Class Notes
Class Notes
going from tournament to
Bill Cahill" (Secretary of
replenishment oiler, and
tournament.
Transportation Ray LaHood,
left Guam with a stop in
1967
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Japan to visit her dad.
of the US Secretary of
While together, the Kenyon
Linwood"Lenny"
Transportation, May 29,
father-daughter team
Pendexter'67, Senior Vice
2012. http://fastlane.dot.
enjoyed a variety of cultural
President & Chief Surveyor
gov/2012/05/memorial-
activities including visiting
day-2012.html).
Cahill,
the 800-year old bronze
commissioned in the US Naval
Great Buddha statue in
(L to R) Curt Cote `82 with Shawn
Reserve, was called to active
Kamakura.
Sullivan `82 hiking the White Mountains
duty in 1968 and served twice
in July 2012
in Vietnam. Secretary Porcari
publically thanked all merchant
marines for their service to the
nation during war and peace.
Left to right: Robert Somerville '65
President Barack Obama shook
and Linwood "Lenny"Pendexter '67
hands with Cahill and also
honored all merchant marines
for their "ultimate sacrifice in
for American of Bureau
conflicts across our nation's
Shipping, celebrated the 150
history."
year anniversary of ABS in
New York City in April along
1982
with Robert Somerville
Steve Kenyon '82, employed
'65, Chair of the ABS Board of
at Bath Iron Works, Planning
Directors.
Yard Department, providing
life cycle support services for
William Cahill '67 was a
the DDG Class destroyers, was
"distinguished participant in a
temporarily working at the US
ceremony commemorating
7th Fleet Base in Yokosuka,
the 50th anniversary of the
Japan. While there, he met
Vietnam War. Deputy Secretary
up with his daughter, Brittany
of Transportation John Porcari
Kenyon '13, who had finished
was accompanied by the
her summer training cruise
Steve Kenyon'82 with daughter Brittany Kenyon,`13
Maritime Administration's
on the USNS John Ericsson,
Director of Ship Operations
a Military Sealift Command
Rear Admiral Mark R.
VADM McKoy presented
Whitney '82, Commander of
Whitney as Rear Admiral.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
This honor was followed by a
and Intermediate Maintenance
change of command ceremony
Facility (PSNS & IMF), shows
during which Capt. Stephen
the crowd the Meritorious Unit
Williamson relieved RADM
Commendation, presented to
Whitney of his command of the
the command by Vice Admiral
PSNS & IMF. RADM Whitney
Kevin McKoy, Commander,
is now assigned to NAVSEA
Naval Sea Systems Command.
04X at Washington Naval Yard
Teague Berry '94, left, chief engineer with Kirby Ocean
PSNS & IM has earned two
in Washington, D.C.
Transport, shown on July 30, 2012, with (L-to-R) Jules Zeller,
Meritorious Unit awards under
Manager of Maintenance ­ Boats & Barges, Richard Bludworth
Whitney's leadership in the
2001
­ US Articouple representative, Kenji Sadakuni ­ Vice President
last four years, something no
Matthew Sanders '01, 2nd
of Taisei Engineering. Berry and his company are currently
other command has done. The
Mate aboard the HMS Bounty,
building 2 articulated tug/barge units at Signal International in
occasion was a ceremony on
the replica ship built in 1960
Texas. The tug will have an Articouple Pin system supplied by
June 1, 2012, during which
for MGM Studio's film, "Mutiny
Sadakuni's company.
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