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Commander Ivan Ernest “Buz” Sawyer, a retired Naval Intelligence Officer, passed away on 30 December 2020. He was 78.

Captain Jonathan P. Younce, USN Ret., 75, of St. Louis, MO, passed away peacefully at his home in Bluffton, South Carolina on November 16, 2020 surrounded by his family. Peter waged a courageous battle with a rare form of cancer.

"Dick" Buzzeli worked at NAVSTIC (Navy Scientific and Technical Intelligence Center) starting in the late 1960's. He was a Soviet Navy communications capacities analyst.

Mrs. Eleanor “Jimmie” Shapiro died peacefully on 3 November. She was 97 years old. Jimmie, as she was known to all, is the widow of RADM Sumner "Shap" Shapiro (USNA ’49). Jimmie was an exceptional woman admired by everyone.

Rear Admiral Jefferson “Jeff” Davis, Jr., USN (Retired), passed away on 10 September 2020 at age 91.

Robert was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on 26 May 1948. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in January 1969 and became a member of the Air Force Security Service as a Chinese linguist.

Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., 95, of Franklin, died 26 September 2020. He was the grandson of 10th U.S. President John Tyler.

Captain David L. Cox, USNR (Retired) of Palmer, Alaska, passed on 17 September 2020 at the age of 77.

Captain Richard V. Gragg, U.S. Navy (Retired), passed away with his wife by his side September 14, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. He was 66 years old.

Harold “Skip” Vandover, 74, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, passed away on 20 August, 2020.

Retired Vice Admiral Edward A. “Al” Burkhalter Jr., passed away on 1 July 2020 in Annapolis

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