Fair Winds and Following Seas

My father died this week at 91 years of age. It’s been a rough few years, so it is with mixed emotions that I share this news.

What a guy he was! Even with health challenges, he typically greeted everyone with a smile and remembered the name of every friend and caregiver. He had served in the US Navy for 30 years (and was also a Penn State Grad), and if you’d like, you can read about his life and career in this short obituary.

He will be dearly missed by so very many, including my mother Cindy, his wife of 67 years, my sisters Liz and Suzanne, and his 7 grandchildren (with his first great grandchild due to be born in 8 days!).

The Yorktown

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Photography

The USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) was the tenth aircraft carrier to serve in the United States Navy. Under construction as BON HOMME RICHARD, this new Essex-class carrier was renamed in honor of YORKTOWN (CV-5) sunk at the epic Battle of Midway (June 1942).

The Yorktown was commissioned on April 15, 1943. Known as World War II’s famous “Fighting Lady”, the Yorktown would participate significantly in the Pacific offensive that began in late 1943 and ended with the defeat of Japan in 1945. The ship received the Presidential Unit Citation and earned 11 battle stars for service in World War II. Decommissioned in 1970, the historic ship was towed from Bayonne, NJ to Charleston, SC in 1975 to become the centerpiece of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum