October 22, 2009---- Notes posted since the mailing of our Last Newsletter. Crew Member Additions: Tom and Peggy Nordquist are Grandparents of a new baby boy---"Fired one round WP, bore clear, no casualities". Sick Call: L B Thompson 1945-46, is undergoing treatment for Kidney issues. Cards can be sent to: 1308 West Ray Branum Road, Tishomingo, OK 73460. Robert M Shelton, RD2, 1960-62, is undergoing treatment for cancer. Cards: 6302 County Road 74-40, Lubbock, TX 79424-8425. Phone: 806-698-0502. Angelo Temperato 1945, is feeling ill and would appreciate calls from his Plankowner buddies. His number in Avon, NY is 585-226-2251 In Memoriam (Shipmates who have passed away during the preceding year): Leonard Sturgill, MM1, 1945, Plank Owner, passed away September 23, 2005 William J. Polk, SHSN, 1948 - 1950, passed away March 24, 2009. Thomas J. Andrea, SN, 1952-53, passed away October 3, 2009. Edwin A. Torrey, F1c, 1946, passed away November 16, 2009. John Wayne McIntyre, FN, 1962, passed away December 19, 2009 William Herman (Bill) Ruhlen, SK3, 1952-1955, passed away December 21, 2009 in Findlay, Ohio William J. Hasler, S2c, 1946, passed away January 7, 2010 in Loveland Colorado. Paul Gress Adams, Jr. CDR, 1953-1955, passed away March 1, 2010. Angelo J. Temperato, S1c, 1946-1946, passed away July 19, 2010. NOTICES: John Prendergast would like to hear from anyone that knew his father, Arthur O. Prendergast BM1, and has a story to tell. He was only 7 years old, when his dad was killed in Vietnam. Arthur was aboard the Larson 1966-68, so he has to pretty much depend on other people for information about his dad when he was in the Navy. John's address: 9006 Independence Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92746, phone: 909-362-1057. Wendall S. Ward (Plank Owner) died June 10, 1992. His son Wendall Jr., 910-324-6132, would like to hear from people who knew his dad. Wendall tried to reenlist in the Navy, but flunked the physical because of his hearing. So he enlisted in the Air Force and retired from there in 1965. Robert L. Gabrielson, who was on a NROTC Midshipman cruise in 1958, would like to locate a 1958 Cruise Book for purchase or pay for a copy to be made. Please contact Bob at gabel9372002@yahoo.com, phone: (858)271-0436 or 10965 Negley Avenue, San Diego, CA 92131. We have been asked the question "Can you provide me with information on living shipmates?' We have a listing on over 1000 shipmates that we have located. We list them as Regular, Deceased or Not Current Address(no forwarding address). So unless we are notified of a shipmate passing, we assume they still living. To answer the question, please contact Tom Nordquist for a particular shipmate name, so a listing is available though Tom Nordquist (e-mail tnordqu670@aol.com). Thank you. We have an author in our Association, he is shipmate BILL FORBES a Radarman on board from 1958 to1962. Bill's autobiography "AN ANCHOR IN THE PRAIRIE" is now published and available though www.amazon.com, www.barnesandnoble.com or www.BAMM.com. or order though your local bookstore. Cost is $19.95. Many of our shipmates are recognized in the book. "It's a nostalgic and fun journey from Middle America in the 1940's and 1950's, though 3 careers, and into retirement. Bill takes us from his hometown of Utica, IL, though 2 Navy enlistments, 20 years as a broadcast journalist, and 16 years as a civil servant in the nation's capital. Bill is the guy who burned a hole in Bill Clinton's brand new office carpet, walked beneath the Arkansas River, logged more than 1200 hours in a news helicopter, and survived the bureaucracy of Washington, DC. Bill was at our past Reunions in San Diego, CA, Dayton, OH, and Washington DC Reunions. LARSON SHIP'S STORE IS CLOSED. Tom and Peggy Nordquist are relocating to Indian Lake, Ohio and will not be able to manage the Ship's Store. No one else stepped forward to take over the Store. However, Larson hats, shirts and jackets will be available from EMBROIDERY CREATIONS, 5050 Nebraska Avenue, Ste. 8, HUBER HEIGHTS, OHIO. Phone: 937-235-0441. Fax: 937-235-0487. Website: www.embroiderycreations.com Contacts are Jerry or Lana. EMBROIDERY CREATIONS has been the source of our articles for the last several years and have been an excellent supplier. LARSON PATCHES AVAILABLE - Vern Smith, 1855 E. Oakmont Ave., Fresno, CA 93720, (e-mail: yttim2@dslextreme.com) has Larson Patches available. The cost is $3.50 which includes mailing cost. If you have a interest in purchasing a patch, please contact Vern directly. If any of you have comments to pass on to our Shipmates, please e-mail me (geneMMaresca@aol.com)and I will post in this column. Thanks, Gene Maresca President of the Larson Reunion Association.