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USS Thresher SSN 593:
Commemorated in the Congressional
Record on the upcoming 50th anniversary of it being lost at sea with all hands
on 10 April 1963. At least one ex-Tiru sailor was aboard, Michael Dinola. We had
the privilege to have his wife Edna as guest speaker at our 2005 reunion.
(click here for details of commemoration)
Eleanor Fifield: wife of RM1
Fiefield died 28 January 2003. No formal services planned.
James Palmer Sr: died last
Thursday 10 January 2013. Jim was a strong supporter of the Tiru Association. He
will be dearly missed at our reunions. There will be a graveside service at
Pachuag Cemetery, Griswold, CT, next Saturday (19 January 2013) at 1100 followed
by a celebration of his life at the VFW, Taylor Hill in Jewett City, CT. Jim
served on the USS Tiru from 1953 to 1954.
(click here to view Norwich Bulletin's obituary)
Association Minutes: 2011 & 2012
have been posted in the Association Section of the website.
Hurricane Sandy Info:
Ottoson - minor damage (mother's major
damage)
Mandrino - no problems
Fatek - no problems
Scott - lost power
Toth - lost power, no other problems
(Info not verified and from various
sources. If any additions to add to list please send to webmaster@usstiru.org)
2012 Reunion: New Photos
Posted 19 Sep 12
Could This Be Lou?
Hawaii Mini Reunion:
9 June 2012
L-R: Watanabe, Greer, Fatek
Walter E. Tubbs, Jr.: Died 12 May
2012. Served on Tiru 1953 and in attendance at the 2004 and 2005 Tiru Reunions.
Burial plans pending.
Norman M. Cobb:
World War II & Korean War submariner, died 8 May
2012. After being recalled to active duty, Norman served on Tiru 1956 to 1959.
He has been buried at the Willamette National Cemetery, Oregon.
Thomas Lee:
EN2(SS), Tiru 1964 to 1968, died on 25 April 2012 and has been buried at the
Missouri Veterans Cemetery. Details will follow.
Website Outage:
www.usstiru.org was off line part of 15 Mar 2012 due to a "Denial of Service
Attack" against our host server. Believe all is back to normal.
Horse & Cow:
James
“Jimmy” Looby, 79 of Bremerton and founder of Horse and Cow, passed away on
Monday, January 30, 2012. (I guess they forgot about "Bill Looby", the real
FOUNDER.)
Submitted by Nelson Greer
Videos:
Old 8mm films have been converted to digital and
are being posted on the website as processed. Contributed by Dewey Cardwell.
(click here to view)
Louise Tricker:
Status reports on Louise's health are posted in
the password protected section of the website. (latest report 29 Feb 12)
(click here to view)
Senior Chief Electronic Technician Ted
Taylor, USN (ret): died4 September 2011
at his home in Renton, Washington. Chief Taylor joined the Navy in 1946 and
qualified in submarines aboard the USS Carbonero in 1948. He served on many
submarines, including the USS Tiru as a plank owner (1948-9). His support of the
Tiru Association has been appreciated.
(click here to view Tiru
Association Memorial Obituary)
Submarine Training Films:
a link to a website showing old submarine training films has been posted in our
link section. usstiru.org/links/index
Photos:
New Photos have been posted in the 1960s local ops photo folder. Thanks to Tom
Jason.
www.usstiru.org/photos/60local/page15.html
Robert Daubenspeck:
loyal support of the Tiru Association, died on 7 October 2011. Funeral services
will be held at 7:30pm on 11 October at the Wood Mortuary, Greer, South
Carolina. (www.thewoodmortuary.com)
(click here to view Tiru
Association Memorial Obituary)
Reunion Photos:
Some new photos from Frank Mennel and Tom Scott
have been posted. We have many more photos for which there is not enough room on
the website to post. If anyone would like a DVD with the complete 2011 reunion
photos - contact the webmaster (webmaster(at)usstiru.org).
Financials:
2011 Reunion and 2011 Association financials have been posted in the Association
section.
1966 Westpac Photos:
New photos have been posted, thanks to Art Steinke.
2011 Reunion:
Photos continue to be posted.
Louise Tricker:
Status reports on Louise's health are posted in
the password protected section of the website.
(click here to view)
USS North Carolina SSN 777: A link to
photos of interior of this Virginia class SSN are posted in the LINKS section of
Tiru's website.
1966 Grounding:
New photos from Commodore Sloper, RAN, and narrative from Commander
Linton, RAN, have been posted in the Chronological History Section of the
website.
Photos Reunion 2010:
Are slowly being posted on website. New photos added 5 Sep. Please notify
webmaster if any in wrong section.
(click here to view)
Association Information:
The minutes and financial statement from the last crew meeting are posted in the
Tiru Association section of the website.
(click here to view)
Post Reunion Comments:
Read some of the comments received regarding the 2010 Reunion (including a
letter from Guest Speaker, Admiral Kamensky)
(click here to view)
Captain Henry Cappello:
Commanding Officer of USS Tiru SS416 from June 1952 until June 1954 died on 18
July 2010. Captain Cappello will be buried at sea. A memorial service will be
held 6 August 2010 at 11 am at the Falling Waters Club House of the Falling
Waters community, 7200 Davis Blvd, Naples, Florida. Memorial contributions may
be made to the American Heart Association or to a charity of the donor's choice.
(click here for Tiru Memorial
Obituary)
Senior Chief John D. Williams:
Chief Engineman on Tiru from Mar 64 to Oct 68, died on 25 June 2010 in Maui,
Hawaii. Service will be held at Ballard Family Mortuary, Kahului, Hawaii, on
Friday 2 July 2010. Chief Williams will be buried at sea.
(click here for Tiru Memorial
Obituary)
Accounts 2009 Reunion:
have been posted in the Association section of the website (password required).
Mike Stuffle:
died 21 December 2009 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mike was a TM1(SS) and
served on Tiru from Nov 73 to Jul 75. He is expected to be cremated and buried
at sea. Tentatively a memorial service is planned for Monday 11 January. Details will be posted when available.
Captain Bradford S. Granum, USN (ret):
former XO on Tiru (Jun 60 - Jul 61) died 20 June 2009. His funeral will be
at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday, 29 October 2009 at 1100. Attendees
please meet at the Administration Building at 1030. Donations may be made in his
name to the American Kidney Fund, PO Box 1837, Merrifield, VA 22116 or the Naval
Academy Foundation, 291 Wood Road, Beach Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402.
(click here for Tiru Memorial
Obituary)
Tiru's Grounding 1966:
Received emails from Kev Peacock regarding
the 1966 grounding. He manned the liferaft that was used to bring the doctor
from the HMAS Vendetta to USS Tiru.
(click here to read
his comments)
Submarine Memorial Dedication Ceremony:
Will be held at the Veterans National Cemetery in Canton, Georgia on Sunday, 11
April 2010 at 1400. Details will be posted when received.
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