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Building a Legacy for America’s Boating Club

December 16, 2019

United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, has been a major force in educating boaters and helping keep our waterways safe for 106 years. To …

George Doerner

December 10, 2019

George H. Doerner died on Friday, November 15, 2019. His daughter Christa and her husband David were with him at Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights, …

Priscilla “Polly” Jones Woods

August 9, 2019

Priscilla “Polly” Jones Woods of Westbrook, Connecticut, died peacefully on Saturday, July 27, with family by her side. Polly was born on Valentine’s Day in …

Photo of 2018 Charles F. Chapman Award Recipients

2018 Charles F. Chapman Award Recipients Honored

May 17, 2021June 19, 2019

Each year, we recognize the top educators in United States Power Squadrons, America’s Boating Club, with the Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching. …

Charles Rodney Ramsey

August 9, 2019January 8, 2019

After a lengthy battle with colon cancer, Charles Rodney Ramsey lost his fight on September 7, 2018. Born on July 26, 1954 to Clyde and …

Albert “Buddy” E. Krise

March 31, 2021January 2, 2019

Albert “Buddy” E Krise III, 82, passed away on Dec. 22, 2018. Buddy was a Norfolk native and raised in Colonial Place, where he spent …

Suzann K. Bussey

November 19, 2018

Suzann K. Bussey, age 77, of Bel Air, Maryland passed away on August 31, 2018 at Lorien Riverside in Belcamp, Maryland. Born in Baltimore, Sue …

Douglas R. Plzak

January 8, 2019November 8, 2018

Douglas R. Plzak, 72, of Leland, NC, passed away on Oct. 31, 2018, after a brief illness. Doug was the son of Robert and Genevieve …

P/C T.K. Moore, AP

October 30, 2018

Thomas Kerr “T.K.” Moore Jr., 84, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, 2018, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, North Carolina, after a brief …