The USS Holder Association's 23rd Annual Reunion

Was held from 7 October, 2001 to 11 October, 2001 in Orlando Florida

The reunion events were held at the Grosvenor Hotel which is in the Walt Disney Resort at Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

 

Events of the 23rd USS Holder Reunion

Sunday, 7 OCT. 2001

This was the day for check in and registration in the Hospitality room.

Sunday evening the hotel gave us a great wine and cheese party.

Monday, 8 Oct. 2001

Kennedy Space Center - Bus left the front of the Hotel at 0730
Everyone had a good time even though there was a lot of walking involved for us "old timers".

Tuesday, 9 OCT. 2001

0800 - 1000 Breakfast with the Disney Characters:
We had some new shipmates with us - the Disney crew.

1300 p.m.Business Meeting: Hotel meeting room

Tuesday evening, we bussed everyone to the Luau Dinner Theatre, at Disney's Polynesian Resort Hotel. We had a delicious meal and we were entertained with Hula dancers, Fire Dancers and our own Ulysses Grant's rendition of the hula dance.

Wednesday, 10 OCT: 2001

We had free time during the day and our shipmates chose a variety of things to do.

In the evening - prior to the Banquet we had our Memorial Service and Presentation of Colors.

We had our annual Banquet and a nice crowd showed up. The evening entertainment was provided by three young ladies (Swing Sisters) that sang patriotic and 50's and 60's era music.

Thursday, 11 OCT 2001

Coffee and donuts in the hospitality room and our good-byes.

The First Timers at this years reunion were

• Cahoon, Albert E. - MMCS - 1957-1959
• Cannon, John T. - RM3 - 1946-1948
• Davis, Richard P. - MM2 - 1951-1954
• deBarrios, Jim(Reyna) - MM2 - 1959-1961
• DesLauriers, Ralph "Frenchie" - BT3 - 1957-1959
• Gill, E. Douglas - FT3 - 1957-1959
• Goggans, Wayne W. - EWC - 1964-1967
• Hair, Robert G. - SO1 - 1955-1958
• Hughes, P. Kasler - FN - 1955-1956
• Jenkins, Gary - BT2 - 1966-1967
• Kea, J. C. - MMCM - 1960-1962
• Kenton, F. "Pat" - FN - 1952-1953
• Kronmuller, William - DC3 - 1952-1953
• Randall, Donald - MM1 - 1958-1966
• Ritter, Warren W. - TM3 - 1954-1956
• Sahr, Arthur F. - MMC - 1963-1967
• Skinner, George - MM3 - 1960-1961
• Stoffa, George - SO2 - 1954-1957
• Warshaw, William - BTFN - 1957-1959

Would you like to see some pictures?

• Photos from the 2001 reunion of the USS Holder Association - page 1
• Photos from the 2001 reunion of the USS Holder Association - page 2
• Photos from the 2001 reunion of the USS Holder Association - page 3
• Photos from the 2001 reunion of the USS Holder Association - page 4.