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- (Wenatchee World)
Clarence B. "Casey" Watson, 90, a longtime resident of the Wenatchee Valley, died Monday, June 1, 2009, at Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Casey was born on April 2, 1919, on a cattle ranch at Montrose, CO, to Benjamin and Frances (Wallace) Watson, where he was raised and educated. He later moved with his family to Biggs, CA, where the family had a rice farm. In 1935, he moved to Entiat and in 1941, he moved to Oroville, where he worked logging and at the Peerless Hotel as a cook. On January 3, 1942, Casey enlisted in the United States Navy, where he served on the submarine USS Tautog (SS-199). Casey was honorably discharged on October 10, 1946. He then moved to Idaho, where, with his dad, he worked mining on the Little Salmon River and the Columbia River in Washington. He also worked at the Lewis and Clark Hotel in Lewiston. In 1948, he moved to Leavenworth, where he went to work for the Chelan County Highway Department as an Equipment Operator. He later met his wife to be, Irene Bayne, and they were married in Peshastin on May 20, 1949. In 1962, Casey went to work for the Washington State Department of Transportation, until his retirement in 1985. In 1972, he and Irene moved to Wenatchee, where they have lived ever since. Casey and Irene enjoyed traveling, especially to places like Branson, MO, Winnemucca, NV and cruising to Alaska and the Panama Canal. They also went to Hawaii in the mid 90's, where Casey was honored at the decommissioning of the USS Tautog as the oldest living member. Casey was a proud member of the Submarine Association, the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activity Center, the Wenatchee American Legion Post #10 and was a 50+ year member of the I.U.O.E. Operating Engineers Local #302. He is survived by his wife, Irene Watson of the family home; son, Terry (Malou) Watson of Stanwood; daughters, Sherrie Schmitt of Leavenworth, Pam (Ed) Reinfeld of Wenatchee and Melinda (Rick) Haslam of Duncan, B.C., Canada; ten grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant brother, Calvin Watson; and a grandson, Joel Schmitt. A Funeral Service of Commemoration to Celebrate the Life of Clarence B. "Casey" Watson will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2009, at the Wenatchee Church of the Nazarene, 1011 S. Miller Street at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held immediately following the service. Private Family Inurnment will be held in the Wenatchee City Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wenatchee Valley Senior Activities Center at 1312 Maple Street, Wenatchee, WA 98801 or the charity of one's choice. Ward's Funeral Chapel, Leavenworth, is in charge of the arrangements.
James F. Calvert, VADM, USN, Ret., 88, died of heart failure Wednesday June 3, 2009 in Bryn Mawr, PA. After graduating from Annapolis in 1942, Calvert went straight to work on submarines. During World War II he served on the USS Jack (SS-259) for eight war patrols and another on the USS Haddo (SS-255) The USS Jack, on which Calvert helped aim the torpedoes, is credited with sinking 15 Japanese ships. Calvert wrote several books. In his 1995 memoir "Silent Running," Calvert described his experiences in submarine operations in the Pacific during World War II, chasing and sinking enemy ships. Calvert was the commanding officer of the nuclear-powered USS Skate (SSN-578) from December 1957 to September 1959. The submarine became the first to surface at the North Pole in February 1959. Calvert wrote about the experience in a book titled "Surface At The Pole." The trip had been made to test how well a submarine could operate in the Arctic Ocean. Calvert served as the 46th Naval Academy superintendent from 1968 to 1972. During his tenure, he put an emphasis on increasing the academy's ability to recruit top civilian faculty members. He also implemented the academy's academic majors program, which broadened the academy's curriculum beyond engineering to include other majors such as political science. Calvert created the academy's James Forrestal Lecture in 1970, which focuses on leadership and has been given by prominent political, athletic and military leaders, including former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, football coach Dick Vermeil and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. After retiring from the Navy, Calvert worked as an assistant to the chairman of Texaco. He also was a senior executive at Combustion Engineering in Stamford, Conn. Calvert is survived by his wife of 41 years, Peggy, and their four sons Craig, David, John and Kemp Battle. He also is survived by two sons Jim and Charles from his previous marriage to his first wife Nancy, who died in 1965.
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Obit Messenger results for 06/05/09.
