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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.
SPITZER .. .. .. Eric C. Spitzner April 25, 1943 - January 18, 2025 Eric Clinton Spitzner, 81, of New Haven, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025.
Eric was born to the late William and Marjorie (Johnson) Spitzner on April 25, 1943 in Branford, CT. Eric graduated from Branford High School in 1961, went into the Navy working in the Polaris missile program on aircraft carrier ships and submarines until 1971. He graduated from Quinnipiac University in 1974 and worked there as a computer programmer for over 30 years.
Eric was an avid sailor and loved being on the water. He owned several sailboats and even planned a voyage across the Atlantic, which he unfortunately was unable to complete. He was loved by all that knew him, and took life one day at a time, appreciating all he had along the way. He loved his family and was affectionately known as "Popeye" to his 3 grandchildren.
Eric is survived by his daughter, Courtney (Ryan) Walton of Wallingford, CT and his brother, Kurt Frederick Spitzner of Georgia. He leaves behind his 3 grandchildren, Charlie, Sam and Hannah who will miss him dearly.
BRICKER .. .. .. George R. Bricker 12/25/1961 – 1/16/2025 George, Randy to many, passed away on Thursday, January 16, 2025 in Evansville, IN. George was born on December 25, 1961 to George R. Bricker and Jane Milligan in Carbondale.
George served his country proudly aboard several submarines with the USS Navy as a nuclear technician and military police among other posts. He later served in the Army Reserves. After graduating from SUNY Buffalo, he earned his Master’s Degree at SIU Carbondale. It was at SIU Carbondale where he then launched his incredible career as a teacher, professor and respected lecturer. He later joined John A. Logan College in Carterville where he continued to teach and expand their engineering program from Electronic Engineering to Bio-Med Engineering. He touched so many lives, and often spent countless hours with students to ensure their education and help build their confidence. He will be sorely missed by both students and colleagues.
George went home to be with his mother Jane Millian, brother James Davie, Father George R. Bricker, Step-mother, Elana, grandparents Edra Tweedy Bricker and Albert Meyer, George H. Bricker, Herman and Neva Strobel.
He will be deeply missed by his sister Jennifer Davie Devlen of Cortland, NY, brother Jordi B. Bricker (Patricia) of Banyoles, Spain; daughter Caitlin Swanson of Carbondale, cousins Mike Milligan and Kathy Milligan Young of Carbondale, and Julie Milligan Renschiler of Florida, Aunts and Uncles Ellen Bricker Frazier & Lee of Walkersville, MD, and James Tweedy Bricker of Gettysburg, PA.
George greatly enjoyed his world-wide travels, including swimming in the Mediterranean Sea to Skiing the Swiss Alps.
Join us in his last travels as he joins those who wait to welcome him in their arms in Heaven. A memorial gathering will take place on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Meredith Funeral Home in Carbondale with Military rites.
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