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

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m«: Evan G, Evans. Jr. Airborne Corona. California Mechanical Engineering, Naval Flight Officer A fter deciding not to major In botany or mo- ' •lofcycle repair m sunny Southern California, Evan chose Mech E at the Boat School as the next best thing Alter the excitement of Ptebe year wore oft and Evan put his civilian clothes away, he decid- ed to pursue the second best thing in lite - skydiv- ing. If not falling from perfectly good airplanes, he was studying land nav at Ouantico or sinking at Navy Dive School After these accomplishments and rumor of his msecl diet, the men in green thought they had him for sure. But not one to lake the easy way out. Evan saw the light and decided to go Navy Air. Evan also enjoyed the best things in life. If he wasn ' t juggling Patti. Amy, Brenda or Kathryn (he didn ' t try to juggle BECKY), he was out on his SR500. which like all real mids, he kept in the yard, Evan tried to start a Retire the Rocket club but no 0-rep could be found. {Still scared guys?) He was later seen to be practicing on the range with a very large bore handgun. Watch out Read! Best of luck and Get P-3 ' s John David T. Fisher Fishman NorthvilJe, Michigan General Engineering Naval Aviation ACT II: MID- JOURNEY ■yhey travel on, noticing the ground is gravelly ' and almost crunchy Bi: (glancmg down, scratches and sniffs the cave wall) Look, chocolate love candies)! C S A slushy voice is heard Voice: Osh osh osh, those are mine, along with this pizza. Side of beef, and large salami C.S : Wild screams are heard from behind and beyond Br Look! Its I B BAD and the Country Ballhog. one chained to the wall and the other one whipped Voice These are my dinner guests D: What is their crime? V: Pencil-necking and cradle-robbing Br. Oh well, bon appelit THE MAN-CUBS CONTINUE. C.S.: Crossing a subterranean river they become lost in the deep dark chasm Bi I think we ' re lost! C.S.: An apparition appears. Bf My God! Look at those cheeks! He slashes at the grotesquely bloated face, C S : Gooh It was bad Face Wait ' I have the gouge, but first a history lesson. D. No thanks, but there ' s a guy at the door who needs some help C S The Man-cubs sally forth away from bloat- face. calling to ihem Come back, I need a fnend! Th ey never looked back Suddenly they are al the foot ot a rocky incline Behind the rocks, a short stout maiden listens The three are tired and dirty. but hungry for adventure. The maiden appears Maiden Hi. my name is Adventure The man-cubs share an evil gnn D Bill, start the fire. C S : They continue once again, exhausted and dirty . Br: This story has no Memlt The man-cubs ascend the incline to find a mushroom (orest Tho they fight the vegetation, minutes later Dave trips on a stub and falls on a bush Bush You step on me I kill you Bi Since when do bushes talk ? Br- All the time Stub. I don ' t think that was the Wnght thing to say The man-cubs three leave a forest m flames. They climb carven stone steps to an ancient basketball court. Franklin P. Fries Jake St. Petersburg. Florida Ocean Engineering Surface Warfare ptank came here with long hair and a cloudy ' bram-now he has a strong liver and many memories, ot the things he can remember, anyway He quickly found a spot on the sailing team and a spot on the bill of the Friday night fights, which took place everyday in his room Luckily he won all the fights and was able to concentrate on more impor- tant things, like drinking sailing. Both usually went together 3 c year brought many famous sayings like I have no morals He took his act to Mary Wash, where he was forced to promise the police he ' d never return Back at school he helped open the bar and grill. Next came mess night and those moments on the balcony nobody ever knew about. He also became the only one of the boys to sen e restriction, even if it was just 1 day Another stripe came and the drunkathon summer began. The beer stayed cold in P-cola, but then even the AC froze Then it was up North and the 4th of July croquet match He didn ' t win, but he crawled his way to the finish anyway. More fun followed that fall, even as far as the west coast. He showed his skills while chasing down an escaping criminal and while changing drivers for relief. ' The great food and brew heist came that tall- compliments of our SWO buddies MRT ' s started m the spring and led to many lasting memories, even if we don ' t know how we got back A few too many braincells tell by the wayside and a trip to see Chuck followed He didn ' t mind summer school too much since he got to see his little girl every night. Then he commited the Cuban Crime ot Passion His plea-I ' m having fun! During Army week a chicken exploded Soon Frank will be off to the Real Navy I hope it ' s ready lor him! Just remember-You can ' t fall off the floor Michael W. Gannon Blinky Lackawanna, New York History Surface Warfare Mike came to Navy that July morning many years ago intelligent, motivated, spirited and awake This changed quickly There were a couple of lean academic semesters, but somehow he sur- vived-history majors do. Steam was very very good to Mike- the second time. Few can boast going into Finals with F ' s in Chemistry, Physics, and Wires and coming out with C ' s. Project 2 1 was no new subject to Mike as he got quite comfortable as an elite charter member Few knew that he aced the mile every semester or that he did in fact study. But our hero v,- ' as a rock We still wonder why he couldn ' t pass the underwater swim, especially when he was already on the bottom Mike ' s love life gave us all a few laughs. Philadelphia ' 84 had its ups and downs as the real Mike Gannon SPRANG into action After a year and a half fling with Donna-do-you-wanna. he was snubbed by an airborne soldier Although many of us claim to be close friends to Mike, none was closer than his big blue rack. He can fall asleep anytime or anyplace, and this common fetal posi- tion was a detriment to us of studious nature not majoring in Trivial Pursuits His strong leadership qualities, his personal appearance, his dedication. and performance rankings led him to the pinnacle ot all leadership positions during his last semester- squad leader. The Green Team tried to get him. but he still chose surface, or in other words, hts only other choice Mike did well professionally and will make a good SWO, provided he qualifies gradually and doesn ' t blow it oft like he did on his papers. The girl from NJ has been like the Dawn of a new day to Mike in more ways than one. Who will win the bet m 20 years? REM hasn ' t killed him yet. Don ' t turn into a John Valby I LIKE MIKE- a true survivor of ' 85. . . . . . The DIRT

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Ronald R. Dalton Ron Deer Park. Texas General Engineering U.S. Marine Corps M hen Ron lirsi arrrved in room 5225 Irltte did ' he realize this random room assignment was actually a four year roommate contract Together we abused a NUMBER ot transient roommates most notedly his BUDDY (a victim ot penny assina- tion) and THE WILDERNESS STOt PER (aka FISTS OF FURY) Both were year long sentence: Annually Ron developed a Fraternal clique ot friends including 1 c Bill the a nti-human , the how high should I jump 2 c. and linally the 3 c crapper Academically. Ron started well but his Aero career quickly ran aground by Wild Bill The inevitable switch to GE was really a blessing in dis- guise providing ample weekends lor journeys to Marymount and Wilmington to visit the wife Ron met Leanne at the DC Star concert not Disco Qahl- gren (he repeatedly emphasises this discrete differ- ence) These four years have brought two things to light, don ' t ever owe him money and fear Mexican Meal (particulary Burntos) Ron has always been a connoisseur of fine humor His tastes ranged from velvet Jones to Floyd R Turbo, to the Greaseman A rtch comic background provided hours of conver- sation This affection tor humor has even swelled inio his service selection An avowed pilot tor 3 years Ron flirted with Nuke power, but finally opted lor the Glamorous life ol the Marine Corps supply officer Good luck in the future and beware of Rufus JPW Vincent E. Debban Dirt Greeley. Colorado Mathematics Cryptology One day a skinny kid with lots of determina- tion wandered into Annapolis seeking ad- venture Instead he was inducted At 1251b Vmce could handle anyihing the Academy handed him- excepl a 45 Academics came easy to someone who ' d rather study than sleep Vmce raised his CQPR every semester but one, finally getting thai elusive 4 senior year Nobody knows why he nev- er got stripes Summer cruise was an education in Itself In Tijuana he discovered some very expensive under-the-table dnnks. but Vince recouped his losses on first class cruise, an all-expense paid va- cation to New Zealand The Army-Navy game was always unusual After fighting pneumonia plebe year, youngster year found him in a bathtub with Wille, Ralph and a used bottle of rum Senior year brought Mr Spring Junior year Vmce was one of the elife sent to West Point Despite being kidnapped tarred and feathered, Vmce found time for recon- ning the class ring, a 3 99 and Denise (a good way to gel Over Wendy-remember, look betore you leap) Vmce often considered leaping his plebe year but with the help of the Mooreds and, later, some USMA brass, he learned to leap into things instead of out Returning from West Point, he promptly got an F in Wires and D on the PCR West Point wasn ' t so bad after all Then an allergy test and his mis- aligned body NPOed him from everything but Re- stricted Line Supply Corps-hell no! Vince took the lone Crypto billet, where he can use his I gend- ary ability to gather dirt More than one c rl has fallen to his charms but as for Janeanne, it ' s her loss, not his (at least not yet) And so, after four years, lOO cases of Mountain Dew and as many all- nighters. Vmce IS taking his bulky 165 lb body and a new set of uniforms to the Fleet But can he slill put both legs behind his head ' ' WWG 428 Twelfth Company Karl T. Diederich Karl Troy, Michigan Systems Engineering Nuclear Power - Submarines i ' arl joined the brigade coming from a large family in the midwest He had to take care of himself This showed up from the very first day as he hitchhiked his way to the academy Karl ' s inde- pendence continued to shine as he was the only plebe to actually confirm his inventory of issued supplies He didn ' t let one sock get away This ability soon had him nicknamed the old miser Karl dealt with roommates who spent so much time wor- rying about how much he had packed away that they didn ' t notice that they needed to get personal- ities for themselves This turned around, however Having tailed fo carry enough water on two backpacking trips plebe year as a result ol trying to conserve weight, he began to learn When the bear came in search of his food, he saw the light From thai summer m the Sierras forward, he adopted a live and let live atti- tude A good-hearted person emerged who really cared about people Returning unscathed from a long trek into the northern Rockies, Karl managed to go astray again If he had known he was going to have to room with the guy who broke his wnst in plebe wrestling, per- haps he would not have moved to 5-0 first class year But the quarters formations were great and Bait Conduct wasn ' t all that bad Still, the academ- ics got him He must have set the record for most all-nighters m a semester By my count he had over 15 The computer seemed to thwart his attempts at Imishing and going lo bed But, with submarine selection behind him, he was able to return to his companymates and enjoy his final semester Karl, we wish you luck in your future under Ihe sea, give the threat hell, and God bless you WWC. JAF, JHE. BTB, John H. Edwards Gougeman Norfolk, Virginia Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineer Corps John was still sweating when he arrived here from Norfolk in the Custom Comet — no, his father has nothing to do with the Navy The sweat- ing increased through plebe summer at an expo- nential (of course) rate His sweat polished leather ' s high gloss matched the shme of his expo- nentially increasing forehead John ' s mole-like morning face could be seen groping tor the sink as the ten minute chowcall sounded, the mind behind the face obviously al- ready at full capacity Usually it (that mind) was computing ways to reach the all important goal of CEC His mind had little to do with his colorblind- ness, which was his ticket off the sea and onto the sewer systems of navy bases world wide His class rank (6), his major (mech eng), and his GPA (3 95) cinched his aim No big surprise — any goal once set, marathons, regimentalships. Britamma ex- changeships, ad infinitum John would do a favor for anybody In fact, he even left part (of all) of his dinner m his roommate ' s shoes alter a tough night on the Santa Monica beach John will even do a favor for the Navy (he ' lt be a careerman) as evidenced by the crook in his coffee mug fmger Although his accomplishments are amazing to all. they are commonplace and the rule rather than the exception And just because he IS graduating doesn ' t mean he is all out of surprises He has more Good luck, GRB JCM i

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John Geier The Kid Whittier. California History U.S. Marine Corps John Geter Manne Uisl Mrdshipman second Although ihis was noi always the case, soon after a certain 82 grad grabbed hold of him (a Manne grad, that is) the role of leatherneck pre- vailed 01 course with jarheadrsm comes the bag-il history major, a subject at twhich John excelled Even though John knew he would be buying lepre- chaun outMs come 85, to return the favors of his ptebe year roommate (John acquired several bruises from flying shoes at 0200 — his roommate could not stand snoring that brought ceiling tiles down from their perch), he swiped a precious 3 c sub-cruise directly from under hts soon ex-room- mate ' s nose Third Class year piebe and youngster boxing proved our fearless jarhead to be a fisticuffs first fiddle. John leM his skills quite marketable, so he bought a fight with his newest soon-to-be-ex- roommate, causing quite a biuhaha in both the company and the conduct office Don ' l think John always fought with his room- ma!e{s) The truth is. John was always willing to give help to those people less fortunate than him. especially the aqua and history rocks He allowed too little of his sentimental side to show perhaps (Marine syndrome), but it was always there, jusf be- hind those round cheeks and im rails, the latter causing John great pleasure and pam Johns snore will echo in the corridors and attics ol Mother B (and Sampson Hail) for eons, as will his excellent friendship and kindness His trials are cer- tainly not over but It gets easier (rom here. He ' s moving into his natural habitat Good luck big guy Elizabeth A. Gilstad Eli San Antonio, Texas Oceanography Medical Corps Ell came to 12lh company with pnor military experience - one day in 5th company After a string of beaus in black, Eli settled down to seri- ous courtship Plebe year study hour found her perched in the open doorway trying to catch the eye ot 3 C Gee-rard across the hall A late mght glasses run, a Form-2 tor error in judment. $400 phone bills, a Porsche (the family car ) and three years later, they are ready to tie the knot Originally a physics major, youngster year Eli de- cided she had always wanted to be a doctor and switched to oceanography The Stars War be- gan with the arrival ot her brother second class year Eli ' s summers were spent sailing to Florida and Bermuda (This was professional training!) Resisting all attempts to make her a wardroom rat. this S M I R F preferred to play her clarinet. sleep. Sing like a bird. listen to classical music and sleep First class year found her on VTNA sub squad After 15 flights she is still looking forward to her first solo Eli juggled her myriad of ECA ' s enough to imd at least halt an hour a night to study This persistence and hard work was rewarded with selection as a Batt sinper first class year Well, Ell. when your patients get sick. jusi pre- scribe a lew green M M ' s (they always worked for you) Good luck Dr EBAR! Everything will fle AW fflghtl GGO 430 Twelfth Company Emily D. Harman Chicken Legs Annandale, Virginia Physical Science Supply Corps From the beginning we knew Emily might have trouble adjusting to the military hie She amused at least herself when she couldn ' t per- form a simple about face at her first reveille, and when she decided it was easier to stay braced up all summer than learn the enlisted rales and ratings, Do you know them yet, Emily? Things got better when she began her torrid romance. However, the Major wasn ' t loo pleased when he walked into her hospital room after her first knee operation and found her and ' ner loved one holding hands and gazing into each others ' eyes over a dozen roses Was It worth It? It must have been at the time, at least, because we found ourselves in civilian clothes trying to parallel park an orange Buick outside Gate 3 so we could help Em set up a nice surprise lor her beau ' s birthday How Romantic! But we guess it wasn ' t meant to be At least she doesn ' t have to be a Marine now Once her knee and her heart healed she bounced back to basketball and guys Where are all the tall men ' ' ? Not m Georgia Her real love in life, though, was and always will be Junk Food! Her stamina was great II look a whole bag of Starburst. Sour Cream and Onion potato chips, and a Moun- tain Dew to linally make the TC tall and roll in agony on the court Great practice. Huh ' ' Did Coach know the real cause of the illness? Unloriunalely, after two great seasons ol B-ball she was set back by another matching knee injury Nice pair of knees, Harman But nothing could hold her back and de- termina tion pulled her through The Captam got to play We know that same determination and good spirits will always pull her through, what ever she does Keep that wonderful smile on your lace We love you! -D D Darlene R. Harter Darlin ' Middletown. New York History General Unrestricted Line Darlene began plebe summer tired up and ready to go Heat stress and being SIR slowed her down a bit but did give her the time to sew together a sheet poster Academic year brought even more physical hardships when she sprained her ankle in gymnastics She was on crutches until she noticed that the clock in the bar said almost midnight She was carried part way back in the strong arms ol a (hunk) football player and then she sprinted down the center of the hall forgetting her ankle It must have been painful! Thank goodness for those trusty crutches the next day But her health soon returned and the song on the radio told the whole story C H requested that WRNV play Having my Baby , dedicated to Dar- lene How nice! Both were quite surprised Darlene moved on to bigger and better things Those Span- iards sure can be impulsive Maybe she ' d better not go running with one She didn ' t learn her lesson and got involved with another foreigner This time she got engaged But a month later she came to realize he wasn ' t THE ONE Who is THE ONE ' ' Second class year true love came along m the torm of an underclassman, We hope she didn ' t corrupt him too much There were some lough times but true love always wins First class year we continued to put up with each other ' s different taste m music - Dianna Ross Barbara Streisand Gino Vanelli? - Geez! Hey, by the way. are you pi ssed oft or is that just determination on the way to the shower ' ' Emily didn ' t really mean to mess up your routine But determination is good and Darlene ' s certainly got it. Keep working hard - we know you ' ll prove that marriage and a Navy career can both work Hello. Oregon! Love. E D