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At random: "I don't know why they call it 'eternal patrol', rather than 'eternal rest camp'? I was never afraid in rest camp.” -- Howard "Shorty" Evans - USS Queenfish SS 393

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Posted 2025-11-11 9:28 AM (#105783)

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Subject: Tuesday 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.

HILL .. .. .. Michael Terry Hill, age 67, passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025, at the Ray Hickey Hospice House in Vancouver, Washington, surrounded by his loving family. His passing followed a brief illness from gallbladder cancer, diagnosed just five weeks earlier on June 18.
Born in 1958, Michael initially lived on Midway Island and then spent most of his youth in Virginia while his father served in the Navy. The family moved to Canby, Oregon when Michael was in middle school. Michael graduated from Canby High School in 1976 before joining the United States Navy. He served with distinction as a missile technician aboard the submarine USS Thomas Jefferson out of Pearl Harbor, and later at the Strategic Weapons Facility Pacific (SWFPAC) in Bangor, Washington.
After his military service, Michael attended Oregon State University, where he met the love of his life, Holly Harwood. He went on to earn a degree in Accounting from Portland State University in 1987. Throughout his career, Michael worked as an accounting controller for several companies, including Union Carbide in Washougal, WA; LBL Windows in Troutdale, OR; and Graphic Packaging in Portland, OR. In the early 2000s, he shifted gears and found a new passion in real estate, helping others with the same dedication and thoroughness that defined his earlier work.
Michael will be remembered for his good-natured sense of humor, warm heart, and quiet acts of love including caring for people in the most genuine way he knew - by feeding them. Whether cooking a carefully planned meal or just making sure the pantry was stocked with everyone's favorites, Michael found joy in preparing food that brought people happiness. Grocery shopping wasn't a chore to him - it was part of the experience, part of loving and looking after the people in his life. Several family members lived temporarily with Michael and Holly over the years. Michael was delighted that they always left with a few extra pounds; a sign they had been well cared for and loved.
He is survived by his wife, Holly Harwood; his beloved children, Michael Tyler Hill and Kasey Brianne Humbert and her husband Dalton Humbert and stepdaughter, Jenn Otto; his cherished grandchildren: Khloe Hill, Ona Humbert, Isla Humbert, Cade Otto, and Eli Otto; and his brothers, Stan Hill and Norman Hill; and many nieces and nephews.
Though his diagnosis came unexpectedly and his time was far too short, Michael spent his final weeks surrounded by the love and presence of his family. His strength, humor, and deep love for those around him will never be forgotten. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all who had the good fortune to share a meal - and a laugh - with him.

PRAY .. .. .. Captain William “Bill” Lawrence Pray, USN (Ret.), 92 of Tampa, passed Florida away peacefully on November 5, 2025, in the presence of loving family. Bill was born on March 16, 1933, to Ardys Lee and Hazel Jean Wailes Pray in Wayne County, IA. Growing up in Humeston, Iowa, Bill excelled in athletics and academics, graduating in 1950 from Humeston High School. He was nominated to await the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and a following year of advanced study at Iowa State University, he enrolled in the Naval Academy in 1951 and with the graduated class of 1955.
Thus an illustrious varied and 32-year career in the Navy, which included command of the Polaris ballistic missile submarine USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN-656) (blue crew) from 1969 to which 1971, was Capt. Pray’s proudest and most achievement defining. Prior to this, Capt. Pray served on two surface ships, USS PERRY (DD-844) from 1955 to 1958, and USS OKLAHOMA CITY (CLG-5) from 1960 to 1962 and earned a master’s in meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1960. Following a tour as as weather officer in Guam, Capt. Pray begins nuclear power school training and reported to his first ballistic missile submarine, USS THOMAS A EDISON (SSBN-610), from 1965 to 1966, followed by his tour on USS JAMES K POLK (SSBN-645) from 1967 to where 1969 he served as Executive Officer and qualified for command of the CARVER. The responsibility of commanding a nuclear-powered submarine carrying 16 nuclear missiles and 50 nuclear warheads in a ready launch status was a heavy one, and he carried it well.
Bill his submarine with duty tours at the Pentagon; Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, NE; command of the Navy ROTC unit University of Colorado, Boulder; and US Central Command, Tampa, FL where he retired in 1987. During his Pentagon tour he coordinated the early development phases of the future Tomahawk cruise missile, and in 1976 was a negotiator in the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) talks at opposite Geneva, Switzerland the Russian delegation.
While at the Naval Academy, Bill met and fell in love with Elizabeth Anne Beall of Baltimore, MD, and his hectic duties on the PERRY successfully he courted and married her on July 10, 1958. They enjoyed 62 wonderful years of marriage. In his retirement Bill continued his passion for gardening, taken up painting seascapes, sailing ships, and portraits and volunteered at church and the Tampa Bay Aquarium. Bill also loved spending time with his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
He is survived by children James Pray (Rita) of Johnston, IA; Janet Lauber (Jeff) of Minneapolis, MN; Jeff Pray (Jennifer) of Newnan, GA; Andrew Pray (Yvette) of Tampa, FL; grandchildren Michael (Lora), Jennifer (Ben), Jessica (Ravi), Andrew (Lauren), Peyton (Fiancé Samantha), Jeffrey, Riley, Jeffrey, Riley, Bill wasd preceded in death by his loving wife Anne and his sister Barbara.

FAULKNER .. .. .. Jerry W. Faulkner, 75 of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on October 24, 2025, with his son and his sister by his side. Services will be held in the spring of 2026.
Jerry Faulkner was born on August 13, 1950, in Princeton, Indiana, to John and Arminta (Becky) Faulkner. He graduated from Canadian High School in 1968 and served in the U.S Navy for 4 years on the submarine USS Cutlass stationed in Morocco. Jerry worked mainly in the oil, gas and mining industries.
He married Pamela Rhoades and had one son, Nathaniel Faulkner, in 1982. He lived in Casper Wyoming, for 30 years. He then married Linda Prugh and moved to North Carolina. In 2009, he returned to Amarillo.
Jerry’s hobbies included bowling, golfing and metal detecting. His greatest joy was being an avid follower of the Canadian Wildcat football team. He played for the Wildcats from 1964-1968 as an outstanding running back.
Jerry is survived by his son Nate of Casper, Wyoming, and his sister Margie of Amarillo.

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