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The 2000 golf season for the Washington
metropolitan area USNA class of 1955
concluded 3 October at
Hidden Creek Country Club in Reston Virginia.
Attendees at the
evening dinner that followed included Nancy & Don Kellerman,
Lucy & Hank Mustin, Diane & Dutch Schultz, Ray Hine and
Virginia Wyman,
Ursula & Tom Kiefaber, Monroe Hatch, Joe
Chmelik and son Tom, Denny Sullivan,
Norm Harper (soon to move to
PA), Hartley Holte, and Cal Weaver. Awards went
to Tony Bracken,
Don Kellerman, Denny Sullivan, Joe Chmelik and Tom Schultz
for
hosting golf outings at their respective country clubs over the
course of
the season. Denny Sullivan and Hartley Holte presented
Ray Hine with several
gifts in appreciation of his many
contributions to '55 golf. Trophies went
to Tony Bracken,
in absentia due to a prior commitment, for best golfer
during the
2000 season. Lucy Mustin received a trophy for the most famous
female golfer in the class due to her heroic golfing exploits.
Denny Sullivan
received a trophy for most dedicated golfer. Joe
Chmelik and Dick Morgan,
also absent, received trophies for the
longest drive- as each had to travel
considerable distance to
participate in each event. Jim Poole, Class of 1957,
also absent,
received a trophy for being the most organized golf coordinator.
Monroe Hatch received the Edward C. Straub Memorial Trophy this
year for his
golf excellence and contributions to Class of '55
golf. During the year we
had many good times hitting the
ball at various golf courses. Unfortunately
for the first time,
we failed to defend the Class Challenge Golf Trophy in
competition
with our annual challengers from the class of 1957. We look
forward
to the opportunity next year. Hopefully any classmate returning to
the Washington metro area on the third Tuesday of the summer
months will call
to participate during 2001. (PHOTO #1, "Don
Kellerman, Denny Sullivan &
Monroe Hatch" PHOTO #2, "Joe
Chmelik, Hartley Holte, & the Kellermans"
PHOTO #3,
"Norm Harper with Tom & Joe Chmelik" PHOTO #4, "Dutch
& Diane
Schultz" PHOTO #5, "Trophy winner Monroe
Hatch" PHOTO #6, "The winning
team" PHOTO
#7, "Ray Hine receiving golf awards")
Grace &
Bob Hammond hosted '55ers in the Southern California area to watch
the TCU game. Joining Bob and Grace in their lovely San
Clemente home were
Lynne & Ned Floyd, Sandy & Chuck
Henry, Jim Kelly, Al Koziscek, and Ray
Medeiros with Barbara
Obinger. Except for the score, the party was great.
Bob and Grace were perfect hosts. Al was the perfect
cheerleader. (PHOTO #8,
"Gathering at the Hammond's")
John Weaver sent in a picture of himself and Dan Akerson
(USNA '70) on the
golf course in southwest Ireland after a one-up
victory over a fellow Pro/Am
team from the Washington DC area.
Five DC teams vied with five Irish teams.
"Bill
the goat was waiting patiently at the clubhouse where we took this
picture." (PHOTO #9, "John Weaver & Dan Akerman '70
with Bill the goat")
I deeply regret to inform
that our classmate Ronald C. Kucera (10) passed
away on 6
October. Funeral services were held at Holy Spirit Catholic
Church
in Tempe, AZ, followed by graveside services at Holy
Redeemer Cemetery &
Mausoleum, Phoenix, AZ. Tom Copeman and
Guy Grafius represented the Class and
10th Company as pallbearers
for the services. Our condolences go out to
Alicia and the
Kucera family - their son Rick and daughter Anita who both
reside
in the Phoenix area. Alicia can be contacted at: 1106 E. Magdalena
Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283-3018, (480) 897-2095. (PHOTO #10,
"Ronald C. Kucera")
Steve Lowe is recovering nicely
from a recent stroke. Saw him at the
Navy-TCU game - he was
in good spirits but still has difficulty swallowing.
The
accompanying picture of Steve was taken at the annual Saunders'
shindig
this summer, just prior to the stroke. (PHOTO #11, "Steve
Lowe")
Class Membership in Alumni Association:
Annual - 39%, Life - 30%.
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