Jack and Pete

I came across some old pictures and thought you might enjoy

Jim Seabrooke's Military Funeral at Arlington

Here are my videos from Arlington on Friday Oct 26th Jim's Funeral

Jim Seabrooke's funeral at Arlington is scheduled for 3PM on Oct 26th

Frank Nicolai is distinguished Alumni

You will be pleased to know that our classmate,
LCDR Francis A. Nicolai, USCG (ret), has been selected to receive this year’s CGA Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus Award. Here are some highlights of his career. In 1982 Frank Nicolai was temporarily appointed as a Judge on the NY State Supreme Court. The next year he won election to a full term as a NY State Supreme Court Judge. Over the past quarter of a century, Judge Nicolai served the citizens of NY State as a State Supreme Court Judge winning election in 1983, 1990, 2004 and 2007. Starting in 1999, he became the Chief Administrative Judge for Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Duchess and Putnam counties assuming responsibility for all court operations, assignment of over 100 Judges, and over a thousand non-judicial personnel at 25 court locations. This responsibility continued for nine years until he reached the age limit for the position. In 2009 Judge Nicolai was appointed as a presiding State Supreme Court Judge for Suffolk and Nassau counties on Long Island in addition to the five counties that elected him

Jay Savel in 1957

Here are a couple of old pictures that Jay found and shared with me.

class mates at the Toast

Classmates

The classmates in the NW really came together for Jack' memorial

Tom

Toast to Jack

Don't forget April 28th at 1730 we toast Jack Patterson
.  OUR BOND AS CLASSMATES GROW STRONGER WITH EACH PASSING YEAR. IT IS NEVER BROKEN - NEVER SEVERED -NOT EVEN BY DEATH. TO JACK AND ALL OUR CLASSMATES WHO HAVE PASSED OVER THE BAR, REST IN PEACE

Keel laying for the M/V Greeley
received from Joe Ponit

A group of us went to visit the Viking Welding and Fabrication Co. on April 19 to view the initial work that has started on the USCG Research Vessel, MICHAEL GREELEY. I told those in attendance that I would write a short narrative for you to use in the Alumni Bulletin. A professional photographer took a number of pictures and they will be sent to Joe Carilli who will in turn send a copy to you and to Jim Sylvester. Here's what I remember of the visit:

Patriot's day was well spent by a group from the class of 1961 who visited the Viking Welding and Fabrication Co. in Kensington, NH to view the initial work that had statred on the construction of the USCG Research Vessel, MICHAEL GREELEY. Don Johnson and his son Errick who run the place, as well as Bill Lincoln the designer hosted our visit and gave us an excellect briefing of what's going on and what is planned to get the new vessel up and running.

Attending from our class were Joe Carilli, Brian Richards, Larry Merlino, Don Wheeler, Joe Ponti and Joe Ponti jr as well as Len Pechini from the class of 1962.

The aluminum hull was initially being built upside down in order to optimize the welding operation of the main structural members of the hull. At Joe Carilli's suggestion all of us wrote our names on the verticle component of the keel. I'm sure some naval archiologist will discover the names and wonder who those characters were. In addition Joe Carilli further suggested, and the contractor agreeded, saving one of the aluminum cut outs and have it laser etched or engraved with an appropriate logo and accompanying words with the idea that this remnant could be then framed and given to the alumni office for hanging in the board room or other appropriate area as a memorial. Joe agreeded to follow up and create an ad hoc committee to get this done.

 With respect to an overall schedule,final plating of the hull itself is expected to be completed by late May or Early June at which the hull will be flipped (carefully I hope) to allow installation of the decking, pilot house and the initial piping and wiring. This work is expected to be completed by the end of August. During the fall the main engines, and remaining equipments will be installed, and as a prelude to launching the entire vessel will be bead blasted to obtain a uniform finish prior to painting. The contractor hopes to get the boat into the water at Newburyport by January and conduct sea trials as the final steps prior to turn over to the Coast Guard. The current thinking is that after turnover the vessel will be sailed to New London for final equipage of scientific equipment at the Academy.  A number of these milestone dates will allow further inspection visits as work progresses.

M/V Greeley

Bob Kramek is working on  a status report about the boat.
I'll get it out as soon as its ready