| 2009 July Newsletter |
Greeting 15th Med Members,
I just recently found out that one of our member died last month on June 23rd, 2009. His
funeral was heald on July 1st, 2009. Richard "Tiny" Mellon will be will remembered and
missed. He was very active at all the Reunions since 2003 where we met him. We gave in
a nick name at the 2003 Reunion "TINY". It was great to listen to him talk and tell stories.
He was very liked by all the members. He was our Auctioneer at the 2004 Reunion and he
was good at it. We have pictures of him from some of the Reunions and the 2006 Reunion
we took pictures of him dancing with other members and the Band Leader. I have put
together some of the pictures I have taken of him. You can click on this button and it will take
you to the pictures - Click the next button it will take you to the Tribute and Obituary
of him at Taunton Funeral Here is the Mellon Families address and phone
number:
The Mellon Family
1765 Bay St.
Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: 508-822-0904
Email: mellonco@msn.com
This is an email I got from Jim Calibro:
By now most of you have heard that Tiny passed away toward the end of June, his funeral
was July 1. We didn't know of Tiny's passing until Velma & Mike called to check on them
Sunday morning.Mike Smith attached a copy of the obituary to this email for those of you
that didn't get the info.
I spoke to Dorthy Sunday morning she said, Tiny was in good spirits up until he passed
away. She also informed me that over 300 people attended his funeral. Dorthy said, he had
a lot of friends and loved us all. Tiny put up a good fight until his kidneys failed him.
I first met Tiny in 2003 when we held our reunion in Orlando, .That was his first reunion,We
immediality became friends and remained good friends over the years, I have a lot of fond
memories of Tiny, He was very humorless and kept us laughing like we were still 19 & 20
years old.I will miss him, he's gone but will never be forgotton.
My minister, commented his legacy remains in the form of freedom and his great friends.
Jim
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I received this email from Carl Jewett concerning exposure to asbestos:
Murray Gibbs,
My name is Carl Jewett and I’m the Veteran Liaison for the Mesothelioma Center (Asbestos.com); an
organization devoted to assisting veterans through their application processes for VA benefits, and helping
them obtain the maximum benefits for which they are entitled. I’m also the Executive Director of the Veterans
Assistance Network, and a retired Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. While I was browsing through a
number of Veterans sites I came across your website and was very impressed by the information you have
listed.
Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to
asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships
primarily because of its resistance to fire. Unfortunately, asbestos-related diseases are not always
recognized by the VA, which is why I’m reaching out to veterans -- in hopes of helping them win the rights to
their benefits.
The Mesothelioma Center provides a complete list of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put
our Veterans at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. In addition, they have thousands of articles
regarding asbestos and mesothelioma and they’ve even created a veterans-specific section on their
website in order to help inform them about the dangers of asbestos exposure.
Because so many veterans visit your site, I thought that you may be interested in helping to educate our
nation’s veterans about the dangers of asbestos exposure by linking to our website from your resources
page at 15thmedassociation.com/links.html. Please let me know. I'm available by e-mail at carl.jewett “@”
asbestos.com. With your help, we can save some lives. Thanks again.
Carl Jewett
Mesothelioma Center
Asbestos.com
I posted a url link at the bottom of our VA information page to his website. Hopefully this will
be very helpful to ours/or other veterans who visit our Website.
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Soon I will be sending out the Registration Form for the 2010 Reunion. I will also post it on
the website so one can print it from there if the loss the file I send. It will be in .jpg file on a .
html page. I will also send out a list of names that we don't have email addresses to Norm
Roberge. He is our Snail Mail Coordinator and will be sending out about 300 Reunion
Invitation to those members without emails.
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I posted a banner of GSC on the front page of our website. I haven't had many that I know
of download GSC. This is a Voice Over Internet Provide phone using a set of headphones
with mike. There are several VoIP programs out there. Many one must pay per month and
GSC, XFire & Team Talk are FREE. I use also Ventrillo and Team Speak with the Gaming
Clan I belong too daily. If any of you want to get involved with GSC please feel free to
contact me and I will help you set it up. This is a good way to meet and have general
conversations.
If you have any concerns that I can help you will please contact me at my email address:
gunnermadmur@neo.rr.com.
Past President 2003-2006/Webmaster - Database Operator
15th Med Association
Murray Gibbs
Medevac 67- 68
SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
I just recently found out that one of our member died last month on June 23rd, 2009. His
funeral was heald on July 1st, 2009. Richard "Tiny" Mellon will be will remembered and
missed. He was very active at all the Reunions since 2003 where we met him. We gave in
a nick name at the 2003 Reunion "TINY". It was great to listen to him talk and tell stories.
He was very liked by all the members. He was our Auctioneer at the 2004 Reunion and he
was good at it. We have pictures of him from some of the Reunions and the 2006 Reunion
we took pictures of him dancing with other members and the Band Leader. I have put
together some of the pictures I have taken of him. You can click on this button and it will take
you to the pictures - Click the next button it will take you to the Tribute and Obituary
of him at Taunton Funeral Here is the Mellon Families address and phone
number:
The Mellon Family
1765 Bay St.
Taunton, MA 02780
Phone: 508-822-0904
Email: mellonco@msn.com
This is an email I got from Jim Calibro:
By now most of you have heard that Tiny passed away toward the end of June, his funeral
was July 1. We didn't know of Tiny's passing until Velma & Mike called to check on them
Sunday morning.Mike Smith attached a copy of the obituary to this email for those of you
that didn't get the info.
I spoke to Dorthy Sunday morning she said, Tiny was in good spirits up until he passed
away. She also informed me that over 300 people attended his funeral. Dorthy said, he had
a lot of friends and loved us all. Tiny put up a good fight until his kidneys failed him.
I first met Tiny in 2003 when we held our reunion in Orlando, .That was his first reunion,We
immediality became friends and remained good friends over the years, I have a lot of fond
memories of Tiny, He was very humorless and kept us laughing like we were still 19 & 20
years old.I will miss him, he's gone but will never be forgotton.
My minister, commented his legacy remains in the form of freedom and his great friends.
Jim
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I received this email from Carl Jewett concerning exposure to asbestos:
Murray Gibbs,
My name is Carl Jewett and I’m the Veteran Liaison for the Mesothelioma Center (Asbestos.com); an
organization devoted to assisting veterans through their application processes for VA benefits, and helping
them obtain the maximum benefits for which they are entitled. I’m also the Executive Director of the Veterans
Assistance Network, and a retired Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy. While I was browsing through a
number of Veterans sites I came across your website and was very impressed by the information you have
listed.
Countless veterans are currently suffering from life-threatening illnesses that are a result of exposure to
asbestos, a material that was commonly used in hundreds of military applications, products, and ships
primarily because of its resistance to fire. Unfortunately, asbestos-related diseases are not always
recognized by the VA, which is why I’m reaching out to veterans -- in hopes of helping them win the rights to
their benefits.
The Mesothelioma Center provides a complete list of occupations, ships, and shipyards that could have put
our Veterans at risk for developing asbestos-related diseases. In addition, they have thousands of articles
regarding asbestos and mesothelioma and they’ve even created a veterans-specific section on their
website in order to help inform them about the dangers of asbestos exposure.
Because so many veterans visit your site, I thought that you may be interested in helping to educate our
nation’s veterans about the dangers of asbestos exposure by linking to our website from your resources
page at 15thmedassociation.com/links.html. Please let me know. I'm available by e-mail at carl.jewett “@”
asbestos.com. With your help, we can save some lives. Thanks again.
Carl Jewett
Mesothelioma Center
Asbestos.com
I posted a url link at the bottom of our VA information page to his website. Hopefully this will
be very helpful to ours/or other veterans who visit our Website.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Soon I will be sending out the Registration Form for the 2010 Reunion. I will also post it on
the website so one can print it from there if the loss the file I send. It will be in .jpg file on a .
html page. I will also send out a list of names that we don't have email addresses to Norm
Roberge. He is our Snail Mail Coordinator and will be sending out about 300 Reunion
Invitation to those members without emails.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I posted a banner of GSC on the front page of our website. I haven't had many that I know
of download GSC. This is a Voice Over Internet Provide phone using a set of headphones
with mike. There are several VoIP programs out there. Many one must pay per month and
GSC, XFire & Team Talk are FREE. I use also Ventrillo and Team Speak with the Gaming
Clan I belong too daily. If any of you want to get involved with GSC please feel free to
contact me and I will help you set it up. This is a good way to meet and have general
conversations.
If you have any concerns that I can help you will please contact me at my email address:
gunnermadmur@neo.rr.com.
Past President 2003-2006/Webmaster - Database Operator
15th Med Association
Murray Gibbs
Medevac 67- 68
SO THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE
