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

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Shawn R. Grenier Grenwa Placentia. California Aerospace Engineering Naval Aviation A Ithough ihere are many institutions that ' ' Shawn could have attended, he narrowed it down 10 two Napa State or the Naval Academy He chose the Uncollege because he liked the new wave haircuts and GO clothes He packed up his wayfarers, slipped on his sandals, turned up the collar on his flowered shirt, and headed east When he got to Annapolis he tned to make friends with everyone in his squad — including his squad leader After surviving Ihe challenge ot plebe year he decided that he needed another challenge — he lettered in water polo while playing with aero class- es When THAT started to bore him be bought a racing bike, a good pair ot running shoes, and be- gan training for his newest challenge tnathlons. Many say that it is no coincidence that he started competing in tnathlons and shooting for a SEAL billet soon after receiving a normally lethal dose of radiation poisoning during sub cruise Although the nukes convinced him to go SEAL, something good DID come out of ii all while in Hawaii he met Lmda, a new wave valley girl (which just goes to show ya there IS a perfect match for everybody!) He drove his kit car ( Isn ' t thai a Ferrari? ) back from California al the beginning of the LAST year and has spent almost as much time putting the cover on and off as he has driving it On Saturday nights he could often be found at the Bayou or the Sandbar, staring at Alana ( We belong together ), and fantasizing about what it would be like to date a rock singer Whether he fhes. whenever there ' s a challenge involved we know that he won ' t refuse. The only easy day was yesterday. MDP Jeffrey J. Grill The Griller Memphis. Tennessee General Engineering Surface Warfare eft came to us from way down under Well J almost down under. Memphis that is. His first summer here was a fun one for Jeff He became the star at those mstuctional periods. The summer end- ed with Parent ' s Weekend and our boy Jeff decided to celebrate by getting behind the wheel while in the yard Too bad you had to wait three years to do that again With academic year came academic troubles, and after one hard struggle with Ihe books, the once aero major became the first general eng ma- jor That ' s OK Jeff, Ihe Admiral made the right choice for you After a few fun filled weeks on the super K. he entered an uneventful 3 c year, except for stealing his roommate ' s girlfriend. Second class summer was confusing for Jeff. He was on one of those cruises with women He had a time trying to decide whether to pick one up. He didn ' t As he entered the school year, he became known as the Gnller His room excelled in attacking plebes and playing with fire. Second semester he and D D made a good showing ot themselves, es- pecially the Condo, at least he took her to the ring dance What happened after is still a mystery to most (even the parents) First class cruise came and went as Jeff spent most of It at sea He did get to see a tew hours of Japan The first semester was good for Jeff Be- sides classes, he spent his weekends playing with his Poniiac Too bad he had to leave it at home over Christmas due to snow The last semester. Jeff ex- celled as our Admin officer The 3X5 card turnover wasn ' t good enough, right Jeff He finally drove the Pontiac back What a relief to get rid ot thai Alas- kian temporary Good luck m the fleet Go for the Admiral spot and keep m touch Joel L. Hanson Troll Virginia Beach. Virginia Mechanical Engineering Nuclear Power - Submarines oel came to Annapolis directly from Va Beach all ready endowed about Navy life, but it did lake a little doing to nd him of his part in Ihe middle, beach-boy image, but over time it was REB-ed out. An expert in tnvia, if he didn ' t know it. no one did. A scholar of son, Joel believed in spending only the minimal amount of time m the books, but a LOT m Ihe wardroom, and did manage to survive both Ihe Rocket and Wild Bill in a single semester A natural runner wilh unlimited ability, he was bounded only by his desire for the rack Joel also kept up his boxing lessons in Ihe ring, at the stadi- um. Bergers ' room, football field, Goucher, etc. He was known by everyone, especially at Goucher. where he even managed to room m a closet, and has fond memories of a van and a porch in Gaines- ville Joel was never one to turn down a party, even though a few lurned him mside out Now Joel IS off to the Nuclear Surface force where he will be a mainstay for a time to come Rememtjer how I educated you in music, the fra- grance of Ihe room, jokes, wrestling, 21st birthday, foul-less games of basketball, tailgalers. it ' s your turn, and I ' ll kick your , it has been a hard but good four years Best of luck m the years to come, you will be one of the best Mark H. Hauman Hoss Toledo. Ohio Economics Nuclear Power - Submarines «y ark came to USNA trom Ihe wonderful city v7of Toledo He was instantly disillusioned when he found out that there was something worse m life than living in Toledo which was being a plebe. He soon came out of his daze and proceeded to corrupt his naive farm boy roommate Mark soon found out that he created a monster that went be- yond any of his own personal talents Mark was never noted for his quickness, punctuality, bril- liance, or looks, but he did know how to liven even Ihe dullest ot moments Poor B.S and G K will never be the same, not to mention Ihe plants under all those terraces Mark made it into Nuke school to the amazement of many He maintains that bull majors control the world so it was his destiny When Mark did get out on Ihe weekends he wasted no time in getting reaquamted with his old friends Ralph, Roger, and Joe His only difficulty was that his good buddy Fred didn ' t have very good taste m women Mark worked hard and will always uphold his high personal standards ot excellence m what ever he does Good luck and don ' i forget all those great road trips Fourth Company 371

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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!

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Robert V. Hoppa Hop Dundalk, Maryland Applied Science Naval Aviation LJ op came to USNA via Ihe scenic route o( ' ' Cherry Point and NAPS When he finally lound a place (o stay lor a (ew years, he set about making ii a better place to party. He redefined Ihe word liberty by setting the land speed record from Dundalk (28 mm) Hop never took plebe year too sertous. but the system saw (it to give him stripes anyway, not that Hop cared since his time was divided between beer and purple hair A star lax player as a young lad. he gave three years of his life to Coach Matthews, before devoting himself to the good life of coaching Always one to parly he found out in L t that, unlike Dandy Don, he was no tea lover You always heard Hop before you saw him (Yo Wang whuss up) Second class year saw Hop tangled m Ihe black web of the Bizarre One Before long, his senses returned and he was back partying wilh the boys Then Hop calmed down, The boys miss him, but I think Kathy domesticated him Nev- er one to stay up laie. Hop siitl managed to get the grades every lime out and once he figured out the mysteries ol the AQT-FAR, he was set to become one of the elite m NAVY Air Never forget Don ' t make me get up, , , the hotel at VA Beach, wres- tling in the room. Bacardi 151 for my b-day. loud music and late hours. Army our Plebe Year (sorry I ruined your fun), taiigalers 1 c. B-ball games, working out. and all Ihe other fun we had Ihat can ' t be listed Good luck in the air and I belter not pull you out of Ihe water You ' ve been a helluva roommate JLH Stephen J. Kintzel Kintz Andover. New Jersey Systems Engineering Nuclear Power - Submarines inti came to us alter taking a wrong turn off f the NJ Turnpike, Steve was a real gunge plebe summer and left impressions everywhere he went bulkheads, lenms room doors, and King Hall glassware will never be the same Who can forget his unique interpretation of Extend Arms? Thanks Steve came here with a girlfnend, but how do you keep a girl who doesn ' t even recognize you when you come home with no hair and 30 lbs lighter? After rowing crew plebe year Steve made the transition thai many an opposing mid wished he hadn ' t intramural sports Whether playing 1st Bait football or CO heavies, no one took Steve lightly Steve became a permanent fixture on spring break inps to Florida, although many of the fixtures there are no longer permanent thanks to his presence Speaking of which. Kintz was known for his gen- erous nature lor aquatic Itle. be II marlin or whale. Go Greenpeace, Steve was also probably the only mid in modern history to lock himself out ot his car while Ihe motor was still running Kintz survived lour years of Systems Engineering, but at the great expense of his social life Don ' t ask him what a weekend is, he ' d just tell you it was a time to catch up on studying First class year came and Steve ' s rowdy rock fell by the wayside as he made a switch to mellow Christian music, although the plebes considered htm anything but mellow. Can you say 2nd set squad leader ' ' I thought you could. Now Nuc Subs have called Steve Good luck in all your future endeavors and may your depth al- ways be less than crush. Michael C. Kloosler Kloo Phoenix, Arizona Applied Science Nuclear Power - Surface K ' oo (no one knew his real first name) came to Ihe Academy as a recruited basketball play- er with little talent but lots of hustle Kloo started plebe year as a seemingly hardcore grunt, but somewhere along the line he got his bearings con- fused and ended up as a nuke The only sanity m his decision was to stay on top of the water Kloo quickly became an authority in his comput- er science major Kloo ' s academic endeavors were only surpassed by his encounters with the opposite sex. He wasted no time youngster year picking a fine specimen from the selection at Disco Dahlgren. He still hasn ' t hocked the rock he bought for her He went through girls his first and second class years like most people go through sneakers A cou- ple of those girls even got him the acclaimed Brick Award. Then he found a Jeanme with tight brown hair, but she didn ' t come from a lamp, but rather from Mother B Kloo ' s hard-headed determination and dedica- tion led him to success in almost everything he did. He was respected both m the Hall and on ihe courl for his serious yet laid back, lead by example style of leadership Kloo will always be remembered in fourth company every time anybody walks m the wardroom and sees the Bnck Award with his name 372 Fourth Company Joseph A. Kowalewski Joe Baltimore. Maryland Mathematics Surface Warfare Joe was born a poor, Polish child, he left USNA the same way During plebe summer. Joe kept a tow profile, his name was too hard for the firsties to pronounce The only way he could be identified was by the cast on his wrist 1 guess that ' s why he got it m Ihe first place First semester plebe year proved a trying one lor Joe The upperclass at Joe ' s table were all but pleasant Joe then slid safely through second se- mester by warming up pitchers and his bad wnsl. in the bullpen ot Navy ' s baseball team Youngster year was a transitional one for Joe. after the inevitable run-m with Coach Duff, the ex- ballplayer concentrated 100% on academics Also during thai time. Joe ' s true talent appeared; Rod- ney Dangerfield imitations, and Bustm ' on yur mama, became favorite pastimes of his Joe ' s proficiency at this earned him Ihe title, The King of Cuts He was good, just ask Rip Van Sun, the Sultan, or Noser, they ' ll tell you Trashing rooms became Joe ' s second pastime His daily (un began about two in Ihe morning This hobby was brought to an abrupt halt when on one night, while fleeing Ihe seen of the crime, he put his hand through a glass door Needless to say. he ' s all together now Joe saw the light in his last semester, his service preference went from SWO to FO His most impor- tant discovery was that rack time is the key to good grades The past three years have been the great- est, except for your obnoxious snoonng You ' ll work hard where ever you go. Your quote I get no respect, is false, you ' ve gol mine OLO