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At random: The USS Cusk was only one of four US submarines to ever receive the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation - Gallantry for her service in Vietnam. Cusk, was awarded seven awards during 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,The other three boats were the USS Sculpin (SSN-590), the USS Razorback (SS-394), two awards during 1967 and 1969, and the USS Ronquil (SS-396), two awards during 1966-67 and 1968.

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Posted 2025-04-17 1:56 PM (#105382)

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https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=eternal%20patrol%20by%20ussvi

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.

FIKO .. .. .. Theodore Stanley Fitko "Ted", age 75, left us all behind on April 12th. Ted was the deeply cherished and enormously loved brother of Barbara Krisfalusy. His beloved parents, Stanley and Dorothy, predeceased him. Ted proudly served his country for 4 years in the U.S. Navy on Submarine Duty. After the Navy, Ted began his almost 50 year career in the many facets of the worldwide automobile industry. Cars of all vintages were Ted's passion. He leaves behind too many friends to mention here, but they know who they are. He was an exceptionally loyal and loving friend and man. Once you were Ted's friend, you were a friend for life (he still was in constant touch with two of his kindergarten buddies!) Ted, you ran your race, you finished your course strong and well. Rest In Peace knowing you made the world so much better and brighter for having been in it. Happy trails my beautiful, rascally, tenderhearted brother, until we meet again.

MARQUIS .. .. .. It is with a heavy heart that I bring the news of the passing of Robert Gary Marquis. Born in Steubenville, Ohio in 1941, "Bob" attended Wayne High School where he bacame a Golden Gloves boxer and became the first shoeless punter for their football team. After high school, he joined the Navy and served as an electrician aboard the USS Salmon submarine. He was stationed is San Francisco.

Upon his discharge from the Navy, he returned to Steubenville and started a family. Later, the family moved to California and purchased their first home in Napa. He worked as an electrician at the Mare Island naval shipyard. It wasn't long after that the military called upon him and he enlisted in the Air Force as a load master for C-130s. Their mission was to bring soldiers home from Vietnam.

Back in Napa, he and his wife Jan started a garage door company called Napa Valley Overhead Doors. Later, they became co-owners with his brother-in-law Steve Langendorf and in-laws Harried and Chuck Langendorf. Following that, he continued his career in the garage door business with Northgate Overhead Door.

It was then he met Gail Hartley and relocated to Vancover, British Columbia, Canada where they married in December of 2004. Instantly, Bob became a dad again to his new family with sons Jason and Adrew Hartley. He enjoyed seventeen years in Canada until Gail's passing. Returning to the states, he was reunited with his family in Hamilton, Montana for two years until his illness took his life.

Some of our fondest memories are in Napa where Bob scored a perfect 300 game while bowling at Napa Bowl. He scored a hole-in-one at Napa Municipal Golf Course. He was a member of the Lions Club and focused on helping people that had difficulty seeing. He loved playing his bass guitar to Motown music, which was his favorite.

He was a good man and a good person. No one had a bad word to say about him. He became a dad to our friends; many of whom did not have fathers. He will be greatly missed.

Robert is survived by his children; Debra Marquis, Robert (Lana) Marquis, Michelle Marquis, Stepson Jason Hartley, his brother John Whitehead, as well as several Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. Robert Gary Marquis

BAIRD .. .. .. Lyle Donald (L.D.) Baird, the son of Lyle Edwin and Eva Vera (Ames) Baird was born June 20, 1934 at the home of his grandparents, Harvey Lyle and Artie Belle Baird, in Woodward County, OK. He was called home to be with his Lord and Savior at the age of 90 on April 16, 2025 in Edmond, OK.
His early years were spent on the farm and he attended the one room school house called Prairie Gem. A 1952 graduate of Sharon OK. High School, L.D. furthered his education for two and a half years by attending Panhandle A & M college at Goodwell, OK. where he majored in engineering and participated in the R.O.T.C. program. On January 21, 1955 he joined the U.S. Navy, serving in the clerical division on numerous submarines and on the staff of the Submarine Pacific Fleet. He met a Navy W.A.V.E., Kaye Smith, and they were united in marriage on Leap Year Day, February 29, 1956 in Hutchinson, KS. Over the years they made their home in Florida, South Carolina and Hawaii during L.D.’s Naval career. Their marriage was blessed with two sons, Dennis Dale and Gary Edwin and two daughters, Sandra Kay and Debora Sue. L.D. retired and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in 1974. He moved his family back to his roots in the Sharon, OK. community where he joined and served as Secretary of the Lions Club, bought, fixed up and ran a café and served on the Sharon-Mutual School Board. He worked at various jobs including four years as District Manager for Woodward County Conservation. Kaye was a nurse and was employed in Woodward, OK. until her passing in 1996.
L.D. relocated to Woodward, OK. where he took an active part in the activities of the First Christian Church. He sang in the choir, was President of his Sunday school class, Chairman of the Outreach and Property committees and served as a Deacon and an Elder. He was also a member of the V.F.W. and the American Legion. His spare time was occupied by woodworking, gardening, collecting old tools, repairing antique steam and gas engines, genealogy research, anything involving model trains and fishing. He met Betty Oldham and they were married November 29, 1996 in Belle Vista, AR. They enjoyed traveling by land, sea and air. Both L.D. and Betty were of Scottish heritage and they enjoyed attending numerous Scottish gatherings wearing their kilts.
In 2009, following the passing of Betty, L.D. returned to the country south of Woodward and continued his hobbies and community involvement. While attending a Senior Circle group meeting at the Woodward Hospital, he became acquainted with Evelyn (Sweet) Johnson. They married on March 24, 2011. They made their home in Vici, OK. where they enjoyed the fellowship of church, traveling, gardening and playing cards with friends.
L.D. lived a life full of love, hardships, friendships, challenges and successes. Wise and keen of wit, his favorite quotation was from Pope John Paul II who said, “Stupidity is a gift of God, but should not be misused.”
A Sub-Sailor Goes Home
Home is the sub-sailor, home from the sea.
He patrolled the oceans deep.
To guard against an enemy and keep his country free.
And for a little while, he gets to be ashore,
To serve his family, church and God
Until he’s called no more.
But time goes by, Oh so fast
Jesus has called him home, a sub-sailor home from the sea,
To be with Him, at last.
Anonymous

ABRY .. .. .. Harahan, La - Herman Joseph Abry, a lifelong resident of Harahan, LA, passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on April 14, 2025. He is survived by his devoted wife of 66 years, Louise Makofsky Abry, and by his children and their spouses: Emily A. Barre' and her husband Daniel Barre', and Herman Gregory (Greg) Abry and his wife Michelle B. Abry. He was the beloved grandfather of Alyssa Barre' Bourgeois, Julia Barre' Reuther, Monique Abry Knoepfler, Thomas Abry, and Patrick Abry, and proud great-grandfather of Brady Bourgeois, Bryce Bourgeois, James Reuther, Casey Reuther, Adrian Reuther, and Vivienne Abry. He is also survived by his brothers, George Abry and John Abry, and a host of loving nieces and nephews. Herman was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Andrew Abry and Carmel Buisson Abry; his sisters Carmel A. Patterson and Ann A. McGehee; and his brother Edgar Abry. A graduate of St. Dominic School and Warren Easton High School, Herman attended Loyola University and proudly served for eight years in the U.S. Naval Submarine Reserve as a Torpedoman Second Class. Herman was the fifth-generation leader and former president of Abry Brothers, Inc., the well-known New Orleans company specializing in shoring, leveling, and elevating structures. Among his many contributions to the city, he led the relocation of the historic Pitot House in 1964 and oversaw critical structural recovery efforts, moving houses and other structuresthat came to rest on highways in lower Plaquemines Parish following Hurricane Betsy in 1965. He was widely respected by engineers and contractors alike for his integrity and deep expertise, especially in the preservation of historic French Quarter architecture. He was actively involved in the community and church life, serving as President of the St. Mary's Dominican High School Parents Club (1978-79), a former member and Lieutenant of the Krewe of Eros, a former board member of the Associated Building Contractors, and a parishioner of St. Rita of Cascia Church in Harahan. There, he served faithfully as a Lector, Sacristan, Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and a dedicated volunteer with the St. Vincent de Paul Society. He was a proud member of the Knights of Columbus Council #3854. A man of faith and reflection, Herman was a member of Manresa Group #38, attending annual retreats at Manresa House of Retreats for 34 consecutive years. In recognition of his devoted service to the Church, he was awarded the St. Louis Medallion by the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 2006. Herman's legacy is one of devotion — to faith, family, heritage, and the city of New Orleans. He was a quiet force of strength and compassion, admired by all who knew him. The family extends heartfelt gratitude to his doctors and to his loving caregivers: Lindsey, Gaynell, Latricia, Jasmine, and Fran. Relatives and friends are invited to attend services held at St. Rita Catholic Church, 7100 Jefferson Hwy., Jefferson, LA on Thursday, April 24, 2025. A visitation at church will begin at 10:00am until Mass begins at 12:00pm.

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