U.S.S. Allen M. Sumner DD-692
26th Annual "All Hands" Reunion

May 4-7, 2014 - South Shore Harbor Resort & Spa, League City, Texas

REMEMBER !!!

   Thanks to everyone for making our 2014 TEXAS Reunion a great success. Once again that great "Sumner Spirit" came through. Thanks to everyone that stepped up and made it wonderful. This one will be hard to top.

   Please forgive me if I forget to mention your name. Thank you Connie, for all your hard work and details you did to make this reunion turn out so successful and for keeping me on the right track, and for still speaking to me!

   I especially want to thank Fred Willshaw for keeping me straight and making sure everything went as planned. Thanks to Karen Haderer and Mary Moore for handling the registration. Thank you Rita Hart for handling the auction and Ship's Store. Thanks to Dale Surber, Dave and Lee Robson, Bernie and Vicki Armstrong, Jim and Elaine Armstrong, Jan Taylor, Ron and Ricki Jovanovich, and Scotty and Linda Kopfstein for keeping the Hospitality Room running smoothly. I especially want to thank Pete and Gail Dromms. For the second year in a row, they went out of their way to go to Senior Chief Joe Gall's home and pick up essentials for the reunion and then go back out of their way to return them to the Senior Chief for next year. They were always there to help when there was a need for anything to be done.

   Thanks to the winners of the 50-50 drawings for donating their winnings back to the Shipmate Assistance Fund. We couldn't have done it without you.

   Thanks to everyone who participated in the live and silent auctions.

   Thank you Don Hayden for all your skilled photography work that you do for the Association each year.

   Thanks to all the ladies who read the names of our fallen shipmates at the Memorial Service and Jim Frederickson's ringing the bell.

   Last but not least a special thanks to our wonderful speakers, Astronaut Marion Runco; Johnson Space Center Speakers Program Manager, Dr. Glenda Johnson; Director of the USS Texas Memorial Park, Bruce Bramlett; and "Brown Water Sailor", Salvatore "Buddy" Farina. Also, the great musical talent of Darion Farina.

   Once again I just want to thank each and every one of you. If I have neglected to recognize anyone, please forgive me. You ALL did a great job!

   See you in Annapolis next year!

Frank DiBello

Everyday - Views from our headquarters

Everyday - the Hospitality Suite (Note this is Room 702 !!)
Our new banner thanks to Budweiser	Sauces anyone ?	Bobby Moore and his eternal coffee cup			Frank laying down the LAW	Linda Kopfstein has our undivided attention
The Ship's Store	John Hruska tells another Master Chief Hedenberg story	Frank wondering where all the food went			Lee puts Scotty in his place !	Ed Eidt wondering who all these people are
BT's in conversation ?	Scotty steals another beer...	All that training at McDonalds finally pays off			Lee & Connie inform everyone what is and isn't recyclable	Gail and Mary heard the word - FREE FOOD
It is getting deep by now	Getting ready for Man Overboard drill	Our famous poolside registration room			The 70th Sumner Birthday cake	The first slice by a Storekeeper no less
Lee looks really enthused	The BT end of the table	Dave and Dale looking for some good spices in the jungle			Happy to find her hat Lee is all smiles	Carla enjoying the Kentucky Derby
Mary explaining the rules to Jon	Another great head shot				With that smile I think Ron just saw a moose	Robbie in his normal position
Friday to Monday, May 2-5, 2014 Optional tours
Visit to the USS Stewart (DD-238)    Visit to the Exxon-Mobil Ocean Star
NASA - Houston
Monday, May 5, 2014 The Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony
The memorial table to our fallen shipmates
Some locals waiting to take part in our Banquet        Where's the BEEF ???    Lee looking for her hat   Okay, where's the Chicken ??? Nothing like a bunch of Chiefs !
(L-R) Bruce & Earlene Fulbright, Fred Willshaw, Paul & Lee Rosskamp, Don Hayden	We miss you Bill & Jocelyn	Darion Farina entertains us with "Anchors Aweigh" as  Frank & Connie DiBello look on			(L-R) Ed & Mary Eidt, Cile & Ed Braden	(L-R) Jan Taylor, Ricki Jovanovich, Lee & Dave Robson, Dale Surber
Jan Taylor, Ron & Ricki Jovanovich	(L-R) Earle Hedenberg, Bobby Moore, Pete Dromms	(L-R) Gail Dromms, Mary Moore, Liz Hedenberg			Jim Armstrong, Bernie Armstrong, Vickie Armstrong, Elaine Armstrong	(L-R) Faith Garcia, John Hruska, Jose Garcia, Pat Hruska
Jan Taylor	(L-R) Karen & Bob Haderer, Pete & Rita Hart	(L-R) Jim & Karen Frederickson, Marie Tutt, Jon Randall			(L-R) Connie DiBello, Mario & Sue Runco (NASA), Salvadore "Buddy" Farina , Darion Farina, Frank DiBello, Dr. Glenda Johnson (NASA)	Elaine & Jim Armstrong
(L-R) Bernie, Vickie, Elaine & Jim Armstrong	Linda & Scotty Kopfstein	Ron & Ricki Jovanovich			Dale "Mort" Surber	I have no idea what that is ?
	(L-R) Faith Garcia, John Hruska, Karen Haderer, Pat Hruska, Rita Hart, Bob Haderer, Pete Hart				(L-R) Karen & Jim Frederickson, Marie Tutt, Jon Randall, Rita Hart, Joe & Barbara Amato
Ron & Ricki Jovanovich receive the Long Distance Traveler Award	Pete & Gail Dromms receive the Early Bird Registration Award	REMEMBER			Frank receives the Presidential Service Award	Linda Kopfstein receives the Half Bagger Trophy
Faith & Jose head for the dance floor	And the band played on - Charley Lair and the Straight Street Band				They are not done yet	Bubbles and the Coastie cut a rug
These are out of focus as are the subjects !
Our Speaker MARIO RUNCO - New Jersey State Trooper, US Navy Commander and NASA Astronaut Mario gave us a great lecture on space and space travel followed by a very interesting Q&A session
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 The Memorial Service - USS Texas (BB-35)
Views of the USS Texas at 100 years old !
Color Guard from the Deer Park Independant School District
Darion Farina plays "Call to Colors," "Eternal Father" and "Taps"
Frank reads the names of those called to the Final Muster in the last year	Scotty Kopfstein addresses the crew	Bruce Bramlett Director of the USS Texas Memorial Park addresses us
Salvatore "Buddy" Farina, former "Brown Water Sailor" speaks to us
		Jim Frederickson rings the ceremonial bell for those who have been called to the final muster
The Ladies honor the Sumner fallen at Ormoc Bay
Lee Robson	Linda Kopfstein	Vickie Armstrong			Elaine Armstrong	Jan Taylor
Rita Hart	Pat Hruska	Karen Frederickson			Connie DiBello	Ricki Jovanovich
Rose Marie Rumac	Diane Valentine	Faith Garcia			Gail Dromms	Karen Haderer
Mary Moore Passing the Memorial wreath to the strains of Eternal Father
The wreath is committed to the deep as Taps sounds
The San Jacinto Battlefield Monument with views of the USS Texas
The Crews
The 1940's Ed Braden and Ed Eidt	The 1950's Ed Braden, Barry Rumac and Don Valentine	1960 - 1964 Don Hayden, Bruce Fulbright, Barry Rumac, Bobby Moore and Bob Haderer			1965-1969 (Row 1) Earle Hedenberg, Jim Frederickson, Frank DiBello, Scott Kopfstein, Ron Jovanovich, Bernie Armstrong, (Row 2) Pete Hart, Bobby Moore, Jose Garcia, Paul Rosskamp, Bob Haderer, (Row 3) Kelly Brown, Pete Dromms, John Hruska, (Row 4) Fred Willshaw, Dave Robson, Jon Randall, Dale Surber	The 1970's Dave Robson, Earle Hedenberg, Paul Rosskamp, Dale Surber, John Hruska, Bernie Armstrong
1943-1973 Everybody !