2008
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Charlie "Chuck" Squire died July 25 in
Florida after a long illness. Chuck was on the Camp Russell staff in
1951 and returned after his retirement from General Electric. He
served as range officer and then as assistant camp director in
charge of maintenance. His better half, Rosemarie, joined Chuck on
the camp staff and was assistant trading post manager for many
years. |
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Mildred P. Stone - The beloved wife of Horace Stone has passed away. The following is her obituary from the Utica Observer Dispatch. |
Richfield Springs - Ilion. Mildred P. Stone, 82, formerly of 1495 McKoons Road, Richfield Springs, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008, at the Mohawk Valley Nursing Home, Ilion. She was born March 23, 1926, in Ilion, the daughter of the late Chester and Helen Fenner Sturgess, and was educated in the Mohawk School District. On October 30, 1943, she married Horace Stone in Ilion. Mrs. Stone was employed as a seamstress with Duofold for several years until her retirement. Mrs. Stone was a Gold Star Mother, a member of the Mohawk Reformed Church, the Christian Women's Club and was active in her church and also with the Boy Scouts. Millie is survived by her husband, Horace; three sons and daughters-in-law, William and Debra Stone, of Kentucky, Paul and Shelva Stone, of Ilion, and Brian and Mary Stone, of Columbia Center; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Kathleen Bryden, of Voorheesville, Eileen and Charles French, of Columbia Center, and Susan and Alan Tayler, of Cedarville; a brother, Harry Sturgess, of Ravina; 15 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her son, Pfc. Daniel Stone, and two sisters, Marion and Dorothy. Funeral services for Mrs. Stone will be held on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. from the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Otsego Street, Ilion, with Pastor Brian Engel officiating. Interment will follow at the Mt. View Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Town of Little Falls. Friends may call Friday (today), July 25, 2008, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 11:00 a.m. until the time of the service. Friends are asked to consider memorials to the Boy Scout Alumni Association. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. The family would like to thank the staff of the 3rd and 4th floors at Mohawk Valley Nursing Home for all the kind and loving care given to Mildred during her stay. On line condolences may be left by going to: www.whiter-hendrix.com
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Philip Hall - Phil worked at camp the
summers of 2003 and 2004. He worked in the CA in 03, under Nate
Schwarz, and in 2004 was first year program director. Phil went on
to college at Paul Smiths College in Lake Placid, graduating with an A.A.S in surveying Technology. He currently is working for the
Department of Transportation in Utica, Region 2. Phil is a
Transportation Inspection specialist and his duties include
completing land surveys and reviewing highway designs. |
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Jon Schwarz - 2002-2005 - Jon recently
graduated from Canisius College, Buffalo, NY with a Bachelor of
Science degree in Biochemistry. He was also commissioned as a
Second Lieutenant in the US Army. He will be traveling to Fort
Sill, OK as part of the 1st-30th Field Artillery Battery for
training until the end of January. In February he will travel to
his first duty station at Fort Carson, CO. (7/10/2008) |
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Bill Speirs (Staff 1999-2000)
completed his Ph.D.at Purdue University in May, 2007, with a
dissertation on Cryptographic Hash Functions. He is living back in
Connecticut and working for an Internet startup company. (5/8/08) |
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Stanley Wheater, who was on the CR
staff with Frank DeVito in 1933, passed on April 3 at age 92. Those
who attended the 2006 memorial for Frank will remember Stan as the
elderly gentleman brought to the gathering by his son. Because of
his longtime interest in Camp Russell, Stan's children have asked
that donations in his memory go to CR. (4/22/2008) |
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Dr. Bob Tucker, who was on staff in
the late 1960s, is on leave from his Washington University position
in St. Louis. Bob is heading up a World Bank funded project to
assess the mineral wealth of the island of Madagascar off the
southeastern coast of Africa. For the past twelve years, he has been
leading geological expeditions to this location. (4/22/2008) |
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Eleanor O'Connor who served as the CR
nurse for many years recently reported that her son David O'Connor
is in Baghdad with a special team of the Navy. He was promoted to
Senior Chief in October. David also served on the CR staff. |
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LtCol (ret) Peter LaPuma worked on
the waterfront staff from 1979 - 1986 and recently retired from the
Air Force after 21 years. He was an environmental and occupational
health officer with biochemical weapon expertise. In his last nine
years, he was a college professor teaching in an Environmental
Engineering program for officers. Peter developed nine courses and
advise 36 masters students and 3 Ph.D. students through research
involving chemical agent detection and alternative energy modeling.
His most noteworthy course was an award winning class on sustainable
energy where his forewarnings of energy price spikes and shortages
gained the attention of the Pentagon. |
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Nate Schwarz, 2001-04, 2006 - Graduated from Clarkson University with BS (2006) and MS (2007) degrees both in Civil Engineering. He has taken a job with Froehling and Robertson, Richmond, VA, in their construction materials testing group. (2/7/08) |
2007
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Alan "Spike" Woodruff completed fifty
consecutive years on the CR staff in 2007. He retired three years ago
after directing the high adventure program for thirty years and now
serves as a volunteer staff member. He taught the fishing merit badge
in 2007, helped with woodcarving and is organizing the new fly fishing
merit badge for offering next season. In the off season, he is on
various Council committees, is an instructor and supervisor with the
AARP Driver Safety program and serves as secretary and on-the-scene eyes
and ears for the CRSAA. (11/07) |
| Christos Acaros '84-'86 - Christos graduated from Long Island
University (BS and MBA) and returned back to Cyprus in December 1988. He
joined the family business (Shipping and Warehousing) and in 1990 became
the Executive Director, a position that he currently still serves. In
December 1995 he got married to Katia and in September 1999 their son
Nicholas was born. In July 2000 he created a new company which owns and
operates a sports center currently with 4 mini-soccer pitches. In 2002
he created the MegaSport Soccer Academy. Christos is a holder of the
International Coaching License from the UK Soccer Association. Currently
he has 100 kids in the academy from 5 – 15 years old. (11/07) |
| Bill Tastle
- Dr. Bill is back at Ithaca College after a 15 month sabbatical and can
be reached at
tastle@ithaca.edu (11/07) |
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Ted Stubbley, who was on the CR staff for
a couple of seasons, is in Iraq doing bomb squad duties. |
| Dan Richards '97-'02, '05-'06 - who had been on the Camp Russell Staff for
several years, was killed in a head-on car crash in western Colorado on
October 3 when an oncoming car crossed the line into his lane.
Dan had been CA director and also spent a year as a high adventure
guide. He had been employed as a seasonal ranger since May at
Yellowstone National Park. He came to Camp Russell as a Scout with Troop
29 from Wilmington, Delaware. Obituary: Daniel Joseph Richards, age 26, of Hockessin, Delaware, died tragically Thursday, October 4, 2007, from injuries inflicted by another driver in a car accident near Hayden, Colorado. Born in Wilmington Delaware on November 21, 1980, he was the son of Jean and John Richards of Hockessin. He attended St. John the Beloved Elementary School and graduated from St. Mark‚s High School in 1999. He earned the Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1997 and became an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 29 at Red Clay Presbyterian Church. He worked for several summers at Camp Russell, Boy Scouts of America, in Woodgate, NY, as a counselor, the Conservation Area Director and a High Adventure Trek Guide in the Adirondack Mountains. He also worked at Brandywine Creek State Park as a seasonal naturalist. In 2004 he graduated from Cook College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, with a B.S. in Natural Resource Management, and a Science & Agriculture Teacher Education Certification. He then became a Life Science Teacher at the Sampson G.Smith Middle School in Franklin Township, Somerset, NJ, where he taught Life Science to middle school students. In 2006 he volunteered at the Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia, PA and in 2007 he became a Yellowstone National Park Ranger in Wyoming. Daniel helped care for special places so that we all may experience our heritage. Daniel had a number of hobbies and interests, including playing the piano, collecting comic books, listening to music and movies as well as bowling, hiking and camping, and above all making new friends wherever he went. Daniel leaves many people to remember him, among these his beloved parents Jean and John Richards, sister Kathleen Richards, grandmother Elizabeth Parra, his aunt Annarose and uncle John Parra, cousins Joanne, John, and Lawrence Parra, and extended family and many wonderful friends. He will be greatly missed by them all. In addition his grandfather John Parra and his grandparents Ralph and Catherine Richards predecease him. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial, at St. John the Beloved Church, 907 Milltown Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 on Saturday, October 13 at 10 am. Interment will be in All Saints Cemetery,6001 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE. Visitation will be held at the Doherty Funeral Home, 3200 Limestone Road, Wilmington, DE 19808 on Friday evening, October 12, from 5-8 pm. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions in Daniel‚s memory to either Yellowstone Association, P.O. Box 117, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190, or Boy Scouts of America, Troop 29, c/o Brian Miller, Scoutmaster, 519 Riblett Lane, Wilmington, DE 19808. |
| Rod Grabowski (84-85,87-89) of Jacksonville, Florida has
accepted a position with the University of South Florida in Tampa. He
will serve as the Associate Vice President for Development where he will
supervise the Central Development Team and manage the University's $600
Million comprehensive campaign. (posted 10/10/07) |
| Scott Kurkowski of Richfield Springs has been activated by
the National Guard for the second time and is currently in the country
of Kyrgyzstan, which is north and east of China. (posted 9/21/07) |
| Rosemarie and Charlie Squire celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on June 29 and were congratulated at the July 14, 2008 CRSAA
Reunion. (posted 7/16/07) |
| Joe Bouffard and his wife are the proud parents of a new son,
Aaron Joseph Bouffard, born on June 29, 2007. (posted 7/6/07) |
| Dana Stewart, a staff member in 1988 - 89, is married and
living in the northern Virginia DC Metro Area. He is a systems analyst
for National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation. |
2006
| Steve Tastle - Steve Tastle is now a captain in
the army and recently returned from a year in Iraq. Steve did archery at
Camp Russell for a two years. (updated 11/06) |
| Dr. Bill Tastle - is on sabatical from his teaching job at
Ithaca College. He spent two months at the University of Iceland and
then some time at Los Alamos. (11/06) |
| John Lallier (Camp Staff 1994 - 1999) - Married November 17th
of 2004, currently resides in the Syracuse, NY area and works as a
Coordinator in the Information Services department of St. Joseph's
Hospital. Though currently undergoing a remodeling, his web site is at
www.worldofjohnboy.com |
| Jeff De Lucia (Camp Staff 1974-1978 & 1997 AND STILL GOING) -
encourages all past staff members to stop by camp and look around when
you are in the area. Also, submit any news or stories for the webmaster
to post. (Posted 8/28/06) |
| Joe Bouffard (Camp Staff 1992-1995) - Joe got married to
Allison in 2005. He is currently working in NYC for an event marketing
company. Joe is a Director of a national non-profit youth football
organization-(www.yfusa.org) and coaches high school and youth football
in Fairfield CT (www.ludlowefootball.com).
(Posted 6/4/06) |
| Christian Lyon - presents a staged reading of Sam Shepard's
True West. Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 4 PM. Dolgeville, NY.
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| Madeline "Ma" Delucia - The years that I was cook at Camp
Russell were the best years of my life. The staff was great. The boys
were super. We had great leadership and also a lot of fun. We lost a
great leader, Frank DeVito. He was all Scout. We hope to see a lot of
you at camp on July 15. | |
| Jeff Papaleo - Like most, I have been pretty busy since my
final summer, working as a counselor, at Russell. I am a Captain in the
Army and fly Apache Longbow helicopters. I spent my first three
years in Germany and am currently assigned to Fort Hood, Texas but I am
forward deployed to Iraq. This is my second tour here. I started my
first tour with the initiation of the war in March of 2003. I took
command of a 35 soldier, 8 attack helicopter company in July of 2004 and
just relinquished the reins yesterday. You may have heard of the Apache
helicopter that was shotdown just north of Bahgdad in January. That was
one of my aircraft that was lost that day. I moved over to the plan side
of the world and will be planning all major army aviation activities in
and around Bahgdad.
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| Phil Douglass, late '80's & early '90's -
After working as Trading Post manager
at CR in the early 90's, Phil went on to obtain his Bachelor's Degree
from Penn State and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University
of Kentucky. Now living in Washington, DC, Phil works for Agilent
Technologies as a scientific consultant to government, academia and the
Pharmaceutical Industry in the area of analytical instrumentation. A
special 'hello' to all alumni from the late 80's and early 90's! (12/05) | |
| Bjarni i Dali - was an international scout at Camp
Russell from Torshavn, Faroe Islands. He is now a licensed carpenter.
(2/06) | |
| Tim Welch - (camper and staff late '80's and early '90's) -
Currently is a pediatric resident physician in St Louis. (2/06) |
