Remembering District 26 members who have Crossed the Bar

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1 Taken from the D/26 website over the years since the 2012 D/26 Fall Conference in Greenville SC District members who have crossed the Bar are: P/Lt/C Robert M. Aiken, AP - Tybee Light, 10 March 2012 Lt/C Bruce Cohen - Long Bay Thomas C. Cox, S - Savannah River Lt Mike Azar, P - North Strand, 11 October 2012 Arthur "Art" Schroeder, JN - Beaufort, 6 November 2012 P/C Don Stewart, SN - Tybee Light, 14 December 2012 P/D/C Jasper C. "Jap" Boles, SN - Lake Hartwell, 15 December D/26 Commander 1967 P/D/C Bob Larsen, SN - Lake Hartwell, 27 December D/26 Commander 1997 John F. Kennedy, AP - North Strand, 27 February 2013 Harold J. Hodges, P - Long Bay, 21 March 2013 Lt/C Kenneth A. Lewis, JN - Charleston, 24 April His family advises those wishing to do so may make contributions in his memory to the US Coast Guard Foundation or the National Audobon Society. P/D/C Margorie K. Shulte, SN - Charleston, 2 June D/26 Commander Her family advises those wishing to do so may make contributions in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association. P/D/C Edward H. Fetner, Jr., SN - Lake Murray, 26 June D/26 Commander His family advises those wishing to do so may make a memorial in his memory to the Chapin United Methodist Church or the Lutheran Hospice of Columbia. As an aside, Commander Fetner created the Ed Fetner Award that has been awarded annually since 1975 to recognize the Runner-up to the Commander of the Year. He did this in appreciation for the honor of having been allowed to serve eight years as an officer on the District 26 Bridge. John Y. "Jack" Huber III, JN - Tybee Light, 15 September Awarded Member Emeritus status (50 MM) at Jacksonville Click here for Tybee Light's 2013 newsletter archive and then select the August issue of the Beacon. Go to page 3 for the story regarding this dedicated member. Frederick (Fred) Zinser Jr., AP - Beaufort, 15 September 2013 P/Lt/C Martin Gipe, SN - Charleston, 4 October 2013 Dedicated member for 33 years

2 Darla Michele Brown Floyd - Hilton Head, 19 October 2013 Merle Clark - Charleston, 12 January 2014 Member for10 years P/C Frederick "Fred" VanWort III, P - Golden Corner Lakes, 24 February 2014 P/C Albert H Burts, JN - Lake Murray, 9 March 2014 P/R/C Frank R Clayton, SN - Thurmond Lake, 15 March 2014 Jimmy Wilson, AP - Long Bay, 22 March 2014 Walter F McDonnell, S - Charleston, 24 May 2014 Lt/C Roger D Williams, AP - North Strand, 2 June 2014 P/C E.J. "Mac" McKenna, AP - Beaufort, 11 June 2014 P/C George W. Sargent, SN - Long Bay, 7 July 2014 Terry McSweeney - Thurmond Lake, 24 August 2014 P/Lt/C Hugh Mahoney, P - Thurmond Lake, 2 September 2014 P/D/C Norman G Brooks, AP - Charleston, 28 September D/26 Commander 1996 P/C Margaret "Peggy" Sordelet Bauer, AP - Charleston, 2 October Peggy was commander in 1988 James F Cavanagh, AP-IN - Hilton Head, 2 October 2014 Lt Elizabeth (Beth) O. Blakeslee - Lake Murray, 13 October 2014 Eugene (Gene) Fischer - Charleston, 24 October a long time member of the George W. Frederick - Lake Murray, 28 October a long time member of the Wade B. Shrivalle, Jr. - Charleston, 4 November a long time member of the P/C Audie L. Holmes, SN - Golden Isles, 20 November 2014, founding commander of Golden Isles. Those wishing to do so may view Audie's obituary descibing his life and achievements. John Arnold, JN Hilton Head, 2014 P/C Ron Moslogo, SN Hilton Head, 2014 P/C John Summers, S Hilton Head, 2014

3 Diann Moss Hilton head, 2014 Tom Hefty Hilton Head, 2014 P/R/C John Kern, AP-IN - Hilton Head, 8 January 2015 P/C Arthur (Art) D. Clark, AP - Charleston, 18 January 2015 P/C Munford (Scotty) Jeter, AP Charleston, 23 February 2015 P/C Al L. Evans Golden Corner Lakes, 5 April 2015 P/Lt/C Robert G. Epps, AP Life Member Long Bay, 13 April 2015 P/C Lee Barber, AP Lake Murray, 9 May 2015 George B. Rast Jr., P Long Bay, 10 May 2015 D/Lt/C James (Larry) Jefferis, JN Golden Isles, 16 May The family has said that members wishing to do so, may make a donation to the Fisher House Foundation which provides a home away from home for service men and women and veterans during medical crises; the American Diabetes Association; the American Heart Association; or the American Cancer Society. Errel Steele, AP Beaufort, 5 June 2015 Carolyn D. Parsons Lake Hartwell, 9 August 2015 a long time member of the and wife of P/C Bruce Parsons David A. Curtis, SN Golden Isles, 17 August 2015 Cdr John H. Johnson, Jr., JN Long Bay, 28 August 2015 Julian Levin Beaufort, 24 September 2015 a long time member of the Jim Wynne Beaufort, 27 September 2015 a long time member of the Thomas Sellars, P Hilton Head, 28 September 2015 a long time member of the Ronald E. Lagasse, S Long Bay, 2 December 2015 H. Lee Matthews, AP Beaufort, 6 December 2015 P/C Bruce Parsons, AP Lake Hartwell, 11 December 2015 P/C Randy Hodge, AP Lake Murray, 14 December 2015 P/C Sumter Jimmy Browder, AP Charleston, 29 December 2015 Donald Allen Layne, S Lake Murray, 16 February 2016

4 P/C David E. Walsh, SN Charleston, 19 March 2016 Dottie Weller Tybee Light Honorary Member, 6 May 2016 P/C Gar Evers Beaufort, May 2016 P/C Morgan Barnhill, AP Lake Hartwell, 15 May 2016 Elizabeth Roberts Tybee Light, 20 May 2016 Lt/C Christopher Stanecki, P Long Bay, 21 June 2016 P/C Tony Ward, AP Charleston, 20 July 2016 Kathryn Rachel Jeanes "Kathy" Sauvain - Lake Hartwell, 7 August 2016, wife of long time member Ted Sauvain Glenn F. Workman, SN - Charleston, 10 August 2016 Charles (Chuck) M. Bell, AP Thurmond Lake, 27 August 2016 D/Lt/C Kenneth Neal (Ken) Payne, JN Long Bay, 5 September The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those so wishing may make donations to the charity of their choice. Lt William (Terry) Marinko, P Charleston, 17 September 2016 Debra Dudley (Debbie) Fedshyn Beaufort, 21 September Wife of long time member James Craig (Jim) Fedshyn Mary R. Dahlgren Lake Murray, 25 December 2016 P/C Paul Soucy, AP Long Bay, 10 January 2017 P/D/C William (Bill) F. Mullin, AP - Lake Hartwell, 7 February 2017 Served as D/C in Life Member with 39 years. Also previously long time member of Long Bay. P/D/C Edward (Ed) C. Leibfarth, SN - Savannah River, 11 February 2017 Served as D/C in Life Member with 29 years. P/Lt/C Wm. Roger Lesnewski, SN - North Strand, 12 March The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those so wishing may make donations to the Hospice of Charleston, 676 Wando Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant SC P/1/Lt Paul R. Bohn, P - Hilton Head, 19 March 2017 P/Lt/C Daniel Dowling Ray, SN - Lake Hartwell, 26 March Life Member with 54 years and 52 Merit Marks. The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those so wishing may make donations to the The American Heart Association, Glen Allen VA

5 P/R/C Lew Ward, SN Hilton Head, 26 April 2017 Life member with 42 years and 38 Merit Marks. Joseph (Joe) J. Pannasch Beaufort, 9 May 2017 Claude (Skip) Wharton, AP Golden Corner Lakes, 19 May 2017 Jack B. Greenshields, P - Hilton Head, 5 June 2017 P/C Stanley Brooks, AP Beaufort, 7 June 2017 Michael E. (Mike) Duffy, AP - Lake Murray, 28 July 2017 David W. Garvin, Sr., AP - Lake Murray, 8 August 2017 P/C David L. Bartles, JN - Lake Murray, 1 September 2017 Barbara Warren, P - Tybee Light, 7 November The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make donations in Barbara's name to either the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Memorial Fund, 51 Wilmington Island Road, Savannah GA or to the SAFE Shelter Center for Domestic Violence Services, PO Box 6119 Savannah GA P/C Ken Wright, AP - Beaufort, 18 November The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make donations in Ken's name to either the Beaufort Sail & Power Squadron ( or the Friends of Hunting Island State Park, Inc. ( P/R/C Louis Hohenstein, SN Tybee Light, 8 December Life Member, USPS member for 57 years with 33 Merit Marks. P/C Wilford (Wil). R. Ross, Jr., SN Tybee Light, 18 January USPS member for 44 years with 20 Merit Marks P/Lt/C Susan R. Blocher, AP - North Strand, 1 March The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make donations in Susan's name to the Bethany United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 3847 Governor Harrison Parkway, Brodnax VA Phillip (Phil) W. Urban, AP North Strand, 21 March USPS member for 21 years and one of North Strand s Founding Members. He was 97 years old and a WWII Navy veteran. Phil was a submariner who served aboard the USS Cavalla when it sank the Japanese carrier Shokaku during his first combat patrol. Edward F. Simpson, AP - North Strand, 21 May 2018 The family advises that in lieu of flowers, those wishing to do so may make donations in Ed's name to either the Humane Society of North Myrtle Beach, or the Cancer Research Institute. Dale E. Mills - North Strand, 6 September 2018