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Master and Commander Posts: 1005 Location: NE Florida | Subject: Sunday Obits https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=eternal%20patrol%20by%20ussvi 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. Coyote DAVIS .. .. .. Mystic - Martin "Ed" Davis of Mystic, passed away March 29,2024, after a long battle with cancer. Born in Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 19, 1934, Ed's family moved to Michigan, where he attended and graduated from Kingsley High School, and shortly thereafter enlisted in the U. S. Navy. Ed proudly served for over 20 years, primarily in the Submarine Service, sacrificing time with his family in the service of his country. He later instructed at the Groton Sub School, ultimately retiring as a senior chief in 1972. Ed met his wife of 65 years, dancing their first dance together as the Tommy Dorsey Band played on the stage in front of them. Ed is predeceased by his wife Hilda Richter Davis. He is survived by his son Michael Davis and wife Anne; daughter Cindy Green and husband Patrick; and daughter Laura Hardy and husband John. He is also survived by four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. A Funeral Service with military honors will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in St. Luke Lutheran Church, 1830 Route 12, Gales Ferry. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. The Dinoto Funeral Home is assisting the family. EARL .. .. .. Carlos Wayne Earl, age 86 of Wilmington, Illinois, died Saturday, January 20, 2024 at the Lightways Hospice Home in Joliet, Illinois. Born January 11, 1938 in Southmayd, Texas, Carlos Wayne was a son of John and Barbara (Harvey) Earl. He was raised in Southmayd and Whitesboro, Texas, and graduated from Whitesboro with the Class of 1956. Wayne then served honorably in the United States Navy between the years of 1957 and 1965. He completed U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School in 1961 and served on several submarines, including the USS Guavina, USS Trout, USS Picuda, and the USS James Monroe where he was a plank owner. Wayne worked for Texas Instruments in Plano, Texas, and General Electric in Fayetteville, Arkansas, until 1972 when we moved to Illinois and worked for General Electric Company’s Morris Operation until he retired in 2000. He was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and United States Submarines Veterans Inc. Wayne also took pleasure in gardening and maintaining his yard, and he enjoyed country western dancing. Survivors include his wife, Paulette Earl of Wilmington, and his son, David (Julie) Earl of Minooka, Illinois; four grandchildren: Alexander and Andrew Earl and Gracie and Carlin Quinn, all of Minooka; and many brothers and sisters-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents and brothers and sisters: J.W. Earl, Emmett Earl, Arietta Ders, Billie Earl, Zora Strieb, Louise Hankins, Mozell Hazelwood, Ruby Linstead, Beulah Mae Akin, and Nina Faye Ford. The family will receive friends for a visitation at Baskerville Funeral Home, 700 East Kahler Road, in Wilmington on Thursday, January 25, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. until the time of funeral service at 1:00 p.m. Burial with full military honors will follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. Preferred memorials may be made as gifts in Wayne’s memory to Lightways Hospice in Joliet or to the Alzheimer’s Association. Family and friends are encouraged to sign the online guest book, upload photographs, and share Wayne’s memorial page via social media. GREENLAW .. .. ..William Charles (Bill) Greenlaw, 92, a resident of Severna Park for over 50 years, passed away on April 4, 2024. Bill was born on March 17, 1932, in Lawrence, Massachusetts to the late Theresa and Clifford Greenlaw. Bill was raised in Methuen, MA, and graduated 2nd in his class from Central Catholic High School in 1949. Bill attended Brown University taking a double in Organic Chemistry and joined the NROTC where he received his appointment to attend the United Staes Naval Academy as a member of the Class of 1954. He graduated with distinction and commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy Destroyer out of Rhode Island. He married his sweetheart Margaret J. Toomey on November 27, 1954, in Lynn, MA and were together until her death in 2015.After his submarine career he worked for the Department of Defense, Gould, Lockheed Martin and then joined his wife selling real estate. Bill was an avid Navy Supporter and long-time football season ticket holder attending almost every home game since 1965. Once his children had grown up Bill made it a point to attend virtually every scholastic and sporting event in which his two grandsons were involved. Bill was known on the sideline as the avid cameraman filming every game no matter what the sport. Bill also enjoyed playing bridge, reading historical books and later in life took up wood carving and became an award-winning wood carver. Bill is survived by one son, William Thomas Greenlaw, of Linthicum Heights; two daughters Mary Greenlaw, of Severna Park, and Kathleen Cerny and her husband, Michael, of Arnold; two grandchildren, Matthew Cerny and his wife Theresa along with their daughter Madison and son Michael, of Arnold, and Andrew Cerny and his wife Jordan of Harrogate, UK. Bill had one daughter who predeceased him, Martha Dix, of Crofton. A Memorial Visitation will be held on April 19th from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM at Barranco Funeral Home, 495 Ritchie Hwy, in Severna Park. Bill will be interred with a private ceremony at the U.S. Naval Academy Columbarium. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the United States Naval Academy Foundation, Alzheimer's Association or Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Online condolences may be made at www.barrancofuneralhome.com | ||
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