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Master and Commander Posts: 1186 Location: NE Florida | Subject: Monday 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. HAMILTON .. .. .. Richard E. Hamilton, age 81, of Eliot, ME passed away on April 10, 2025. Richard was born in Bangor, Maine, on February 23, 1944, to parents Eldon and Christine Hamilton. Richard served his country in the United States Navy for 22 years on a submarine. After leaving the Navy he worked as a civil servant for the United States Air Force, at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, MA. From there he worked as a truck driver at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Richard was a passionate Red Sox and Patriots fan. He was also a lover of traveling and camping. He also enjoyed going every year and cooking for the Narragansett tribe Rhode Island Powwow. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Barbara D. (Eleazer) Hamilton; son, Edward E. Hamilton, of Granby, MA; daughters, Elizabeth Hamilton, of Chicopee, MA, and Margaret Hamilton, of Blackshear, GA; brothers, Galen Hamilton, of Newburgh, ME, and Donald Hamilton, of Winterport, ME; granddaughters, Jessie Dargie, of Agwam, MA, Julianna and Amanda Degray, of Chicopee, MA; and nephews, Kirk Eleazer, of FL, Edward Hopkins, of Knoxville, TN. A time of visitation will take place on Thursday, April 17th, from 10a-12n, at the JS Pelkey & Son Funeral Home, 125 Old Post Road, Kittery, Maine, 03904. McMANUS .. .. .. McManus, Robert L. Jr. ALBANY - Robert L. McManus Jr., died on April 5, 2025, three days shy of his 82nd birthday, from complications related to bile duct cancer. He was born in 1943, in Buffalo, N.Y., the oldest of nine siblings, to Robert L. McManus Sr. and Jeanette Manning McManus. The family moved to Binghamton, N.Y., and eventually settled on Davis St., considered henceforth the most idyllic place to raise a family. When Bob was 12, he contracted polio, subsequently missing a year of school. Two other children on the street also had polio, leading to the entire neighborhood being quarantined and Halloween cancelled. The following year the polio vaccine became widely available throughout the country. The family moved to Albany, N.Y., in 1957, when Robert L. Sr. took a job with Gov. Averell Harriman. Bob attended Vincentian Institute and he would be the first to admit he wasn't a stellar student. Instead of doing homework, he could often be found reading books on World War II. He always said he deserved the harsh discipline doled out by the Brothers of the Holy Cross. He had a fondness in particular for Brother Lucas, perhaps the greatest of all the disciplinarians. After graduation in 1961, Bob joined the Navy, serving on the destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and the submarine USS Sablefish. During his service, the USS Thresher sank with 129 people on board, the deadliest submarine incident in U.S. history. Recently asked about that time, he said, "The memory of our instructor telling us about it the morning after is as vivid as if it occurred yesterday." Bob attended Siena College on the GI Bill and simultaneously began his career at the Times Union as a copy boy. He began writing a weekly column, "Rounding Little League Bases." By the mid-1970s, Bob was executive city editor and then shifted in the early '80s to a special projects beat that included a prescient series about the cost and management of New York State's Medicaid program. He also had a political beat that covered local, state, and legislative issues. He was a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association and helped write the songs that were performed each year at the annual LCA show, an event famous for skewering state politicians. He appeared regularly on Fred Dicker's radio show and at the end of each episode Fred would say, "Say hello to mom." Bob would respond, "Hi Mom." It was fitting that he acknowledged his mother in this way, because she was his biggest supporter. His success can in great measure be attributed to the values and strengths she imparted to him. In 1984, Bob relocated to New York City, taking a job with the New York Post as an editorial writer, and eventually, editorial page editor. He retired in 2013, but continued to write freelance op-ed pieces. During his long career, he was often the scourge of both local and state politicians, very few of whom evaded his sharp words. Bob loved the New York Yankees and perhaps his greatest disappointment was that his daughter, Kate, somehow became a Red Sox fan. When he lived in Albany, his favorite haunt was the Washington Tavern, where he spent many a Saturday afternoon with a tight-knit group of companions. His birthday "cake" of choice was apple pie, and he loved nothing better than a meal at The Palm, Keen's, or Benjamin's. He found great joy in visiting Long Lake with his wife, Mary; sitting on the dock watching the ducks swim by, sampling the ice cream at Hoss's. (Or was it Custard's Last Stand?) Bob loved his toys. He found the latest cameras and tech gadgets irresistible and spent an unhealthy amount of time trolling the internet and sending YouTube videos of Irish ballads to the family. Bob's Irish heritage came through in his wonderful, wry sense of humor and absolute facility for the written word. He is remembered by many for his generosity, helping family and friends in numerous ways. He had strong political views, leading to some contentious family emails, but they always prompted a little more thought. In addition to his parents, Bob was predeceased by his sister, Dr. Ellen McManus of Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by his wife, Mary Bogaard McManus; his daughter, Kate McManus, Englewood, N.J.; three sisters, Katherine Bruin, Salem, Mass., Christine Witkowski (Bernard), Scotia, N.Y., Mary Beth McManus (Lynn Tubbs), Delmar, N.Y.; four brothers, Tom McManus (Claire), Arlington, Vt., Terry McManus (Pamela), Hebron, Conn., John McManus (Pamela), Columbus, Ohio, Tim McManus, (Katrin), San Francisco, Calif.; and 33 nieces and nephews, spanning three generations. He is also survived by his former wife, Vici Lupo McManus of Albany, N.Y. STRZELECKI .. .. .. Robert S. “Bob” Strzelecki was born to eternal life on January 18, 2025 at the age of 81. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara, of 59 years. Devoted father of Tony Wagner and Patricia (Rich) Cowperthwaite; and proud grandpa of Allen Cowperthwaite, Andrew and Brian Wagner. He is further survived by his brother Jim Strzelecki, sister Faith (Ross) Lukowski, sister-in-law Sue Strzelecki, other relatives and friends. Bob was preceded by his parents Edward and LaVerne Strzelecki, brothers Larry and Edward, and sister-in-law Marie. Bob served in the U.S. Navy (Submarine Force) for 12 years and then retired from the U.S. Army (Armor) as Sergent Major. He was a graduate of Cardinal Stritch College. His hobbies were ’53 Studebakers and collecting coins and die cast models. Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1936 Emery St., East Troy) from 11 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at 12 p.m. (noon). | ||
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