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Lee Howze, CTT3
to remember
Novak, Anthony (Tony), CT1 USN(Ret).
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Contact Info
Home Town St. Joseph
Last Address 2819 Lost Field Ln Richmond, Tx 77406
Date of Passing Nov 08, 2015
Location of Interment Houston National Cemetery (VA) - Houston, Texas
Anthony was born on July 28, 1940 and passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2015.
Anthony was a resident of Richmond, Texas.
A Memorial Mass for Anthony Tony Joseph Novak 75 of Richmond TX will be 10 AM Friday November 13 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church 507 S 4th Street Richmond TX 77469. Visitation will be 6 - 8:30 PM Thursday November 12 2015 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with a Rosary beginning at 7 PM. Services are under the direction of Garmany Carden Funeral Directors 1201 Fourth Street Rosenberg TX 77471 281342-4671.
Other Comments:
Give a shout if your in the Richmond area. All grand children sports.
Can usually be found at Joseph's Coffee shop, in Richmond, on Morton St. between 7 & 9.
We can now cross another C&E company off the list.
Retirement is a test, I am already getting antzy to get back to Source Expediting.
Reestablished our selves in Richmond, Texas
Back at our long time Church, Sacred Heart of Richmond
Transferred back into the Richmond, Knights of Columbus
and the Rosenberg/Richmond 4th Degree Knights of Columbus
have hopes of getting back active in the Knights.
Sandy and I are long time members of "Teams Of Our Lady" TOOL. A family oriented small faith group. www.teamsofourlady.org/ We first joined in 1982 and took a few years off recently as we moved about the country, and are now once again active in a new TEAM here in Richmond. Our daughter and her husband actually belong to the TEAM we began in, none of the former members remain.
Sandy is a part of PEO, Philanthropic Educational Organization, www.peointernational.org/ an awesome group doing great things.
Myself, I am looking to cleaning the mess that I have been accumulating over the years. I would like to digitize my photos, a couple of thousand slides "O boy!" More prints than that..task 1. Number 2 work or restablishing myself as a coin collector. Don't know how that will work? Now that so much is available in music, I can build my personal libray. Lots to do!
Remembrance Profiles -
1 Sailor Remembered
Bass, Larry, CPO
1959-1961, SK-0000, Naval Air Station (NAS) Memphis, TN
Best Friends Dale Lundquist Tom Jones Jimmy Dean Beck Richard Ashford Robert Pasley Ken Covell Emery Sites Sue Escott
Worst Moment Mine turned out to be a very quiet gentleman. As a new third class at NAS Memphis I was assigned to conduct a "Training Session" for the whole Supply Department (Our Department Head was a full Captain and the Assistant DH was a full Commander.) The Department Chief sent me over to the "Naval Air Reserve Technical Training Center" which was located across the street to obtain a 16mm projector and instructions on the operation of said projector.
After walking around inside what appeared to be an empty building, hey Reseves are "Week-end" warriors! for a few minutes I encounter this older Chief, starched Khikis, you know. He asks if he can help, I explained my needs. "Its been years since I operated one of these, but lets see if we can get done together!" Half an hour later I very politely thanked the Chief for his assistance. His response was plesant and with a broad smile, "son don't ever call a boot Ensign Chief" Whereupon I took a closer look at the two stars on each collar. "Thank you Admiral,I appreciate your help" and left. I was back across the street instructed in the use of the projector and ready for the presentation the next day. While setting at my desk in the Technical Research Section, I relayed my little story to the civilian that ran our group. Himself a reserve LCDR. He bounced out of that chair, flew to the Captains office, five minutes later they were both flying across the street.
When he returned, he looked a little taken down and said to me, "don't make that mistake again!"
And I didn't, I never told him anything again.
When I put the fork of a forklift through the side of the Admirals (Same Admiral) aircraft while loading a tiptank as cargo. (Fortuately, my direction giver was an Ensign and I took no blame since he was guiding me the whole way.) Took the ground crew about an hour to patch the hole..thank goodness.
Other Memories Dale the mail clerk would collect jokes as she delivered mail and repeat them as she continued on. My desk was to the back of the Supply Department in an enclosure, techinal services. For a couple of days she did not tell me any jokes. I asked why? She said the Commander advised her not to tell me dirty jokes because my ears turned red and he could tell from his office at the front of the building!!!
Jimmy Beck and I were dating two girls who went to school together. While visiting my parents in St. Joseph, Mo, my father asked, "are you boys dating anyone?" "Jimmy Dean didnt miss a stroke, "Oh yes sir, were going with Claude and Fred!" Dad had a thoughful moment, before Jimmy finished with, Claudia and Fredrica.
We did a lot of week ends to someones home. One Sunday as were were returning from Robert Pasley's home in Thomaston, Ga we were approaching the Georgia/Alabama line when a State Trooper pulled us over. "Is one of you Robert Pasley?" Bob acknowleded that he was. "Your mother said that you left this behind and felt that you might need it." He gave him a lunch sack with a small box in side!" The office saluted and got back in his car. Bob looked in the sack, a military belt buckle. Yep, standard navy issue, 35 cent brass buckle.