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Friday, June 29, 2007

Passing Of My Hero -- Gene Fluckey


I just received an E-mail from one of Admiral Gene Fluckey's grandchildren, passing on a message from one of RADM Fluckey's shipmates aboard USS Barb (SS 220):

Dear Barb Shipmates and Friends

It is my very sad duty to advise that our beloved skipper, Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, went on Eternal Patrol at 11:45PM EDT 28 June 2007. He was in the Hospice Unit at Anne Arundel Hospital, Annapolis MD.
He will be cremated and inurned in the Columbarium at the Naval Academy. A service will be held at the Naval Academy Chapel with inurnment following, at a later date,estimated at least four weeks. All will be advised when arrangements are complete.

He is at Peace.
Here's what I wrote about him last year, when it was clear his health was starting to fail. I haven't seen anything in the news to confirm this yet (other than this post from Rontini, which is pretty good confirmation), but the nature of the E-mail (and the fact that the writer of said E-mail is listed in Thunder Below as one of Admiral Fluckey's shipmates) convinced me that I should share this sad yet ultimately uplifting news with Gene's submarine brothers. I know in my heart that he truly is now at peace. Sailor, Rest Your Oar.
Update 1747 29 June: Navy Times has a report on the passing of Admiral Fluckey.

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I had the honor of sharing lunch with Gene Fluckey at a Lisbon Chamber of Commerce meeting in 1972. At the time I didn't know him. He introduced himself as "Red" Fluckey. We had a delightful conversation. Sadly, please be advised that Warren (Bus) R. Cobean, Jr., Captain, USN (ret), Exec on the USS Nautilus, CO of USS Tiru, USS Halibut, USS James Monroe and USS George C. Marshall, died 27 June 2007.

6/29/2007 1:37 PM

 
Blogger Jarrod said...

I was there as a mid when they gave him the Distinguished Graduate Award. (From the Boat School.) All you really need to know about the man is there in that picture. That ribbon with the three stars in lieu of repeat awards - that's the Navy Cross. He's certainly one of the reasons I went subs.

6/29/2007 7:05 PM

 
Blogger KingV said...

Damn, I had no idea that Fluckey was still alive that long. The black combo cover is much nicer looking than the white we have now, also. Truly the passing of a great submariner in a time when it was different.

6/29/2007 9:22 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

God bless, fair winds and following seas to a true shipmate that knew how to drive a boat and lead a crew.
Too many skippers have not followed his example.

6/30/2007 2:05 AM

 
Blogger Celia said...

The CNO's statement on Fluckey is out on the Navy's site now:

http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30361

What an amazing man.

6/30/2007 8:45 PM

 
Blogger Celia said...

Okay, the link didn't complete on my comment. Whoops. Here it is:

www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=30361

6/30/2007 8:46 PM

 
Blogger Unknown said...

I met the ADM 1 on 1 a few years back and was awed by his presence.

7/02/2007 12:21 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

if ti makes you fell any better my great grandfather warren r cobean sumerineer passed also on june 27 as the first person said... if any one knew him your were lucky

7/02/2007 2:06 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is his obituary on today's (London) Daily Telegraph.
A hero.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=&xml=/news/2007/07/10/db1002.xml

7/10/2007 2:56 AM

 
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