Tag: United States Navy

Russell Coughlin Class of 1960

July 25, 1942 ~ December 16, 2023 Russell Coughlin, 81, of New Paltz, NY passed away on December 16, 2023 after a short battle with cancer. Russell was born July 25, 1942 in Queens, NY. He was the son of the late Russell T. and Mary Coughlin. In June of 1968, Russell married Bette Sweeting …

Robert Sandmann Class of 1956

September 10, 1938 ~ October 4, 2025

Mark White Class of 1986

June 7, 1968 ~ May 27, 2025 Husband. Father. Grandfather. Brother. Uncle. Son. Friend. Veteran. American. History buff. Sports fanatic. These are just a few of the words that describe Mark A. White, a rock of our family, who passed following a heroic fight with pancreatic cancer on May 27, 2025Mark was born on June …

Peter Green Class of 1965

October 21,1947 ~ January 13, 2024 Peter passed away on January 13th after a long courageous battle with ALS. He was a U.S. Naval veteran. Survived by his wife, Susan, sons David, Brandon, Michael, Mathew, and PJ.

Eric Achatz Class of 1989

July 29, 1971 ~ July 9, 2021 Eric Achatz, 49, of Henderson, passed away on July 9th, 2021 in Las Vegas.  Eric was born in Queens, NY to Viven and James Achatz on July 29th, 1971.  Eric grew up in Wantagh New York and is a 1989 graduate of Wantagh High School where he was active in …

Peter Layden Class of 1957

Military Veteran –  Snipe aboard USS Bennington

Richard LivingSton Class of 1960

USN Capt. Donald Santapaola Class of 1967

James F. Ryan Class of 1957

Alfred J. Plachinski * USN retired Class of 1963

NEWPORT NEWS – Retired Senior Chief Alfred John Plachinski, Jr., 70, has “Gone Fishing.” Al passed away on December 31, 2014. He was born April 3, 1944. He was a proud US Navy Chief, Vietnam Veteran, and fisherman. He was an even better husband, father, brother, and uncle. He was preceded in death by his parents Alfred Sr. …