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Chapter Events - 2003

The Long Island Chapter has been busy this year. Here are highlights of some of our events.


Casual Night at Bertucci's Restaurant in Melville, L.I.
Thursday,
16 October 2003

A grand party was held toasting Arne Bocksel, Class of 1936 and 90 years young!! During the evening those present also commemorated the Long Island Chapter's 10th year of existence.

 

 

 

Maritime College Alumni Annual Family Picnic

Saturday, August 16th

at the
Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville

Over 70 Alumni, family and friends attended the annual summer picnic August 16 at the Long Island Maritime Museum on the Great South Bay. Beautiful weather and good company were the perfect match for another great picnic. In addition to the hot dogs, hamburgers, sausage, watermelon and all the picnic foods cooked up by LI Chapter members,there was volleyball, a scavenger hunt for the kids, and tours of the Museum and grounds for everybody.

Tom Hall '65 - Picnic Guru
Jim Lynch '54 and Chapter President Ron Hamski '98 prepare to feed the masses

Volleyball on the grounds of the
L.I. Maritime Museum
Jimmy, Joe & Jeanne-Marie at
the L.I. Chapter Family Picnic

^ Harry Stumme '65 organizes the scavenger hunt
 

 

 

Capt. Kangaroo >>

...or Capt. Harry Stumme,
L.I. Chapter VP ??

Hoss Miller '53 and ChrisPitfick ^
and Family

 

 

<< Sittin' on the dock on the Bay
at the L.I. Chapter Family Picnic '03

<< She floats !! Raising
the mast on the PRISCILLA

 

 

Annual Membership Dinner
Meeting & Election
Irish Coffee Pub
East Islip, NY
Wednesday, 28 May 2003
The Annual Membership Dinner of the Long Island Chapter was well-attended at the Irish Coffee Pub in East Islip NY. The Guest Speaker, Richard May '65 gave a comprehensive presentation on the ships and men that responded to support the military effort during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mr. May is Vice President, Atlantic, of the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots.

The election of new officers and trustees for the Chapter was the main order of business. The new Chapter Board spans fifty years of Fort Schuyler Alumni: classes of the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 2000 are represented.

Outgoing President Dave Nieri '72 announced the recipients of the 2003 Summer Sea Term Scholarships awarded by the Long Island Chapter. They are:

Kenneth King 1/C

Marine Transportation

Christopher Mercurio 4/C

Marine Transportation

David Kirkman 4/C

Marine Engineering

Nicholas Moore 2/C

Marine Transportation

 

 

Casual Alumni Night

at Bertucci's Pizzeria & Restaurant

Melville, Long Island
Thursday, 6 February 2003

Our after work get together turned out to be one of our best attended events, with nearly 40 Alumni and guests squeezing into the slightly smaller room at Bertucci's than we usually have . But the compactness of the group enhanced the networking and camaraderie.

 

 Click on the photo below to enlarge

 

 

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