It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of our Columbus Base shipmate John Palmer. John qualified in 1951 aboard USS Guavina SS-362, and also served aboard USS Requin SS-481. He was a Life Member of USSVI National and Columbus Base, and was inducted into the Holland Club in 2010.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of our Columbus Base shipmate Bruce Rinehart. Bruce qualified in 1963 aboard USS Tigrone SS-419, and also served aboard USS Crevalle SS-291. He was a a Life Member of USSVI National and Columbus Base, and was inducted into the Holland Club in 2013.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of our Columbus Base shipmate Bob Wells. Bob was a WWII Navy veteran and qualified in 1947 aboard USS Capitaine SS-336. He joined USSVI in 2008, was a Life Member of USSVI National and Columbus Base, and was inducted into the Holland Club in 2008.
It's with a truly heavy heart that I inform you that our shipmate Lee Mather departed on Eternal Patrol. Lee Griffith Mather, age 85 of Columbus, passed away on November 30, 2018.
It's with a truly heavy heart that I inform you that our shipmate John Leers departed on Eternal Patrol.
It's with a truly heavy heart that I inform you that our shipmate Don Crinkey departed on Eternal Patrol.
If you didn't attend our monthly base meetings or some of our dinners, you probably didn't know our shipmate Don Crinkey. He RARELY missed a monthly base meeting, coming from Springfield with his good friend and shipmate Bob Frier . In his words, he “loved the brotherhood and camaraderie of the submarine service and being with the Columbus Base shipmates”.
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of our shipmate Patrick Mushill, ET1(SS). He departed on eternal patrol Friday, October 6, 2017, in Pickerington, Ohio after a long battle with ocular melanoma. Patrick was born on January 13, 1963 in Granite City, IL. He was a "nuke" and qualified on the USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) in 1985. He also served on the USS Seahorse (SSN-669).
It is with a heavy heart that I inform you of the passing on 15 September 2017 of our shipmate Richard Albert Morin , CAPT. MSC USN (Ret.). He qualified on the USS Raton (SS-270) in 1957