Sadly our senior Chapter member, Captain George O’Connell,
Class of 1935, passed away on Sunday July 18th.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to George’s family and
friends, and in particular to his nephew Reggie Vachon, Class of 1958, who
always affectionately referred to George as "Uncle George".
George could always be counted upon to be present at
Chapter luncheons and events. He never failed to attend the Chapter
Dark Ages Party in black tie, and in true Navy tradition always arrived
with "a date" as he so charmingly put it.
His classmate, and Chapter member, Bill Wideman passed
away some time ago. Somehow it just won’t be the same without our
two senior members from the Class of 1935.
A memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, July
26th, at the Lenbrook Retirement Community in Buckhead. The funeral
will be held at 9:00 AM on Saturday, July 24th, at Sacred Heart of Jesus
Catholic Church, in Anniston, Alabama.
Click the link below to read the entire obituary for
George: