REUNION 2018 cont.

Floyd Ostrom ’62 receives an Above and Beyond Award

for his efforts to bring alumni to the 2017 and 2018 reunions.

Dennis Oliver receives his SMA Hall of Fame award.

Burdette Holmes ’62 receives an Above and Beyond Award

for his work as the Editor of the Kablegram-Leader.

Lennie Rosenbluth ’53 gave an insightful address on “what if” situ-

ationsthat can greatly change the direction of our lives.

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We have a deep appreciation for Ed Smith, SMA ’76, for his many years of photographing our reunions.

A “Smart Flower” blooms on the Hill.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

REUNION 2018: SMA/VWIL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS

Henry Scholarship Honoring SMARequirements:RisingseniorwhodemonstratesexcellenceinacademicsandleadershipintheVWILCorps.$2,500scholarshipawarded.Presentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipient:Cadet Sergeant Caroline Fresch ’19.

Cadet SGT Fresch receives the Henry Scholarship Honoring SMA.

Henry SMA Legacy ScholarshipEndowed Fund 3-3400-3279Requirements:TworisingjuniorswhoarecommittedtocompletingROTCandplantocommissionintheU.S.ArmedForcesupongraduation.CadetmustdemonstrateexcellenceinacademicsandleadershipintheVWILCorps.Twocadetsreceivethisrecognition,anda$2,500.00scholarshipisawardedtoeachcadet.Presentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipients:Cadet Corporal Anais Gutierrez ‘20 and Cadet Corporal Jaquelin Rosas ’20.

Cadet CPL Rosas receives the Henry SMA Legacy Scholarship.

Cadet CPL Gutierrez receives the Henry SMA Legacy Scholarship.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

SMA Alumni Leadership Award 1Requirements:Risingseniorwhodemonstratesoutstandingleadershipability.$1,000 scholarship and certificatePresentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipient: Cadet Sergeant Alexis Ivy ’19.

SMA Alumni Leadership Award 2Requirements:Risingjuniorwhodemonstratesoutstandingleadershipability.$1,000 Scholarship and certificatePresentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipient:Cadet Corporal Rebecca Balzan ’20.

SMA Alumni Leadership Award 3Requirements:Risingsophomorewhodemonstratesoutstandingleadershipability.$1,000 scholarship and certificatePresentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipient: Cadet Corporal Erika Ankiewicz ’20.

Cadet SGT Ivy receives SMA Alumni Leadership Award 1.

Cadet CPL Balzan receives SMA Alumni Leadership Award 2.

Cadet CPL Ankiewicz receives SMA Alumni Leadership Award 3.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

SMA Alumni Leadership Award 4Requirements:Risingsophomorewhodemonstratesoutstandingleadershipability.$1,000 Scholarship and certificatePresentedby:Mr.TomDavis,SMA’62,PresidentoftheSMAAlumniFoundation.Recipient:Cadet Brittney Fenner ’21.

Craig Hanson ’74 Memorial ScholarshipRequirements:Risingjuniordemonstratinghighacademicsandrespectofpeers.Awardeda$2,500scholarshipPresentedby:KristiHansonPrice&TracieHansonSmallwood. Recipient:Cadet First Corporal Kaylin Coe ‘20

Donald Reid Windley Truth-Duty-Honor

The Donald Reid Windley Truth-Duty-Honor ScholarshipissponsoredbyMrs.DonaldWindley,widowofDonWindley,a1970graduateofStauntonMilitaryAcademy.IthasbeenestablishedtohonorherhusbandandtheSMAprinciplesofTruth,Duty,andHonor.Awardeda$1,000scholarshipRequirements: AwardedtoarisingseniorwhoserecordexemplifiesthemottoTruth,Duty,Honor.Presentedby:Mrs.DonaldWindleyandson,JoshWindley.Recipient: Cadet Sergeant Kaitlin Yaconis ’19.

Cadet Fenner receives SMA Alumni Leadership Award 4.

Cadet 1st CPL Coe receives the

Craig Hanson ’74 Memorial Scholarship.

Cadet SGT Yaconis receives the Donald Reid Windley Truth-Duty-Honor Scholarship.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

Barry Longyear ScholarshipRequirements:AwardedtoacadetthathasmadethemostimprovementinherleadershipdevelopmentwithintheCorpsofCadets.$2,500scholarshipandcertificateRecipient:Cadet Captain Tevanah Charlemagne ’18.Editor’s Note: Cadet CPT Charlemagne was unable to attend the SMA/VWIL Review.

Page M. and William G. Kable, II Good Character ScholarshipThePageM.andWilliamG.KableIIGoodCharacterScholarshipissponsoredbyMrs.CarterKondon,alifelongfriendoftheKablefamily.ThisscholarshiphasbeenestablishedtohonorPageandBillyKableandthevirtuestheyembodied.Awardeda$1,000scholarship.Requirements: AwardedtoarisingsophomorethathasdemonstratedtheleadershiptraitsofLoyalty,Kindness,Diligence,andConscientiousness.Presentedby:Ms.Page“Lolo”Kable(daughter)andMrs.KableRizzo(granddaughter).Recipient: Cadet Ashlyn Harper ‘21

Kable Legion of HonorThisorderwasestablished,andsonamed,inhonorofthefounderoftheStauntonMilitaryAcademy,CaptainWilliamHartmanKable.ItrepresentedthehighesthonorbestowedbytheStauntonMilitaryAcademyuponagraduatingcadetandnowisthehighesthonorbestowedbytheVirginiaWomen’sInstituteforLeadershipatMaryBaldwinUniversity.Requirements:Awardedtothecadetwhoserecordismostconspicuousforleadership,goodconduct,academicexcellence,integrityofcharacter,poiseandbearing,unselfishness,andcontinuousloyaltytothehigheststandardsofdutyandexemplarycadetlife.Presentedby:Mr.NolanCutlerIII,SMA’68.Recipient: Cadet 1st Captain Hailey Caton ’18.

Cadet Harper receives the Page M. and William G. Kable, II Good Character Scholarship.

First CPT Caton receives the Kable Legion of Honor.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

12 SMA ALUMNI SWORDS PASSED ON TO VWILLastyear,theSMAAlumniFoundation(SMAAF)wasadvisedbytheCommandantofVWILthattheCorps

neededatleast12swordsforcadetswhowillbepromotedinApril2018.SincetheestablishmentofVWILin1996,severalswordsbelongingtoSMAalumnihavebeendonatedtoVWILforusebytheircadets.Unfortunately,thistru-lyselflesstransferofownershipofsuchapersonallymeaningfularticleoccurredwithlittlerecognition.TheSMAAFBoard,inanefforttohelpmeettheneedsofVWILandtoprovideameansofformallyrecognizingdonationsofSMAswordstoVWIL,establishedaSwordDonationProgram.ThefirstSwordPresentationCeremonytookplaceduringtheSMA/VWILReviewParadeonApril14,2018.Thedonorsandtherecipientsareshownbelow.(Swordswerenumbered131to142.)

Sword131waspresentedbyTomDavis,SMAAlumniFoundationPresident. Donatedby:c/CPT Richard Burlingame SMA ’66. Recipient:Cadet CPL Rhealiza Ambanta ’20.

Sword132waspresentedbyitsdonor,c/1st CPT Tom Phillips SMA ’74. Recipient:Cadet CPL Anais Gutierrez ’20.

Sword133waspresentedbyitsdonor:c/1st CPT Tom Atkian SMA ’69. Recipient: Cadet CPL Bernesha Dothard ’20.

Cadet CPL Ambanta receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Gutierrez receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Dothard receives her SMA sword.

Sword134waspresentedbyTomDavis,SMAAlumniFoundationPresident. Donatedby: c/SFC Art Schaupeter SMA ’60. Recipient:Cadet CPL Mallory Townsend ’20.

Saber135waspresentedbyitsdonor,c/1LT Phil Farber SMA ’69. Recipient:Cadet CPL Rebecca Balzan ’20.

Saber136waspresentedbyitsdonor, c/CPT Bob Parker SMA ‘67. Recipient: Cadet CPL Jaquelin Rosas ’20.

Saber137waspresentedbyitsdonor,c/LTC John Ricca SMA ’67. Recipient: Cadet CPL Erika Ankiewicz ’20.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

Cadet CPL Townsend receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Balzan receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Rosas receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Ankiewicz receives her SMA sword.

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Saber138waspresentedbyitsdonor,c/PVT Jim Rice SMA ’63. Recipient: Cadet CPL Blanca Beltran ’20.

Saber139waspresentedbyTomDavis,SMAAlumniFoundationPresident. Donatedby: c/CPT Lester Pittman SMA ’66. Recipient:Cadet CPL Kaylin Coe ’20.

Saber140waspresentedbyitsdonor,Cadet Kelly McGavock, SMA ’59. Recipient:Cadet CPL Celynez Gomez ’20.

Cadet CPL Beltran receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Coe receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Gomez receives her SMA sword.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

Saber141waspresentedbyTomDavis,SMAAlumniFoundationPresident. Donatedby:c/CPT George Fairlamb, SMA ’60. Recipient:Cadet CPL Patty Valdes Gonzalez ’20.

Saber142waspresentedbyitsdonor,c/1LT Eugene Ehmann, SMA ’74. Recipient:Cadet CPL Shyonia Wheeler ’20.

Cadet CPL Gonzalez receives her SMA sword.

Cadet CPL Wheeler receives her SMA sword.

All 12 sword recipients with the donors standing behind them.

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

VWIL GALLERY

Anne Bowler Tullidge Bell presents “A Paratroopers Faith” to VWIL’s 2018 Commissioning Officers

Mary Baldwin University is fundraising to upgrade our parade field/soccer field – Oct 2018 completion

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VWIL NEWS Cont.

VWIL Cadets – SMA Scholarship Recipients – Attend SMA Reunion Banquet

Following the parade, Anne Bowler Tullidge Bell helped President Fox rededicate Tullidge Hall as her parents did in 1965 to honor her brother, SGT George Bowler Tullidge III.

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A photo tribute to the VWIL graduating class of 2018 – VWIL’s 20th graduating class.

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VWIL Corps of Cadets with Delegate Convirs-Fowler at the Change of Command Parade – May 2018.

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TAPSJohn W. Bird, SMA ‘55

JohnW.Bird,81,ofNorton,Ohiopassed away on February 21, 2018at home following a brief illness. Hewas born January 7, 1937 in Barber-ton,Ohio. Johnentered thegateswiththanksgivingandpraisebecausehebe-lieved in the resurrection of our LordandSavior,JesusChrist.

He was precededindeathbyhisparents,andhisnephew.He issurvivedbyhiswife,Karen;daughters,Deborahand Barbara (Mark); brother, Robert; grandchil-dren and great-grandchildren, and many niecesandnephews.

AspecialthankyoutobothSummaHospiceandGraceChurch.

Published in Akron Beacon Journal on Feb. 25, 2018

Robert David Huff, SMA PG ‘74

Robert David Huff,62,ofBrigantine,passedawayonThursday,Janu-ary25,2018inhishome.Bob was born on May23,1955,sonof the lateRobertandRuthHuff.

Bob was born andraised in Middle Town-ship,withhistwosisters,Linda(Crouch)andBar-bara(Springer).In1973,

hegraduatedfromMiddleTownshipHighSchool.Whileinschoolhewasastatewideall-starathleteforfootball,basketball,andbase-ball.After high school, he attended StauntonMilitaryAcademywherehebecameastand-outdefensiveend.TheUniversityofDel-awarethenrecruitedBobtoplayBlueHenfootballonafullathlet-icscholarship.BobenjoyedthistimewithhisfraternitybrothersofSigmaPhiEpsilonwhileearninghisBachelorofSciencedegreeinCriminalJustice.

Bobdedicatedover30yearstohiscareerwiththeNewJerseyCasinoControlCommission.During that time,hemethis futurewife, Sarah (Sheehan)Huff, and her twosons,SeanandMichaelNee.BobandSar-ahmarriedonAugust 19, 1995andwel-comedtheirdaughter,Haley,tothefamilyin1997.

Boblovedbeingafatherandastep-fa-ther.Hewasanavidgolfer,afootballfan,was well-liked by his friends and col-leagues,andwasknownforhisquick-wit-tedhumor.AfterHurricaneSandyin2012,Bobputhiscarpentryexpertisetoworkinrepairing his Brigantine home. In 2013,Bob was diagnosed with lymphoma and

foughtthebattlewithstrengthandoptimismwhichledtoasuccess-fulremission.

Bobissurvivedbyhiswife,sisters,step-sons,daughter,grand-son,nieces,nephews,andin-laws.

FamilyServicesbyKeates-PlumFuneralHome,Brigantine.

Glenn Patrick McMillin, SMA ‘75

GlennPatrickMcMillin,age54,diedafterabriefillnessFriday,June17,2011,Mt.CarmelEastHospital.ResidentofFt.Wayne,INforthelast12 years.AttendedWhitehallYear-lingHigh School,Columbus,Ohio.GraduateJamesMadisonUniversity.Glenn worked for 30 plus years intheFoodServiceIndustry.

Hewasanavidsportsfan,espe-ciallyOSU.Hepassedonhisloveofsportstohischildren,anditwashisgreatestjoytobeinvolvedandfollowtheirathletics.

Preceded in death by fatherClarencePatrickMcMillin. Sur-vived bywife, JanetMcMillin; children,Clint,Katelyn, Patricia,

John;mother,RosemaryMcMillin;sister,Cheryl(Ran-dy)Miller;nephew,RyanMiller;fatherandsevensib-lingsbymarriageand13niecesand nephews. In lieu of flow-ers,donationswouldbegreatlyappreciated for his children’scollege educations.TheGlennMcMillinMemorialEducationFund, 1st Source Bank, 6304W. JeffersonBlvd. Ft.Wayne,IN46804.

Published in The Colum-busDispatchonJune19,2011

Thomas Vincent Mineo, Jr., SMA ‘51

ThomasVincentMineoJr.wenttobewiththeLordonJanuary24th,2018. Tom was originally fromScranton,Pa.andservedproudly inthe United States Army during theKoreanWar.Hispassionwasbaking,andheownedmanybakeriesinclud-ingDepotBakery inLawrenceville,Ga.

AmemorialservicewasheldinScranton,Pa.,wherehisfinalrestingplacewaswithhismotherandfather.Survivorsincludedaughters,CindyBuonocore,JaniceBauman,JoyMineo,andHopeMineo-Kitchen;andgrandchildren,TylerMineo,RobertFulkerson,MikeyBauman,JoshBauman,MeganGardner,MalloryPoremba,MaryKayMusyt,MasonMineo,AstrayaandBi-jouMineo-Kitchen.

JohnW.Bird

CadetBirdin1955.

CadetHuffin1974.

RobertDavidHuff.

CadetMcMillinin1975.

GlennPatrickMcMillin.

CadetMineoin1951

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Stephen Compton Newton, SMA ‘62

StephenComptonNewton,72,ofWilliamstown, WV passed away onMonday,December25,2017atMar-iettaMemorialHospital.

He was born on December 26,1944inMarietta,OHtothelateCassiusAlfredandMaryComptonNewton.

StevegraduatedfromtheStauntonMilitary Academy in Staunton, VAand from Marietta College with abachelor’s degree in history.Hewasa veteran of the U.S. Army, and amemberofWilliamstownLegionPost#159,wherehewasthecommanderofthehonorguardformilitaryrites.HewasalsoamemberofWilliamstownLodge#129AF&AMandwasa32ndDegreeScottishRiteMasoninParkersburg.HewasanavidoutdoorsmanandenjoyedridinghisUTVaroundthe

neighborhood.Steve is survived by his wife

of 50 years, Karen Blair Newton,whom he married onJuly 15, 1967; twosons, Blair Newton(Rayann), WilliamNewton (Lissa) andfour granddaughters,Sydney,Jensen,TaylorandElizabethNewton,allofWilliamstown.

Robert K. Norton JR. , SMA ‘67

Robert King Norton Jr., 69, ofrural Iowa City, diedMonday, Jan.29, 2018, in a car accident.Nortonwas president and chief executiveofficerofKZIA, Inc.Norton is sur-vivedbyhisniece,MaryEllenQuinnJohnson,andherhusband,Bruce,ofTowson,Md.;great-nephews,Bren-nan and Leo Johnson; great-niece,Rory Johnson; and cocker spanielsGordonandKaty.

Norton was born on Oct. 14,1948, inWashington, D.C., to Robert K.NortonSr.andEllenMcKeeFranklinNor-ton,whoprecededhimindeath,asdidhisoldersister,MargaretLeeNorton.Nortongrew up in Bethesda, Md., and attendedStaunton Military Academy in Staunton,VA., theUniversity ofMaryland, and theUniversityofIowa.

He began his radio career atWINX1600 AM in Rockville, Md. Nortonco-founded,withEliotKeller,thefirstFMradiostation in IowaCity,KRNA-FM, in1974.Hewentontoco-foundKZIA,Inc.,

and led thecompany followingKeller’sdeath in2009.The IowaBroadcastersAssociationnamedNorton“BroadcasteroftheYear”in2004.

NortonwasalongtimememberoftheStauntonMilitaryAcad-emyAlumniFoundation.

Norton’sfamilywouldliketothankSheriandTonyCarterofMarionfortheirfriendship.MemorialcontributionsmaybemadetoMaryBaldwinUniversity,onthegroundsoftheformerStauntonMilitaryAcademy,atmarybaldwin.edu,andLastHopeAnimalRes-cueofCedarRapids,atadopthope.org.

Dale Kenneth Schaeffer, SMA ‘68

Dale Kenneth Schaeffer, 69,passed away unexpectedly on Feb-ruary9,2018.DalewasprecededindeathbyhisparentsHaroldSchaef-ferandRuthWilsonPasternakandabrotherRichard“Dick”Rath.

Dalewas a veteran of theU.S.ArmyandformerlyservedasPolice

Officer and member ofa SWAT Team in Flor-ida. He was currentlyemployedwithMygrantGlass.Heenjoyedspendingtimewithfamilyespecial-lyhisgrandchildrenandpetPiggy.Someofhisotherhobbiesincludedfishing,huntingandridinghismotor-cycle.

Survivors include his children, Darrell Schaefferandwife Shelly, ShannonLeal and husbandErnesto;sixgrandchildren,HaydenHarris,BlakeHarris,Josh-ua Schaeffer, Andrew

Schaeffer, Kayleigh Schaeffer andKade Leal; a sister-in-law Kay RathandthreenephewsKurt,CraigandTy;andanieceLinda.

Friends may offer condolences at www.kellumfuneralhome.com.

Cdr Robert Livingston Steele, SMA ‘54

CDRRobertLivingstonSteele,USN(ret),81,ofGriffinGateDrive,Lexington,KYpassedpeacefully athis homeonDecember 20, 2017 at8pmafteralongbattlewithdemen-tia and cancer. Bob is survived byhis wife, Darlene Croasman Steeleof20yearsandhissixchildren,son,BreckSteeleandfivedaughters,Lau-rie Davey (Dean), Victoria Logue(Frank),CarolSteele(TonyRisley),CarolineSteele(CarlosMorales)andKate Steele (Justin Southern); two sisters, PeggyBeaty andCarolHayes (Pete); six grandchildren, Daniel Flynn (Rebecca),Andrew

CadetNewtonin1962.

StephenComptonNewton

CadetNortonin1967.

RobertKingNorton

CadetSchaefferin1968.

DaleKennethSchaeffer.

CadetSteelein1954.

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Flynn,GriffinLogue,JoeLeMay,SamLeMay,andSophiaYoshimo-to; threegreat grandchildren,Ellis, Isla andRyanFlynn;Sister-in-law--KathyKilgore(Bill),nephews,WilliamSebring(Shelley)andChristopherSebring;grandniece,JuliaSebring;CousinSandiTomp-kins(Robert);andmanyextendedfamilyrelatives.

Bob was born in Corregidor, Philippines and is preceded indeathbyhisfather,ColPrestonSteele,mother,JeanHerbert,aunt,ConnieArcher,sister,TerrySteele.BobisagraduateoftheStauntonMilitaryAcademy (1954), United StatesNavalAcademy (1960),andMITinNavalEngineering.Heserved20years in theUnitedStateNavyinsubmarinesandretired1980.HewastheTechnicalDirectorfor theAmericanSocietyofNavalEngineersandretired2006.HeisamemberoftheSecondPresbyterianChurchandservedasdeacon.Bobhasalonghistoryofmilitaryinhisfamilyandcloseties toLexington,father,ColPrestonSteele(WWII),grandfather,Capt Theophilus Breckinridge Steele, great grandfather, Dr The-ophilusSteelemarriedSophinisbaBreckinridge,daughterofRobertJeffersonBreckinridge,averyinfluentialmemberofSecondPres-byterianChurch.

SpecialThankstoBob’sCaregivers,HomeHealthnursesandtherapists and the Hospice team. Bobstruggledfortenyearswithdementiaandcancerandnowisatpeace.Hewasproudofhiscountryandhisserviceandisloved,remembered and respectedbymany.InBob’smemory,please support your localAlzheimer,CancerandHos-piceAssociations.

Published inLexingtonHerald-Leader on Dec. 26,2017

John Robert Sutton III, SMA ‘48

John Robert Sutton “Bob” ofTequesta,formerlyofGrossePointe,MI,diedat84,onJanuary12,2015.He graduated from Staunton Mili-taryAcademyandPurdueUniversi-ty,wherehewasamemberofAlphaSigma Phi Fraternity, the PurdueChoir,andMensa.

He served in Japan and Koreaas an agent of the OSI for the USAirForce.Athomehewasastock-broker,radiobroadcasterandsuper-intendent of historic ElmwoodCemetery inDetroit,MI andwasPresidentoftheMichiganCemeteryAssociationfortwoyears.BobwasamemberoftheTequestaCountryClubandservedonitsBoardofGovernors.His“hobbies”inretirementweregolf,reading,trav-eling,and“crosswording”.

Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof58years,Betsy;twodaughters,oneson,twograndchildren,twobrothers-in-law,onesisterandsev-ennephewsandnieces.Asperhisinstructions,nofuneralormemo-rialgatheringsarescheduledinFlorida.

Published in The Palm Beach Post from Feb. 4 to Feb. 5, 2015

Peter Dorsch Tattersall, SMA ‘58

Peter Dorsch Tattersall Sr., afather, lifelong horseman, and pub-lished author, diedMay 28, 2018.Anative of Staunton,Va., and 40-yearresident of Louisiana, Mr. TattersalldiedinNewOrleans’OschnerMedi-calCenterthreeweeksaftersufferingastrokeandsubsequentbrokenankle.Hisdaughterandtwosonswerebyhisbedside.

Mr. Tattersall, whose earliestyears were indelibly stamped by thejuggernaut ofWorldWar II, attendedfirstStauntonMilitaryAcademy,andlaterVirginiaMilitaryInstitute(VMI),whereheplayedforatimeontheuniversitypoloteam.HecountedamonghisfellowSMAcadetssuchpoliticalandculturalno-tablesasBarryGoldwaterJr.andHowardDean.Mr.TattersallalsoworkedforatimeasareporterfortheRichmondTimesDispatch.

In1970Mr.Tattersallandhisthenwife,thecurrentTiaNolanRoddy,aSouthArkansasnativewhomhe’dencounteredinStaunton,

whereshewasattendingMaryBaldwin,movedtoAlex-andria,LA,werethetwoestablishedRosaliePlantationand bore two children, Peter Tattersall Jr. and NolanGrant(Tattersall),bothofNewOrleans.Athoroughbredfarm that, in its heyday, bred, trained andmaintainednearly 200 racehorses, broodmares and studs,RosaliePlantationencounteredfinancialdifficultiesinthemid-1970s.Mr.Tattersall andhis formerwifewere forcedtoshutterthefarm.Thetwodivorcedashorttimelater.

AlongtimeLouisianapoliticalconsultantandlob-byistwhoonceranforstateSenate,Mr.Tattersallalsoserved for several years, in the 1980s, as an assistantwarden at Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary.

Duringthattime,herentedahouseonpenitentiarygrounds,resid-ingat“thefarm,”asAngolaisoftenknown.WhileworkingatAn-gola,Mr.Tattersalllearnedof,andbeganresearching,thelifeandwildlyprolificcriminalhistoryofLouisiana-born1930s-eragang-sterEldridgeRobertson,akaCharlieFrazier.

Mr. Tattersall was preceded indeathbytwosisters,KaySteffeeandDr.MaryO’Brian,andissurvivedby,amongothers,sister,ShaneTattersall;nephewSeanSteffeeandwife,Livia;nephew Jed Steffee; daughter NolanGrant and her husband, Chip Grant;formerwifeof20yearsJanellBeattieTattersall;twosons,PeteTattersallJr.ofNewOrleansandThomasTattersallof Staunton, Va.; and six grandchil-dren.Hewillbemissed,andheisfor-ever loved. (In lieuofflowers,dona-tionstoTheFirstTeeofHarrisonburg,690 Garbers Church Rd., Harrison-burgVa.,22801,arewelcome.)

Published in TheNewOrleansAdvocate.com from June 1 to June 3, 2018

CDRRobertLivingstonSteele.

CadetSuttonin1948.

CadetTattersallin1958.

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_____ Baseball Caps .......................................................... $15.00StructuredHats: BluewithGoldLettering

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StauntonMilitaryAcademyonsleeveinblue ........ $35.00_____ Officer/NCOBeltBuckle ......................................... $35.00_____ LeatherGarrisonBelt ............................................... $40.00

(canbecuttosizesupto50inches)_____ OriginalPostCardsofscenesfromSMA .................. $2.00_____ SMAShoulderPatches ............................................... $2.00_____ BlueBook(reprint) .................................................. $15.00_____ Mug:Black“Barrel”MugwithGoldHatShield ....... $5.00_____ Steins:WhitewithGoldHatShield ......................... $10.00_____ DVDDisc:”AHistoryoftheStauntonMilitaryAcademy”

ProducedandDirectedbyGregRobertsonSMA’70_____ ................................................................................... $20.00_____ CD:AcollectionofitemsrelatedtothehistoryofSMA

containsads(1884-1930)catalogs,panoramaofcampus&CorpsofCadets,postcards,and16Yearbooksincludingthefirst(1906)andlastprinted(1975) ............................. $20.00

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Staunton Military Academy Alumni Foundation, Inc.P. O. Box 958, Woodrum StationStaunton, Virginia 24402-0958 SMA/VWIL Alumni Newsletter

Published by the Staunton Military Academy Foundation • Staunton, Virginia

September 2016

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Staunton Military AcademyFoundation, Inc.P. O. Box 958, Woodrum StationStaunton, Virginia 24402-0958

Staunton Military Academy Alumni Foundation, Inc.P. O. Box 958, Woodrum Station, Staunton, Virginia 24402-0958

Telephone: (540) 885-1309 / (800) 627-5806E-mail: SMAOffice@sma-alumni.org • Website: http://www.sma-alumni.org

Please fill out this form and mail it to above or fax it to: (866)-950-4452.

INSIDE THIS ISSUEReunion Headliner ................. 1Reflections .............................. 2Special Orders ........................ 3Briefly ...................................... 3Pops Popson .......................... 4Rambling Thoughts ............. 4-5Become a Lifetime Member .... 6September 11, 2001 ................ 7Letters & emails ...................... 8Legacy.......................... 9, 11-14Life as a Cadet ................. 10-11SMA Scholarship ............ 15,16SMA Wall nominations ......... 17SMA Gallery ..................... 18-19VWIL ................................. 19-25TAPS ................................ 26-30Cadet store ........................... 31Dues/Initiatives ..................... 32

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(Your name will be listed with other Lifetime Members on a plaque in the SMA/VWIL Museum.)

SMA Alumni Foundation, Inc.(tax exempt) {payable to: SMA Alumni Foundation}• One Star Membership: ($100.00 for one year, 1 September through 31 August) $ ___________• Two Star Membership: ($180.00 for two years, (10% off) $ ___________• Three Star Membership: ($240.00 for three years, (20% off) $ ___________• Lifetime Membership: ($1,000.00 for lifetime) $ ___________

• SMA Heritage Fund (tax exempt): $ __________The purpose of the SMA Heritage Fund is to help ensure that the memories, traditions, and alumni efforts are carried intoperpetuity. Your donation helps the SMA Alumni Foundation maintain the alumni office, Memorial Wall, archives, web site,Kablegram-Leader, and the funding of the SMA Alumni Foundation Scholarship Program. For more information on the SMAAlumni Foundation Scholarship Program, please visit our website at www.sma-alumni.org.Your contributions are fully tax deductible.

• Truth, Duty, and Honor Fund (tax exempt): $ __________The purpose of the SMA Heritage Fund is to help ensure that the memories, traditions, and alumni efforts are carried intoperpetuity. Your donation helps the SMA Alumni Foundation maintain the alumni office, Memorial Wall, archives, web site,Kablegram, and the funding of the SMA Scholarship Program. For more information on the SMA Scholarship Program,please visit our website at www.sma-alumni.org.Your contributions are fully tax deductible.Note. If you are contributing to the TDH Fund, please indicate the breakdown of your contribution.Educational Scholarships: $ ______________Program Support: $ ______________

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Former Redskins punter headlinesStaunton Military Academy reunion

Published Thursday, Apr. 14, 2016, 10:16 pm in the Augusta Free PressBy Susie Miller, President of Skill Set Partners, LLC

FormerWashingtonRedskinspunterMikeBraggwasthekeynotespeakerfortheStauntonMilitaryAcademyReunionDinnerattheStonewallJacksonHotel.Bragg,a1964graduateofSMA,holdstheall-timerecordformostcareerpuntsfortheRedskinswith896from1968-1979.Healsoholdstherecordforthemostpuntsinoneseasonat103.

Bragggrewupalifelong‘Skinsfanandwasdraftedin1968inthefifthroundfromtheUniversityofRichmond.Heplayedall188gamesduringhiscareerandin2002wasnamedoneofthe80GreatestRedskins.

About Staunton Military Academy.

The StauntonMilitaryAcademywasfoundedin1884andclosedin1976.The

campuswaslaterpurchasedbyMaryBaldwinUniversity.Today,theStauntonMilitaryAcademy(SMA)/VirginiaWomen’sInstituteforLeadership(VWIL)museumishousedonthecampusofMaryBaldwinUniversityandcontainstimelessinformationthatrepresentoneofAmerica’sdistinguishedmilitaryacademies.

TheSMAmuseumhasbeenopenfor15years,andtheyfocusoninformingthecommunityofthelegacyofSMAcadetsandhowthosetraditionsarebeingpassedontotheVWILcadets.ThismuseumcontainsinformationthatwillforeverremindpeopleofhowsomeofSMA’salumnihavecontributedtosociety.VWILandSMAcontinuetoworktogethertopreservethelegacyofSMAandthemuseum.VWILisalsocelebratingits20thyearwithavarietyofevents.

TheSMAmuseumisopenWednesdays,Saturdays,andSundaysfrom1:00to4:00p.m.Thereisnoadmissionfeeforthemuseum,andappointmentscanbescheduledforoff-hoursvisits.

Mike Bragg, Washington Redskins.

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