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At random: The first boat known to have been navigated under water was built in 1620 by a Dutchman, Cornelius Van Drebbel. Van Drebbel is said to have developed a chemical which would purify the air and allow the crew to stay submerged for extended periods.

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Posted 2018-06-23 10:59 AM (#89537)

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POPPELL, Timothy Lee, 56, of Prince George, VA went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 21, 2018. The Florida native and former resident of Havana, Florida had lived in Prince George County, Va. the past 31 years. He was a loving husband, father, and member The Heights Baptist Church of Colonial Heights, VA. He was a US Navy Veteran having served in the Nuclear Submarine Service for 8 years. A graduate of Liberty University with a Bachelors in Religious Studies and a graduate of the Liberty Theological Seminary with a Masters of Arts in Religion. He held leadership roles in several churches. He was a 30 plus year employee of Dominion Energy. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Laura Norris and father-in-law, Edwin L. Tench. Jr. Survivors include his loving and beautiful wife, Mary Tench Poppell; daughter, Caitlin Elise Poppell and son, Caleb Nathaniel Poppell; his father, Raymond Billie Poppell, brothers Douglas Ray Poppell and Henry "Bubba" Poppell all of Havana, FL; his mother-in-law, Marjorie P. Tench; brother-in-law, Edwin "Jackie" Tench III, sisters-in-law Cheryl T. Mayes (Frank), Katherine T. Hopkins (David), Jeannie T. Schelin (Joe. Funeral services will be at 1 P.M. Monday June 25, 2018, at Powers Memorial Baptist Church in Hopewell, Va. with Pastor Randall T. Hahn, Pastor Guy W. Murdock, and Bro. Stephen Pinkerton officiating. Interment will be in Merchant Hope Memorial Gardens with military honors. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 P.M. on Sunday, June 24, 2018 at the Hopewell Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com. Published in The Progress-Index June 23, 2018

TRAUTMAN, Kurt MacGregor, CAPT, USN, Ret., 72, died in Bremerton on June 19, 2018. A loving husband, father, brother, and uncle, he devoted his career to serving in the United States Navy before retiring in 1995. He received the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and numerous other personal awards during his career. Capt. Trautman was born in Fort Collins, CO on September 7, 1945 to the late Randall Dee Witt Trautman and Lucille MacGregor Trautman. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Weapon System Engineering from the United States Naval Academy in 1967. He began serving in the Navy in 1969 after attending Naval Nuclear Power School, Nuclear Power Training Unit, and Submarine School in Groton, CT, where he met and married his wife, Marty, in August of 1968. As a Naval reservist, he briefly worked with Aerojet Nuclear Corporation in Idaho Falls, ID and then re-entered active duty in 1973 as a Weapons Officer on the USS William H. Bates in Groton, CT. He served as Navigator for the USS Seahorse in Charleston, SC before returning to Groton in 1978 to serve as an Instructor at the Combat School in New London, CT and a tour as Executive Officer. Beginning in 1985, Commander Trautman served for three years as Commanding Officer on the USS William H. Bates in San Diego, CA (awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medal for exceptional operational performance) and then as Assistant Chief of Staff and Tactical Team Leader for the Staff Submarine Force, USS Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor, HI. He then served as Commanding Officer on the USS Florida Gold and Deputy Commander of the Submarine Squadron Seventeen, both in Bangor, WA. After retiring, Capt. Trautman worked for Darlington, Inc., supporting the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport Division and worked as a combat systems engineer and director of the Center's Newport Division Detachment in Bangor. He retired in 2014. Since 1992, Capt. Trautman and his wife had lived and enjoyed many friendships in Poulsbo. Capt. Trautman was preceded in death by his wife, Marcia Goodman Trautman, his son, Stefan Trautman, and his stepmother, Eloise Trautman. He is survived by his son, Erich Trautman and wife, Caroline, of Cary, NC; his sister, Andrea Hart and husband, Al, of Billings, MT; his sister- and brother-in-law, Cindy and Jim Turse, of Mattapoisett, MA. During his life, he was a devoted follower of Jesus Christ and utilized his leadership skills and knowledge to serve Sylvan Way Baptist Church and Poulsbo Community Church. He took comfort and joy in daily Bible readings and was active in Bible Study Fellowship. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 27 at Poulsbo Community Church at 651 NW Finn Hill Road in Poulsbo. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Code Purple Now (Suzanne Wright Foundation) to aid in the battle against pancreatic cancer: The Suzanne Wright Foundation, 610 Fifth Avenue, Suite 605, New York, NY 10020. Published in Kitsap Sun from June 23, 2018

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