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Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport commemorated Arbor Day with tree plantings on April 24 and 26 in memory of deceased employees and this year added a field of evergreens to make NUWC a bit greener.
Ten Cleveland Select pear trees were planted as memorials. Planters were also provided mulch, water, fertilizer, shovels and instructions for each memorial tree. Eleven evergreens that will be decorated during the holidays were also planted.
This year seven trees were dedicated by various codes in memory of colleagues, including William Boatwright, Lou Krzych, Lisa Sylvester, Daniel Thornton, Tom and Linda Harmon, James Hozempa and David Pelletier. Three trees were rededicated in memory of Ronald See, Kathy Holstein and Richard Dennis.
Families and friends were invited to attend the dedications, which included the installation of a commemorative plaque at the base of each tree.
In his dedication to Thomas and Linda Harmon, Rocky Reeves of Rite Solutions noted how appropriate the location near Building 1176 was for the tree memorial. Thomas Harmon died on April 10, 2018 and Linda Harmon on May 3, 2016.
“Linda spent her career in finance, most of it in Building 1176,” Reeves said. “Tom’s home runs, launched from the old softball field, would often land in the parking lot of 1176.”
The Harmons’ son, Chris, attended the ceremony with his two children and his girlfriend. Chris remembers attending the softball games as a child and was touched that so many people who knew his parents “from way back then” returned to NUWC to attend the memorial ceremony.
Capt. Mike Coughlin spoke at several of the memorial dedications to coworkers gathered at each spot.
Arbor Day has been celebrated at NUWC since 2004.
NUWC Division Newport, part of NAVSEA, is one of two divisions of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center. NUWC Division Newport’s mission is to provide research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, undersea offensive and defensive weapons systems, and countermeasures. NUWC’s other division is located in Keyport, Wash.
| Date Taken: | 05.03.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 05.03.2018 15:14 |
| Story ID: | 275605 |
| Location: | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, US |
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