MARIE TRAGEDY EVENT - June 7, 1960

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MARIE Commemoration Event

Thank you to all who supported, contributed, and participated in the Marie Event June 2010 because, you made a difference! On behalf of all of the families of the men of the Marie, thank you for honoring the milestone and and first-ever Marie Commemoration (Social, Ceremony, Wreath Laying Boat-ride, Multi-media Exhibit, and a special Open House hosted by Albert and Lynda Terres)

Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors:

Bob Bryant & Sons, Ltd.

Lee Burrell, Light Productions, Inc.

Steve and Lana Russell

Larry and Sherri Sims

Diego S. Terres, Sr. Family

Albert Terres and Lynda Williams-Terres

Project-TNT, Inc.

Special Thanks To:

Fred and Hiroko Benko, Condor Express

Centerpiece Quartet – Craig Piece (Tenor), Robert Wilke (Lead), Eric Fenrich (Baritone), Michael Frazer (Bass)

Mujiba Cabugos

Coast Guard Headquarters District 11

Dr. John Cloud

Coffee Talk Club

Deana Dixon

Greg Gorga, Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

Glenna Howell-Griffin

Dean and Dete Israel

Dr. Doug Kroll

Eric Mulhardt

Bill and Anne Parkinson

Gillbert Perleberg

Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association

Kenneth Sewell

Larry and Sherri Sims

Syracuse University Physic’s Department

Don and Lily Terres

Jim and Marisa Terres

Dr. Rick Terres

Diana and Thea Vandervoort

Dr. Bob and Rachel Watkins

Albert Terres and Lynda Williams-Terres

Williams and Reed Families

Dr. Pat and Dr. Kathy Chambers

Consultants:

Dr. John Cloud

Dr. Sutter Fox (Captain, US Coast Guard Retired)

Laura Funkhouser, Media Coordinator

Jennifer Wisniewski, Curatorial Consultant as the former SBMM Curator

Ceremony Program:

California National Guard Honor Guard

Centerpiece Quartet – Craig Piece (Tenor), Robert Wilke (Lead), Eric Fenrich (Baritone), Michael Frazer (Bass)

Dr. F. Sutter Fox (Captain, US Coast Guard Retired), Master of Ceremony

Dr. Doug Kroll, Invocation

Colonel Ken "Fig" Newton (US Army Retired), Look Back in Time and Epilogue

Albert Terres, Special Presentation and TAPS (Marine Corps Band 1954-1959)

Helen McBurney Wilke, Making a Difference, Raytheon Family Presenter

Documentary Cast:

James “Bud” Bottoms

Helen (Russell) Edwards

Dr. Sutter Fox (Captain, US Coast Guard Retired)

Glenna Howell

Albert L. Terres

Diego S. Terres, III

Teresa Newton-Terres

Bob Wilke

Helen Wilke

Petty Officer Matthew Schofield, US Coast Guard

“My Father” scuba diving (TBD: Howell, McCaffrey, Russell, or Terres?)

Documentary Production and Editing Facility:

Lee Burrell, Light Productions

Anthony May, Newport Tech Center

Documentary Editor:

Anthony May

Photography - Documentary and Display:

Howell Family Archives

James Bottoms Archives

John Stites Archives

McCaffrey Family Archives

Robert Schwemmer Archives

Russell Family Archives

Terres Family Archives

Teresa Newton-Terres

National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Wikipedia

Images of America Raytheon Company: The First Sixty Years by Alan R. Earls and Robert E. Edwards, Arcadia Publishing 2005

Prayer Warriors And Emotional Support Team:

Coffee Talk Club

Kathy Chambers

Fellowship Bible Church, “Depew” Community Group

Bill and Ann Parkinson, Fellowship Bible Church

Research Assistants:

Susan Abbott

Robert Cressman

John Hodges

Robert E. Glass, Ph.D.

Charles Johnson

Richard Peuser

Scott Price

Paul Wormser

Barry Zerby

Documentary Music:

“Until I Dream Again” sung by Diego S. Terres, Jr.

“You Broke The Only Heart That Loved You” by Diego S. Terres, Jr. and Alden Supulveda

“Slow Boat to China” sung by Diego S. Terres, Jr. and Alden Supulveda

Interviews/Comments/Oral-Histories Collected:

Bud Bottoms

Bob Bryant

Jeannie (Russell) Carter

Helen (Russell) Edwards

John Fennell

Howie Glenn

Greg Gorga

Glenna Howell

Theresa Huerta

Jim Hurst

Don Jessup

Dr. Alfred MacRae

Lee Meadows

Hugh James McCaffrey, Jr.

Jeffrey McCaffrey

Patrick McCaffrey

Betty Lou (Mackie) Moffitt

Teresa Newton-Terres

Bruce Gordon

Gillbert Perleberg

Dr. Kevin Riley

John L. Ruby

George Russell

Al Rymills

Jerry Said

Robert Schwemmer

Jean Sedar

Dr. John Stannard

C. W. Staufenberg

John Stites

Charlie Stoll

Robert Strauss

Lenn Surette

Tom Swiegum

Albert Terres

Diego S. Terres , III

Dr. Bob Watkins

Bob Wilke

Helen Wilke

Lynda Williams-Terres

Richard Wisham

(Interviews/Comments taken at the event will be added at a later date.)

Right Hand Man:

Colonel “Fig” Newton (US Army Retired)

Marie Project (Historian, Event Coordinator, Exhibit Producer):

Teresa Newton-Terres, PMP

Special Tribute To:

Light Productions

"I'm honored to have Light Productions come along side this effort in service to the MARIE Commemoration Event," said Newton-Terres of Light Productions willingness to help in compiling all of the available documents, interviews, and images collected as part of her extensive archival research. Lee Burrell, Executive Director and CEO of Light Productions, and his right hand man Anthony May are experienced story tellers helped to navigate through the details and shed light on the story to tell. The documentary is a key part of the exhibit, MARIE REMEMBERED: Seven Men Lost At Sea Expanding The Frontiers of Infrared.

remember,

honor,

Rejoice because we can.