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Ahoy Mates,
listen up - This issue of the Sierran is the last notice for our up and
coming reunion in Erie, PA. The Plan of the Day, Registration, Tour choices and
Hotel Reservation forms are on the following pages. If you haven't signed up
yet, please do so right away. We'd like to have a great turnout to provide an
opportunity for you to see your former shipmates and meet new ones. We must report with regret that two of our of our governors will not be staying on. They are Paul Perez, 52-55, 5th Div, FP2, and Bill Maine, 87-89, W-3, CWO. Paul and Barbara have been our storekeepers for many years and have done a yeoman job. We wish to give both Paul and Bill our thanks for their participation in keeping our Association alive and to help make our reunions a success. This means we have openings on the Board of Governors. Anyone interested in running for officer or governor please contact Bill Dutton, 45-52, 7th Div, MMR2, our nominating chairman, write him at P.O. Box 350, Bath, ME. The election will be held during our General Meeting. We would like to hear from our younger members, say those who served aboard SIERRA in the 70's, 80's and 90's. CREW'S NEWS Frank Savino received this from Flora and Joe D'Amato, 83-85, CO, Capt, "Sorry my husband is so late in paying dues. Enclosed is a check to pay dues for three years. Hop you are feeling better from your surgery" Div, PM2 This from Harry Talley, 52-54, 4th Div, MR3, "Thanks for the dues reminder on the label. Hope your surgery went well and that you are well on the road to recovery..." (DPR: Frank is doing well and is looking forward to see his shipmates at the reunion.") Russell Nelson, 51-54, 5th Div, PM2, writes, "Enclosed check for my 'dues'. Forgive me? The wife and I plan on the reunion in Erie, then on to Buffalo and Niagara Falls. See you then." Received from Joseph Rich, 52-55, 2nd Div, GM3, "...I will not be in attendance for the twentieth reunion. I will be in attendance fat the October fest in Munchen, Germany during those dates. Good luck and health to you and Frank Schwerin." Lowell Nokes, 60-63, M Div, MM3, writes, "... We will not be able to make the 20th USS SIERRA Reunion, so have a great time without us..." We Received the following from Kenneth Hartman, 53-57, 1st Div, BMSN, "...As far as I know now I will be there in September with doctor's permission as I have an appointment the fist week in September.." A note from Stephen Taranto, 56-58, 3rd Div, EM3, to Frank Savino, "How are you? Fine I hope and pray. I am writing disappointedly because my son and I will be unable to attend this year's reunion in Erie. My cancer has been aggressively growing and the chemo treatments have been also more aggressively stronger causing some bad side effects. We were looking forward to attending. We will miss you all; We really have had a lot of fun and enjoyment at the last reunions that we've attended. I would like to look forward to the 2008 reunion. You and the association put a lot of effort and time to have these successful reunions." (DPR: Steve, we wish you well and look forward to seeing you at our 2008 reunion.) Donn Cranor, 44-46, Eng, MM2, notes, "Enclosed registration info. Sorry we cannot be there for all days events but grandson plays football the of September 7." This from Bob McElroy, 74,R Div, MM3, "According to my envelope, my dues are behind by 2 years. Her is my check for those and for the next year. I like this reminder idea and your willingness to use it." Mrs. Phyllis Bishop, 44-45, 2nd Div, SN, writes, "Love getting the newsletter. Thank you...My husband Leo, who passed away, was a plank owner and the first membership chairman for the SIERRA Association. He loved what he did; spent many happy hours doing it. Good luck and have fun at the reunion." Fred Ross, 56-59, Deck, FT3, writes, "My apologies for forgetting to send money. I have had a few challenging months. December 19th I had a quadruple bypass operation. Two weeks later a blood clot caused another five days in the hospital. As of late, I feel good." (DPR: Hope you continue to recover.) Received this from Bill Ratering, 43-47, 7th Div, CMMS, "I know it's a little late but Arlean and I want to thank the officers and the Association for the plaque you gave us at the reunion in Jacksonville, FL. At the time I was speechless and couldn't have a word to say (DPR: That's a first!) only thank you. We were proud to be in the group of the "Proclamation"; we traveled over corners of the U.S. to visit with one another and enjoyed their friendship.
E-MAIL LIST James K. Kane 68-70 R-3 EM3 jkkane11@verizon.net (change)
TAPS James Beeman San
Diego, CA
47-51 2nd Div
BM3 Died from cancer June 20, 2007 (DPR: Jim Beeman's notice was from his son and daughter. Jim had a full military memorial service on July 2, 2007. Billy Joe Burns' notice came from Lowell Nokes, 60-63, M Div, MM3. Billy Joe was not a member of the Association but is reported for those who may remember him. The following was received from Ken Hartman, 53-57, 1st Div, BMSN.)
CLOSING THOUGHTS As reminder we will vote at the General Meeting
on the proposal to spend $3000 for a plaque of the SIERRA to be housed on the
Memorial Commemorative Wall in the Naval Heritage Center in Washington, D.C.
Other warships and tenders have their plaques there. We would like to reiterate our desire for you younger shipmates to get involved with the Association by showing an interest in becoming a governor or officer. The present crew is getting on and we want to perpetuate the life of our Association and in order to do so we need new blood pumped in. So please give some serious thought and write or call Bill Dutton. Have a great summer and we hope to see you all in Erie, PA. Submitted By
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