USS THOMAS JEFFERSON 618 ASSOCIATION
As
you make your plans for 2004, be sure to put the USS Thomas Jefferson
Reunion Seven on your calendar. We
are going to be back in Connecticut this year. Our dates are September 8th
-12th.
Paul Orstad and his committee have been hard at work and have put
together a great package. They have planned a clambake, a tour of the Sub Base
and attending a graduation, a visit to a Russian sub and a Memorial Service.
There will also be other activities as well as time to visit and swap sea
stories.
The Association business meeting will be
held Saturday morning and the Banquet on Saturday evening.
For more details, see Paul’s
letter on pages 4 & 5.
WEB
SITE
Check out
the web site at:
oocities.com/tjssbn618/ThomasJefferson
More Reunion
information will be posted there as Sandy receives it. You can also see
pictures from past reunions.
[How many
shipmates do you recognize?]
SHIP’S
STOREKEEPER
Danny Leonhardt is the
Ship’s Storekeeper. He has some ball
caps and mugs on hand and can order items such as golf shirts, sweat shirts,
and possibly jackets.
Contact him by calling
:
(843) 871-1414 or by e-mail at: fergie59@bellsouth.net for additional information.
THOMAS JEFFERSON ARCHIVES
If you are spring
cleaning or down-sizing and have TJ Memorabilia you would like to donate to the
Association Archives, you may send the items to: John Dudas
4450 West Pine Ridge Blvd
Beverly Hills FL 34465-8909
BUSINESS MEETING
On Saturday September 11th, we
will hold the business meeting. At that time we will select the area for
Reunion Eight. If you have suggestions, you may submit them to TJ Commander Ron
Bekech or Secretary Don Terrill prior to the reunion or bring up your suggested
location at the meeting.
Another item on the agenda will be the
election of Officers. Your voice in the Association is important. Do plan to
attend!
Shipmates:
I hope everyone enjoyed the Holidays. At our house, the
plates were constantly full and the grandchildren kept us on our toes. We had
the usual family affairs and the neighborhood gatherings. So far, the new year has
been peaceful; however, I know that is about to change in a hurry.
It is 2004. Did you pay your annual dues? Please take a few
minutes after reading this newsletter and send in your checks. It is your
support that keeps the USS Thomas Jefferson 618 alive. Furthermore, it is
reunion time. Paul Orstad and his committee have been working feverishly since
the summertime to put the right plans together for our next USS Thomas
Jefferson 618 family reunion. It is
scheduled for this September in New London, Connecticut; and, there will be
plenty of events to keep everyone amused besides the socializing with the crew
and old friends.
In addition to the social events, there will be the
Association Business meeting on the morning of Saturday, Sept 11th. I urge you
to attend this meeting. This is your chance to speak up and support your
association. At this year’s meeting, we
will be electing new officers to run the association. If there is anyone
interested in volunteering to run for an office, please submit your name and
the position to Don Terrill or me. A key business issue that is resolved at
these meetings is the location and time for the next reunion. Sites and times
are selected and voted upon by the crew. Attend, speak and help us make the
right decisions. This is your association. The officers represent you and the
events that they plan should be your plans.
So take a few minutes right now and mark you calendars.
Then, pickup your telephone and make your reservations by calling either call
Paul or the hotel; whichever you choose - do it. With your support and attendance, we can make this reunion the
best and most rewarding. And if it means anything, I have attended all the TJ
reunions.
God bless America !!!!
See you in September……..
Ron Bekech
Commander
USS Thomas Jefferson 618 Association
DUES
Annual dues are $15.00. Life membership is $150.00 for those under
62 or $100.00 for those 62 and over.
Please note that we use the calendar year for dues. Dues paid now will
be credited for the year 2004.
Life members are
noted on your mailing labels.
Checks for dues should be made payable to
USS Thomas Jefferson 618 Association and sent to:
Don Terrill, Secretary
122 Horseshoe Landing
Hampton VA 23669-1541
Don will record
dues payments and forward checks to the treasurer, Ed Rabbitt, for deposit.
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B. M. “Moose” Nelson [ FT
Gold 63-64] joined the staff of the Supreme Commander on December 2, 2003.
Arthur C. Burns [ LT(MC)
Gold 68-71] joined the staff on the Supreme Commander on September 25, 2001.
We also received word that Charlene Riley, Glenn Riley’s wife,
died.
Our condolences to the
families.
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The officers for 2002-2004
are:
Commander: Ron Bekech
42 Falcon Crest
Middlebury CT
06762-1525
203-598-3357
E-mail: bekech@adelphia.net
Vice Commander: Paul Wm. Orstad
30 Surrey Lane
Norwich CT
06360-6541
860-889-4750
E-mail: hogan343@aol.com
Secretary: Don Terrill
122 Horseshoe Landing
Hampton VA 23669-1541
757-851-4097
E-mail : terrill@dcsoftnet.net
Treasurer: Ed Rabbitt
1420 Prospect Lakes Dr.
Wentzville MO 63385-4903
636 -332-5344
E-mail: edrabbitt@cat2.com
Reunion Planner:
Paul Orstad
30 Surrey Lane
Norwich CT
06360-6541
860-889-4750
E-mail: hogan343@aol.com
In addition to the
officers, the association has the following volunteers:
Web Page Manager: Sandy Cook
295 Holly
Circle
Tiverton
RI 02878
401-624-4598
E-mail: tjssbn618@yahoo.com
Ship’s
Storekeeper: Danny Leonhardt
203 Fort Street
Summerville SC 29485-8387
843-871-1414
E-mail: fergie59@bellsouth.net
Ship’s Historian: John Dudas
4450 West Pine Ridge Blvd
Beverly Hills FL 34465-8909
E-mail: johnpd@vipweb.net
Thomas Jefferson Association Reunion #7
The Reunion committee that started off on the right foot is
Paul Orstad, Dave Copper and Dan Higgins.
We have meet several times in August and September and found us the best
deal we can get for our reunion.
September is still a heavy tourist area along the Connecticut
shoreline. Our host Hotel will be the
Radisson Hotel in Downtown New London.
The whole down town area is in its walking distant. Bank Street has been getting a new face-lift
for the past three years and downtown New London has really cleaned up the
eyesores that have been there in the past. The old sound lab has been
completely torn down and the old fort has been restored for public viewing.
The reunion dates are from September 8 to 12th as
it will follow Labor Day weekend and precede the USSVI National Convention in
Saratoga, NY, which is the next week 14 to19 of September 2004. Room rates will be $99. plus 6% State and 6%
sales tax. We will have a hospitality
room off the main lobby and control the locks on the doors. You can make your reservation by calling the
Radisson Hotel at (800-333-333) or our direct number in New London, CT. (860-443-7000)
by August 9, 2004. When making your
reservation, attendees must identify themselves as being with USS Thomas
Jefferson. More will be added later. We have 30 rooms blocked and we can get more
when the 30 rooms are booked. Our Host
is Denise Ellis who is married to a Submariner stationed at the Sub Base.
Brief Agenda:
Wednesday: Check In, open hospitality room, Meet new and old
shipmates.
Thursday New England style Clam Bake at Shennecosset
Yacht Club in Groton,
CT (1200 to 1600)
Friday Visit Submarine School Graduation
/School.
Visit Submarine Museum and do memorial
service in Afternoon.
Harbor tour –Dinner (planned but not confirm yet)
Saturday Business
Meeting, Ladies shopping
Tour Russian Foxtrot Submarine in
Providence, RI
Golf tourney at Sub base
Banquet
Sunday Farewell
breakfast.
Of all that is listed above is subject to change except the
clambake and business meeting.
We have plenty of time to get all in order. I have asked three more to join the reunion
committee and will add their names in next newsletter or to the Web page at http://www.oocities.org/tjssbn618/ThomasJefferson.html. The webmaster (Sandy Cook) and the Radisson
will be having a reunion web page where you can go to and get up to date
information concerning the reunion.
Also we are going to have an area where you who have
pictures of the years you were onboard and would like to show them off, we will
have a board set for you to do that.
Well shipmates that’s a start for the next reunion. If you have any special needs or requests
concerning the reunion now is the time to let us know so we have some time to
work on it. Also if you would like us
to add something to reunion also let us know.
The prices for all the above will not be known until March or
April. The only price we know now is
the Hotel and that was the best we could get for the whole region. There are a large amount of wedding and
graduations parties the weekend we want and following. I tried to get it for those of us who are
going to the USSVI a.k.a. “Sub Vets”
national convention to save cost in travel.
Paul Orstad
Reunion Chair
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U.S.S. Thomas Jefferson 618 Association
Please complete
and send to:
Donald
Terrill, secretary
122 Horseshoe
Landing
Hampton VA
23669-1541
Phone:
757-851-4097
Name
_____________________________ Home
Phone _________________
Street_________________________________
Work/Cell Phone ______________________
Rate/Rank aboard T.J. ____________
Crew _____
Dates aboard T.J. _______________
Qualified on______________ Date ______
If retired, date _______________
Final Rate/ Rank______________________
Spouse/next of kin/
other contact______________________________________________
E-Mail
Address__________________________________________________________
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Dues: Annual = $15.00 ______ Life Membership = $150.00 (over 62 =
$100.00) _______
Checks payable to: U.S.S.
Thomas Jefferson 618 Association
Please send any other
information or a TJ story you’d like to share with your shipmates.
