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IN MEMORIAM
This month is the anniversary
of these Classmates joining
the Ghostly Assemblage
in the Long Gray Line
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Howard A. Bais, A-1
27 Apr 1938 - 27 Jan 1979
Thelmo Y. Cunanan, A-2
14 Apr 1938 - 16 Jan 2011
Samuel D. Freeman III, D-1
19 Sep 1937 - 7 Jan 1967
Bruce P. Holmberg, C-1
20 Feb 1939 - 26 Jan 2009
Robert L. Janoska, H-1
1 Jan 1938 - 25 Jan 2011
Henry E. Lilienthal, B-1
10 May 1939 - 11 Jan 1998
James J. Roberts, K-1
31 Jul 1938 - 11 Jan 1973
Dennis M. Sams, L-1
18 Sep 1937 - 2 Jan 1977
Allen F. Schneider, L-1
27 Sep 1935 - 14 Jan 2009
Larry D. Smith, C-1
12 Sep 1939 - 28 Jan 2008
Steven C. Walker, I-2
14 Mar 1938 - 29 Jan 2005
Donald W. Watlington, L-1
24 Apr 1939 - 1 Jan 1985
"Well done; Be thou at peace."
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Click on underlined names
to go their Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Class Business
Class Leaders
Profiles
Halls of Fame Inductees
Prior Features
50 Year Affiliation Program
50th Reunion
14-18 May 2011
45th Reunion
28 Sep - 1 Oct 2006
40th Reunion
4 - 7 Oct 2001
10th Reunion
Cadet Days
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Welcome to the
USMA Class of 1961
Web Site
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16
September
2012 Mini-Reunion Russian River Cruise Information as
of 24 Jan 2012
The Russian
River Cruise 2012 has 19 classmates plus 12 couples of family and friends.
The ship is full!
If anyone is
interested in being placed on a cancellation list, please contact Lois Bradfield
at
lois.lbtours@comcast.net or Connie Budge at
clb615@aol.com
Click here for
detail information about the cruise.
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William H. DuBose
"Sonny"
Company D-1
2 Aug 1939 - 28 Dec 2011
Place of Death:
Tarboro, NC
Interment: New Zion Methodist Church,
New Zion, NC
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It is with great regret and sorrow
that I must inform you of the death of our classmate, Sonny DuBose, on December
28, 2011 in Tarboro, North Carolina. He is survived by his daughter, Sabre
Simone; his sons, Jon and Chris; and five grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held at New
Zion Methodist Church, 7169 Salem Road, New Zion, South Carolina 29111 on
Saturday December 31, 2011 at 10:30 am. Visitation will follow immediately in
the Church Fellowship Hall.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675-8517.
Well done, Sonny. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Sonny's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Robert S. Frix
"Bob"
Company M-2
31 Mar 1939 - 15 Dec 2011
Place of Death: Sequim, WA
Interment: Arlington National
Cemetery
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is with great regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our
Classmate, Bob Frix, on 15 December in Sequim, WA, after a long and courageous
battle with many health problems, principally as a result of a fall in 2005.
Bob is survived by his
wife, Moe; sister, Joanna and her husband, Dr. Andrew Burgess of Texas; daughter
Michele; son Alex and daughter-in-law, Kathryn.
Funeral
services for Bob Frix will be at Arlington National Cemetery on Friday, May 11,
2012 at 11:00am.
In lieu of flowers,
donations in Bob's memory may be sent to: Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box
971, Port Angeles, WA 98362. Checks should be made payable to "Disabled
American Veterans Chapter 9." Please note in the memo section that the donation
is in memory of MG Robert S. Frix.
Condolences may be
sent to Maureen 'Moe' Frix, 60 Northridge Lane, Sequim, WA 98382.
Well done, Bob. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Bob's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Latest Information for 25-30 January 2012
Class of 1961 Mini-reunion in Orlando, FL
Orlando Mini 2012
25-30 Jan 2012
Mini-reunion
Update 11 January 2012
Happy New Year
NOTE
- Need immediate responses – see below
Note – send all commo to
ghyde@cfl.rr.com
Click here
for Gary Hyde’s latest information on Orlanda mini-reunion.
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Conwell B. Leinbach
"Connie"
Company B-2
17 Jan 1940 - 12 Nov 2011
Place of Death: Nashville,
TN
Interment: Arlington National Cemetery
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is with great regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our
Classmate, Connie Leinbach, on 12 November in Nashville, TN after a courageous
battle with a brain tumor. Connie, a native of Pennsylvania, spent Plebe Year in
Company I-2 and was among a group of Yearlings who were transferred to B-2 at
the end of summer training at Camp Buckner.
Connie is survived by
his wife, Sharon; sons Marc, Chris, and Dane; and daughters Grace and Kira.
Connie's funeral will
be at Arlington National Cemetery
at 12:30 p.m.
on March 2, 2012.
Condolences may be
sent to Sharon at 1613 Eastland Avenue, Nashville, TN 37206.
Well done, Connie. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Connie's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Pictures of
17-21 October 2011 Golfing Mini-Reunion In Greenville, SC Now Available
Click here to view pictures.
B-1 Classmates Hold Successful Reunion
12-17 Oct 2011 in White Sulphur Springs, WV
A wonderful B-1 reunion
was hosted by Roger and LewAnne Cerasoli at their home at the Greenbrier in
White Sulphur Springs, WV. Guests began arriving on 12 October 2011 and most had
departed by the 17th. George & Michele Kopcsak arrived on the
morning of the 13th. It happened to be George’s birthday so he got
to cut the Reunion cake that night. John Lischak arrived on the afternoon of
the 13th. The Gibson’s arrived on the 14th. Everybody
else arrived on the 12th.
The Cerasoli’s opened
their home to all of them. They were able to accommodate all but three couples
in their beautiful home. George & Michele, Frank & Barbara, and John & Kay were
housed in a fabulous guest cottage near the Sporting Club Lodge. The attendees
were: Roger & LewAnne Cerasoli, Bill & Jane Doherty, Rusty & Donna Dyer, Bill &
Linda Esselstein, Frank & Barbara Gibson, Gene & Sharon Goodell, Bill Griffiths,
George & Michele Kopcsak, John Lischak & Kay White, Jay & Linda McCann, Don & Jo
Sawtelle, and Cy Shearer.
Click here
for more details and many pictures.
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Michael J. Lombardo
"Mike"
Company F-2
25 Apr 1939 - 13 Sep 2011
Place of Death: Honolulu,
HI
Inurned: National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl,
Oahu, HI
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 It is with great
regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our Classmate, Mike Lombardo, on 13
September in Honolulu, HI, after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer.
Mike is survived his wife, Veronika;
sons Michael, Alexander, and Johannes; and grandchildren, Erika, Nicholas, Anna,
Tim, Sean, Daniel, and Ross.
Mike was inurned at the National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific – Punchbowl on September 30th.
In lieu of flowers, donations in
Mike's memory may be made by mail to the Wounded Warrior Project, Attn: Donor
Services, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256 or on-line at
https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org.
Condolences may be sent to Veronika at
725 Kapiolani Boulevard, Apt 3103, Honolulu, HI 96813-6006.
Well done, Mike. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Mike's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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John R. Petty
Company M-2
9 Apr 1939 - 29 Sep 2011
Place of Death: Atlanta, GA
Interment: West Point Cemetery
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It is with great
regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our classmate, John
Petty, on 29 September in Atlanta, GA, after a long and courageous battle with
gastric
cancer.
John is survived by
his wife, Beryl; his son John and his wife Tracy; his daughter Page and her
husband Jim; and grandchildren Thad, Reagan and Claire.
The family will
receive friends at 12:00 PM on Saturday, 8 October, at the Patterson Spring Hill
Chapel Funeral Home, 1020 Spring Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Funeral services will
be held at 1:00 PM on Saturday, 8 October, at the Patterson Spring Hill Chapel
Funeral Home. Burial will be at West Point at a date to be determined.
In lieu of flowers,
donations in John's memory may be made to the following organizations:
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Veterans Empowerment Organization of Georgia, Inc., 386 Lanier
Street NW, Suite A-6,
Atlanta, GA 30318
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Hospice Atlanta, 1244
Park Vista Drive,
Atlanta, GA 30319
Condolences may be
sent to John's wife, Beryl at 1554 Country Squire Court, Decatur, GA 30033.
Well done, John. Be
thou at peace.
Click here to go to
John's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Thomas T. Moebs
"Trux"
Company K-1
7 May 1938 - 20 Sep 2011
Place of Death:
Gainesville, FL
Interment: TBA
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It is with great
regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our Classmate, Thomas
"Trux" Moebs, on 20 September 2011, in Gainesville, FL. Trux was found deceased
in his apartment. The cause of death is unknown at this time. Trux fought
Parkinson's disease for many years.
Trux is survived by
his brother Seth Moebs x-60, who lives in Europe. Gary Webster is trying to
contact him.
Funeral arrangements
are pending.
More details will be
provided when available.
Trux's brother, Seth, has asked that
donations in memory of Trux be sent to:
Gainesville Area Rowing, Inc.,
Attn: Mark Dubose
4404 North West 36th Avenue, Suite B
Gainesville, FL 32606
Donations are tax deductible.
Information on Gainesville Area Rowing can be found at
http://gainesvillearearowing.com/.
Well done, Trux. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Trux's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Glenn M. Peters
"Pete"
Company L-2
25 Dec 1939 - 9 Sep 2011
Place of Death:
Palm Coast, FL
Interment:
Arlington National Cemetery
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is with great regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our
Classmate, Glenn M. Peters, on 9 September 2011, as a result of biliary tract
carcinoma. Glenn is survived by his wife, Cindy, his daughter, Paige Peters
Connors, and granddaughter, Savannah.
Funeral services for Glenn Peters will be
at the Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer at 11:00 AM on January 19, 2012, with burial
to follow at Arlington National Cemetery.
A reception will be held at the
Fort Myer Officers Club, 214 Jackson Ave. from 12:15-2:15PM. Coat and tie are
not required but no jeans allowed.
The family has asked that donations in
Glenn's memory be made to the West Point Fund, WPAOG, 698 Mills Road, West
Point, NY 10996. The family asks that you write Glenn's name in the memo line
of your check so that funds donated in his memory will go into the Cadet
Activities Fund.
Condolences may be
sent to Cindy at 53 Westcedar Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32164 and to Paige at 475
Highway 90, Conway, SC 29526.
Well done, Glenn. Be
thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Pete's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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Tarey B. Schell
"Tarey"
Company B-2
19 Jan 1939 - 7 Sep 2011
Place of Death:
Atlanta, GA
Interment:
Westminster Memorial
Gardens, Peachtree City, GA
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It is with great
regret and sorrow that we must inform you of the death of Tarey B. Schell on
7 September 2011. Visitation will be Friday, 9 September 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm at
Mowell and Son Funeral Home, 200 Robinson Road, Peachtree City, GA 30269.
Funeral mass will be on Sept. 10 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 12:00 PM at
101 Walt Banks Road, Peachtree City GA 30269.
Tarey
is survived by Priscilla H. Schell, his wife of 50 years, his four children,
Gretchen Schell, Adrienne Barreto, Lauren Bozone, and Christopher Schell,
son-in-law Raul Barreto, daughter-in-law Teri Schell and grandchildren Matthew,
Cathryn, and Erin Bozone; Raul, Ryan, and Ross Barreto; Mica and Romina Schell;
and Sierra Schell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donation
be made to Griffin Judicial Drug Court, c/o Spalding County, P.O. Box 1087,
Griffin, Georgia 30224.
Classmates, family, and friends
are invited to post and read eulogies at
www.west-point.org/users/usma1961/23364
Well done, Tarey. Be thou at peace.
Click here to go to
Tarey's Last Roll Call Tribute.
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802 Pictures & 6 Videos of 50th Reunion Events Available at 50th Reunion
Main Page
Click here to
go to 50th Reunion Main Page to view pictures and videos.
50th Reunion Monday Night
Dinner Slide Show Pictures Available for View or Print
 The following are the slide show
pictures prepared by Dick Buckner and shown at the 50th Reunion Monday Night Dinner 16 May 2011. In order to allow
people to view these pictures at their own tempo, and to be able to print copies of
individual pictures, they are provided as a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.
Presentation Part 1 1957-1961
Presentation Part 1 1957-1961 - Part 2
Presentation Part 2 Between Years
Presentation Part 2 Between Years - Part 2
Presentation Part 2 Between Years - Part 3
Presentation Part 3 Between the Years
2010
Founders Day Show
2010 Founders Day Show-Part 2
This method of presentation will take a
few minutes or more for each of them to download to your PC, so please have patience. It
will be worth the wait, especially if you want to make a print of any of these
pictures.
If you do not have a version of
PowerPoint 2003 Viewer on your computer, you can download the PowerPoint Viewer
here.
Hints for using the
PowerPoint Viewer:
1. In SLIDES on left edge, left click on the slide you want to go to next.
2. Right click on slide to get menu with Options to COPY.
3. Left click on COPY (in menu from 2. above).
4. PASTE copied slide into a WORD document.
5. PRINT the WORD document.
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Pete
and Barbara Gleichenhaus Invite You to a Special Israel Tour 21 April–2 May
2012
 Over
the past few days a significant number of our Classmates and others have asked
about a trip to Israel.
The details
have now been finalized.
Click here for a brochure outlining a trip for April 2012. The approximate basic cost per person from New
York would be $3600.
An
extension to Istanbul is included that would
add a few days and cost about $725 per person. Previous trips have been
similarly priced.
If
anyone is interested in considering joining the group if we go or has questions
or suggestions, please have them contact Pete at
gleichenhaus@sbcglobal.net or call 415-661-8698,
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50
Year Affiliation Program Concludes with Presentation of 2LT Bars to 1031
Graduates
Presentation of 2LT bars upon graduation 21 May 2011. The Class of 1961
representatives present each new graduate their first set of lieutenant bars.
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Memorial Service Held 16
May 2011 to Remember our Deceased Classmates
The Memorial Service to remember our deceased Classmates was held in the Cadet
Chapel.
Click here for a copy of the Memorial Service Program.
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50th Reunion "State of the
Class" Presented at Business Meeting by Class Pres. Bob Glass
Click here for PowerPoint presentation of the
"State of the Class" presented at the 50th Reunion Buiness Meeting by our Class
President Bob Glass, with assistance by other Class Officers.
Class Executive Committee
Elected at 50th Reunion Business Meeting 16 May 2011
The Nominating Committee had received input from a host of
Classmates. Having considered that counsel, they nominate the following
individuals for the positions indicated:
President: Robert R.
Glass, II
Vice President: John B. Shroyer
Treasurer: Richard A. Buckner
Secretary: Edward A. Brown, III
Additionally, they recommend the class
invite Lucy Paone, widow of our Classmate Joseph F. Paone, to serve as an
ex-officio member to the Class Committee. Lucy could provide a perspective
from widows and be a useful advisor to the Executive Committee.
The vote to accept
the slate of officers took place on 16 May during the business meeting at
our 50th Reunion. All were elected by acclamation.
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DoD Program to Commemorate the 50th
Anniversary of the Vietnam War
Announced
In Accordance With Public Law 110-181 SEC. 598; the 2008
National Defense Authorization Act authorized the Secretary of Defense to
conduct a program to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War and “in
conducting the commemorative program, the Secretary shall coordinate, support,
and facilitate other programs and activities of the Federal Government, State
and local governments, and other persons and organizations in commemoration of
the Vietnam War."
DoD representatives will coordinate
with other federal agencies, veteran groups, state, local government and
non-government organizations for their input in Vietnam War commemoration
activities. For more information call 877-387-9951 or visit the official website
at
http://www.vietnamwar50th.com/.
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Reconciliation Plaza Described on Web Site
The Historical Marker Database is a web site
providing information about many national momuments. Reconciliation
Plaza, our Class Gift to West Point, is described in great detail. The
web site is well worth viewing at: www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=35359
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June Week 1961 and Related Activities from July
1961 Assembly Now Available Online
The USMA Library Archives office is putting ASSEMBLY Magazine and
various other historical reports on a web site that allows you to access and download articles and information. Copies of
ASSEMBLY from 1942-1993 are currently available.
Click here for the archived issues of
Assembly.
Click here for the Summer 1961 issue. You will find it very interesting. There may be a problem for some as the huge file is 72MB.
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Memorial & Family Planning
Documents
The Class of
1961
Memorial Article Project has now made the appropriate AOG Forms available for
your use.
Click here
to go to the Class Web Site article that explains what is available and has
links to the documents.
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Panoramic Photo of USMA
The panoramic photo of the Plain and surrounding buildings of West Point at
the top of this page was created by G. W. 'Casey' Kenaston, USNA '56. The actual
picture is 50 inches by 10 3/4 inches, including the border. To view this
panoramic photo with more detail,
please click here.
To further increase the size of that picture, do a mouse button click on
the picture to get the picture enlarge icon.
Full size copies of this panoramic photo are now available for $60 each, which includes shipping and handling. Framing is not being
offered. That can be done by each person on their own. To place an order through John Neiger,
please click here to
email him. It will take about 4 weeks to get
the photo via the mail.
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In Remembrance:
Classmates can send their remembrances, comments, pictures to Sam Weiss
and they will be edited for inclusion
with the Last Roll Call Tribute for that person.
Current Profiles
In order to create a “Current Profile”
for every member of the class, graduates and former members of 1961, we
need your input. If you are interested in participating, email your
“vita” information to Sam Weiss
with photos in "jpg" format, if you can. If that is not possible,
then send actual photo to: John Neiger at 4011 Lakeview Parkway, Lake of the
Woods, VA 22408. All photos will be returned after we scan
them into cyberspace.
If your profile is already online,
check to make sure it is up-to-date and send us any changes or additions.
Prior Features
In order to keep this page more current with items
of interest to the Class, after a reasonable length of time items will be moved to the
PRIOR FEATURES Page (click here to go to them).
Panoramic Photo of USMA
The panoramic photo of the
Plain and surrounding buildings of West Point at the top of this page
was created by G. W. 'Casey' Kenaston, USNA '56. To view the panoramic
photo in full size with more detail,
please click here. To
further increase the size of that picture, please do a mouse button click
on the picture to get the picture enlarge icon. Arrangements
are being made for individuals to purchase copies. Detail will be
published as soon as available.
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If you have any announcements of interest
to other Classmates, comments, questions, or suggestions, please
e-mail them to Sam Weiss.
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WEST POINT
Long
ago when this Country was new
Our forefathers said here’s what we must do.
We must
find a place where young men can be
Trained to serve this great country.
West
Point was chosen as the place
Where they learned to serve with honor and grace.
They
were taught to serve, and only then
Were they sent to become leaders of men.
Duty,
Honor, Country for all time
The world is encircled by The Long Gray Line.
By Joan
Seibert
in honor of the Class of 1961 50th Reunion
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