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Our classmate
John C. Stults, Jr. passed away 14 December 2024. 
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A) A funeral service was held on Dec. 30, 2024, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
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B) John's obituary is available: HERE
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C) Condolences may be left with the obituary
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2) Our classmate
Christopher C. Soto passed away 16 October 2024.
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A) A funeral service was held at 10 am on Nov. 4, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, 13600 Minnieville Rd., Woodbridge, Virginia.. |
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B) Chris' obituary is available: HERE |
C) The family requests that if you wish to send flowers to the family or plant a tree in Chris' memory please use the link: Here
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D) Condolences may be left online with Chris' obituary. |
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3) Our classmate
Richard M Duesing passed away 1 September 2024.
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A) Dick was the loving husband of Pamela C. Duesing; the revered father of Christopher R. (Sarah Anne), Caroline E. (Benjamin) Krocheski, and Matthew M.; and the adoring grandfather of Luke, John, Mary Anne, Margaret, Elisabeth and Catherine Duesing and Charlotte Krocheski. He was the beloved brother of Philip M., Raphael L., Jr., Thomas F., and Paul J. Duesing. |
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B) Recitation of the Rosary was held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 19, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 8500 Cross Mountain Trail, San Antonio, TX 78255 with visitation at 10:30 A.M. The Mass of Christian Burial for Dick Duesing will follow at 11:00 A.M. at the church. |
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C) Interment with military honors will be at 1:15 P.M. at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Road, San Antonio, TX 78209. Reception followed. |
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D) In lieu of flowers, Masses are preferred or memorial tributes can be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church. |
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4) Our classmate
Thomas W. Kemp passed away 28 April 2024.
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A) A memorial service was held at 2 pm on May 31, 2024, at Haven of Rest Memorial Park, 8503 State Route 16 NW, Gig Harbor, Washington. A Celebration of Life will be held following the memorial service from 4 - 8 pm at the Gig Harbor Vintage Aero Museum at the Tacoma Narrows Airport, 1108 26th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor, Washington.
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B) Tom's family has suggested memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers in Tom's memory to the: Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center and designated to pancreatic cancer.
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C) Condolences may be left online with Tom's obituary or sent to his family in care of his wife, Carmelita: Mrs. Carmelita Kemp, 3027 Horsehead Bay Dr. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335.
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5)
Our classmate
Tom (Pete) Peterson passed away 20 April 2024.
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A) A celebration of life service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 3, 2024, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, St. Cloud, MN. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are with Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
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B) Pete's obituary is available: HERE
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C) A memorial service was held at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 10, 2024, at the Mankato Regional Airport Hangar, 3030 Airport Road North, Mankato, MN. Lunch was served immediately following the service.
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D) Condolences may be left online with Pete's obituary.
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Our classmate
Gregory V.White passed away 9 June 2023.
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A) A memorial service was held on May 18, 2024, at a private residence in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.
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B) Greg's obituary is available: HERE
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C) Greg's family has suggested memorial donations be made in lieu of flowers to Cornerstone VNA.
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7) List of our class'
GBNF
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B. CLASS REUNION NEWS!!
1) Our 50th Our reunion will be held 30 October - 2 November, 2025 at USAFA.
2) The Reunion website is HERE . [https://reunions.usafagroups.org/class-of-1975.html]
3) The home game for the reunion will be against Army.
4) The reunion hotel is the new ✨ Hotel Polaris ✨ at the North Gate. All about the hotel HERE . [https://www.thehotelpolaris.com"]
Reunion Status - GO!
Reunion Countdown Clock - RUNNING
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C. Air Gardens Dedication
The Air Garden project is complete! The dedication ceremony was held 0800 on Saturday 23 October, 2021. Members of the class were present, including Larry Fariss (who spoke).
HERE it is!
(You can see a full size image HERE)
And here is the Commemorative Plaque!
You can watch the ceremony HERE
More remodeled Air Gardens photos HERE
The Air Gardens history is HERE
Any additional photos for posting to the class websites are most appreciated!! Please send to Marty at mstytz@att.net and/or Bill Estelle at williamestelle@mac.com. Thanks!!
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D. Donors to our class' gifts
1) The guys who donated to the Air Gardens and Contrails class gift fund are listed HERE
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2) Every grad is now entitled to a free membership in the AOG. Read all about it (and sign up) HERE
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E. AOG Class Advisory Senate News
1) From Bruce (our rep):
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a) The latest CAS meeting minutes are posted:
HERE. |
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b) Please let Bruce know via E-mail ( brmitchell75@gmail.com ) if you have suggestions, questions, or comments for the AOG.
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2) USAFA & AOG news official links are
HERE (thanks to Bruce Mitchell)
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F. Miscellaneous...
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1) Mark Wells has retired (USAFA History Department Permanent Professor and Head), making him our official Last Man Standing for the class. Congratulations Mark!! Mark also received the optionally mandatory promotion to BG upon retirement for USAFA Dept. Chairs, bringing our class GO total up to 29.
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2) Forged in Blue (Ring Ingot Program)
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3) Congratulations to Len Salvemini for being in the USAFA Athletics Hall of Fame !!
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4) Jerry Wallace has revealed himself as the famous 1974 "Mitchell Hall Streaker" !!, ending uncountable years of speculation.
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5)
The last living Doolittle Raider,
Richard Cole , passed away 9 April, 2019.
There is an online condolence card for the Cole family available
HERE (https://www.supportamericanveteranscenter.com/cole/)
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More about Richard Cole
HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgBLJy7FwA) and
HERE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2sTPQ-WQ8)
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More about all the Doolittle Raiders, with pictures and profiles
HERE
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6) An electronic copy of our class' yearbook is available online HERE.
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7) A high-resolution video made of the Moon by composition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft since 2011 is HERE .
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8) Updates from our class president (aka el presidente mas magnifico, le plus grand president, maximus praeses), Jim "Julius Augustus" Carlson, are HERE All Hail!
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G. Have news for the class? Send news to Foster Bitton at 75ScribeAlive@gmail.com
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Command Post... OUT!
CLASS CHECKPOINTS
Flight Tracker
World Night/Day Time Map
Time in Major Cities Worldwide
NOAA Space Weather
Astronomy Picture of the Day
Voyagers (yea, those two)
World Population Counter
The First 1000 Prime Numbers
Questions, comments, suggestions, errors? ... contact Marty at mstytz@att.net, mstytz@protonmail.com
All pages, elements, text, layout, and content Copyright 2007-2025 Martin Stytz and the USAF Academy Class of 1975 ©
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