USAFA Class of 1982

I received the following e-mail from Sue Grant a few days ago. She has some exciting news to share! I got hitched! 😁 After 16 years...

Feb 19, 2024 I was notified by John Amrine that our classmate Steve Vislisel passed away a little over a year ago. Here is some...

A "confidential source" let me know that Mary Stevenson received a huge honor from Women in Aerospace (WIA). She's been named the...

03 Oct 2023 I learned today that Denis McDonough, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, has appointed Kate L. Smith to the Department of...

10 Sep 2023 I learned on 9 Sep 2023 that our classmate Maj (Ret) Jeffery M. Riles of Sun City, AZ passed away on 24 Aug 2023. He was 62...

Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) requests upgrade of Captain Steve Phillis’ Silver Star to the Medal of Honor

27 Nov 2022 Mike Berry wrote to me to let me know he's going on a trek to climb Kilimanjaro in January 2023, and would like to invite...

27 Nov 2022 It is with a heavy heart that I pass on the news I received from Jan Rosko that Mary K McConnon Dauenhauer Perez passed away...

I received word today from the AOG that our classmate Fred Cianciolo passed away from pancreatic cancer on 27 Sep 2022. Details are in...

UPDATE: The original version of this message incorrectly showed the golf tournament on Thursday. IT IS ON FRIDAY. Although this conflicts...

Our 40th reunion will be held in Colorado Springs from 8-11 Sep 2022. Miles Kirkhuff just sent me this update (which those of you on the...

As we build up to our 40th class reunion this fall, I'm working hard to develop a complete list of contact information for all of our...

Some of this news is a bit dated, but new to me. I traded e-mails with Mike Berry back in January, and he told me that he's retired from...

After I sent out the notice in mid-January 2022 about Jim Demarest's and Sue Grant's latest books, I learned that Titus Stauffer is also...

I had a nice conversation with Dr. Roberta Ewart in mid January 2022. She sent me an e-mail on another subject earlier that month and I...

In conjunction with the effort to upgrade Steve Phillis' Silver Star, Jim "Boots" Demarest did extensive research and collected that...

I received a Christmas letter from Eric and Valerie Bjorn, and as usual, they've been VERY active! You can read their letter by clicking...

I received a Christmas e-mail from Trish (Riley, '83) Kimminau giving a brief update on what she and Doc have been up to. Here's the text...

Our class president, BGEN Jim “Boots” Demarest retired from the Air National Guard after 23 years of service. He flew his fini flight in...

I received a Christmas letter from David & Julia Graves. They're in Leesburg, VA, where David is the pastor of a small church and Julia...