Final Call - Class of 1974

Farewell and bon voyage to our departed shipmates.
George Diltz
  • USMC: Air Traffic Controller, 4 yrs active, 4 yrs Reserve.  Left as O-3
  • Worked for the Prudential Insurance Company and Kaiser Permanente until 2007 in Calif., then was self employed in Reno, NV.
  • Enjoyed skiing, hiking, fly fishing, cooking,
  • Family: never married
  • Died in 2012 (age 59)
Jim Etter
  • USMC: CH-53 helicopter pilot.  Left as O-3
  • Worked for Ford Aerospace
  • Family: never married
  • Died in 1999 (age 47)
Dennis Gibson
  • Nuke Power: USS Plunger (SSN-595), USS Dixon (AS-37), AOIC Mystic (DSRV-1). Left as O-4.
  • Worked for Bechtel on Nuke Power Plants, Rockwell on underwater robotics, LMRS, and Boeing C17 programs.
  • Boeing Technical Fellow
  • Family: Wife (Marian – 41 yrs.), 2 girls, 1 granddaughter
  • Lived in Fullerton, CA
  • Died in 2022 (age 70)
Dave Greenlee
  • SWO: CO, NRC station in FL.  Left as O-3.
  • Photographer and computer enthusiast,
  • Played volleyball, refereed college matches
  • Family: never married
  • Lived in Jupiter, FL
  • Died in 2020 (age 68)
Scott Herman
  • Aviation:  P-3 pilot in VP-40 at Moffet Field. Left as O-3.
  • Chief Pilot for Viking Freight.
  • Captain on United Airlines Boeing 757 & 767 aircraft domiciled at LAX. Trips throughout North America, Central America, the Caribbean and to/from the Hawaiian Islands.  37+ years.
  • Family: Wife (Molly), 1 daughter
  • Lived in Fallbrook, CA
  • Died in 2022 (age 69)
Blaik Llewellyn
  • SWO:  Active duty on AO. Left as O-2.
  • Worked in yacht sales.
  • Family: never married
  • Died in 2008 (age 55)
Randy Majewski
  • Aviation:  Flew SH-2 LAMPS helos from frigates/DDs.  Left as O-4 with medical retirement.
  • Docent at the Warbird Museum in Paso Robles CA.  Avid gun collector.
  • Family: wife (Cyndy), 2 daughters, 6 grandkids
  • Lived in Paso Robles, CA / San Fernando, CA
  • Died in 2018 (age 65)
Tim McReynolds
  • USMC Aviation: Flew F-4 Phantoms as “Hacksaw” Reynolds. 20 yrs. active duty.  XO of Marine Air Group 42.  Left as O-5?
  • 20+ years Managing New Home Sales Agents and teaching them to sell by maximizing each encounter with customers.
  • Family: wife (Tracy) 
  • Lived in Cumming, GA
  • Died in 2019 (age 67)