Family

Jean Louise Dickinson Hess Woehlcke Best Mom Ever - #1 on anyone's list

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Thomas Blaine Hess Sr Married at 17 - died at 36 - worked hard - abandoned us

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Carl Thomas Woehlcke Corky "most trusted man in Cape May" -- USMC - Loved and married our mother at 26 and her SEVEN children. An incredible man who worked harder than any man I've known. The Best.

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Tracey Carlton Moe Ah, my final and best wife! Beautiful, intelligent, and a great mom to Taj & Brahm. Almost 30-years together.

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Bonnie Jean Hess Rulli #1 Child (and knew it) who lives life to the fullest and taught us all a lot along the way.

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William Curtis Hess Yeah, me. #2 child, #1 son -- parents gave me so much responsibility to go with the love. --USN--

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Richard Thomas Hess #3 child and my competition in sports (he was always better...because I pushed him). We are more similar than the other siblings, except in politics. --USAF--

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Linda Lou Hess Lambert #4 child - middle child who was more responsible than any of us. Loved by her employers, and is a super grandma.

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Thomas Blaine Hess Jr #5 child - another middle - and he lived the midset of "I wanna do it, so shut up about it." Died much t0o young at 52. --USN--

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Stanley Dale Hess #6 Child (and supposed to be the last), always "Mr Smooth" and best golfer still. --USN--

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Karl Hess #7 Child - yep, the "baby" and boy did he take advantage. Might be the smartest of us all. --USAF--

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Will G Hess My #1 Son -- more on his page

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Katherine J Hess My #1 Daughter -- more on her page

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Tajivan Vaccarella Tracey's #1 Son - more on his page

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Brahm Collin Vaccarella Tracey's #2 Son - more on his page

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Anne Godar Wife and then mom to Will and Kate. So kind and thoughtful. We had almost 20-years together during my early officer years.

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Navy

RADM Steve Israel The Single Most Important Person in my Navy Civ Career - click to read more

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RADM Paul Shebalin The Most Important Person in my Uniformed Navy Career - read more

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LCDR Bill Lupton USS Nimitz CIC leader - taught me so much about striving for excellence. Once asked me "Is this your best? Your work will be with USNavy for another 50-years!"
CAPT Tim Arcano Without question, Tim is the SMARTEST Naval Officer I've known. PhD in Physics/Engineering. I regret not pushing for his promotion to RADM.
CAPT Michael Brown Got played by this CAPT who I helped make RADM, then betrayed me. Only officer in my career with near-zero ethics.
CAPT Jim Cannon aka "Loose" to go with last name. Photo-master.
CAPT Caccivo USS Nimitz Operations Officer - and most influential officer with the CO. Made me #1 ENS of 26 multiple times. Guided my early career more than any other.
LT Charles H Davis USCG Anne and I hung with Chuck and his wife at NPS Monterey. I heard that he died young. Ugh.
Bob Etheredge USS Nimitz - CIC Watch Officer and good running mate - we did a number of memorable liberty calls together. Super smart guy.
CAPT Chuck Fidler My most competent NAVSEA 00Z Officer - implemented Surge Maint
CAPT Dale Hafer Best ONR CO - followed me as Director Pgm38
CAPT John Hobday John was my XO at one point, then a CO when I was ONR Director. Gets it done!!
CDR Geoff Johnson A NCSU grad, who helped me get an XO slot, then CO slot -- which guaranteed CAPT. Super nice guy too.
LT Dale Lichty Dale and I were top ENS/LTJG on Nimitz. We helped each other regardless.
CAPT Jerry Tighe The prominent Socal CAPT - so cool, knows everyone everywhere
LT Konrad Steven Tinius USAF Monterey close neighbor with cute wife and child we regularly socialized with

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Barbara Sue Hunter Biggest young love - and most beautiful and kind young woman. Always wondered "What if..."

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Chris Rivas Met at San Diego State. My first "Navy babe" - can't tell her parents - we almost married. Loved her Mexican family culture.

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Ina Kelly The cute and always reliable Cape May stalwart - wanna know something about durn near any long time resident, just ask Ina. Always nice. Love her.

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Lynn Smith Best buddies for many years...also served in Navy late-60's Brooks Brothers (near) model. Generations of his family lived in Cape May. (Mayflower link)

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Doreen Branigan Classmate from West Cape May. Knew her brothers more
Jack Brown Jack and I were buds, a lot alike. His plumber father hired me for the 1965 summer and taught me plumbing
Dwight Coleman Super nice person, chilled, and always funny.
Frank Collins Frank's sister was cooler, but Frank was just a nice guy
Becky Cox My high-school "Best Dressed Partner"
Joe Elwell Quiet and smart - his mother was a librarian, which probably influenced both traits.
Melody Embley We went out a few times, and I recall carving on a tree: CH and ME - and wondered if I was in love with myself.
Judy Fox Judy was the smartest and nicest cheerleader ever. I should've dated her. Passed early in life. Unfair.
Joanne Franco She was super hot, we dated a little. She bailed on me for the biggest womanizer in school. Also unfair.
George Gable Mr. Basketball...we were "mutt and jeff" walking the streets of Cape May
Sandy Herman A real cutie who never let a smartass mess with her.
Walter Hicks Another one of those quiet super nice people. Basketball tall.
Madonna Hitchcock So good looking, always more mature than the boys in our class
Larry Laragione We made a ton of money together parking cars at the famous Lobster House. Dented a few.
Jackie Leatherwood I loved just looking at one of the cutest in our class. She rarely looked back.
Jane Lundholm She was NEVER going to let a guy beat her at anything. Her father Albie was my LL coach who was incredibly kind and teaching rather than screaming.
Steve McCullough One of our West Cape May gang. His mother and brothers were always Hess favorites.
Pat Pecorella Super smart, but not approachable by me. Just no click. Maybe because of Sue?
Sue Pecorella Yes, the sister of classmate Pat. Super beautiful blonde. My type. We dated a few times but couldn't hold it.
Sam Perez Our "token hispanic" who was always funny. We didn't care about his ethnicity one iota.
Cathy Proud Dated - so cute & petite, but don't mess with her
Mike Reagan Oldest boy in our class...and it made a difference. Basketball savvy.
Sue Rutherford Had to be one of the cutest girls in class of '66, and I couldn't get a date
Peer Schmidtchen Peer and George Gable were friends, and the tallest in our class. His father was Superintendent of Schools
Ester Schrank 1966 Summer Love - mostly. Super rich folks from upstate.
Robert Taccard Mr. Cool and excellent basketball player
Joel Tenenbaum Joel was not treated well by most but he was always kind and caring.
Betsydiane Umfrid This young girl was determined to the best at everything. Volunteered for everything. Always in the middle of activities. Her father was the #1 employer in town.
Ken Washington The epitomy of Strongest Man in the Class, but rarely used anywhere but on the football field. Very nice guy.

LCMRHS - Teachers & Staff

Ann Zeller School counselor - did she know me? I doubt it.
Carlyle Dennis Truancy office, so yes, he knew me. Also arranged a $500 cash award at graduation. I needed it.
Catherine Sayre An inspiring math teacher who couldn't say "minimum"
Charles Wise Coach, father, umpire -- nicest guy you'd ever meet.
Doub DeWeese Basketball coach - so so
Frances Jackson Best elementary school teacher - taught cursive among so much more.
Helen Mish Senior (and single) English teacher. Probably 4'6" tall. So strict.
James Mullen Coolest teacher at LCMRHS - in dress & demeanor
John Weeks Art teacher - kind and helpful
John Wilsey Baseball coach - very difficult guy
Joseph Zahora Science teach extraordinaire - inspirational.
Lois Search Librarian - pretty and no-nonsense
Melvin Bouboulis Boo-Boo - the Principle. Stern.
Norm Weinberg Baseball coach - aka "The Turtle"
Paul Douglas Music - and loved his work.
Spicer Leaming Respect science, calmly.
Stella Culp The kindest nurse you could ever ask for. Totally competent and professional.
Walter Hass Drafting teacher - very instructive and good guy.
Warren Esher Best math teacher at LCMRHS - helped me constantly.
Warren Watson Somewhat aloof History teacher - a subject I did not appreciate at the time. He was also a bigtime restaurant owner in Cape May.