HPRA
USS HUGH PURVIS - HPRA HISTORY
HPRA History - Including information of
past reunions,
listing of the officers and reunion coordinators etc. Starting out, the
information will be sparse, and we need you the members to fill in the
blanks. The webmaster has only been fully active since 2008 and he
really needs help. Search your files, photos and your minds and help us
out.
Use the email link at the bottom for submissions. You can also find the
webmaster phone number and email in the HPRA directory.
Officer positions
are two-year terms and run from reunion-to-reunion, thus the period
can vary. The President and Secretary are elected in odd-years and the
Vice President and Treasurer in even years. The positions of Chaplain and Webmaster are board-appointed and run indefinitely.
HPRA HISTORICAL
INFORMATION
The HPRA came in to existence in 1991 with Dennis Dow as the president. Now here is where we need some data.
- Date of the very beginning
- Location of the first meetings (actual meeting, by phone, by email??
- Who were those involved in the startup
- And any other data available
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Select "25
Danglers" to see all 25 reunion danglers to date. Provided by Sal
Contello (60-61).
REUNIONS
Below is a chart of the reunions through the years, including 2011 and
2012. It has "where", the "hotel" and the "costs" (not including
tours). As you can see, the costs for some locations covering the years
1992 to 1996 and are missing. Help us out here. ("IN ATTENDANCE" = Shipmates/Total)
Past
- Present and Future Reunions
| YEAR | LOCATION | HOTEL | HOTEL COST |
Banquet Cost |
Per Person ? |
HOSP ROOM FEE |
FRI TOUR |
SAT TOUR |
TOTAL | IN ATTEN DANCE |
| 1991 | Bensalem, Pa. | Day's INN | 45 | $110 | ||||||
| 1992 | Bridgeport Ct. | |||||||||
| 1993 | None | |||||||||
| 1994 | Newport RI | |||||||||
| 1995 | None
due to Bermuda Cruise for 1996 |
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| 1996 | NY to Bermuda | 7 day cruise | 1400 | y | ||||||
| 1997 | Virginia Beach Va | Holiday Inn | 68 | 70 | ? | 138 | ||||
| 1998 | Nashville Tn | Club House Inn | 79 | 55 | ? | 134 | ||||
| 1999 | Charleston, SC | Hilton | 79 | 55 | ? | 134 | ||||
| 2000 | Treasure Island Fl. | Bilmar | 80 | 60 | ? | 10 | 150 | |||
| 2001 | Lancaster, Pa. | Brunswick | 79 | 60 | ? | 10 | 149 | |||
| 2002 | South Portland, Me. | Best Western | 89 | 65 | ? | 10 | 164 | |||
| 2003 | Seattle, Wa. | Best Western | 89 | 65 | ? | 10 | 164 | |||
| 2004 | Timonium, Md. | Holiday Inn | 89 | 75 | ? | 164 | ||||
| 2005 | New Orleans, La. | Canceled
due to Katrina |
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| 2006 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Holiday Inn | 99 | 85 | ? | 184 | ||||
| 2007 | Charleston, SC | Town and Country Inn | 99 | 45 | y | 10 | 154 | |||
| 2008 | Boston, Mass | Sheraton Four Points | 119 | 35 | y | 10 | 164 | |||
| 2009 | Chicago, Il. | Embassy Suites | 109 | 39 | y | 10 | 158 | |||
| 2010 | St. Louis, Mo. | Westport Plaza Chalet | 99 | 32 | y | 10 | 141 | |||
| 2011 | Washington DC | Crowne
Plaza Old Town Arlington |
109 | 40 | y | 10 | 65 | 40 | 264 | |
| 2012 | Newport, RI | Crowne
Plaza Warwick |
109 | 30 | y | 10 | 55 | 59 | 263 | |
| 2013 | Norfolk, Va. | Sheraton
Waterside (Also an alternate Dinner Cruise Friday night) |
109 | 45 | y | 10 | 33 | 53 | 250 | |
| 2014 | Jacksonville Fl. (April) | Crowne
Plaza Riverfront |
99-109 | 36 | y | 10 | 69 | 55 | 170 | |
| 2015 | New Orleans, La. (Oct) | Crowne Plaza | 109 | y | 0 | |||||
| 2016 | Memphis, Tenn. (Sept-Oct) | Whispering Woods in Olive Branch, Miss | $111 | 41 | y | 0 | 85 | 45 | 171 | |
| 2017 | Harrisburg, PA. (June Weekday) |
Hershey Red Lion | 109/121 | TBD | y | 0 | 82 | 70 | ||
| 2018 | Savannah GA. (Sept Weekday) |
The DeSoto | ||||||||
| 2019 | Central Connecticut (June) | Hartford Airport Marriott | ||||||||
| 2020 | TBD | |||||||||
HPRA
OFFICERS (After the reunion of that year)
| YEAR | PRESIDENT | VICE PRESIDENT | SECRETARY | TREASURER | CHAPLAIN |
| 1991 | Dennis Dow | Jim Manning | |||
| 1992 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1993 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1994 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1995 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1996 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1997 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1998 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 1999 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 2000 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 2001 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 2002 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 2003 | Dennis Dow | ||||
| 2004 | Howard Ferrell | Tom Reilly | |||
| 2005 | Howard Ferrell | Jeff Minton | |||
| 2006 | Jeff Minton | Steve Singlar | Wade Botsford | George Russell | Reverend John Loewen |
| 2007 | Jeff Minton | Steve Singlar | Wade Botsford | George Russell | David Lee Chichester |
| 2008 | Jeff Minton | Steve Singlar | Wade Botsford | Ken Quenstedt | David Lee Chichester |
| 2009 | George Baker | Steve Singlar | Wade Botsford | Ken Quenstedt | David Lee Chichester |
| 2010 | George Baker | Steve Singlar | Wade Botsford | Ken Quenstedt | David Lee Chichester |
| 2011 | George Baker -- Steve Singlar Elec 6/11/2011 |
Steve Singlar -- George Baker Elec 6/11/2011 |
Wade Botsford Re-elec 6/11/2011 | Ken Quenstedt | David Lee Chichester |
| 2012 | Steve Singlar | George Baker | Wade Botsford | Ken Quenstedt | Brian
Goode 6/9/2012 |
| 2013 | Steve
Singlar (Re-elected for 2 more) |
George Baker | Wade
Botsford (Re-elected for 2 more) |
Ken Quenstedt | Brian Goode |
| 2014 | Steve Singlar | George
Baker (Re-elected for 2 more) |
Wade Botsford | Ken
Quenstedt (Re-elected for 2 more) |
Brian Goode |
| 2015 | Gene Sampieri | George Baker | Wade Botsford (Re-elected) | Ken Quenstedt | Brian Goode |
| 2016 | Gene Sampieri | George Baker (Re-elected) | Wade Botsford | Dan Andrews | Brian Goode |
| 2017 | Gene Sampieri | George Baker | Wade Botsford | Dan Andrews | Brian Goode |
| 2018 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||
| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 |
