In Memoriam to our Friends
The clock of life is wound but once. Nobody knows when it ends ...Joe T
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In Memoriam to our Friends The clock of life is wound but once. Nobody knows when it ends ...Joe T |
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Bob Snowden, Mike Messer, Donnie Acklen,
Jimmy Gibson and I all worked at Beefy King across from Northgate Shopping
Center. We were typical teenagers. We would trade Roast Beef sandwiches
for ice cream, pizza and such. I also dealt with Bob in ROTC. I could not
stand being military and having to have short hair. Well Bob loved being
one of Sergeant Major Mancuso's enforcers. He would always tell me to get
a haircut but to no avail. I was never so surprised when I heard Bob was
killed in a car wreck. I always figured Bob would become General one day
or be killed in battle defending his troops. At times it seemed that Bob ate and slept military. Maurice Cates |
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As many of you may remember, we failed
our r.o.t.c federal inspection and had to stand another. Sgt maj Joseph
N. Mancuso was in rare form that day , questioning our future plans with
insinuations that we should go ahead and pick the institution that would
best use our meager abilities. (as for me , the Shelby county penal farm
seemed like a logical choice, close to home, family could visit , easier
to farm instead of making car tags... etc) his attention turned from the general to the specific, when he began to dress bob down for being a "hood". Daughtery looked at mancuso with a look of practiced innocence, and replied "gee sarge, i don't even have a knife." this of course sent Joe spinning in another orbit. He made us all get in the front leaning rest position for like 6 months, which is hard to do when you are laughing. For years afterward when I told people i graduated from Frayser and got that look. i always told them to relax. i left my knife at home. thanks bob for the line and the memory .my prayers are with you and your family... lewis(ray) |
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JOSEPH ANTHONY MANCUSO, 89, of Arlington, TN, passed away on March 19, 2007 at the Methodist North Hospital. In Loving Memory of Command Sergeant Major Joe Mancuso. Joe Mancuso was born August 22, 1917. He enrolled in the army when he was 20 years old, and in 1950 he became one of the very firstmembers of the very elite Green Beret's. He served in three wars including the Korean War, WWII, and Vietnam. In 1967 after thirty years of service to the army, he retired with the rank of Command Sergeant Major; during his service he received multiple medals including five purple hearts, the distinguished service cross, the silver star, two bronze stars, and the commendation ribbon. After the army, Joe became a R.O.T.C. teacher at Frayser High School and continued to teach for fifteen years, retiring in 1982. He will have a mass at 1 p.m., Friday, March 23 at St. Ann Catholic Church in Bartlett, with the visitation one hour prior to the service starting at 12 p.m. at the church. Burial will be at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. Joe is survived by a daughter, Helen Akin, son-in-law, Ken Allen, and four grandchildren, Clay, Alexis and Mariah Allen and Preston Akin. Family Funeral Care 901-761-8000 |
From Gary Harrison via Classmates.com: I left frayser my sophomore year so i did not take rotc there.... at trezevant we had anothern crusty italian sergeant major there named iavolo.of coure he and mancuso were pals and drinking buddies.as 15 yr olds we looked on these guys with a curious mix of amusement and disdain..iavolo would shower down in the gym sometimes..his back was riddled with bullet and shrapnel scars...as i read back over sgt mancuso's obituary i noted he served in three wars and received the silver star... i belive that is the highest award short of congressional medal of honor.... you have to get your ass shot up really bad and show great valor to get one of those..he also had 5 purple hearts which means some german,japanese, chinese,korean or vietnamese shot him five times...funny how looking back we were in the presence of true greatness..... and basically did not even know it....while our heroes were drugged out rock stars or some guy who could play football or basketball better than other people |
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From Ray Dickson via Classmates.com Thanks for the post. I never would have known otherwise. Did some checking and SgtMaj Mancuso will be interred at Arlington Cemetary on May 15. Details on how to attend are on the Cemetary's website. Since I live only 20 minutes from there I will be sure to attend and represent all the 4 year ROTC cadets that Joe helped to mold into men. After my Father and a Ranger Colonel I served under in Germany, Joe Mancuso influenced me more than any other human on the planet. Sing it with me boys: "CIGAREEETS WHISKEY AND WILD WILD WOMEN, WILL DRIVE A MAN CRAZY...WILL MAKE HIM INSANE. |
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ROGER DALE CRAIG, 57, of Memphis, TN, died Monday, April 23, 2007 at his home. He is survived by his mother, Virginia Loraine Craig of Memphis; and his brother Robert C. Craig III of Germantown, TN. Services will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, at Forest Hill Funeral Home East. Visitation will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. before the service with burial to follow in Forest Hill Cemetery East. Forest Hill Funeral Home East 901-382-1000 |
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Hernando - MARILYN J. FIVEASH, 56, passed away Sunday, April 29, 2007 at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at Forest Hill South, with visitation from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, May 2. Burial will be in Gray's Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Fiveash was an Administrative Legal Assistant for Federal Express Corporation, and a member of I.A.A.P. She was preceded in death by her father, William A. Miller, and a brother, Larry Miller. She is survived by her husband, Raymond H. Fiveash; two sons, Pat Fiveash (Robin) of Southaven and Steve Fiveash (Christy) of Hernando; her mother, Emogene Miller and a sister, Cathy Miller of Atoka; two brothers, Bill Miller and Micky Miller of Millington; five grandchildren, Lauren, Lacey, Darren, Dillan, Ryder and many beloved family members and friends. Forest Hill South Funeral Home 901-346-3250 |
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SHELIA HENDERSON, 56, of Memphis, passed away on April 23, 2008, at her home. She was a retired teacher from Northaven Elementary School and a member of New Hope Christian Church. She is survived by her children, Jody Henderson of Atoka, TN and Wendy Black of Southaven, MS. She leaves her mother, Sammie Self of Millington, her brother, James Self of Arlington, and one grandchild, Cheyenne. Funeral services will be on Saturday, at 2 p.m. April 26 at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Chapel, with visitation on Friday evening from 6-8 p.m. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Susan G. Coleman Cancer Foundation. Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home901-872-3375 I just wanted you to know that Shelia Self Henderson died this morning from cancer. She was diagnosed last year with breast cancer. Recently she found out she had cancer again in different locations.
------ Thanks for posting Shelia's passing. Her and Richard (Ricky) to me and friends will be missed greatly. My prayers will be with the family. Ricky and I worked together for 10 years at MLGW. We played baskeball and golf together for many years. We even went on vac. one year together up at Greers Ferry lake. Rick and Shelia loved to camp and dive in the younger years. David Zeinner who worked together with us, went with his wife Debbie also. It was my first and last time to scubba dive. I rember Rick giving me a quick course in diving and off to 20 ft. we went. Next thing I rember, is my scubba tank begain making a very strange noises and I ran out of air. Well, of course I went up in a hurry! Rick had gave me a tank that was almost empty of air and had not told me about the emergency supply valve..... That was my LAST dive ever.... We laughed many times about that and other crazy things, (like sinking his ski boat in the middle of the Mississippi river), that we did together as young men. Our thoughts and prayers will be with ya....
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