John Rock
8 APR 1932 - 23 JUL 1991
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M - 2
1st Row: Sullivan - Batchman - Bosshard - Mullan - Blanton - Katenbrink
2nd Row: Schmidt - Rock - Mendell
3rd Row: Burkhart - Enslow - Farrington - Burroughs
4th Row: Holbrook - Dryer - Cliff Jones - Ben Franklin (Absent: McIntosh)
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Front row - Col. Fraser - Dulk - Bossert - Smetana - Straus
Fikaris - Gilpatrick - Cathey - Jacobs - Maj. McCanna
2nd row - Donald - Raymond - Garn - Bates - Dorward - Eddins - Wix
3rd Row - Fetko - Lovell - Ginter - Karam - Geran - Hergenroder - Ludwig - Rock - Rich Miller
1954 Firstie Trip
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3rd Bn Staff - 2nd Regt
Maus - Rock - Skip Macdonald - Perkins
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I remember way back to when we took the exams at the old Boston Army Base. You're the only guy I knew when I arrived at West Point on 3 Jul '55 and with you a flanker and I a runt - we rarely saw each other after that. Rest in peace - John. Walt McCrillis August 3 - 2001 John Rock was a classmate of mine during my plebe year. I came to West Point at the ripe old age of 17 - when I was still "a greeny" in so many ways. John was the perfect roommate! I don't know if I could have survived that first year at the academy without him. His patience - kindness - sense of humor - and all -- around good fellowship were just what I needed. I quickly learned that my study habits were not the best. I spent the first several months "bugging" John with so many questions that I'm sure he would have preferred another roommate. But - he never made me feel that way - rather he was so patient in helping me to learn how to study that I actually enjoyed the effort. John and I had both done weightlifting and played ping-pong before coming to the academy. These two "hobbies" were something we both enjoyed discussing and doing together. I can still see in my mind's eye that big smile of his that radiated his inner feeling of love toward everyone he met. He was my big brother in so many ways. He was a native of Boston - and had that very recognizable accent - which we kidded him about often - but he was never defensive. He joked right along with the rest of us. I never heard John complain or say anything critical about any of his classmates in the four years I knew him at the academy. He was a great example to me in everything he did - and I wish he was still around - so I could let him know how much I loved him - especially during that first year when having a good friend was so important! James A. McIntosh December 19 - 2001 |
USMA 1955 Roster
USMA 1955 Pictures