NavyLights74-78 Reunion III
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
24-26 April 2009
NavyLights74-78 met for their third reunion on the last weekend in April 2009 during the Navy-Penn weekend of lightweight rowing.
Reunion Dinner
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium N-Room
Friday, 24 April 2009
L-R: Tom Cook ’76, Keith Weaver ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Tom Cook, Susan and Keith Weaver
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Bob Blase ’75; Coach Nick Baker, Buffalo ’01; Keith Weaver ’76; Luke Memminger ’76;
Tom Hejl ’77; Gary Harrell ’76; Tom Cook ’76; Steve Nimitz ’76; Steve Hall ’75
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Keith Weaver ’76, Luke Memminger ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Luke Memminger ’76; Steve Nimitz ’76; Coach Jon Eric VanAmringe, Yale ’70
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Steve Hall ’75; Coach Jon Eric VanAmringe, Yale ’70; Darrow Kirkpatrick ’57
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Prepare to Rig Battle Dress!
Luke Memminger ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Luke Memminger ’76
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Tom Weil, Yale ’70
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Gary Harrell ’76
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Tom Cook ’76
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Christopher Memminger ’11
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Keith Weaver ’76
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Luke Memminger reading a letter to his Mom dated 26 April 1975, “We beat Harvard today…”
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Luke Memminger “They still fit…!”
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Race Day
On the Severn River
Saturday, 25 April 2009
On this weekend Navy swept the Severn! And in the 1V race Navy captured the Callow Cup for the 28th time. The Navy-Penn rivalry is very competitive with Navy currently leading the series 28-26.
4-25-2009 – University of Pennsylvania (Callow Cup) at Annapolis, Maryland
| 1V | 2V | 3V | 1F | 2F |
| 1- Navy 6:03.10 | 1- Navy 6:04.20 | 1- Navy3V 6:27.90 | 1- Navy 6:16.90 | 1- Navy 6:26.50 |
| 2- Penn 6:08.16 | 2- Penn 6:18.34 | 2- Navy4V 6:37.20 | 2- Penn 6:21.52 | 2- Penn 6:49.50 | 3- Penn 6:52.46 |
Piped over To Hospital Point
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
At the Finish Line on Hospital Point
L-R (clockwise): Gary Harrell ’76; Bob Blase ’75; Luke Memminger ’76; Steve Nimitz ’76;
Coach Jon Eric VanAmringe, Yale 70; Tom Hejl ’77
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
NavyLights Callow Cup Winning Crew
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Last Call
Saturday Evening, 25 April 2009
L-R: Luke Memminger ’76, Bob Blase ’75, Steve Nimitz ’76, Keith Weaver ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R: Tom Cook ’76, Gary Harrell ’76, Luke Memminger ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
Bowman’s Breakfast
Sunday morning, 26 April 2009
L-R: Tom Cook ’76; Steve Hall ’75; Coach Jon Eric VanAmringe, Yale ’70; Steve Nimitz ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R (clockwise): Tom Cook ’76, Gail Nimitz, Gary Harrell ’76, Bob Blase ’75, Keith Weaver ’76
Photo courtesy of Karen Cook
L-R (clockwise): Gail Nimitz, Gary Harrell, Bob Blase, Keith Weaver, Tom Cook, Steve Hall,
Coach Jon Eric VanAmringe, Steve Nimitz
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REUNION ATTENDEES
Navy Varsity Lightweight Crew Coach
Nick Baker
Navy FirstLights
Class of 1957
Darrow Kirkpatrick
NavyLights74-78
Class of 1975
Bob Blase
Steve Hall
Class of 1976
Tom and Karen Cook
Gary Harrell
Luke Memminger
Steve and Gail Nimitz
Keith and Susan Weaver
Class of 1977
Tom Hejl
Yale Contingent
Class of 1970
Jon Eric VanAmringe, NavyLights74-78 Varsity Coach
Tom Weil
Guest and Videographer
Class of 2011
Christopher Memminger
ALUMNI ROW
NAVYLIGHTS74-78
Bow- Luke Memminger ’76
2- Bob Blase ’75
3- Tom Hejl ’77
4- Steve Nimitz ’76
5- Keith Weaver ’76
6- Gary Harrell ’76
7- Steve Hall ’75
Stroke- Tom Cook ’76
Cox- Tom Paul ’12
Chris Memminger recorded the row, and Luke Memminger created a memorable video to capture the: Spirit of the Lightweights.
NavyLights74-78 Reunion III Tribute
Video by Luke Memminger ’76