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1980's Bios

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Tom Saleeby :

 

 

No photo available

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

Production

Duties:  

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Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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Rick E. Sanchez:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70s to early 80s

Designation:  

Summer hire. 

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

Seeking better job opportunities, with his college degree from Texas and TV production skills, he became Chief of the ETV section at TASC, Ft. Clayton.

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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SSG Jose E. Santana:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

NA

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

NA

Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

NA

Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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MSGT Larry Sawell:

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70s to early 80s

Designation:  

USAF. Engineer, TV

Duties:  

Was the voice for station I.D.s. 

Originally he was an engineer that crossed over to TV.  

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

An LA native, Larry retired and went to work at Disney World. 

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SSGT Brian J. Scheer:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

Van Engineer

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

NA

Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

NA

Last known Location:  

NA

Last known EM:  

NA

 

Benny H. Shanks, Jr:

 

No photo available

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

Army

Duties:  

Upon entering the doors of SCN as an E-2, announced that he expected to spend his 20 years in the Army right there. 

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

He came back for a second tour lasted 20+ years mostly in AFRTS and recruiting. 

Also was at AFKN in Korea. 

Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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Mateo Simons:

 

Current Status:  

Deceased

Tour of Duty:  

1975 - 1999

Designation:  

Graphics Illustrator "Legendary in the history of SCN."

Duties:  

He came to SCN in 1975 after working at the USARSO G-3 Training Aids office. He came on board as an illustrator at a time when SCN was preparing to transmit in color. And has seen the network change over the past 24 years. His graphics and artwork ability have been recognized as some of the best in AFRTS over the years. 

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

Since his retirement on July 1st, 1999,  Mateo enjoyed the retired life at home in Panama.

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Most recent info:  

Mateo passed away from a stroke while resting at home in Panama on Sept 23, 2005. Mateo had just turned 64.

 

Here is a letter from Gerry Fry

It is with great sadness that I must report the sudden and untimely death of our good friend Mateo.  Frank Pereira emailed me today that Mateo succumbed to an apparent stroke yesterday afternoon as he napped in his Panama City home.  He leaves his wife Blanca and three children: Mateo, Edgar and daughter Diana.

 

For those who don’t know Mateo, he is the person I brought into SCN in 1975 to be our graphic artist.  Prior to him, we relied on military artists, but as the Vietnam war raged on, the military services were unable to fill the slot with qualified people.  I civilianized it and after a brief period with a temporary local hire, Mateo came on board.  He stayed until the end – December of 1999.  Not only have we lost a wonderful friend who contributed so much to our beloved network, we have also lost a great reservoir of SCN history, unmatched by any of the rest of us.

 

Mateo’s last posting to our SCN-Panama Yahoo group was one week ago today.  He and I communicated via email on a regular basis, but he was not always comfortable posting to the group for some reason.  I’m going to miss him terribly, and I know that many of you will also. 

Gerry Fry

Last known Location:  

Panama

Last known EM:  

NA

 

SP4 Jeff Smedley:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

NA

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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Dave Smith:

 

No photo available

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

Engineering

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

Independence, MO

Last known EM:  

NA

  

SP4 John H. Smith:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

NA

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

NA

Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

NA

Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

NA

  

SSGT Robert K. Smith:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

NA

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

NA

Last known EM:  

NA

  

Wendy Spelich:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

Production

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

NA

Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

NA

Last known EM:  

NA

 

Mrs Gladys E. Stocker:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

FOUND

Tour of Duty:  

Late 70s to 1994

Designation:  

Purchasing & Supplies

Duties:  

Worked in the SCN supply section and helped out ordering and tracking down the status of all SCN supply purchases.

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Quote:  

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Most recent info:  

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Last known Location:  

Currently retired and living in Panama.

Last known EM:  

NA

  

MSG Roger Stolt:

 

No photo available

 

 

Current Status:  

Missing

Tour of Duty:  

1980's

Designation:  

NA

Duties:  

NA

Trivia:  

NA

Biographic Details:  

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Quote:  

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Last known Location:  

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Last known EM:  

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