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If you have agenda items for the reunion, please submit them to Charline Huwe, Gil Raynor or Bob Thompson for inclusion on the business agenda. Some of us have served on the board since the inception and the first reunion in 2004. It is time for others to step up to the plate so we can continue the ...

Signups for the reunion continue to come in, and some have sent in registration forms and not signed up for the hotel and the opposite also applies. We have some great tours lined up but we must have your tour registrations so we can confirm all the details in advance of the reunion. Please get your...

Below is a list of crew members or family who have signed up at the hotel to come to the reunion as of Jan20. Please make your reservations as soon as you can, it helps us with the planning. Also make sure you send your reunion registration and check to Bob Thompson as soon as possible. Remember, p...

Jerry's legacy guest book was down for a bit, but is available now for those who wish to express their condolances or remembrances of Jerry. It means so much to families when their loved ones are remembered.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tbo/ob ... =145757871

MEZZACAPO, Gerard F. "Jerry," 68, of Spring Hill, Fla., died Thursday, September 30, 2010, at his home. He was born in Jamaica, N.Y., and came to this area nine years ago from Ohio. He was an electronics technician for the Deptartment of Air Force, a U.S. Navy veteran, past president of th...

I hope that our Madison Shipmates will be kind enough to sign the Captain's Memorial Guest book.
Gil Raynor

6/11/10 Captain Lewis Edwards Diley, USN (Ret) Obituary After a brief “All Hands on Deck” battle with cancer, Lew Diley, surrounded by family and friends, gave up the good fight to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on June 9, 2010. Lew was born in Dublin, Ohio to James Monette Diley and Mary...

Last night at church, this balloon pilot came over to examine my dolphins and we began talking. He was #4 on board the Madison, an ET, name is Al Muir. Did not know about us or our association, He now is a balloon pilot here in Houston not far from me,Bear Creek Balloons 4017 Trey Houston Texas 7708...

If you are a facebook user, there is a large and growing presence of submarine sites and submariners on Facebook. I am there and several of the memorial submarines. I have posted some of the Madison photos etc that I have and check out the Cavalla Historical Foundation site which shows the process w...

From local paper HATTIESBURG - Services were Dec. 21 at Moore Funeral Chapel in Hattiesburg for James "J.J." Johnson, 71, of Hattiesburg, who died Dec. 18, 2009, at his home. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. Mr. Johnson retired after 15 years with the U.S. Post Office. He retired from the ...

James T. Johnson's Funeral Arrangements There will be a visitation on Sunday evening from 5:30 until 8:00. The funeral will be at 11:30 on Monday, December 21st. The Funeral Home is Moore's Funeral Home on Hardy Street in Hattiesbburg, Mississippi. Per Jimmie's request, all SubVets should wear their...

Sadly, JJ as we knew him on the blue crew, lost his valiant fight with Lung Cancer and crossed the bar today. We will post more info as soon as we have it. JJ would always keep in touch and hated not being able to come to the reunions.
Gil Raynor

Really powerful report about the Hartford collision, Do you find it much different by this report than when you were on the Jolly Dolly?? In my time frame 68-70, I could not imagine something like this taking place. ELT627 Report: Lax Leadership Led To Hormuz Collision By Andrew Scutro, Navy Times, ...

Personally, I am in favor of Newport because I think Williamsburg is kind of pricey for a reunion, folks could still travel there if they wanted to visit it.

It was indeed a great reunion, and delighted so see some new folks from my days on the boat who had not attended before. You see someone and immediately use their nickname from the boat and it was just natural. Megger was a hoot and Nicky Romano. Bremerton Base USSVI did a great job in conducting th...