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Last Update: 10/03/2006
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REUNION OMAHA
20-24
September 2006
Jim Thomas is the chairman of this 25th reunion. There is a cadre
of committee heads and members who have been working since early this year to
set up one more great gathering. The essential schedule has plans for a Friday
evening banquet, and ‘an Offutt day’ on Saturday ending with an
informal BBQ on base. Other events and tours are planned for the four day
reunion, but there is plenty of built-in free time to commiserate with friends
and comrades, and/or see Omaha's attractions on one's own.
The Embassy
Suites, Downtown/Old Market, will be HQ for most of the activities. It is
located just across the street from the bustling and eclectic Old Market area
of Omaha, noted for its diversity in fine restaurants and myriad specialty
shops.
For those wanting to book early, the number is
1-800-EMBASSY(362-2779), refer to the ID name: 55thSRW Association if you use
the call in. Or you can go online and check out the hotel at
www.embassysuitesomaha.com. If you register on line, the ID block code is
loaded as RWA since SRW was already allocated.
The IDs are needed to
get the special reunion rate of $119 for single and $124 for double occupancy
(plus taxes and fees, 16.46%). The rate is good for three days either side of
the 20-24 September 2006 reunion dates.
EMBASSY SUITES DOWNTOWN/OLD MARKET
This may seem
high to regular reunion goers, but it must be pointed out that the Embassy
Suites is not your generic hotel. The accommodations are two-room suites with
more amenities and conveniences than a regular hotel – sleeper sofa,
refrigerator, microwave, two TVs, wet bar, coffee maker, iron and hairdryers,
et al. In other words, “Everybody gets an
upgrade!”
The rate includes for guests, a made-to-order, hot
breakfast, an evening manager-hosted cocktail reception, complimentary
newspaper, and free parking every day; plus free shuttle transportation to/from
the airport.
Now, if you haven’t been to Omaha in several years,
you are in for some pleasant surprises. The drive from Eppley Airport (which
has been enlarged several times) has had a major makeover with lighting,
sculptures and towers. The UP rail yard and other eyesores are gone and
replaced with the Gallup campus, the Quest Omaha Center, a Hilton hotel and the
Lewis and Clark Landing on the river front, just to name a few improvements
there.
Omaha now has a skyline with major buildings rising in a
revitalized downtown. The stockyards were closed and removed years ago. There
is a world class zoo (with an indoor jungle, Desert Dome, aquarium and the new
gorilla valley where the people are inside); Joslyn Art Museum; Botanical
Gardens; ConAgra’s International HQ campus; the frequently updated
Rosenblatt Stadium (home to the triple-A Omaha Royals, and the NCAA College
World Series) all add to the city’s allure to business and tourism
visitors.
There are a symphony orchestra, opera, theater, a pops series;
Broadway shows come to town, and big name acts have hit the city regularly. A
spanking new, state of the art performing arts center just opened in mid-town
Omaha. Culture abounds and the Big-O is no longer a cow-town.
55TH SRW REUNION
SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 20-24, 2006
- WEDNESDAY - SEPT
20
- 1200-1800 REUNION REGISTRATION
- 1400-2200 HOSPITALITY ROOM
OPEN:
- 1800- 1930 Board of Directors
Meeting (Council Bluffs Room A)
- DINNER ON THE TOWN
- THURSDAY - SEPT 21
- 0600-0930 BREAKFAST - Hotel ATRIUM.
Hotel guests FREE
- 0700-GOLF OUTING DEPARTS, TEE TIME
0800 QUARRY OAKS
- RETURN TO EMBASSY APPROX:
1500
- 0900-2300 HOSPITALITY ROOM
OPEN
- 0930 -1230 TOUR A TO LAURITZEN
BOTANICAL GARDENS
- 1000-1800 REUNION
REGISTRATION
- 1800 - RECEPTION IN HOSPITALITY
SUITE - (Heavy hors de vors)
- DINNER ON THE TOWN
- FRIDAY - SEPT 22
- 0600-0930- BREAKFAST- Hotel ATRIUM.
Hotel guests FREE.
- 0800 - TOUR B DEPART FOR LINCOLN RC-
135 STATIC DISPLAY AND STRATEGIC AIR & SPACE MUSEUM
- 0900 - TOUR C to BOYS TOWN/VILLAGE
POINTE SHOPPING CENTER
- 1000-1400 (FINAL CUT OFF) REUNION
REGISTRATION
- 1000-1900 HOSPITALITY ROOM OPEN
- 1900-2100 GRAND BANQUET (Coat and
Association tie) - BALLROOM
- 2100-2300 HOSPITALITY ROOM
OPEN
- SATURDAY - SEPT 23
- 0700-1030- BREAKFAST- Hotel ATRIUM.
Hotel guests FREE.
- 0900 -1000 ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP
MEETING - BALLROOM
Business review, Election of Board of Directors,
Selection of next reunion site/date.
- 1000 - 55th WING UNIT MISSION
BRIEFING, Col Don Kelly, Deputy Ops Group Commander
Elected Board of
Directors will meet immediately after membership meeting.
(Recommend wear of
Association polo shirt/cap for the day and to BBQ)
- LUNCH ON THE TOWN
- 1200 -1800 HOSPITALITY ROOM
OPEN
- 1230 - DEPART FOR OFFUTT DAY TOUR
D
- 1630 (APPROX) RETURN TO EMBASSY
SUITES
- 1800 - DEPART FOR OFFUTT CASUAL BBQ
WITH 55th WING TROOPS
- 2100-2130 RETURN TO EMBASSY
SUITES
- 2100-2400 HOSPITALITY ROOM OPEN
- SUNDAY - SEPT 24
- 0700-1030 BREAKFAST - Hotel ATRIUM.
Hotel guests FREE
- GOODBYES and CHECK OUT - DEPART THE
FIX (OR NOT)
OMAHA REUNION TOUR
OPTIONS and Other Activities
Thursday, 21
September
TOUR A- Lauritzen Botanical Gardens. 0930 departure on "Ollie the
Trolley" to Omaha's beautiful gardens with over 2,000 plants, an herb garden,
an arboretum and bird sanctuary, Festival Garden, Arrival Garden, Song of the
Lark Meadow and a walled Victorian Garden. Take a walking tour or ride the
shuttle. Browse the gift shop or have a bite in the café. Depart back to
the hotel on "Ollie the Trolley" to arrive about 1230 for lunch in the Olde
Market.
Friday, 22 September
TOUR B - 55th Wing Ops Lincoln and Strategic Air & Space Museum.
Depart 0800 via bus to 55th Wing Operations at Lincoln Airport. See airplane
static display and windshield tour of operations at Lincoln during runway
closure at Offutt. There will be a stop at the Strategic Air and Space Museum.
The former-SAC museum near Ashland features over thirty famous SAC airplanes
and missiles; 300,000 sq ft filled with military aviation history. View the
restoration area and see the completed displays to include: a B-36, U-2, B-47,
B-58, and other SAC aircraft, including the little "Goblin". Shop the gift shop
or nosh at the Plane Food snack bar. Return to hotel late afternoon in time to
spruce up for banquet.
TOUR C - Father Flanagan's Boys Town and Village Pointe Shopping
Center. 0900 Depart for legendary Boys Town, a special part of Omaha's history.
After a welcome by the Administrator, you will visit Father Flanagan's home,
the Hall of History, Garden of the Bible, see the Dowd and Chambers Chapel;
learn the real "He ain't heavy, Father, he's my brother" story. Stop off at the
Village Pointe Shopping Center for lunch and shopping. Village Pointe is
Nebraska's largest lifestyle shopping center with numerous retail, dining, and
entertainment options. The open-air design of the center replicates a nostalgic
Main Street shopping district. Check it out at
http://www.55srwa.org/www.villagepointeshopping.com.
Shop and lunch on your own. Mid-afternoon return to the
hotel.
Saturday, 23 September
TOUR D - To Offutt AFB. 1230 Departure for bus-windshield tour of
Offutt AFB. There have been many changes to the base in the last ten years. See
the oldest operational jail in the country; the new, huge fire station; new
construction on BX strip mall, etc. See and walk through the 55th Wing Hall of
Fame at Wing Headquarters; see the two, new, full motion/vision RC-135 flight
simulators in operation, and lots more. Return to hotel about 1630 in time for
a little hospitality and time to get ready for the informal barbeque outing
back at the base.
SELF DIRECTED ACTIVITY. Any day.
Embassy Suites maintains
four vans that will deliver and pickup within a three mile radius.
Opportunities here are the world class Henry Doorly Zoo w/ IMAX Theater (the
world's largest indoor jungle; Desert Dome; Gorilla Valley where the people are
inside; white tigers in the Cat House; and more); Durham Western Heritage
Museum; Heartland of America Park; Rick's Boatyard at the Riverfront…and
for those who want to, go across the river to any of the three grand casinos.
Embassy Suites has literature and info on these and other Omaha area
attractions.
Look at who's coming to
the55th SRWA Omaha reunion.
Are you listed? If not it is not too late to
join us.
| Lewis Adams |
Opal Adams |
| Sparky Adams |
Connie Adams |
| Bennie Allen |
|
| Phil Allison |
Louise Allison |
| Jim Arbuckle |
Pam Arbuckle |
| George Back |
Gerrie Back |
| Burton Barrett |
Charleen Barrett |
| George Barton |
Goldie Barton1 |
| Moe Beauvais |
Chris Beauvais |
| Bill Bima |
Rose Bima |
| Harris R. Blount |
Norma Kussmann |
| George Boothby |
Diana Boothby |
| Andy Borden |
Sue Borden |
| Ted Boydston |
Marlene Boydston |
| Jim Brookie |
Marilyn Brookie |
| Dick Brown |
Terri Brown |
| Paul Brown |
Maxine Brown |
| Al Brunner |
|
| Jim Caldwell |
Nancy Caldwell |
| Joe Cantergiani |
|
| John Carey |
Barbara Carey |
| Jean Caselton |
Paul Caselton |
| Sue Caselton |
James Caselton |
| Fox Censullo |
Teresa Censullo |
| Rich Clark |
Thelma Clark |
| Joan Cofield |
Ralph Cofield |
| Michael Cook |
Tina Cook |
| Bill Cook |
Beverly Cook |
| Bob Cooper |
Mary Furrie |
| Paul Corbin |
|
| Herschel Crump |
Linda Crump |
| Daniel Curzon |
Linda Curzon |
| Rick Dant |
Mary Dant |
| Walt Davis |
Mary Davis |
| Martha Didamo |
Chris Didamo |
| Larry D'Orvilliers |
|
| Johnny Drost |
Reese Drost |
| Glen Duer |
Ann Duer |
| Craig Ebejay |
Carole Ebejay |
| Doug Eddins |
Ann McFate |
| Lou Eisenberg |
Mary Eisenberg |
| Golda Eldridge |
Nancy Eldridge |
| Bob Elsasser |
|
| Bob English |
Judy English |
| Bill Ernst |
|
| Tom Everling |
Monica Everling |
| Roy V. Fair |
Elizabeth T. Fair |
| M. Ray Farris |
Margaret Farris |
| Paul Fortin |
Jane Fortin |
| John Freeman |
Patricia Freeman |
| Don French |
Judy Apel |
| James Fruchtnicht |
|
| Tom Garrity |
Francine Garrity |
| Phil Giambri |
Margareta Giambri |
| Fred Glass |
|
| Pete Glenboski |
|
| Sam Goeden |
Pat Goeden |
| Don Griffin |
Marsha Griffin |
| Don Gurney |
Barbara Gurney |
| Joseph Gyulavics |
Dorothy Gyulavics |
| Howard Ham |
Margaret Ham |
| Denny Haun |
Cheryl Haun |
| Dale Hensley |
Pat Hensley |
| Frank Hicks |
LeWanda Hicks |
| Clark Hinkle |
|
| Errol Hoberman |
Sue Hoberman |
| Robb Hoover |
Shirley Hoover |
| Arlen Howe |
Mary Howe |
| Hugh Hunton |
Clara Hunton |
| Hutch Hutchinson |
Jan Hutchinson |
| George Jacobi |
|
| Dave Johnson |
Sally Johnson |
| George Johnson |
Martha Johnson |
| John Johnson |
Toni Johnson |
| John Johnson |
Dee Johnson |
| Leo Jostad |
Clairen Jostad |
| Don Kelly |
Melinda Kelly |
| Ham Kennedy |
Pat Kennedy |
| Ron Knecht |
Donna Knecht |
| Bob Knightly |
Reva Knightly |
| Larry La Flair |
|
| Cliff Lambert |
Kay Lambert |
|
|
| Loose Lane |
Cynthia Lane |
| Gene Lawrence |
Doris Lawrence |
| Dave Leeman |
Jan Leeman |
| Bill Lewis |
Carol Lewis |
| Bill Lewis |
Lou Lewis |
| Charlie Liller |
Sara Liller |
| James Lolli |
Mary Lolli |
| Jim Maloney |
Peg Maloney |
| Junie Malot |
Ann Boland |
| Frank Manley |
Joan Manley |
| John Mark |
Sheila Braceken |
| Col Bo Marlin |
Ann Marlin |
| R.J. McMahon |
Cary McMahon |
| George Miller |
|
| Robert Miller |
Glenda Miller |
| Larry Mitchell |
Susan Mitchell |
| Max Moore |
Carol Moore |
| Mike Morris |
|
| Bud Morss |
|
| Harold "George" Murphy |
Marie Murphy |
| Terry Murphy |
Kathy Murphy |
| Sylvia Navarro |
Lisa Navarro-Popper |
| Jim Nelson |
Ruth Nelson |
| Jim Nelson |
Sharon Nelson |
| Roy Owens |
|
| Tony Pacala |
Judy Pacala |
| Elvio Palmieri |
Darlene Palmieri |
| Loren Pancoast |
Sue Pancoast |
| Norman Paul |
Joyce Paul |
| Garry Percival |
|
| Bob Peterson |
Betty Peterson |
| Sam Pizzo |
Mary Pizzo |
| Eliot Potter |
Treva Potter |
| Joe Racine |
Mary Racine |
| Chip Rasmusson |
Sharon Rasmusson |
| Dick Ray |
Chris Anderson |
| Tom Reed |
Celia Reed |
| Don Remaklus |
|
| Hank Rieden |
JoAnn Rieden |
| Bob, Robeson |
Brenda Robeson |
| George Ross |
Betty Ross |
| Jim Ruane |
Barb Ruane |
| Glen Ruid |
Kay Ruid |
| Bobby Russell |
Duveen Russell |
| Erma Rust |
Dian Kress |
| Don Ryan |
Marjorie (Marge) |
| Roland Saenz |
Kathy Saenz |
| Fred Schapker |
|
| Jackie Schwadron |
|
| Duaine, Schwieso |
Mary Schwieso |
| Scotty Scott |
Janey Scott |
| Bucky Shiers |
|
| Bill Simon |
|
| Rudy Smart |
Terry Smart |
| Gary Smith |
Patty Smith |
| Russell Snearly |
|
| Buck Staples |
Donna Staples |
| Ted Stern |
Audrey J Stern |
| Steve Stevens |
Suzanne Stevens |
| Reggie Stewart |
|
| Ken Stoop |
Myrtle Stoop |
| Tom Storm |
Diane Storm |
| Bil Strandberg |
|
| Aristeo Sul Jr. |
Virginia E. Sul |
| Guido Tesi |
Margaret Tesi |
| Wes Thibodeaux |
Anna Thibodeaux |
| Clyde Thomas |
Barbara Thomas |
| Donald Thomas |
Barbara Thomas |
| Jim Thomas |
Sharon Thomas |
| Rick Thompson |
Jacque Thompson |
| Kevin Todd |
|
| John Tresemer |
|
| Dick Tucker |
Judy Tucker |
| Harry Tull |
|
| Regis Urschler |
Jo Hedge |
| Larry Utley |
|
| Fred Weil |
Vicki Weil |
| Ben White |
Betty White |
| Ned Wilson |
Mary Wilson |
| Dave Wolfe |
Irene Wolfe |
| Larry Wolfe |
Susan Wolfe |
| Brian Worth |
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TOURS |
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NUM |
GOLF |
A |
B |
C |
D |
BBQ |
BBQ
w/TRNS |
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301 |
29 |
45 |
78 |
13 |
83 |
163 |
85 |
Make your plans to
‘Return to Recca’ at Omaha/Offutt in September 2006!
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