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The Tailhook Educational Foundation

2022 Donors
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Donors More Than $5,000

Ms. Alexandra Adamson

Anonymous

CDR Michael Borich, USN(Ret)

RADM Roger Box, USN(Ret)

CAPT Stanley Broughton, USN(Ret) Estate

Mr. Russell Buckley, Jr.

CDR James Carroll, USN(Ret)

CDR Frank Dobbertien, USN(Ret)

CAPT Jack Ensch, USN(Ret)

ADM William Fallon, USN(Ret)

Mr. Dan Frank

CDR Bruce Hamilton, USNR(Ret) Estate

CAPT Burton Larkins,USN(Ret) Estate

Ms. Marjorie Luke

Mr. and Mrs. Al and Donna Mullen

CAPT Joseph Parker, USN(Ret)

CAPT and Mrs. Scott and Gwen Sanwick, USN(RET)

Mrs. Cynthia Snodgrass

Mr. Jon Winthrop

$5,000 +

Donors More Than $1,000

LT Nadim Abuhaidar

CDR Patricia Ajoy, USN

Mr. Mark Aldrich

CAPT Ralph Arnott, USN(Ret)

Mrs. Michelle Bailey

CDR James Barnett, USN(Ret)

CAPT Thomas Bauer, USNR(Ret)

VADM Jerry Beaman, USN(Ret)

RADM Peter Booth, USN(Ret)

VADM Michael Bowman, USN(Ret)

VADM Ted Branch USN(Ret)

RADM Steve Briggs, USN(Ret)

LTC Tazio Bucciarelli, USA(Ret)

RADM Jay Campbell, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Carlquist, USN(Ret)

CDR Patrick Carroll, USNR(Ret)

VADM E. Marty Chanik, USN(Ret)

Mr. Dion Clancy

Mr. Steve Cokor

CDR John Connor, USNR(Ret)

CDR David Cully, USN(Ret)

RADM Bryan Cutchen, USN(Ret)

CAPT JR Davis, USN(Ret)

RDML Rodney DeWalt, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Barry Douglas, USN(Ret)

VADM Robert Dunn, USN(Ret)

CAPT Richard Evert, USN(Ret)

Mr. Joe Farina Jr

Mr. Robert Fenech

Mr. Scott Finkboner

CDR Scott Futrell, USN(Ret)

CAPT Sterling Gilliam, USN(Ret)

LCDR Richard Gourley, USN(Ret)

Mr.Robert Grossman

CAPT Steve Hannifin, USN(Ret)

RADM A.J Jackson, USN(Ret)

LCDR Paul Jennings, USN(Ret)

RADM Daniel Kloeppel, USN(Ret)

Ms. Carol Kougias

CAPT Scott Krambeck, USN(Ret)

CDR Alan Krause, USN(Ret)

Dr. Kathleen Krohne

CAPT Kenneth Kugler, USN(Ret)

CAPT Russell Larratt, USN(Ret)

CAPT John Lavra, USN(Ret)

CDR Tom Lawson, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Michael Leonard

RADM Thomas Luscher, USN(Ret)

CDR Julie and John Macholz, USNR(Ret)

RDML W. Grant Mager, USNR

CAPT Shawn Malone, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Marz

CAPT Jay Matzko, USN(Ret)

Ms. Brianne McCallister

CDR Gary Meinert, USPHS(Ret)

Capt Robert Meyer, USMC(Ret)

CDR Lew Meyer, USN(Ret)

CAPT David Miller, USN(Ret)

CAPT Thomas Mitchell, USN(Ret)

CAPT Gray Morrison, USN(Ret)

VADM Ross Myers, USN

CAPT Robert Nelson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Brian Neunaber, USN(Ret)

LCDR Paul Nickell, USN(Ret)

CAPT Bob Nordgren, USN(Ret)

CDR James Oliver, USN(Ret)

CDR Melodie Palmer, USN(Ret)

CAPT Matthew Paradise, USN

CDR Gregory Peairs, USN(Ret)

CDR Thomas Pieluszczak, USN(Ret)

LCDR Jason Pilalas, USNR(Ret)

CDR Steve Queen, USN(Ret)

RDML J.J. Quinn, USN(Ret)

CAPT Daniel Rainey, USN(Ret)

CAPT Bill Reuter, USN(Ret)

RDML Harry Rittenour, USN(Ret)

CAPT William Roberson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Roy Rogers, USN(Ret)

CAPT Walt Rogers, USN(Ret)

Mr. Thomas Rose

CAPT Gil & Carol Rud, USN(Ret)

CAPT Robert Rutherford, USN(Ret)

RDML Scott Sanders, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Hans Schmoldt

CAPT Jack Schuller USN(Ret)

CAPT Walter Slaughter, USN

Mr. Ernest Smith

Mr. Sherman Smoot

Mr. Ernest Snowden

Ms. Marsha Snyder

Mr. Thomas Stewart

CAPT Eugene Sullivan, USN(Ret)

Mr. Bob Sutherland

CDR Charles Sweeney, USN(Ret)

CAPT Paul Tanaka, USNR(Ret)

CAPT James Tyson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Michael Van Gheem, USN(Ret)

CAPT T. Ladson Webb, Jr., USN(Ret)

CAPT Bruce Weber, USN(Ret)

CAPT Rodger Welch, USN(Ret)

CAPT Charles Wright, USN(Ret)

CAPT Herb Zoehrer, USN(Ret)

$1,000 +

Donors to $999

A

Mr. Donald Absey

LT Richard Albright, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Stephen Allen, USN(Ret)

CAPT Raoul Alvarez, USN(Ret)

CDR Peter Angelina, USN(Ret)

RADM Vincent Anzilotti, USNR(Ret)

CDR Bram Arnold Jr., USNR(Ret)

Maj Edgar Aronson, USMCR(Ret)

B

LCDR Lucas Babbitt, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gil Balaaoing

CAPT Bob Baldocchi, USNR(Ret)

LtCol Matthew Bannon, USAF(Ret)

CDR David Baranek, USN(Ret)

LT John Barber, USN

LT Miles Barnes, USNR(Ret)

CDR Peter Batcheller, USN(Ret)

CDR Jeremy Bauer, USN 

CDR James Beasley, USN

Mr. David Benson

CAPT Rob Betts, USN

CDR Gil Bever, USN(Ret)

Mr. Chris Biggin

CAPT Jon Blacker, USNR(Ret)

Dr. Cheryl Bly-Chester

CAPT George Boaz, USN(Ret)

CDR James Bockler, USN(Ret)

RADM Donald Boecker, USN(Ret)

Mr. Julian Booth

LCDR Peter Boronkay, USN(Ret)

CDR Donald Bouchoux, USN(Ret)

CDR Desobry Bowens, USN

VADM William Bowes, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gregory Bowie

LT Stephen Bowman, USN

CAPT Al Boyce, USNR

CAPT Jon Bradford, USN

CAPT John Brickner, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Brooker

Ms. Bonnie Brown

Mr. Timothy Brown

CAPT Christian Buhlmann, USN(Ret)

LCDR Steve Bulwicz, USN(Ret)

CDR Frank Bush, USN(Ret)

LCDR Zachary Butala, USN

Col Alexander Butterfield, USAF(Ret)

C

Mr. Clyde Cain

CAPT Anthony Calandra, USN(Ret)

Mr. Matiu Call

RADM John Calvert, USN(Ret)

Mr. C. Richard Cameron

Mr. Don Camp

AQC Joe Campbell

CAPT Nicholas Castruccio, USN(Ret)

LT Daniel Clarke, USN(Ret)

Mr. Dan Coffman

CDR Randel Compton, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Hugh Connell, USN(Ret)

LT Tom Constable, USN

CAPT Terry Cooney, USN(Ret)

CDR Bob Coyle, USN(Ret)

CDR Andrew Craycroft, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gunder Creager

CAPT Beth and R.K.Creighton, USNR

CAPT Robert Crippen, USN(Ret)

Ms. Samantha Crisp

CAPT Rob Croxson, USN

Mrs. Sally Currie

D

CAPT Paul Daley, USNR(Ret)

RADM Mark Darrah, USN(Ret)

CDR Edward Davidson, USN(Ret)

LCDR Barry Davis, USNR(Ret)

CDR James Degnan, USNR(Ret)

Mr. James Denham

CAPT J. Michael Denkler, USN(Ret)

CDR Doug Denneny, USN(Ret)

LT Randy Deutschendorf, USN

CAPT James Dickson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Kevin Dillon, USNR(Ret)

Col Ralph Dilullo, USMC(Ret)

LCDR Charles Dooley Jr, MD, USN(Ret)

CDR Matthew Doyle, USN(Ret)

CDR William Driscoll, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Dave Dungan, USN(Ret)

LCDR Joe Dwigans, USN(Ret)

CAPT Kevin Dwyer, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Hugh Dyer, USNR(Ret)

E

CAPT James Ehret, USN(Ret)

LT James Eldridge, USN

CAPT William Ellis, USNR(Ret)

LT Aaron Ellison, USN

CAPT Marty Erdossy, USN(Ret)

LT Dave Everett, USN(Ret)

F

CDR Daniel Fahey, USN(Ret)

CAPT Daniel Farkas, USN(Ret)

LT Michael Farmer, USN

CAPT Chris Fedyschyn, USN(Ret)

CDR James Ferguson, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Mahlon Foote

Mr. Melvin Foremaster

Ms. Dreama Fumia

RADM George Furlong, USN(Ret)

Capt Larry Futrell, USMC

G

CDR Kevin Gallagher, USN(Ret)

LCDR Andrew Gamble, USN(Ret)

CAPT Francis Gamble, USNR

S. KellyGarcia

CAPT Brian Garrison, USN(Ret)

CDR David Gato, USN(Ret)

CDR Steve Gaylor, USN(Ret)

CAPT Ken Giacin, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Sterling Gilliam III

CAPT Kenneth Ginader, USN(Ret)

Mr. Steven Ginter

CDR Jeff Goldberger, USN(Ret)

CDR Royal Gordon, III, USN(Ret)

LCDR Steve Gozzo, USN(Ret)

Mr. Mike Gracik

CAPT John Greene, USN(Ret)

CDR William Greer, III, USN(Ret)

CAPT John Grice, USN(Ret)

Mr. Michael Griffin

CAPT Mark Grissom, USN(Ret)

LCDR Scott Grove, USN(Ret)

CAPT Michael Grulli, USN(Ret)

RADM Mark Guadagnini, USN(Ret)

CAPT Charles Gudmunson, USN(Ret)

Col John Gumbel, USMC(Ret)

H

Mr. Judd Halenza

LCDR Patrick Haley, USNR

CDR Erik Halvorson, USN

CAPT William Hamblet, USN(Ret)

CAPT George Hamlin, USN(Ret)

CAPT Richard Hamon, USN(Ret)

CAPT Frederick Hauck, USN(Ret)

CAPT Charles Haworth, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Thomas Hejl, USN(Ret)

CAPT Stanford Hlavka, USN(Ret)

CDR Paul Holder, USN(Ret)

Dr. Glenn Hom

RDML Dale Horan, USN(Ret)

CDR Daniel Howe, USN

CDR Matthew Howell, USN

LCDR William Hoyt, USNR(Ret)

Mr. James Hyde

I

ADM Bobby Inman, USN(Ret)

J

LCDR Peter Jalajas, USN(Ret)

CDR Kurt Janisch, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Stephen Jasper, USN(Ret)

Mr. Derek Johnson

CDR George Johnson Jr., USNR(Ret)

CAPT William Johnson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Nicholas Johnson, USNR(Ret)

LCDR William Johnston, USN(Ret)

CAPT Christopher Junge, USN

K

Mr. Robert Kanze

CAPT Robert Kaup, USN(Ret)

LCDR Tom Kellner, USN

LCDR John Kelso, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Jack Kennedy

LT Gary Kerans, USNR(Ret)

PO1 Vanita Kibbe, USNR(Ret)

CAPT William Killea, USNR(Ret)

SSgt Michael Kintz, USMC(Ret)

Mr. William Kish, USNR(Ret)

CDR Daniel Kitts, USN

CDR Aras Knasas, USN

CAPT Russell. Knight, USN(Ret)

CAPT Danny Knutson, USN(Ret)

CAPT Howard Koss, USN(Ret)

CAPT Kevin Kramer, USN(Ret)

CDR Theodore Kramer, USN(Ret)

Ms. Karen Kuhlmann-Seitz

CDR John Kurtz, USN(Ret)

Col James Kuzmick, USMC(Ret)

L

LCDR William Labarge, USN(Ret)

CDR Colin Lackey, USNR

CAPT George Lancaster, USN(Ret)

CDR Thomas Lang, USN(Ret)

CAPT Michael Langbehn, USN

CAPT Steve Laukaitis, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Laumeyer

RADM Mark Leavitt, USN(Ret)

LCDR Siwon Lee, USN(Ret)

CDR Fitzhugh Lee, USN(Ret)

LT James Leffew, USN

CAPT Tom Leonard, USNR(Ret)

RADM Frederick Lewis, USN(Ret)

CAPT William Lightstone, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Gordon Limb

LtCol Stephen Linder, USMC(Ret)

RADM John Luecke, USN(Ret)

CAPT Michael Luginbuhl, USN(Ret)

LCDR Stephen Lupton, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Luthi

M

CAPT Patrick Madison, USN(Ret)

CAPT Dave Madsen, USN(Ret)

CAPT Terry Magee, USN(Ret)

CAPT F. Magers, USNR(Ret)

CDR William Magnan, USN(Ret)

LCDR Gerald Mahoney, USNR(Ret)

LCDR Robert Maiellaro, USN(Ret)

Mr. Don Majors Jr.

CDR Greg Marshall, USN(Ret)

Mr. David Mathers

CDR James Matheson Jr., USNR(Ret)

CAPT George Matt, USN(Ret)

Mr. Michael Maus, USN(Ret)

Mr. William Mayhew

CAPT Doug McBane, USNR(Ret)

Col Joseph McCann, USMC(Ret)

CAPT Lonny McClung, USN(Ret)

CDR Jim McClure, USN(Ret)

CDR William McCombs, USN

AE3 Martin McCormick Jr, USN

CAPT Carl McCullough, USN(Ret)

Mr. Jerry McDonald

CAPT John McDonald, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Richard McHarg, USN(Ret)

Mr. Michael McMahon

LT Brien Meekin, USN

Mr. Edward Mendenhall

LT Alvaro Merino, USN

LT Dennis Metzler, USN

VADM Dewolfe Miller, III, USN(Ret)

CAPT Robert Miller, USN(Ret)

CAPT Mark Miller, USN(Ret)

LCDR Kurt Miller, USN(Ret)

CAPT John Miller, USN(Ret)

RADM Jay Miller, USNR

CDR Craig Miller, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Phillip Mills, USN(Ret)

CDR Peter Milnes, USN(Ret)

Mr. Lance Milsap

VADM Joseph Mobley, USN(Ret)

Mr. Robert Mole, USNR(Ret)

CDR William Montgomery, USN(Ret)

CAPT James Morgan, USN(Ret)

CAPT Tom Morgenfeld, USNR(Ret)

AT1 Matthew Mortimore

CAPT Chris Murdoch, USN(Ret)

N

CAPT Keith Naumann, USN(Ret)

CAPT William Nelson, USNR(Ret)

CDR Tiff Nelson, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Russell Nevitt, USN(Ret)

Mr. Yummy Nguyen

CDR Jim Noland, USN(Ret)

CAPT Matt Norris, USN(Ret)

Mr. Richard Norris, USN(Ret)

Mr. Michael Novak

O

Mr. Galen Oelkers

CAPT Peter-Rolf Ohnstad, USNR(Ret)

RADM Robert Owens, USN(Ret)

P

CDR Michael Pacer, USN

Mr. Reuben Padilla

CAPT Jerry Palmer, USN(Ret)

LT James Palmer, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Kent Parsons, USNR(Ret)

ACC Joseph Paschal, USN(Ret)

Mr. Jeff Phelan

CAPT Thomas Phelan, USN(Ret)

CAPT James Philpitt, USN(Ret)

CAPT Charles Plumb, USN(Ret)

Mr. Chuck Poeltler

CDR Matthew Pothier, USN(Ret)

Capt Thomas Powers

CDR Dennis Pratt, USN(Ret)

CDR Marc Preston, USN(Ret)

Ms. Mary Lou Pringle

CDR Corey Pritchard, USN(Ret)

Q

CAPT Dave Quessenberry, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Matt Quinn

R

CAPT Carl Reed Jr., USN(Ret)

Mr. Terril Richardson

CAPT Samuel Richardson, USN(Ret)

CDR Willis Rief, USN(Ret)

CDR Jennifer Rigdon-Teter, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Harry Robins, USN(Ret)

CAPT Charles Robinson, USN(Ret)

LT Todd Rogers, USN 

Mr. Alfred Romine

CAPT Scott Ronnie, USN(Ret)

CDR Jim Roth, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gabriel Rottas

CDR Todd Royles, USN

CDR William Rubey, USN(Ret)

CDR Roger Ryon, USN(Ret)

S

CAPT Jack Samar Jr., USN(Ret)

Col Jim Sandberg, USMC(Ret)

LtCol Frank Savarese, USMC

CDR Graham Scarbro, USN

CAPT Paul Schaller, USN(Ret)

LCDR Edward Schmitt, USN

Mr. Danny Schnautz

LCDR Glenn Schrader, USN(Ret)

CDR Robert Schreiber, USN(Ret)

CAPT Jerry Schubert, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gar Schulin

CDR Ashly Schwartz, USN

CAPT Richard Scudder, USN(Ret)

LCDR Harold Searcy, USNR(Ret)

LCDR John Shaulis, USN(Ret)

Ms. Diana Sheets

CDR Tyler Sherwin, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Gary Shoman, USN(Ret)

CDR Doug Siegfried, USN(Ret)

CAPT Warren Sisson III, USN

Ms. Ann Smith

CDR Stephen Smith, USN(Ret)

CDR Tracy Smith, USN(Ret)

CAPT Kevin Smith, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Phillip Smith, USNR(Ret)

LCDR David Snider, USN(Ret)

LCDR Tim Sparks, USN(Ret)

CAPT Paul Spedero, USN(Ret)

CAPT Tom Spink, USNR(Ret)

Col James Stalnaker, USMC(Ret)

CDR Walter Stammer, Jr., USN(Ret)

LT Julie Stapleton, USN

CAPT Leif Steinbaugh, USN(Ret)

LTCOL James Steiner, ANG(Ret)

LT William Steinwedell, USNR

CAPT Charles Stender, USNR(Ret)

LT Matthew Stoll, USN

CAPT Lowell Stone, USN(Ret)

Mr. Dale Stoner

Mr. Shawn Sullivan

CAPT Mark Swaney, USN(Ret)

CDR James Syverud MD, USN(Ret)

T

LCDR Bill Taubert, USN(Ret)

Ms. Brandi Taylor

CAPT Keith Taylor, USN(Ret)

CMSGT Oscar Teel, USAF(Ret)

LCDR Harry Thaete, USNR(Ret)

LtCol Joseph Thomas, USMC(Ret)

CAPT Robert Thomas, USN(Ret)

CDR William Thomas, USN(Ret)

CAPT Craig Thomas, USN(Ret)

CDR George Thompson, USN(Ret)

CDR Peter Thompson, USN(Ret)

CAPT David Thornhill, USNR(Ret)

CAPT William Tillerson Jr., USNR(Ret)

Mr. Gregory Todd

VADM John Totushek, USNR(Ret)

CDR John Tougas, USN(Ret)

LT Stanley Tracz Jr., USN

CDR Bill Trainor, USN(Ret)

VADM Richard Truly, USN(Ret)

COL Sid Tucker, USAF(Ret)

CDR Randall Tully, USN(Ret)

CAPT John Turner, USN

LT Joseph Turpen, USNR(Ret)

CAPT Patrick Twomey, USN(Ret)

CDR ThomasTwomey, USN(Ret)

U - V

CDR Gerald Vandam, USN(Ret)

CAPT Eric Vanderpoel II, USN(Ret)

LT Jesse Varela, USN

Mr. Yoshitaka Vemura

Col Maarten Vermaat, USMC(Ret)

CAPT Steve Vester, USN(Ret)

Mr. David Vincent

LCDR Patrick Virtue, USNR(Ret)

Mr. Peter Viviano

CDR Daniel Vogel, USN(Ret)

W

Professor J. Robert Wagner

CDR Larry Wahl, USN(Ret)

CDR Thomas Wayne, USN

LT Charles Webster

CAPT Craig Weideman, USN(Ret)

CDR Judson Wells, USN(Ret)

AWFCS Michael Wendelin, USNR(Ret)

LT George Westfall, USN

RADM Mike Wettlaufer, USN

CDR Edward Wetzel, USN(Ret)

PRC Joanne Wheeler, USN(Ret)

Mr. Thomas Whitehead, USN

Dr. Jon Whitehurst, MD

CAPT Craig Williams, USN(Ret)

CAPT Elmer Williams, USN(Ret)

CAPT Alan Williams, USNR(Ret)

Ms. Tammy Wilson

Mr. Michael Wilson

CAPT David Wirt, USN(Ret)

LCDR Leonard and MarieWise, III, USN

CDR George Wood, USN(Ret)

HMCPO K. Sales Woody

RDML Bob Wright, USN(Ret)

Y

CDR Bob Yakeley, USN(Ret)

Mr. Steven Yamasaki

CAPT William Young, USN(Ret)

CDR Glenn Young, USN(Ret)

Z

CDR Bernard Zacharias, USNR(Ret)

RADM John Zerr, USN(Ret)

CAPT Chris Zwingle, USN(Ret)

Mr. Gary Zwonitzer

Up to $999

Planned Giving

Anonymous

RADM Tom Brown USN(Ret)

CAPT J R Davis USN(Ret)

Ms. Marjorie Luke

CAPT Joe Parker USN(Ret)

CDR Greg Peairs USN(Ret)

CAPT Gray Morrison USN(Ret)

CAPT Sam Richardson USN(Ret)

CAPT Scott Sanwick USN(Ret)

CAPT Rodger Welch USN(Ret)

Planned Giving

Organizations

A-7 Corsair II Association

BAE Systems

Bay Area Tailhook Ready Room

Bella Luna Winery

Boeing Company

Breitling

Combined Federal Campaign

De Pol Watches

General Atomics

Huntington Ingalls Industries

Intruder Association

Jean Perkins Foundation

Jennie V. Foundation

L3 Harris Technologies

Mile High Tailhook Ready Room

Million Air powered by Freeman Holdings

No Fallen Heroes Foundation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Old Salt Coffee

Pesenti Foundation

Pratt & Whitney

Prowler Association

San Diego Padres Foundation

San Diego Tailhook Ready Room

SwissPL Watch Company

Tailhook Association

TOPGUN Options/ No Fallen Heroes Foundation

USS Midway Foundation

VMAQ Monument Foundation

West Star Aviation

Organizations
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