I mentioned in another post the passing of MTCS(SS)Chester Brister several years ago. He was good friends with MTC(SS) Mike McDaniel. Chester checked on board the Madison as an MT1(SS) while still in overhaul in Newport News, probably in 1981. Chester's obituary is still on line at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/ga/glynn/ ... 321gob.txt
The Brunswick News; Tuesday 1 February 2000; pg. 4A col. 2
CHESTER BRISTER
Chester “Wayne” Brister, 43, of Kingsland died Sunday at Shands Medical Center
in Jacksonville, Fla.
The funeral will be 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
chapel with Chaplain Rory Hermann officiating.
The family will receiver friends from 7 until 9 p.m. Wednesday at Edo Miller-
Dekle-Wainwright Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the
American Cancer Society.
Surviving are his wife, Cindy A. Brister of Kingsland; two daughters, Samantha
and April Brister, both of Kingsland; three brothers, Benjamin Knight of
Jacksonville, Edward Brister Jr. and James Brister, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; a
sister, Tina Stewart of Phoenix; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and
cousins.
Born in Phoenix, he had been a resident of Kingsland for the past five years.
He served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years and was a retired senior chief. Mr.
Brister was a member of the Moose Lodge, the Submarine Veterans of Connecticut
and the United States Navy Fleet Reserve.
Jeff Mathes
FTB and Deck Div
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MTCS(SS) Chester "Wayne" Brister
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Re: MTCS(SS) Chester "Wayne" Brister
Thanks for passing that information along. His name has been added to our "Crew at Rest" page.
~Keith
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