The Offical Newsletter of the USS Cadmus Association September 2005
The
above attendees of the 2005 reunion in San Antonio would like to express
our thanks to Fred and Joan Deats for showing us such a wonderful time.
Such hospitality can only come from Texas.
We stayed on the world famous “San Antonio Riverwalk”
and we all were able to walk into the main area of town to see the Alamo,
Tower of the Americas and other San Antonio sites.
Fred and Joan also arranged tours to LBJ’s Texas White
House, Admiral Nimitz’s Historical Center and we enjoyed a Texas BBQ at
one of the oldest cattle ranches in Texas. Yahoo to the Deats!
Our 2006 reunion will be hosted by Fred Schmitz on Hilton
Head Island, SC, where we will be staying at the Holiday Inn Oceanfront. (http://www.hihiltonhead.com/)
Please
note the reunion dates are going to be different in 2006. We will be meeting
in September instead of the customary month of May. The date will be Sept
5 thru Sept 10, 2006.
Fred has promised us a great time with tours, golf, tennis, beaches, all
with beautiful South Carolina weather.
Rooms will be available with special group rates to the USS Cadmus Association,
of $99.00 plus tax. Group rates will
be extended to us for two days prior and two days following the reunion.
More information and registration forms will be mailed to you as soon
as they become available. They will also be available on our web site. www.usscadmus.com
Ronald
James Uber, 70, of West Salem passed away Thursday, August 18th,
at home surrounded by his family.
He
was born May 20, 1935, in Rochester, New York to Evelyn and James Uber.
After graduation from high school, he enlisted in the Navy where he spent
3 years aboard ship as an Opticalman. While stationed at Great Lakes attending
school, he met and fell in love with Sylvia H Bangsberg, a teacher in
Racine, WI. They were married on July 19, 1958 and moved to
West Salem in 1960.
A
devoted husband and father, Ron & Sylvia have four wonderful daughters,
Sheryl, Sandra, Susan, and Sheila. He enjoyed doing yard work and had
a passion for decorating for all of the seasons. It was not unusual to
see something lit up in the yard. He loved train sets and was always building
villages around them. Ron also loved animals and always had a dog around
the house.
Ron
worked for Microcard-NCR for 20 years as the Quality Control Supervisor. During
this timeframe, Ron graduated from WWTC with a degree in Marketing and completed
his National Certification in the Emergency Medical Technician Program. He
then went to work at Gundersen Lutheran as a medical technician in the Emergency
Trauma Center for 20 years and then transferred to the Urgent Care Center
in Onalaska, where he worked for 6 more years. After retiring from Gundersen
Lutheran in 2001, he continued to work there part-time until 2005. Ron also
worked part time as the Deputy Medical Examiner and Deputy Sheriff for La
Crosse County. Ron’s military service included 7 years as an Army Medic and
then as a Navy Corpsman. He retired in December of 1993 after 24-years of
dedicated military service. He enjoyed the yearly reunions with his shipmates
from the USS Cadmus.
In
1978, Ron & Sylvia started the West Salem 1st Responders. Their
efforts and dedication helped provide the West Salem area valuable emergency
care. The Village of West Salem honored Ron on May 3, 1986 by proclaiming
that day "Ron Uber Day." In 1987, Ron was the first recipient of
the Coulee Region "First Responder of the Year" award and in 1993,
the West Salem 1st Responders dedicated their building to Ron &
Sylvia. Ron also assisted several groups throughout the state in setting up
their First Responders.
Ron
enjoyed camping with his family through the years, starting out in tents and
later in a motor home. Ron & Sylvia were active members of the Re Lax
In Campers and the Winnebago Itasca Travelers (WIT). His last trip was in
July to Forrest City, Iowa with the WIT Group for the National Rally. Ron
always wanted a motor scooter and recently purchased one! One of his biggest
enjoyments was driving it around West Salem during his last few weeks.
Ron’s associations include: The USS Cadmus Association, where he was a past President; Lions Club where he was past president; a member of American Legion Post 51; Christ Lutheran Church where he was a past president of the Couples and Men’s Clubs and where he had over 16 years of active service with the Lutheran Pioneers; West Salem & La Crosse Community Theaters where he was in 6 plays; the Wisconsin Coroners Association; and the Wisconsin EMT Association.
Your newly elected offcers for 2005-2006 are:
Wolfgang
(Pete) Falcone (1957-59) President
Bruce A. Lambert (1964-66) Vice President
Tom Hayes (1956-58) Secretary
Les Kraut (1964-66) Treasure
We would like to welcome the following new members:
LCDR Richard Bloomquist (1964-67) Rhode Island
ET1 Jerry McFarland (1966-68) Chandler, AZ
Welcome aboard! We really enjoyed your coming to San Antonio to sepend some time with us. Hope to see you in Hilton Head in 2006.
Left to right: DKSN Les Kraut, RM2 Bruce Lambert, George Manning, LCDR Richard Bloomquist, ETR3 Curt Olson and ET1 Jerry McFarland.
Why not join your shipmates for next year on Hilton Head Island, SC
