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Master and Commander Posts: 1315 Location: NE Florida | Subject: Tuesday Obits https://www.facebook.com/ussvi.eternalpatrol/ The above link goes to the USSVI (United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.) Facebook page where their members who have gone on “Eternal Patrol” are noted. I’ll keep my work here going, trying to get others who were not USSVI members. You’re encouraged to look there as well as here! Obviously, there’ll be some I miss and some I duplicate. GARRISON .. .. .. Earl Wesley Garrison, 88, of Harmony Township, N.J., passed away on December 26, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill, PA. Born August 4, 1928, in Harmony Township, he was the son of the late Earl Garrison and Marion Warne Garrison. Mr. Garrison was a graduate of Belvidere High School, Class of 1947, where he played both football and basketball. He served 4 years in the US Navy as a Petty Officer 3rd Class, working on the submarine Diablo and later was assigned to the submarine tender the USS Orion. Memberships include the F&AM, Mansfield Lodge #36 as well as the Tall Cedars #14, Harkers Hollow Golf Club, Harmony Presbyterian Church, coach for the Harmony Township Little League for baseball and basketball. He was also a Life Member of the Harmony Township Volunteer Fire Company. In addition, he enjoyed bowling, hunting and fishing. He was a skilled carpenter building his own home. After his father's passing, he joined his brother as a mechanic and together they were the owners of the Harmony Garage. His real passion was operating his tow truck. Surviving are his wife, Pearl Wagner Garrison, and children; Connie Schenck and husband Art, of Downington, PA, Susan Garrison and companion Rob Suessmann, of Harmony Township, N. J., and Wesley D. Garrison and wife Lynn, also of Harmony Township. Grandchildren are Artie Schenck, LeAnn Affholter, Kevin Morrow, Wesley D. Garrison Jr., and Justin Garrison. Great grandchildren are Wesley A. Schenck, Andrew A. Affholter, and Thomas J. Schenck. In addition to his parents, Mr. Garrison was predeceased by siblings Paul, Wilbur, and Richard Garrison, Dorothy Smith and Shirley Laise. He was also predeceased by a granddaughter, Rachel Read. FRITZ .. .. .. Robert “Bob” Homer Fritz was born June 18, 1928 in Dripping Springs, Texas (near Austin) to Robert Henry Fritz and Ruby Stillman Fritz and died May 17, 2018 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is buried at Fitzhugh Cemetery in Dripping Springs. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Theresa Maruffi Fritz; his children, Theresa Fritz Camoriano (Guillermo) and Robert Henry Fritz (Barbara); his grandchildren, Andrea Camoriano, Nina Camoriano Gladson (David), and Erika Fritz; and by great granddaughter Cora Gladson. Robert moved with his parents and sister to Clarkwood, Texas when he was seven years old. He graduated from Robstown High School, joined the Merchant Marines, and later joined the U.S. Navy and served as a submarine sailor. He met his future wife while stationed in New London, Connecticut. They married October 8, 1949 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. He graduated the University of Texas with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in January of 1954. He worked in many cutting edge technologies during his career, especially in the area of heat transfer. He worked for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft for 18 years, first developing a nuclear jet engine, and then as their representative at NASA, supporting their fuel cells which produced electricity and water for the Apollo missions. Among later jobs, he helped design a liquefied natural gas plant in Oran, Algeria, and designed fire protection systems for chemical plants. He was the president of the sportsmen’s club in Glastonbury, Connecticut, and trained his own hunting dogs. He established and coached a swim team in Alvin, Texas for the benefit of his own children and many others. After retirement, he and Theresa continued living in Alvin, Texas while spending summers in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. | ||
