From: Amcisaac
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002
Subject: USNA 55 Fifty-Year Book
To: USNA55

I have been trying to recruit company representatives from each company to
help with the collection of bios, sea stories, vignettes or whatever from
each and every living classmate or from the widows for our Fifty -Year Book.
We missed a few submissions in both the Fifteen-Year and Thirty-Year books
and would like to improve on that. So far I have been unable to find a
volunteer from the following companies: 3, 5, 7,10, 11, 17, 18 and 24. I have
put out some queries but gotten no response from classmates in these
companies. If any of you out there can help let me know (Amcisaacxxxxxx).
It won't require too much of your time and you have a chance to renew
acquaintances with some of your classmates. We will give you all the
information we have of last location. We just need the personal touch to
convince the non-participants to participate. The timing of this activity
will be in the fall of 2003.
If you respond and you don't hear from me right away it is because on Friday
I am off to Bethany Beach for a week, but I'll get back to you. Expect to
Win. Beat Army.

Your classmate, Tom 

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From: Kief55
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002
Subject: Communications Channels
To: usna55

COMMUNICATIONS CHANNELS.

The easiest and fastest method of getting the word out to classmates is by
email (as I'm doing now).  At the present time, I have the email address for
317 classmates (53% of living '55 graduates).  Regarding contact channels,
another 111 receive Shipmate and an additional 153 can be reached by snail
mail only.  11 classmates are "lost".  They are:  James W. Ellstrom (24),
John J. Flynn, Jr. (11), Leroy F. Gayle (11), Larry Heisel (18), Aaron B.
Jacobs (21), Michael D. Kandra (18), Delbert V. Keener (24), Ronald D. Miller
(03), Thomas E. O'Brien (10), William R. Young (15), and Donald L. Zuckerman
(16).  In addition to the '55 listserve (maintained by Carl Strang), which
allows for an open exchange of information, I maintain several email address
groups for the purpose of disseminating information that I think would be of
particular interest to particular classmates, e.g. get-together
announcements, meetings, and USN/USNA special events, sent to non-listserve
classmates as well. 

I would like to improve on the existing '55 communications channels.  For all
within range of this message, please encourage classmates you are in contact
with, who have access, to "sign up" by sending their email address to me at
kief55@xxxxxxx.  They can indicate what type of participation they are
interested in, e.g '55 listserve or other. 

Also, inform me if you know the whereabouts or status of any of the "lost"
listed above. 

Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.  The intent is to inform, not
intrude.

Best regards,
Tom Kiefaber, '55 Corresponding Secretary

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From: "Guy Grafius"
To: "Kiefaber, Tom '55-19"
Cc: "Dennis J. Sullivan", "Norman Palladino", "Strang, Carl J. '55"
Subject: Michael D. Kandra
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002

I thought I had sent you an update of Mickey's whereabouts last fall.  I
ran him down in Delaware.  He had an address in SE PA for a short time,
about six months which is the one everybody seems to have.  He said mail
is no longer being forwarded from that address.  We had a nice long
chat.  Mickey is from my hometown Shamokin, PA.  He was two years ahead
of me in HS and went to Penn State for two years before he arrived at
USNA.  Mickey and my wife Patsy are HS classmates. He also indicated he
would have made the 45th if he had received some information.  We need
to make sure he is on the 50th mailing list.  Also he should be added to
the locator on the Alumni Associations website.  I don't know whether
that is your domain or Norm Palladino's or Carl Strang's.

{Webmaster Note: Home mailing address edited out here.}

He does not have an email address

Pat & Guy Grafius
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
guygraf

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Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2002
From: "Dennis L. Wedekind" <wedekind@comcast.net>
Subject: Class of 55 - 50th Reunion (October 26-28 2005)
To: DSull55, np55

October 5, 2002

 Mr. Dennis J. Sullivan & Mr. Norman K. Palladino -
 United States Naval Academy - Class of 1955

Dear Sirs:

It is reunion time again and Wedekind Bros. would like to work with
you to provide your class with all of its reunion giveaway items, as
well as, sell quality embroidered sportswear to your classmates
through our website  and on-site at your headquarters hotel and
tailgate party during the reunion weekend. 

Wedekind Bros. provides a unique service to Academy Alumni during
their reunions, that no other embroidery or ads specialty company
offers.  We not only provide Alumni with affordable and quality
products for your giveaway package, we also provide an inventory
of products and the necessary staff  to manage the sale of quality
embroidered sportswear during your reunion weekend, relieving your
reunion committee of much responsibility and the class of any
significant financial exposure.  There is no cost to your class
beyond the purchase of the giveaway items, if you choose Wedekind
Bros. as your reunion vendor.

Dennis Wedekind,  the owner of Wedekind Bros., is a Naval Academy
Alumnus, Class of 1965.  Mr. Wedekind has been providing quality
embroidered sportswear and novelty items to the Naval Academy
Alumni  since 1980.  He has the knowledge and experience to provide
Alumni with products of exceptional quality, and service that
consistently exceeds the customers expectations.

We invite you to visit our website, which we recently developed
to cater to the needs of Naval Academy graduates.  Upon arrival
at our website located at http://www.wedekindbros.com, please
click on catalog.  This will take you to a list of departments. 
You will find the Blue and Gold Store,  a shop for children and
grandchildren as well as class stores that we recently provided
reunion products and services in 2002.  Take time to browse
through the stores and see many of the most popular items
requested by other classes. 

Please call Dennis at 410-661-4044 or email Wedekind Bros. at
wedekind@comcast.net  to request a current catalog of products
and schedule a time that is convenient to discuss your upcoming
reunion requirements. 

Regards,

Wedekind Bros. Co., Inc.
8836 Satyr Hill Road
Baltimore, Maryland  21234
Ph:    410-661-4044
Fax:   410-882-6572
wedekind@comcast.net
www.wedekindbros.com

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From: DSull55
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: Class of 55 - 50th Reunion (October 26-28 2005)]
To: np55

Norm, 

This concerns merchandise sales at our 50th Reunion.  I don't think you
want to be involved.  But thanks for all the great work on the web site.  ATB
 
 Denny