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Skipper Andy
Happy Hoyer
aboard the
Lilac
Randy
Bretz Cameraman
photo
courtesy Gerry Fry |
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- an unidentified young
man
- Kathy Holcomb
- ASPCA chief, and the pearl mesta
(great party giver) of the canal zone.
- Pat Parks
wife of SCN staffer USAF Sgt. Gary Parks
- "Skipper
Andy" aka
Ssgt Carl Gentry
- Happy Hoyer
- note the flag "p.c"
that did not stand for politically
correct!!!
Photo courtesy Steve Momot
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a real gathering of eagles
Sgm Sam Sumner inspects
the Llilac, as Skipper Andy (army Ssgt Carl "Countrypolitan
Chapel" Gentry), the officer of-the-deck of the Lilac stands by.
Alongside is army specialist Gordon "Packrat" Pafrath. He is
recording "demerits."
Photo
Courtesy Steve Momot |
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inspection continues
with Sgm. Sumner, being a good NCOIC, finding lots of things wrong. Sp5
Gordon Pafrath has run out of ink...note the length of the list... and
Sam isn't done yet.
it was also thus on Monday morning during the weekly
inspections that were instituted by Sgm Sumner shortly after his arrival
at SCN
Photo Courtesy Steve Momot |
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Kathy
Holcomb & Happy Hoyer
Summer 69
Photo
courtesy Steve Momot |
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Happy Hoyer interviewing
the guest children passengers
to say that Happy was
popular with the kids in the zone would be an understatement. When he
would visit a school from time to time... he needed a bodyguard
Photo & Caption courtesy
Steve Momot
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- 1969, and the Stanley
Kubrick movie 2001 a Space Odyssey had just come out, featuring the
"Hal 9000" computer, which took over the spaceship.
- Not to be outdone,
our Davie Lindquester created the "Pal
9000" for installation on
the lilac.
- When happy left, the
pal, along with the magic vent "walked" off the set courtesy
of an animated film shot by some creative photographer in the pre-dawn
hours.
Photo
& Caption courtesy
Steve Momot |
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along with USO groups,
we'd have local entertainers from the zone visit "afternoon"
from time to time. one of these young ladies went on to fame (not
fortune) as an "ID" girl
Photo
& Caption courtesy
Steve Momot
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Arnie Huberman
master control
Happy Hoyer Show
1968 |
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Happy Hoyer at the control board in the radio
studios, August 1969...
note the hibiscus bloom in the microphone
Photo
& Caption courtesy
Steve Momot |
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Happy
Hoyer with his Miranda Sensorex Camera
Fall 1968
Photo courtesy
Steve Momot |
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This is vintage Happy Hoyer,
red hair and smile. he's pictured here aboard the SS Pioneer contractor
with his Nikon F Photomic. Happy called his picture taking "push
and click." this begins a series of photos taken aboard the Pioneer
contractor during a transit of the canal arranged by Pan Canal. November
1969
Photo &
Caption courtesy
Steve Momot |
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there was no time that had
more mixed emotions than when a good friend was leaving the zone. On one
hand we were losing, maybe for a while or maybe forever, someone who had
become a good friend... on the other hand, our good friend was doing
something he'd longed for... going home. This was Happy's
departure...
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Nov 1969 from left
Steve Momot with the Bolex 16mm camera
(film at 6:00p.m.) Bill Moss, unidentified man bending, then John
"Uncle Frog" Tedrick (USAF) and then Paul Hogan... and the
remainder ???
Photo
& Caption courtesy
Steve Momot |
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"unknown" in back on the
left... Sp5 Hoyer, Steve Momot and John Tedrick...they are joined by
some- thing really important... the plane taking Happy home. This was
one of the few times anyone saw Happy in his class "a"
uniform.
Photo
& Caption courtesy
Steve Momot |
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Happy Hoyer touring Canada
Photo courtesy
Steve Momot |
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Happy Hoyer with
long hair?!
Happy Hoyer...appearing as best man at Steve
Momot's wedding in Dec. 1973. although he was no longer on
television...the star quality was clearly still there.
Photo
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Steve Momot |
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Vince (Holcomb)
O'Connor
Mike
(Happy) Hoyer
Florida Reunion
99
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Street
near Our Lady Queen of Martyrs church in Ft Lauderdale named after Happy
Hoyer
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