, NV Dave Price, BM3 (67,69), Covington, VA Charlie Hunter, LCPL (60,62), Lanham, MD

Gene Fryer, MM2 (59,62), Great Falls, MT Loren Schaal, ETN3 (60,61), Virginia Beach, VA George Alcaraz, TN (60,61), Virginia Beach, VA C. Stringstun, PH2 (63-64), Oak Harbor, WA John Attey, RD2 (62-65), Ofallon, MO L. Fisher, BM1 (65-69), Kinsley, KS Jerry Jackson, SN (67-68), Adrian, MO Brace Black, Sr., BT3 (67-67) Rices Landing, PA Robert McCullough, GM1 (68-69), Renton, WA Robert Schramm, GSC (61-62), Orange, CA John Peterson, SN (60-62), Port Orchard, WA Lowell Schultze, RM3 (64436), Simi Valley, CA Mike Wallace, RD3 (65-67), De Ridder, LA.

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TAPS

John Mobley, CS2 (59-61), San Diego, CA, March 28, 1996.

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