Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association - Gateway Chapter

We had a nice turnout for our luncheon. Here are a couple of photos from today. Special thanks to the wonderful folks at Carrigan's Pub in Peoria, Illinois for the great service!

Photo 1 (l-r) Sheila Craig, Tom Wetzel, Pat and John Whitworth, Jerry Powell, Pam Hanneke, Cameron and Kathy Cook, Kathy Sherrick, Sam Thompson
Photo 2 (bottom center l-r) Cameron and Kathy Cook, Kathy Sherrick, Sam and John Thompson, Wyatt and Rachel Pace, Sheila Craig, Tom Wetzel, Pat and John Whitworth

Chapter photo from our reunion. Names to follow.

Welcome to Vincennes, Indiana Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association - Gateway Chapter!

The Gateway Chapter-NCVA will hold our 17th Annual Chapter Reunion on 08-10 September 2023 in Vincennes, Indiana. We’re staying at the Comfort Suites. The hotel’s web site is: https://www.choicehotels.com/indiana/vincennes/comfort-suites-hotels/in088?mc=llgoxxpx.
Rooms are available with two queen beds or one king bed; room rate for either is $100.00 per night plus tax. For additional information and the registration form please follow this link to our Google Docs page and download the flier.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FRApbyLGoIT_8QmbFf1V9z3SyUXZMXA2/view?usp=sharing

2023 Gateway Chapter Flyer and Registration.pdf

I should have posted this some time ago but there are so many things to do when you lose someone. Patty was my wife, my first love, my best friend, my soul mate, and so much more. Today is two months since she passed and I miss her every day. I'm still taking it day by day and it gets a little better with each of those passing days.
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Patricia Lynn (Marshall) THOMPSON, CTR1, 69, of Fenton, Missouri, passed away 27 March 2023. She was born 19 November 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri and enlisted in the Navy in March 1979. Patty completed CTT A school training and was assigned to NSGA Edzell, Scotland where she met and married her husband, Samuel Lee Thompson. In addition to Edzell, the couple served together at NSGA Misawa, Japan; NSGD Sugar Grove, West Virginia; Navy Unit Germany, Bad Aibling, Germany; and NSGA Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico where Patty accepted early retirement. While at Sabana Seca, she was converted from CTT to CTR. She completed her Bachelor of Science degree in 1994 from the University of the State of New York. Patty was a National Cryptologic School Adjunct Faculty Instructor for six years.
Patty retired from the Navy in 1995 and followed her husband to Washington D.C. and Maryland where they lived for ten years. She worked several temporary jobs before moving to St. Louis where she worked with her sister at the American Recorder Society before retiring in 2015.
Over the years Patty was active in several organizations. She was a cast member of the Montrose (Scotland) Amateur Operatic Society, performing in Camelot. Patty was a Girl Scout Leader and an American Red Cross Disaster Services Volunteer for several years. She was an International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Certified Administrative Professional and a past President of the Missouri Division of the IAAP. Patty was Treasurer / Newsletter Editor for the Thimble and Thread Quilt Guild. She and her husband have been members of the NCVA since 1986 and she was serving as the Vice-President of the Gateway Chapter-NCVA at the time of her passing.
Patty is survived by her husband of 42 years, CTRC Sam Thompson (Ret); children UT1 (SCW/EXW) John Thompson and Christine Thompson, as well as four grandchildren. Interment is planned for Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.

Petty officer died on secret mission after a roof collapse Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Robin Nicole Collins, 26, died in July 2021.

Enjoying some Mexican fare at El Mezon in St Peters for our chapter luncheon.

Our last luncheon of 2022.

The US Air Force Band of Mid-America will present a holiday concert at the Touhill Performing Arts Center’s Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall on Friday, December 2nd at 7:00 p.m. It's free but you must reserve a seat(s).

Concert Promo: Touhill Performing Arts Center, St. Louis MO, 2 Dec 2022 The US Air Force Band of Mid-America will present a holiday concert at the Touhill Performing Arts Center’s Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall at 1 University B...

Great Lakes Chapter NCVA and Naval Cryptologic Veterans Association - Gateway Chapter meeting to discuss the 2023 National NCVA Reunion in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at The Original Pancake House Normal, IL. Pictured are:
Photo 1 (l-r) Patty and Sam Thompson, Kathy and Cameron Cook, John and Pat Whitworth, Alan Gann, Sally and Jerry Powell, Mick Ringeisen, Harry and Lin Grieshaber, and Jody Warner.
Photo 2 (l-r) Sally and Jerry Powell, Mick Ringeisen, Harry and Lin Grieshaber, Jody Warner, Patty and Sam Thompson, Kathy and Cameron Cook, John and Pat Whitworth, and Alan Gann.