Virginia Military Institute - Bomb Yearbook (Lexington, VA)

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Grady Prince Andrews, Jr. Shady Grady, Penguin, Stump Williamsburg, Virginia Civil Engineering — Army (Corps of Engineers) ASCE 4, 3, 2, 1 ; Pvt. 4, 2, 1 ; Cpl. 3; Varsity Base- ball 4, 3, 2, 1 ; Monogram Club 4, 3, 2, 1 . I have to say that after being « ithin these walls after four years, I will be very happy to leave Liv- ing at VMI for four years, I have learned to suffer humiliation and accept responsibility. I have met many friends and have a lot of good times It ' s been an experience which I hope to never live again Special thanks go to my family and friends for their guidance and prayers. DYKES 1976: GaryVarney 1982: JimThorton 1 ■ 1 1 M 1 i: I t iU r I f 1 k ' - ■■ 9 ,, ■ Phillip Gerard Andrews Pint Size, Bowie Staunton, Virginia Economics — Air Force Cross Country 4, 3, 2; Indoor and Outdoor Track 4, 3, 2: Monogram Club, Road Trip 79; Mary Wash ' 78 -79. Late for matriculation, started 4 years as a mouseketeer just right. Took 3 years of Bar- retta to realize parades beat practice and G.P ' s a blast! Rat year — a deep depression, thanks Tom you saved me! 3rd class year — day student. The summer of 76 Cathy step- ped in and the big I was almost paradise Second Class — The Rock, the big week- end that never ended, and Cathy. What else do you need? 1st Class year is here with no more Barretta. GP and FCP — Where ' s Crozet Hall? Weekends at the Wash., UVa., and Richmond One endless party Larry and the kid and the rest, the best! Calculus will kill me yet. Me and my babe and my little GT, I hear graduation calling me. Come on ' 79 lets do it right. I love you Cathy. Goodbye, VMI DYKES 1976: 1982: Jim Martin Ed Daniels, Perry Knight Robert Evans Arnold Jr. Bob, Buddy Louisville, Kentucky Physics — Air Force Prosecutor VMI Honor Court 1; Honor Court Member 2; Vice President of Society of Physics Students 1 To all my Brother Rats I wish a good and satisfy- ing life, and I leave you with two thoughts: We should live, act, and say nothing to the injury of anyone. It is not only best as a matter of princi- ple, but it is the path to peace and honor Duty is the sublimest word in our language: Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more, you should never do less Written by General Robert E. Lee in a letter to his eldest son DYKES 1976: 1982: Steve Joyce John Friend, Murray Hudson ' ■ J ' - FIRST CLASS 29

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Gholamreza-Daruoysh Alipanah Abdul, TopolMopol.C. D ■■ Tehran, Iran EE — Imperial Iranian Navy Pvt 4; Cpl. 3; Sgt. 2; Lt. 1; Lord High Mystic Ruler of Flying Carpet Drivers Local 22; T.C. 3, 2, 1; Illegal Car 3, 2; Putting up with 22 Crowd 3, 2, 1 . With him we thought Daruoysh was like anyone else. But after 4 years of life with him we have learned that such a statement is far from true. With a unique style of life Daruoysh filled the space of endless time often known to us as our cadet ship with such a buoyant kind of Friend- ship he will never be far from our hearts. We hope in years to come he will remember laugh- ing after rat sweat parties, the attempts to survive 3rd class year, the night before Ring Figure on the Parade Ground and the mass hysteria of a 1 4 man room 1st Class year. Sometimes he was intolerable with the anger of a wild bear yet he always bounced back and arguments were set- tled with his immortal ' S my D for SRC! Dar- uoysh, remember us as we remember you! A friend forever! J.B., S.W.D., P.C.J DYKES 1976: 1982: Shah Gerard Garcia John S. Fudge, Ajykomar N. Pedro Alvarez Pete, Head Cool, Disco Pete, Dro San German, Puerto Rico History — Armor Cpl. 3; 1st Sgt. 2; Lt. 1; Cadre 3, 2, 1; NY-NJ Club 3, 2; ISS 2; President ISS 1; IVlanaging Editor 1979 Ring Figure Magazine; 2nd Class Editor 1978 BOMB, Corps Section Editor 1979 BOMB; Weekend Club 2, 1; Procedural Head of TC 2,1. How does one sum up four years in 140 words or less? I won ' t try but I will resurrect a few thoughts. I ' m glad it ' s over! I will graduate a very different person from the one that breezed through Jackson Arch on August 20, 1975 I will remember fondly BRC, Ring Fig- ure Saturday, the Stoop Parades our Third Class year and my position as Procedural Head of the TC (THE HOOK!) I will always treasure the friends I made here and they will always be welcome in my hacienda. Among those great ones are Mule, Smooty, BJ, Nick, Earl, Craig. Smegley, Mouse and Joe. All things considered I would NOT do it again. Much love and thanks goes to my parents for all their help and to my brother. Chuck ' 80 (Airborne!) L M4BAI KB EIGHT FOR COMBAT | S? TONS HH CRCW-a B POWER -va 1 COHTINENTAL 750 HR M CRUISE RAHOE 330 Ml | ARMAMENT- | 90MMMAIHOUN H 50 CAL MACHINE GUN H lS7MMutrmur.iiii M Michael A. S. Anderson Scot, Herman, Ando Waynesboro, Virginia History — Armor Pvt. 4, 3,2,1; Tankers 3,2,1; Timmins 4, 3, 2; FS 4,3,2,1; Cadre 1 ; PW 2, 1 ; 02 Club 3, 2, 1 ; Hal Chai 2, 1 ; RDC 4; VMI 4 — Anderson 0; Zeppelin Pit. CO. 2,1. Aug. 20,1975 Mar. 7, 1977 May21,1977 May 19, 1979 DYKES 1976: Dave Heatwole 1982 Dong Ki Lee 28 FIRST CLASS

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John Elliott Arthur V Boo-Boo, The Boo, F M., Pear-Body, Human Sieve, Swiss Cheese Newport News, Virginia C.E — Engineers ASCE 4, 3, 2, 1; SAME 2, 1; Ski Club 2, 1; Lacrosse 2, 1 ; Football 3, 2; JV Basketball 4, 2, 1 ; Lodge 4, 3, 2, 1 ; Lodge President 1 ; Pvt. 4, 3, 2, 1 . I came to VMI being unsure of what I wanted or what to expect. First semester was going so-so until I fell into the clutches of Rod, Joe, and the Kro After that, only God knew my destiny. That started the ' reign ' of partying and hell raisin ' and I haven ' t stopped yet. One place will always be dear to me and that ' s The Lodge. There are so many special people I want to thank but there ' s not enough room to name everybody, so I ' M just say thank you guys for a lot of good times and fun. And last, I want to thank my family for puttin up with me (Mike and Kelly too), and without your love and support, I don ' t know if I could have made it. And Thank you Jessie for always being there. I love you DYKES 1976: Gregg D.Jones 1982: David Wagner, John B. Murray James R. Atkins Doobs, Doob-Ba-Roo, Fatboy Richmond, Virginia EE — Corps of Engineers Cadet Assistant to Sports Information Direc- tor 4. 3, 2, 1 : Statistician for Southern Confer- ence Basketball Tournament 3, 2, 1; Baseball Mgr. 4. 3, 2, 1 ; VMI Football Radio Network 4. 3, 2, 1 ; IEEE 1 ; Monogram Club 1 ; Cpl 3. I came to VMI to face a challenge that no one thought I was capable of tackling. It has been a rough road, but so is life Hopefully I have prepared myself for my future life, and will be able to handle it thanks to the experience gained from the Mother I. I ' d like to thank my parents who have stood beside me these past four years, and who I love more than words can express. I hope that I can make them proud of me. It hasn ' t been easy, but finally it is over! Thanks to Tom Shupe and Mike Strickler for giving me the opportunity to work with them in the Sports Information Office, It made life here easier. Finally, I ' d like to wish all my brother rats good luck, and may God bless everyone of you. DYKES 1976: Mike Hillsgrove 1982: Mike Space Frailer Dennis Urban Austin III Austin Roanoke. Virginia Civil Engineering — Corps of Engineers A Company Rat XO 1 ; RDC; Computer Center Assistant; A.S.C.E.3.2,1;S.A.M.E.2.1, Austin came to VMI from Roanoke for one spe- cific reason: to be a Civil Eegineer. I doubt if any- one has ever gone about getting a C.E. degree in the manner that Austin chose. Women and par- ties took a hit from this boy as he spent hours upon hours in the concrete lab plugging away at problems over the weekend. However, this is not saying that Mr. Austin did not play an active part in Barracks activities. Are you reading Mr. Dewell? Austin. Dewell, and I were thrown together after a month at VMI and have endured it through a lot of fighting and cigar smoking. How a guy like this can have such a wonderful family with two beautiful sisters is difficult to imagine. DYKES 1976: Greg Lucado 1 982: Tommy Avent 30 FIRST CLASS