I have been notified by his brother Doug that shipmate, Robert (Bob) Wade has passed away on August 19, 2023 at the age of 77. Bob was a "Plank Owner" coming aboard Dec. 1966.
Bob served first in the deck crew and later made rate (E-4) in the A.S. division as a Torpedo Man.
Bob was known as a happy, funny sailor. He will be missed by Kathy his wife, Doug Wade his brother and all his family and friends. He was originally from Needham, Mass. and later moved to Ft Worth Tx.
Fair winds and following seas, shipmate R.I.P.
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