Frogs
Crossing the Bar
From
Don Marler:
KEITH, RUEL WESLEY, SN, UDT 11, Class 006, 11/21/52
Wes lived at Navajo Dam, N.M.
where he and his wife, Teddy, ran a bar,
restaurant and store. He was
a retired pipe-fitter. Wes is survived by
his wife, Teddy, daughter,
Kari, stepdaughter, Denise, and stepsons
Denise and Joe.
In a July 10 ceremony his
ashes will be spread on the Navajo River.
From
Curt Gibby:
QMC William D. Sutherland, USN - (Ret.) Class 13
QMC Chief William D. Sutherland, UDT Class 13
passed away on March 31, 2010.
His shipmates affectionately knew Bill as
" Fat Rat ". He was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. After
graduation from Manual Training High School he was offered a position with Walt
Disney as a cartoonist. Bill declined the offer, and at age 19, joined the
Navy. Upon completion of Boot Camp, he was ordered aboard an LSMR as a
Quartermaster striker.
He applied for UDT Training in 1954 and
commenced training in Class 13. Upon completion of training he was assigned to
UDT-22 and worked in the Chart Shop. Bill was known for the UDT Character shown
riding a shark as seen in many Cruise Charts. He was also one of the main
designers of the Seal Trident, worn by SEALs today.
Chief Sutherland was one of the founding
Fathers and early Presidents of the UDT-SEAL Association and was very involved
in Association activities.
Bill married his wife June in 1967 and
together they had two girls and a boy. Bill also had three children
from a previous marriage. The Sutherlands moved to New Port Richie, Florida where
he and June took up golf, a game that he could never beat her at. Bill and June
settled into a life of enjoyable retirement until his passing.
Chief Sutherland's ashes will be spread upon
the waters at the Muster Memorial Service in Fort Pierce in November. Mrs.
Sutherland will reside in Virginia Beach with her daughter beginning in
June.
From Dan Potts:
MMCM Devereaux “Bull”
Chester Knox, USN (Ret) SEAL Team 19
MMCM Devereaux "Bull" Chester Knox,
72, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2010. Born in Guilford, Conn., he was a
resident of Hampton Roads for more than 51 years. "Bull" retired as a
Navy SEAL in 1988 after 30 years of service to our country.
"Bull" was first assigned with UDT 21 and later
served several tours of duty in Vietnam with SEAL Team 2.
Surviving are his children, Michael Francis
Knox, Dev Christopher Knox and Dawn Maria (Knox) Gutierrez; six grandchildren;
four great- grandchildren; very special friends, Jim and Jan Archibald. Dev is
predeceased by his wife, Margaret Elaine Knox.
From Doc Rio:
John Douglas Schworm:
John Douglas Schworm, QM3, UDT 2, training
class 1 at Little Creek - graduated 7/17/ 1947.
On January 26, 2010 John Douglas Schworm
crossed over the bar. He was the beloved husband of Lois Schworm (nee Sherry);
loving father of Sherryl Schworm Johnston of Catonsville, MD, Jane Schworm
Beecher of Lochearn, MD and Susan Summers of Spring Grove, PA; devoted
father-in-law of Andy Johnston, Thomas Beecher, Jr. and William Summers, Jr.;
cherished brother of the late Edward Schworm; caring grandfather of William
Summers, III, April Summers and Kyle Beecher.
Services were held Monday, February 1, 2010
at 10 AM. Interment Maryland Veterans Cemetery - Crownsville, Md.
Robert Tucker
We reported the passing of Bob Tucker in the
last issue of Fifties Frogs and some of you communicated with
his daughter Jenny. Phil Koehler called her and she was appreciative of the
call. Her contact info is: 706 468 8851, jennysegal@aol.com,
1271 Forsyth St., Monticello, Ga. 31064, if anyone else wishes to make contact.
Thanks Phil for this kind act.
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