We will Miss you Fred...

I was just notified by his wife of the passing of Fred Bandy, former USS Caperton Sailor, and Editor of the USS CAPERTON Newsletter. I have been in touch with and maintained a relationship with many of the "Capes' sailors over the years. Fred was one of the men at the top of that list, he and his wife regularly emailed me to keep the roster current, and to make sure I knew what was happening with the 'goings on of the Sailors association. In return I was constantly sending emails I recieved from sailors who had found the website and were asking for info, to Fred and Marie Anne so that they could get them to the right people. Fred loaned me his prized copy of the '53 World Cruise book so that I could scan it, and we were in the process of getting a reprint finalized when he passed. To a large extent it was the encouragement of people like Fred and Marie Anne that kept me going on the USS Caperton Site. I will miss you Fred, and thank you for everything you have done.