United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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■H Fourth Company Michael J. Berger Mike La Mesa, California Physical Science Naval Aviation One day while Hying wilh his private pilot ' s license, Mike Berger gained an intimate un- derstanding ot the lack ol suitability of the Pacific Ocean as a runway. To put it simpiy, he crash- landed off the California coast He paddled back to shore while his plane did an excellent (mpression of the Titanic As he swam, heihoughj, I would really love to land on the water for a living, Thus, he decided to come to USNA so he could graduate to a life of crash-landing planes on earner decks- Michael J. had an eventful plebe year under the able leadership ot M £HS Brown, a man he deeply respected and admired (well, maybe not so deep- ly). He earned expert ribbons in pistol and rifle that year while shooting for the rifle team. With second class year came Mike ' s two biggest passions-his 260z and Suzelte Between the Z and the woman, Bergs always had something to do or talk about (including trying to convince everyone to buy one- a Datsun. not a girl) When Suzette and the 260 weren ' t allowed on weekdays. Berge ' (pro- nounced Burzha ' ) pursued another of his passions- racking Despite his claims to the contrary, he well-known for his ability to achieve a REM state of sleep with only 15 minutes before his next class The Naval Aviation community will benefit from Mike ' s contribution Thomas F. Bourbeau Tommy Joe Santa Barbara, California Mechanical Engineering Naval Flight Officer I pon arrival at the Academy Tommy Joe im- - mediately showed his surf punk mentality by laughing in his squad leaders face all through plebe summer At this time he was provided with the op- portunity to display his awesome singing (or lack of)-probably because he listens to U2 and Joe Jackson. In his youngster year Tommy Joe became one of the founding members of the Hotel California and developed a tendency to turn his stereo up louder than the COW agreed was necessary Nonetheless Tommy Joe proved his military competency and became second class company commander Prior to his SEC Tommy Joe was known as a serious drinker. At one time he attempted to take on a bar full of hicks in Florida. On one particular excursion to Hood College, he placed himself in infamy by becoming the first formal brick winner in Fourth Co. During this adventure he managed to miss his ride back and was lucky enough to be picked up while hMch-hiking by a couple of repre- sentatives of the Fredrick police department, who were kind enough to give him a tour of their station. Tommy Joe ' s frustrations were relieved by his SEO first class year After which he became quite the ladies ' man Tommy Joe was the last firstie m his company to buy a car He went out to buy a 240-Z but came back with what he calls a GTI- what the rest of the world calls a Volkswagen Rabbit All this time Tommy Joe has shown his academic sludliness by maintaining one of the highests CPR ' s in the company- he even survived the Rocket He also won a varsity letter California lost a surf punk but the Navy gained a great NFO Lick ' em dead Tom DMP MDP Gordon W. Ballard Flash Madison. New Jersey Naval Architecture Surface Warfare D fck, (Oops Gordon), left the chemical dumps ' • of Jersey and his weekly Hummy Dummies to follow the footsteps of his fore-fathers to the gates of USNA, foresaking a bright career in tooth- paste commercials. Gordon was slow in making the transition from boyhood to manhood it wasn ' t until 2 c year that Gordon discovered that you could change the blades in your razor Gordon shocked all during plebe year by shedding his nice guy im- age to become a member ol the Apple Dumpling Gang Gordon quickly established himself as one of the neatest mids at the Academy and became de- termined to convert one of the messiest mids. something that cost him four years of rooming with myself and no signs of success in the near future. Academics not being one of Gordon ' s strong points, he proceeded to choose one ol the most demanding majors-Naval Architecture A decision that cost him many weekends. A fact that Janet could attest to. Gordon showed his preference for Mech E courses by intentionally failing Thermo so he could take it a second time Gordon also showed his prowess m EE by lecturing his class on the art ot tossing chalk. Gordon foresake the glamorous life ol a pilot and the rich life of a nuke by letting the Navy predetermine his service selection. We all feel confident that Gordon will be successful m all his endeavors as long as he sticks with his personal proverb A pint of problems isn ' t worth a sea of sweat Best of luck to a great roommate and an even better friend RFC Richard F. Cameron Rick Lake Placid. Florida Mechanical Engineering Naval Aviation r ick, or IS It Gordon, packed away his water ' • skis, pulled out his spittoon, and headed north to Camp Tecumseh He laughed his way through plebe summer and right on into academic year. Just so he could have more tun and free time he left the Political Scientists and joined the ranks of the Mech E ' s hallway through youngster year. He even found time to play varsity rack m which he earned All-Amencan honors all four years. His in- ability to Z while others breathed, however, cost him the national title Actually, Tricky displayed his athletic abilities by playing company basketball, battalion football and coaching the company foot- ball and Softball teams during spring break he opened Hotel Cameron for ' the boys ' of foamin ' four and got away from the sub-60 weather and snow that he had only read about before coming to Annapolis When he learned you could ski on snow too. it wasn ' t long before he was on the northern slopes. Even after three years of rooming with a Yankee he returned for first class year in a Ford truck, keeping true to his redneck ways They im- mediately showered his shoulder boards with gold as he earned the reigns of fourth company He established himself as a hard worker, a fierce com- petitor, and most of all, a good fnend The air com- munity can be proud to have Rick up there with them This Bud ' s tor you, GWB Fourth Company 369 b

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I John B, Williams, J-B- Forl Worth. Texas Physics Naval Aviation John Benedict Williams, arrived at USNA tiom Fort Worth. Texas, with pomty and smashable hair and speaking good English spiced with a slight Texan acceni Since day one, John has Deen a professional He was one of the unique individuals who slaried reading Ships and Aircraft on Induction Day and who practically memorized the US War Machmeby the end of Plebe Year John spenr quite a lew study hours spit shining his leathers — once with potato chips included As a plebe. John was accused ol having a trightenmg. I want lo kill you. look During youngster summer, he earned his air- borne jump wings and became a lavonte ot one second class Stanton Johns golden dream was to become an aviator and m all sincerity he is a pilot by nature, fortuned with eagle eyes and an index linger — well exercised dunng his strenuous, varsity rifle workouts — with which he could press the trigger button of his F A-18 |0y stick Academics have been a tough challenge for John, but he has han- dled the horrors ot the physics major very well Calculus and a logical and analytical bram gave him the power to derive all formulas, many of which after 3 hours ol Irustration and marvelous work were not too necessary (or the problem at hand. After quantum physics John was prepared to de- rive life Optics days with his all time favorite. Breeze Head. ' and Marty were fun for John John will always be remembered for admiring Clint Eastwood. Von Schlielfen. and Darlh Vader; for his uttimale hand shape, the Claw; and tor being a great classmate and a fantastic friend. ERM 368 Third Company GMofl W Bi to him, Ne» Naval Aichflej SirtaceWaifa ■ ' ' JO, .

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Douglas L Cuthbert Runt Cleveland Heights. Ohio Naval Architecture Naval Aviation Doug came lo us here al U S N A from NAPS He decided lo take a year ofl after high school to mature, wrestle, and save some money Well, he did wrestle his 1st two years here but he ' s slill stone broke and al 5 ' 5 he has to special order his uniforms Irom a local Sea Seoul unit Doug and his two roommales often like to discuss their childhood accomplishments His roommales leli of their activilies as Eagle Scouts while Doug discusses his experience al siphoning gas from cars What do you expect Irom a guy who grew up on Ihe streets of Cleveland Truthfully. Doug has done well here at the Academy He has over a 3 COPR m one of the hardest maiors here at USNA, Naval Archileclure, you know, those •■pseudo-Engineers Doug has always talked about fast cars and fast women, however, his 1st thfee years here he drove a Dodge Van and dated a steady girl He has changed all that though, now ne drives a Porsche Afler wrestling Doug joined the Judo leam In his firsl tournament he took the East- ern American Championship What a stud! Doug contends that prejudice was involved m stnper se- lection because positions were filled by height ana not ability Doug ' s somewhat carefree altitude has been a definite asset for his roommates When- ever they seem to be down m the dumps. Doug seems to make lighi of the situation and pick up the spirits Navy Air is lucky to get a man like Doug He has truly been a great Iriend for both his roommales ' ! JTL Edwin D. Dean III Sonny Crownsville. Maryland Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Power - Surface 5onny came to USNA via NAPS and ludging by his academic performance, he must have wanted the five-year plan in order to lighten his course load and increase his partying A star ath- lete m high school, he excelled m baseball until Dull became loo much and then shifted to 150 ' s Son- ny ' s athletic ability was apparent when he (tossed) the cap on Herndon A rebel without a cause as a young lad. he langled with the pavemnt by Nimitz. the walls, and his roommates Youngsler year After the epitome of a backstab, Sonny realized Ihe path of least resistance! the only EE he understood) and he began to mellow, but not too much. 2 c year brought Sonny back to earth (EE helped) after two 4 Os Then Ihe Rocket almost got him but to no avail as Sonny pulled it out in the end Then there were the women Mana caused many a bruised hand, the black widows (Futch and Jeanne) caused many a bruised ego. Finally, Karen has caused a bruised back from the whips It would be remiss to not mention Sonny ' s partying ways His house was always open and his family was always willing to put up with numerous mids m varying slates of drunkenness The parties at his house were fre- quent and memorable and the bittersweet taste ot NATL BO is remembered by all who partied with Sonny Sonny chose Surface Nuke because he liked the sunshine and Ihe money (not necessarily in that order) We wish him good luck in the Navy and beyond NATL BO FOREVER Daniel L. DiBono. Jr. Dan Philadelphia. Pennsylvania Oceanography Naval Aviation Dan came to USNA from Vtllanowhere. look- ing for bigger and belter things, but contrary lo his aspirations he found things were not actually better but quite different than he had expected Something was still missing in his life, his hair Dan had an easy time of plebe year The only difliculties he faced first semester was with his roommate Dave, m which Dan became an expert debater Second semester provided more of a challenge to Dan but not without its PiTtalls Dan provided the USNA ' s rugby team with an added dimension. Even though Dan was an excellent hooker, he moved his talents to the football field the following year As a third class. Dan will be most remem- bered for his big bash after the clash at Army-Navy Dan ' s parlying did not stop there Right before Chrislmas break, Dan was in an uncontrollable spin like the Tasmanian Devil which resulted m the de- mise of Ralph ' s Christmas tree Dans second class year was somewhat of a disappointment lor him Before Dan fell to a serious knee injury, he was a starter tor the 150 lb team Perseverance was Dan ' s greatest virtue during these trying times be- cause he eventually went on to letter and get his N- star One disability that resulted from Dan ' s injury was his inability lo bend over lo shine his shoes, though his company officer could not understand this It will be a morose day when Dan and t go our separate ways My friendship with Dan will always be a special part of my lile I wish him the best of luck as he palrols ihe skies in his A-6 Dan was meant tor the Navy 370 Fourth Company Louis A. GorTiez Shiou San Bernardino. California Physical Science Surface Warfare LOUIS came to us from Sunny San Bernardino with a confused look on his face claiming to be looking for Ihe ultimate beach Well, he wasn ' t to- tally disappointed. He spent plenty of lime on Red Beach, only with a rifle m his hands instead of a surfboard Who could forget waking up to, E D goes tor all those on the Form- 1. and Gomez ' How many pairs of shoes did you wear out, Louis? Louis was rather quiet during Plebe year, never quite losing ihat dazed look on his light bulb head When Youngster year rolled around, however, we found out he wasn ' t the mild mannered Mexican we Ihought he was Don ' t worry Lou We would have flipped Ihat table on those girls, too ' They should have danced with you We always knew Louis liked to swim, but in Philadelphia in Ihe middle of Novem- ber ' ' Way 10 go Lalin Loveri Even though Louis struggled Ihrough academics, he did gam much wisdom and experience in other matters (wink, wink). Frannie O ' s will be a perma- nent part of his memory Louis rolled into first class year with a new set of wheels, Allison, and a new, FREE, outlook on life This new outlook lasted all of three months Philly just hasn ' t been good to you, Lou Well, even the best of bachelors must someday tall Lou, we ' re all going lo miss you A fair wind and following seas TJS JPP P S You still have ihal dazed look!