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Master and Commander Posts: 1434 Location: NE Florida | Subject: Sunday Obits https://www.facebook.com/ussvi.eternalpatrol/ The above link goes to the USSVI (United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.) Facebook page where their members who have gone on “Eternal Patrol” are noted. I’ll keep my work here going, trying to get others who were not USSVI members. You’re encouraged to look there as well as here! Obviously, there’ll be some I miss and some I duplicate. CARLSON .. .. .. Roger P. Carlson, beloved brother, passed away suddenly March 23, 2026, just days away from his 73rd birthday. Arizona born and bred, a 1971 graduate of McClintock High School, lettering in Football and Wrestling. He was a volunteer coach for the Tempe Pop Warner football team the Lancers for several seasons including a State Championship. During the early 70's he formed a rock band "Gunsite" with buddies and played the local valley scene for several years. He proudly enlisted in the U.S. Navy serving on the crew of the nuclear attack submarine the USS Puffer. After his Honorable Discharge, he returned to Tempe to become a Barber Stylist working at Sun Devil Haircutters near ASU. He also worked at Coca Cola, RJ Mariani, and J Calaway, finally settling at AZ Glove and Safety, as an Inside Sales Rep, retiring after 20 years. He enjoyed ASU football, golf, hunting and fishing and of course his lifelong friends. The "Wedge" will be sorely missed by his surviving sister Tawny (Dave), his loving Cocker Spaniel and extended family and the wonderful lifelong friends, Hank, John C, John R, Marty and nieces Adrianne and Alyssa. In a quote from the movie. Men In Black, "He didn't die, he just went Home" GARRETT .. .. .. Captain William Bruce (Bill) Garrett, U.S. Navy, retired, of Annapolis, Maryland, passed away on March 14, 2026. Bill Garrett was an extraordinary individual, deeply devoted to his family, his profession, and his country. He was incredibly kind, understanding, personable, loving, patient, humble. A gentleman of exemplary character, a wonderful father and husband, full of faith and joy. Bill was born on July 26, 1936, in Beloit, Kansas, the second son of Harold and Geraldine Garrett. He graduated from Cawker City High School in 1954. The following year he attended Kansas University and then in 1955, he entered the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He graduated in the Class of 1959. He was elected vice president of his class, was a member of the varsity track team, and was awarded the Fleet Reserve Association Prize as standing highest in the graduating class in conduct and aptitude. Following graduation, he served on a destroyer then entered submarine training in 1961. He was the Commanding Officer of USS GRENADIER and the Executive Officer of submarine tender USS HUNLEY in Guam. His shore assignments included the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Navy Recruiting Command, and the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations as Chief of the Navy Strategic Concepts Branch and as a Navy Planner during the war in the Falklands in 1982. His military awards included the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement Medal. His civilian awards included the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award and the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award. He was also designated as the Vice Academic Dean Emeritus by the Secretary of the Navy, only the third Naval Academy graduate to receive the Emeritus designation of the more than 90,000 graduates of the Naval Academy. He then pursued an academic tract, graduating from the U.S. Naval War College, subsequently received the Master of Science Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University, and was awarded a doctorate in International Relations by the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University in 1982. In 1983, he reported to the U.S. Naval Academy as the Director, Dvision of the U.S. and International Studies, served as Chairman of the Admissions Board, and as a member of the Athletic Board of Control. Following retirement from the Navy, he was appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty, serving from 1986 to 1989, then as Vice Academic Dean from 1989 to 2004. He was also a faculty member in the Political Science Department where he served as an Associate Professor. Additionally, he served as an Associate Editor of the U.S. Naval Institute PROCEEDINGS, served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Hammond-Harwood House for six years, was a member of the Rotary Club of Annapolis where he received the Paul Harris Fellow Award four times, the highest recognition by Rotary for leadership and service. He was a volunteer at Lighthouse Shelter, an active member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church for 40 years. He leaves his beloved wife Sally Mize of Atchison, Kansas. Additionally, he is survived by their daughter Elizabeth (Liz) Schieber, of Charlottesville, Virginia, their son, William (Bill) Garrett, of Severna Park, Maryland, and their daughter Katherine (Kate) Lindsay, of Annapolis, Maryland, and eight grandchildren, Caroline, Brian, and Meg Schieber, Addison, Josephine, and Samuel Garrett, Sophia Fionda and Penelope Lindsay, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, his brother, Gerold, of Seattle and his brother, Pat, of Cawker City. His brother, Mike, resides in Kirkland, Washington, near Seattle. BURCH .. .. .. W. Jack Burch, 91, of Moulton, Alabama passed away Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Decatur Morgan Hospital. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Moulton Church of Christ. The funeral service will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Moulton Church of Christ with O.D. Bowling and Brad McNutt officiating and Lawrence Funeral Home directing. Burial will be at Moulton Memory Gardens. Born on August 26, 1934, to Walter and Sallie Smith Burch. Jack was raised on the family farm in Moulton. He graduated from Columbia Military Academy and then continued his education at Auburn University where he earned his degree in 1956. Jack then served his country in the Navy until 1961. He served on a submarine, on ships, and spent his final two years of service as a professor passing on his knowledge of navigation to students at the Naval Academy in Annapolis. He returned to Moulton in 1961 to work the dairy farm and later worked as a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service from which he retired in 1999. Jack was a lifelong member of the Moulton Church of Christ where he served as an elder for 50 years and taught adult bible classes. He enjoyed reading, studying history, card games, crossword puzzles, sporting events, gardening, and was a master of stained glass. Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Gayle Pettus Burch; children, Jackie (Belinda) Burch, Meg (Tom) Payne, Bobby (Tonya) Burch; grandchildren, Forrest (Hayden) Burch, Sallie Beth Burch, Nathan (Kala) Payne, Emily (Bobby) Williams, Coleman Burch, and Brylee Burch; great-grandchildren, Galloway Burch, Thompson Burch, and Landon Wright; sister, Mary Alice Wynn; nieces and nephews, Bonnie Kazepis, Gloria Davis, Robert Burch, Beth DeFour, Becky Wilkenson, and Barbara Munson. JACOBSEN .. .. .. Thomas A. Jacobsen, 77, of Greensburg, died Friday, March 27, 2026, in the Forbes Regional Health Center. He was born December 09, 1948, in Mason City, Iowa, a son of the late Delmar Marvin Jacobsen and Mary Balaban Jacobsen. Early in Tom’s career, he worked in the nuclear industry. While serving our country with the US Navy during the Vietnam Era, he was a Nuclear Electrician's Mate (EMN), responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing the electrical power generation systems aboard nuclear-powered submarines. He went on to work on the clean-up crew working to remove radioactive contamination at Three Mile Island, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth Koeth. Tom was a retired Program Manager, Met Life Insurance Company. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and had recently been attending St. Bartholomew Church in Crabtree. Tom, a humble man, was very involved with St. Vincent DePaul , having served as a past council president and well as various other charities. After the death of his first wife, he met his future fiancé, Deborah Scarpitti. He and Debbie made regular trips to Mullins, WV helping with their food pantry and bringing supplies to the underprivileged of that area. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Koeth Jacobsen; a brother, Paul Jacobsen; and sister Judy Budwig. He is survived by his loving and devoted fiancé, Deborah A. Scarpitti of Greensburg; his three sons, Nathaniel Jacobsen of Cleveland, OH, Ryan Jacobsen of Greensburg and Adam Jacobsen (Brooke) of Jeannette; brother, Stephen Jacobsen (Bonnie) of Coon Rapids, MN; and several nieces and nephews. Edited by Coyote 2026-03-29 4:11 PM | ||
