THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TEXAS TOWER ASSOCIATION
AND FAMILY WEBSITE

STANDS DOWN, “IN MEMORIAM” FOR ALL THOSE WHO DIED ON 15 JAN 61, WHEN USAF TEXAS TOWER # 4, “OLD SHAKY” COLLAPSED AND SLIPPED UNDER THE WAVES AT 19:33:00 HRS.
THIS IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY!
“REST IN PEACE”

DONALD R. ABBOTT, FOR THE TEXAS TOWER ASSOCIATION


Texas Tower #4 "Old Shaky"
15 January 61
Lest We Forget"

THE COST OF FREEDOM IS VERY HIGH
28 MEN ON BOARD
U.S. AIR FORCE, TEXAS TOWER # 4
PAID FOR OUR FREEDOM WITH THEIR LIVES
15 JANUARY 1961
WE THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS
WILL NEVER FORGET
 
IN MEMORIAM:
MR. DAVID W. ABBOTT
MR. VINCENT G. BROWN
MR. SAMUEL BUCCHERI
MR. CHESTER J. CUDNIK
MR. THOMAS J. EVANS
MR. ARAM HAROUTUNIAN
MR. ARSEN S. HAROUTUNIAN*^
MR. WILLIAM C. IDE
MR.  MILTON D. LEO
MR. RAYMOND D. MARTELL
MR. ANTHONY OPALKA
MR. EDWARD T. ROBERTSON
MR. HENRY SCHUTZ
MR. WILLIAM SMYTHE
MR. VINCENT A. YAVOROSKI

 CAPTAIN GORDON T. PHELAN
CAPTAIN LEWIS V. BARKER**
C.W.O. OWEN L. MORGAN**
M/SGT. ROALD BAKKE^
M/SGT. TROY F. WILLIAMS^
T/SGT. BISHOP O. FOSTER
T/SGT. DONALD R. WAIT
S/SGT. KENNETH H. GREEN
S/SGT. WILBUR L. KOVARICK
S/SGT. HARRY M. SHAFFER
S/SGT. JOHN R. BRADSTREET***
A/1C. WILLIAM E. KRAUSE
A/1C. LARRY V. WOOLFORD
A/2C. DOMENIC V. GIURASTANTE
A/2C. LELAND H. JONES
A/2C. LOUIS M. LAINO
A/2C. DAVID K. PARKER


    *KILLED TT#2-16 AUG 55
  **KILLED TT#2-24 NOV 59
***LOST AT SEA TT#3-6 MAR 59
    ^NOT LOST AT SEA


DEDICATED 14 JULY 1999
 
Follow Legend for those who died On TT #4, "Old Shaky" on 15 Jan 61
 

OTHER TOWER MATES THAT HAVE PASSED ON:
SGT. RAY T. CLEMENS, APRIL 26TH 2000
 S/SGT. WALLACE W. ZIMMERMAN, AF l730ll34
Chief  M/SGT. EUGENE  D. ROHAN, JUNE 6TH 2002
A/1C J.R. PHARES, APRIL 23RD 2003
A/1C DAVID BROCK
MR. HENRY H. (Hank) HENRICKSEN (S/M/SGT.USAF RETIRED)
HESS, E.H. TOWER (?) (DIED 2001)
BECKWORTH, JAMES T. TOWER # 2, (DIED 2002)
THORSON, ROGER K. TOWER # 4, (DIED 02/2005
S/M/SGT. WILLIAM “DOC” BERARD TOWER #2 (DIED 09/01/05)
STARK, REGINAL, COMMANDER, TEXAS TOWERS (DIED ????)
DIXON, TOM TOWER # 4 (DIED, 2001)
WILLIAM “BILL” ROUSCH TOWER # 4 (DIED, 2003)
SURRETTE, OSCAR TOWER # 2+4 (2004)
S/M/SGT. SILVIA, JOHN JR. TOWER # 2 (DIED 02/21/05)
LT. COL. WILLIAM F. HIGGINS, ALL TOWERS, (DIED 01/21/80)
CAPTAIN SIXTO MANGUAL, US NAVY,
CAPTAIN, AKL-17 SUPPLY, SHIP ALL TOWERS (DIED ????)
US NAVY LT. CMDR. DAVID M. HOLMES,  (DIVER USS NAVY “SUNBIRD” (DIED ????)
LT. COL. KENNETH D. BROOKS, USAF H-21 PILOT,  ALL TOWERS (DIED 01/01/06)
T/SGT. JAMES HUTCHINSON (Clara's husband)"Texas Tower #3" (Died 04/05/06)
ROBERTSON, RITA (EDDIE’S WIFE) ALL TOWERS (DIED 02/06/67)
HIGGINS, CATHERINE E. “BILL HIGGIN’S WIFE”,  ALL TOWERS, (DIED 05/11/83)
ELNOR MAY BURFORD PHELAN, (CAPT. PHELAN'S WIFE) TOWER # 4 (DIED 01/13/1999)
JO-ANN BATES, (HERB BATES WIFE) (DIED 14 OCT 2001)
STARK, ALICE COMMANDER’S WIFE, ALL TOWERS (DIED 2002)
WEATHERBY, MARGARET TOWER #4 (FRED’S WIFE) (DIED 2002)
BETTY MARIE GOLLERT WILLIAMS MOORE, (TROY F. WILLIAM'S WIFE) TOWER #4 (DIED 06/07/03
ALFREDA ABBOTT, (DAVID’S WIFE) ALL TOWERS (DIED 08/15/03
A/1C JAMES F. SARGENT SR., (Jan's Husband) USAF TEXAS TOWERS #3&4 (DIED 8/15/03)
THOMAS, EDNA “KOVARICK” (WILBUR’S WIFE) TOWER # 4 (DIED 08/25/2005)
MRS. SIXTO MANGUAL, CAPTAIN SIXTO MANGUAL’S WIFE ALL TOWERS. (DIED ????)
MRS. ALICE HAROUTUNIAN, (WIFE OF ARUM) ALL TOWERS (DIED ????)
SUSAN ANN AMOS-BRAVO


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