UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY
CLASS OF 1959
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Note: All Classmates (Grads & Non-Grads), Wives, & Widows are invited
to attend all or as many of these activities as possible.
Please mark your calendars NOW and plan to attend functions of interest !
2007
24 Feb-3 Mar: 7th Annual Class Ski Mini Reunion. Snowmass, Colorado
(History NOW!)
POC: Gary Beech gbeech@ch2m.com Phone: 720/286-3022 (Stay Tuned for '08 Info!)
15 March: Deadline for submission of applications for Class of 1959
Scholarship, awarded to a child of a member of the class, who is a junior,
senior, or post-graduate student enrolled in an accredited four-year college or
university in the United States. (Details and application form on the Class Home
Page) (Deadline is normally 15 March but contact Powell for an exception this
year)
Click here: Class Of 1959 USMA
<http://www.west-point.org/class/usma1959-forum/>
POC: Powell Hutton hutton@erols.com or 703/522-7960
15 APRIL: Annual Memorial Ceremony at the Wall and Annual General
Membership Meeting. Class mates will meet at the Vietnam Memorial in Washington,
DC for a ceremony honoring Frank Gercz and Mike Nash. This will be following by
a Brunch General Membership meeting at the ARMY-Navy Country Club in Arlington,
VA.
POC: John McNerney StracHasher@aol.com or (703) 883-1313
POC: Tom Boyle rtboyle@earthlink.net or (703) 823-2433
19 MAY: ARMED FORCES DAY CLASS PICNIC: Liz & Tom Munz have volunteered
to host a picnic at their lovely home on this year's Armed Forces Day. This will
be in lieu of the Annual A-1 & Friends Picnic which traditionally has been
hosted the third weekend in May. The Munz's live at 1800 Holly Beach Farm Road,
Annapolis, Maryland, overlooking Whitehall Bay on the western shore of the
Chesapeake not far from the Bay Bridge (Route 50).
POC: Liz Munz Lizmunz@msn.com or (410) 757-7010
19 MAY: VERSACE MEMORIAL DEDICATION: There will be a ceremony to
dedicate a Memorial for our Classmate Rocky Versace at 11:00 AM at Bishop
Sullivan Catholic High School in Virginia Beach, VA. Our Classmate John Gurr
will be the keynote speaker. A reception will immediately follow the dedication.
POC: Don Sullivan donegal@cox.net or (757) 497-4719
JUNE: Initiate dialogue via E-Mail on nominees for the Distinguished
Graduate Award and the Thayer Award. Class Committee should make decision on
same NLT August so nomination packets can be prepared and submitted by the
November deadline.
JULY: Specific Date to be determined - Maine Summer Gathering - Some
lodging available.
POC: Howard Stiles popsicle@maine.rr.com or 207/655-4193
19 AUGUST?: COW AFFIRMATION CEREMONY: Exact date TBD -- The Class of 2009 will
affirm its commitment to the Army and incur a service obligation at the start of
Cow year academics (class will probably begin Monday, 20 August 2007). The
Affirmation Ceremony will take place in Thayer Hall at app. 1900 hours (7 PM).
It would be appropriate for selected members of our Class to be present. During
the ceremony, one of those members will speak to the Class about the
significance of this event and the ’59-’09 coins our Class is presenting to each
cadet as part of the affirmation process. This event is a milestone for the
Class of 2009 and one of the Fifty Year Affiliation Program events. POC: Joel
Jebb, Director, Class Support in the AOG joel.jebb@usma.edu or 800 232-4723,
ext.1563
SEPT?: Marlene & Fred Malek, once again, have graciously agreed to host our
annual Class fall gathering in the DC area. Exact date and additional
information will be provided as developed. POC: Jim Walsh USMA1959@aol.com or
(301) 582-0495
1 DECEMBER: ARMY - Navy Game at M&T Stadium in Baltimore, MD.
Note: Six Years ago in 2000 ARMY lost to Navy at the PSI Net Stadium (Same
stadium - new name) 30-28 in Baltimore. It was a good game preceded by an
outstanding Tail Gate party hosted by the West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA).
The WPSOA will host another Tail Gate this year starting around noon. Kick Off
is 4 PM. ARMY has lost to Navy the last 5 years and is due for a win. GO ARMY
BEAT NAVY! 2nd Note: Many may need extra tickets (Yours truly included), so lets
work together and get all who want to attend -- seats in the Class of '59
section.
DECEMBER: By the end of the year, if desired, be thinking of making
arrangements to donate Rings for the Class Ring Memorial Program for the Class
of 2009. The Ring Melt is scheduled for early March 2008. Suspense to have Rings
at West Point is 31 January 2008! Click here: Class Ring Memorial Program,
<http://www.aogusma.org/Class/crmp/classringmemprog.htm>. Any questions about
the program can be directed to Joel Jebb, Director, Class Support in the AOG.
You can call him at 800 232-4723, ext. 1563, or send an e-mail to
joel.jebb@usma.edu.
NOTE: Most major Class Functions will be preceded with an invitation providing
more detailed information to include directions, etc. and asking for RSVP's.
These invitations will be sent via E-mail approximately three weeks prior to the
activity.