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June 2003
Hello great '98! We are another month closer to the reunion this fall.
Planning is going well. Shoot Dave or myself an email if you plan on being
in town for the festivities. Information is available on our Class web
site: stahlsl@truman.navy.mil) mother, Joyce:
Sam is serving on HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN-75) as the reactor electrical
officer and as everyone knows TRUMAN is on a scheduled deployment in the
Med. They left Norfolk on 5 December but a return date is yet to be
determined because of the war. Sam's roommate is Tina Dalmau, which turned
out really good, as Tina and Sam were both in 14th Company together for
three years at the Academy. They both bought houses in the Virginia Beach
area while stationed in Norfolk. While on this deployment Sam and Tina
visited Monaco on Christmas Eve and then spent New Years in Crete. In
February they had a port visit to Slovenia and Sam and Tina took the train
and spent a day in Venice, Italy and then went skiing in the Alps. That
was their last port visit and have been at sea now for over 60 days and as
Sam has written still no "beer day" because of the war.
I am proud to tell everyone that Sam was named Propulsion Plant Watch
Officer of the Year for HARRY S. TRUMAN and then was named Commander Naval
Air Forces Atlantic Fleet Propulsion Plant Watch Officer of the Year. Sam
has been informed that when she separates from the Truman next January she
will have a shore tour at Dam Neck, VA, filling a LCDR billet in charge of
Equal Opportunity programs on the base. She is very happy to get that
assignment as she wanted to stay in the Virginia Beach area and finish her
master's in engineering management at Old Dominion, which she has been
working on while
on deployment.
I am in contact with Matthew Shearin who was also in 14th Company with
Sam and Tina and he is presently stationed at the Academy teaching Naval
Science. His wife, Pilar, is in the nurse anesthetist program in Richmond,
VA. CB Davis who was in 25th Company is teaching Plebe English at the
Academy and he bought a house in the Annapolis area. His mom, Sylvia, and
I became best friends when CB and Sam were in Quantico after their Plebe
Year‹we drove down to Quantico together every weekend to bring Sam and CB
home. So Classmates form life long friends through their Academy
experience and so do the parents. I send my prayers and thoughts to all
the military especially those in harm's way for everyone to have a safe
return home in the near future.
This next one is a long awaited update from Dale Matheny:
I'm living in Warwick, RI, right now, having transferred from Norfolk,
VA, off my submarine (JACKSONVILLE) in September. I'm teaching at NAPS in
the math department and it is great. It's weird to be a part of the system
now. It doesn't seem that long ago that we were squaring our corners and
shouting "Go Navy, Sir!" I'm also taking night Classes at the University
of Rhode Island, which keeps me busy. Also at NAPS are Chris Keith, Alex
Savage, John Yi '97, and Mike O'Hara '95. One of my supervisors is Liz
Gambuto, wife of Classmate Mike Conrady. Heather "Holy S***" Burwell,
you're still here?" Burwell is working in the same building, with BOOST I
think. I see her periodically. The other day I saw Brandon Dye and his
wife. He's working in Newport as well.
I had some contact with some of our Classmates in December at the
Army-Navy game. I met with Jen Werner, Chad Seagren, and Roger Ashworth
for the game. While we were there I saw Jason Paulsen, Mike Fourte, JT
Merchant, and John Delaroderie '97. I keep in touch with Eric Anderson,
Dave Danelo, Chad, Bill Delmar, Steven Dihn Le, and Tim Feist via email.
Eric is currently deployed on NIMITZ. Steve is a civilian as of 31 March.
Chad is currently in Monterey going to grad school. Dave and Tim are
living the married life, and Bill has been flying under the radar lately.
Now, on to the important news. While in New York City for Fleet
Week/OpSail 2000 Roland Tink '97 and I were walking by Pier 17 at the
South Street Seaport when I made eye contact with this beautiful woman at
the Sequoia restaurant. She was dazzled by the mandatory white uniform and
we hung out all evening. We spent the next day together as well, and then
started a long distance relationship between Norfolk and New York City.
Two long years later, in true fairytale form, I married the former Tara
Ann Pastrana at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Forest Hills, NY, on 12
October 2002. She hails from Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, and is amazing.
I've included a couple of pictures from the wedding. In attendance were my
former roommate Dan Hallock, Chad Seagren, Jason Paulsen, Dave Danelo,
Eric Anderson and family, Steve Le, Roger Ashworth, Roland Tink '97, and
Chris Handwerk '96. We partied it up at Westbury Manor and the crowd went
wild. Tara and I left the next day on our honeymoon and then I reported to
NAPS upon our return. We are really looking forward to our first summer as
newlyweds up here. Take care and we'll look forward to seeing you all at
Army-Navy. Roger, Chad, and Jen, this time we'll have a real tailgater.
Welcome to the Navy Mrs. Matheny
The Swordbearers: Roland, Jason, Lenny Talbot (ND '97),
Dave, the happy groom, Chad, Chris, Roger, and Dan
Dale and Tara at Westbury Manor
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Matheny. This next short update is from
DeMarr Thomas:
Greetings '98. I've been busy since leaving USNA. I married Candice
Marie Reeves of Spring, TX, in 1999. We have a two-year-old daughter,
Trinity. Recently during my stint in the Middle East as an Army Ranger I
ran into a couple of Alumni; Mark Harrison '97 and Tom Donovan '95. Since
returning, I was picked up for flight school. We are now in Fort Rucker,
AL, about two months from finishing UH-60 training. Trinity can identify
all the helicopters flying overhead by sound. She seems just as mesmerized
by them as I do. She's definitely more interested in the Apache's though.
Perhaps she'll follow in the footsteps of her "aunt" Beth Ann Thomas!
Thanks, DeMarr. As for the rest of you‹keep the news coming. Fair
winds. -Shawn
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