Ace correspondent Brian Foy gets us underway with a picture of ‘83 classmates on March 12 from the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. Joe Walsh, George Toma, Tom Heberle, Steve Dear ‘85 (started in ’83), and Brian.
In our last column, Ronda Cobb was headed for a KP Women’s BB playoff game near her home in Ohio. She shares “The women lost their game, but it was a good game and they played strong. The host college was really nice and they did a pretty good job. I’m not an expert at BB, in any way, but it seemed like the referees were very friendly with the opposing team. Maybe that just comes from me being super-observant. Here’s the post game picture of all who were there with the team. What a pleasure to meet the young women!”
Scott Metheny sent this photo of his family the day after Jake (middle) got married November 22nd.
Brian Foy “Just had lunch with Joe Bishop in Merritt Island, FL, on my way to Ft. Lauderdale. ‘Salty Joe’ is the salt of the earth.” Brian gets around and later attended a Puget Sound USMMA-AAF Chapter dinner in Seattle along with John Kimmerlein and Mark Allen. Mark reports that he is in regular contact with the elusive Chris O’Connor!
Becky and I met up with Young and David Heinbockel in Key West, FL on a quest to visit the Dry Tortugas National Park. Unfortunately the weather was not cooperative with 30 KT winds and 8-10 foot seas which caused the Muellers to chicken out. David and Young braved the elements and have checked off that National Park on their list. We did meet up for a great evening and dinner.
Jon Kjaerulff gathered some good tidbits:
I’ve been lurking for a while depending on other people to occasionally send in pictures of me. Here’s some random shots from the past year of me and some of my favorite classmates!
- April of last year, Chris Hart, Bill Sliker and me in Gruene, Texas getting ready for the eclipse.
- June of last year, Bill Sliker helping me move four storage lockers worth of stuff into our new storage building. You never know how much stuff you have until you go to move it! You know how good friends help you move, but great friends help you move bodies… What Bill didn’t know was…..well let’s just say he’s a great friend.
- August of last year, with Joe Walsh and Phil Lempriere ’84 at an open house celebrating Joe’s law firm’s new offices in Seattle’s Smith Tower. A very memorable bash! I try to avoid getting sued, but if I am, I’m pretty sure I want Joe and Phil on my defense team.
- Maritime Day 2025 with Willie Barrere at the Maritime Day Propeller Club reception in Washington, DC. I hadn’t seen Willie since graduation, then was part of a panel discussion with him one day and saw him at a party the next. Amazing how neither one of us seems to have aged over the years.
John Prien reports:
Here are some pictures of Leslie and Bill Higgins as well as Cindy and I at the top of the Zugspitze in Bavaria, Germany back in April and May as well as Bill and I raising some 1 liter glasses of excellent German beer! We had a great time on our trip with them to Germany, Austria and Italy. Cindy and I even visited the lake resort of “Prien Am Cheimsee.”
Steve Keating contributes:
Post retirement has provided me with a bit of a reality check that time marches on: I needed to get hearing aids (years of exposure to shipboard machinery) and needed two surgeries. Thankfully, I am on the mend and will get back to tennis, table tennis, and fly fishing soon.
In May 2025, I was invited by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to receive an Intelligence Community (IC) Lifetime Achievement Award for more than 21 years supporting the IC in areas of international law, the law of the sea, and marine safety of navigation. It was an honor and a privilege to provide legal support to the IC at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a place where many Kings Pointers have and continue to serve with distinction. NGA General Counsel, Allison Stevens, and Deputy General Counsel, Paul Holden, kindly gave me an honorary Ping Pong Paddle, knowing how I love the sport. Attached is an image from the event.
Wishing you and our Kings Point family a wonderful Summer. May all those who continue to sail in our merchant marine or serve in uniform at sea return safely from their voyages to their loved ones. ANV, Steve
Bumper Kunkle checks in:
Maria and I have started out slow this summer, but our travel plans pick up in the middle of June. We visited Burgess Falls State Park in May. It’s 30 minutes from our house so it’s a nice place to go for a hike and enjoy the scenery. We went to Boston a week later to catch a couple of games at Fenway with my son Jimmy. The Mets were in town, so it was a perfect time to go. Fenway is a must see if you’re a baseball fan. We also did a little sightseeing and enjoyed some good food.
Maria and I met up with Sue and Tom Bodman in Chattanooga in early June. The Bodmans are making their way to Montanna for the summer and decided to send a few days in Chattanooga. We went to tour of the Raccoon Mountain Caverns and had lunch before Maria and I headed back home.
Thanks to all for the news! Stay cool through the warm season and enjoy additional photos at KP83.org