This and That & Reservation Form

I got an email from Pete Meglin, 58-62, RD2 the other day saying he was planning to come to the reunion. We served together and haven't seen each other for about 50 years so this will be nice reunion for us.

Got another email from Murray Pallidino, 43-46, RM3 and he has had to cancel coming to the reunion because of personal reasons. We will miss him.

One of the cards I had returned to me was from the wife of Doyle Williams, 51-55 letting me know that he had passed away July 10, 2008.

Now that I am receiving the Reservation Forms along with checks, I am spending more time getting prepared for the reunion. Tickets for the meals and bus tour have been prepared and placed in the name tags.

I did get an email from a shipmate and they had expected to see the Reservation Form on this Blog. So here it follows:

2011 HAZELWOOD REUNION
Reservation Form

Shipmate: ____________________________

Tel: _____________________________

Name(s) as you wish them to appear on your name tag(s). PLEASE PRINT:

Examples: Jim Julian 58-60 Ltjg Ops
Carol Julian Spouse

NAME YRS RATE/RANK DEPT
1. _________________________ ________ _______________ _________
2. _________________________ ________ _______________ _________
3. _________________________ ________ _______________ _________

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: The reunion will be held at the Jacksonville Airport Crowne Plaza. YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN HOTEL RESERVATIONS. Call 1-800-2CROWNE (1-800-227-6963) or 904-741-4404 and be sure to tell them you are with the Hazelwood Reunion. The room rate will be $82.00 per night plus 13% tax ($92.66). If you are not a member of the PRIORITY CLUB, join for free at 1-888-211-9874 or priorityclub.com and you will get some very nice perks at the hotel. The hotel has free shuttle service to and from the JAX airport.

SELECT OPTIONS FROM THE LIST BELOW AND SEND A CHECK FOR THE TOTAL

1. HAZELWOOD Cap. One size fits all. Made in USA Qty: ______ x $10.00 = $ _________

1A. MEN’S HAZELWOOD SHIRT. Made in USA
Select Size: S M L XL 2X 3X Qty: ______ x $20.00 = $ _________

2. LADY’S NAVY DD-531 Shirt. Picture attached.
Select Size: S M L XL 2X 3X Qty: ______ x $31.00 = $ _________
3. Bus tour of Naval Base, Lunch at the Officers club and Commemoration
Service at the JAX War Memorial. Tips included. Tour is on
Thursday, April 28, 2011 from 9 AM - 3 PM Qty: ______ x $55.00 = $ _________
4. Banquet (Friday, April, 29, 2011) Tip & Tax included
A. 12 oz Ribeye w/sides and dessert. Qty: ______ x $34.00 = $ _________

B. Pecan Crusted Mahi-Mahi w/sides and dessert. Qty: ______ x $34.00 = $ _________

C. Chicken Marsala w/sides and dessert Qty: ______ x $32.00 = $ _________

5. Registration Fee. Covers hospitality room, refreshments, mailing costs and other
necessary costs. ……………………………………………………….. $ 30.00
SUB TOTAL $ __________
LESS PREVIOUSLY PAID ...............$ (_____)
TOTAL AMOUNT DUE $ __________

Make your check payable to HAZELWOOD REUNION and mail it to:
Jim Julian 318 Salt Creek Dr.
North Port, FL 34287

Tel: 941-276-1217 (cell)

PLEASE RETURN AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE, BUT NO LATER THAN MARCH 1, 2011

The form looks better than I thought it would on this Blog!! By copying and pasting you can print one on your printer and make a reservation even if you have not previously let me know you were planning to attend.

Smooth sailing, Jim Julian

Updates

I have received word from 2 more shipmates that are going to be attending the reunion. They are:

Bill Jensen, 59-61
Eric Larson, 58-60

That brings us up to 59 shipmates attending. I did have a call from Roland (Gil) Guilbault, 59-60 and he was planning to attend. However the very next day he got word that his grandson was going to be married when the reunion was being held so he had to cancel.

You may remember Gil as an Ensign who came on board in the Gunnery Dept. and early in 1961 he went to the Gyrodyne factory to become the first true done controller. He did well since he eventually became an Admiral.

I also received some sad news from the son of Charles (Chuck) Pierce, 51-55. Chuck passed away in May of 2010. I expressed our sorrow and condolences to him.

Smooth Sailing,
Jim Julian

Hazelwood Shirts and Caps

Hazelwood Shirts and Caps are available for purchase for those attending the reunion. I am also making them available to those not attending the reunion. Prices and shipping information follows at the bottom of this posting.

USS HAZELWOOD EMBROIDERED
MEN'S SHIRTThe shirt is a very dark blue, short sleeve, 100% cotton golf shirt with a collar but no pocket. It is made in the USA and embroidered with USS Hazelwood, DD 531 and has a Fletcher Class silhouette. The pictured shirt was made by another manufacturer but is very similar to the one you will be getting.
Sizes available are Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X and 3X.

Lady’s Navy Shirt

The shirt is made in the USA of 100% combed cotton/godon by TOM Apparel Group, a high end knitwear company. The NAVY lettering is done with silver sequins that are 5/64 inch in diameter. The “DD” has smaller sequins that are 1/16 inch in diameter. The “531” has sequins from ranging from 5/64 inch to 1/16 inch diameter.

Carol has worn this shirt a number of times and it still looks like new. She washes it inside-out in cold water even though the tag calls for warm water. She dries in the drier at a normal heat level.

Sizes available are Small, Medium, Large, 1X, 2X and 3X. The sizes are “true to size” and do not shrink according to my wife.

HAZELWOOD BALL CAP

I do not a picture of the cap!! The caps are made in the USA and one size fits all. They are embroidered with USS HAZELWOOD, DD531 and has a silhouette of a Fletcher Class destroyer. I have two other caps (TIN CAN SAILOR and BB64) from this manufacturer and the quality is excellent in both.

PRICES AND SHIPPING INFORMATION

Men's Shirt .................. $20.00

Lady's Navy Shirt ......... $31.00

Hazelwood Cap ............. $10.00

Shipping (USA)........... $5.00 for up to three items ...... $10.00 for 4 to 6 items

Shipping other than USA .... You will have to contact me at dd531reunion@earthlink.net to get shipping prices to your location outside the USA.

Orders for these items must be received prior to MARCH 1, 2011 in order to allow me to pick them up at the at the reunion. I will then ship them to those not attending the reunion. Don't forget to specify the sizes you need for the shirts.

Mail your check payable to Hazelwood Reunion for the total amount to:

Hazelwood Reunion

Jim Julian

318 Salt Creek Dr

North Port, FL 34287

Registration Information Sent

Over the holidays I was able to confirm all the needed information to publish the Reunion Schedule (It's in the previous posting), prepare information for Hazelwood shirts and Caps and prepare a Registration Form. The Registration Form has the costs for the merchandise, tour, and the banquet meals.

This information was mailed and Emailed to those who said they were coming to the reunion.

There were a number of shipmates that still were not sure if they were going to be able to attend. A Post Card was sent to those shipmates without an Email address, asking that they inform me if they were going to attend. If I hear nothing from them I will not mail any further information to them about this reunion. Of course they will be retained on the mailing list for future reunions. This keeps the mailing costs down.

There were also a number of shipmates with Email addresses that were unsure. An Email was sent to all of them asking them to make a decision and inform me. I will then send them the Registration Form and the other information.

One of the items of information concerns Hazelwood Caps, Men's Hazelwood Shirts and a Lady's Navy, DD-531 shirt. I will post this information in a following post. There may be those shipmates that are not going to attend the reunion but may wish to get one or more of these items. They will be able to order them and after I receive them at the reunion I will mail their purchases to them.

Smooth Sailing, Jim Julian