Class of 1975



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Attention in the Area!
        Attention in the Area!

A.   Gone But Not Forgotten   





1)   Our classmate    Kelly D, Stinson    passed away 25 January 2025.   








2)   Our classmate    John C. Stults, Jr.    passed away 14 December 2024.   
A) A funeral service was held on Dec. 30, 2024, at Roller-Owens Funeral Home Chapel, North Little Rock, Arkansas.
B) John's obituary is available: HERE
C) Condolences may be left with the obituary

3)   Our classmate    Christopher C. Soto    passed away 16 October 2024.   
A) A funeral service was held at 10 am on Nov. 4, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Woodbridge, 13600 Minnieville Rd., Woodbridge, Virginia.
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
D) Condolences may be left online with Chris' obituary.

4)   Our classmate    Richard M Duesing    passed away 1 September 2024.   
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.
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.
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.
D) In lieu of flowers, Masses are preferred or memorial tributes can be made to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church.

5)   List of our class' GBNF  
PDF of our class' GBNF  




B. 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!!



C.  Donors to our class' gifts  
1)       The guys who donated to the Air Gardens and Contrails class gift fund are listed HERE
2)       Every grad is now entitled to a free membership in the AOG. Read all about it (and sign up) HERE


D.    CAS AOG Information ...   


1)   Please let Bruce know via E-mail ( brmitchell75@gmail.com ) if you have suggestions, questions, or comments for the AOG.
2)   USAFA & AOG news official links are HERE (thanks to Bruce Mitchell)


E.  CS-19 has a new name,   Starship 19, and a new patch:.


More information  HERE


F.    Miscellaneous...     
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.
2)   Forged in Blue (Ring Ingot Program)   
Forged in Blue information Here (https://usafawebguy.com/Blog/Entry/2284)
3)   Congratulations to Len Salvemini for being in the USAFA Athletics Hall of Fame !!
4)   Jerry Wallace has revealed himself as the famous 1974 "Mitchell Hall Streaker" !!, ending uncountable years of speculation.
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/)
More about Richard Cole   HERE   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKgBLJy7FwA)   and   HERE   (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp2sTPQ-WQ8)
More about all the Doolittle Raiders, with pictures and profiles HERE
6)   An electronic copy of our class' yearbook is available online HERE.
7)   A high-resolution video made of the Moon by composition photos taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft since 2011 is HERE .
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!


G. Have news for the class? Send news to Foster Bitton at 75ScribeAlive@gmail.com   



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