Claude “Skip” Wharton
Claude “Skip” Wharton, AP, was born Oct. 8, 1947, in Mount Clemons, Michigan, son of the late Claude Arthur Wharton Jr. and Lucille Keats Wharton. …
Honoring the 2016 Charles F. Chapman Award for Excellence in Teaching winners
You don’t become a Charles F. Chapman Award winner by remaining safely in port; you must chart new educational ground and expand the limits of …
Nautical Delights photo contest winners
Photographers show us what they love most about boating Members voted for their favorite photo in The Ensign’s Nautical Delights Photo Contest via an online …
P/C J. Brockway Clark, JN
Known for his love of God, country, family and all things in water and wood, Frederick John VanVechten Brockway Clark died Feb. 11, 2017. His …
Lt Raymond S. Sullivan, P
Ray Sullivan and his twin sister, Shirley, joined the family in Miami in 1928. He passed into his heavenly home on Feb. 12 while in …
P/C Thomas L. Cantrell, JN
P/C Thomas Leo Cantrell, JN, of Alamitos Sail & Power Squadron, passed away at his home in Anaheim, California, on Oct. 2, 2016. He was …
P/C Everett Smith, AP
Long-time Raritan Bay Power Squadron member P/C Everett Smith, AP, passed away in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve. In 1969 Everett was in Raritan …
Rita Sharrie Grady
Rita “Sharrie” (Smith) Grady, 74, of Westborough, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully at her home of cancer on 18 July 2016, surrounded by her loving family …
Jack Ed Banister
Loving husband and father, Jack Ed Banister, 86, of Hanover, Indiana, passed away peacefully 13 Oct. 2016. He was formerly employed by RCA in Camden, …
P/C Merle E. Miller, JN
Merle E. Miller of Newport, North Carolina, passed away 3 Oct. 2016 after a courageous six-year battle against cancer. Merle is survived by his wife …
Giving Back — From landlubber to captain
By Gary Brower and Sarah Brower Patricia Brower had no idea she’d one day be called “Capt. Pat.” Although boating found her early in life, the …
Lt/C Mary “Cathy” Hargan
Mary Catherine “Cathy” Killough Hargan, 69, of Florence, Kentucky, passed away peacefully in her sleep on 17 Aug. 2016 at her home. Cathy was born in Louisville, …
