First General Meeting of the USS Enterprise (CVAN/CVN-65) Association at Pensacola Florida on September 30, 2025
First General Meeting 9/30/25
Call To Order
Pledge of Allegiance: Led by Don Thiry Prayer
First order of Business: Election of Officers
Election of Chairman: James Voorhies (by acclamation)
Election of Vice-Chairman: Richard Peralez (by acclamation) Election of 3 year Board Member: Pete Romanjenko (by acclamation)
Future Reunion
San Antonio, TX (2026) hosted by Juan Martina Sr. Mobile, AL (2027) hosted by Travis Mathew. Windsor Lock CT (2028) by Ray Cote
Reports
Financial: Brian Heck (reference Treasurer’s Report 2025)
Proposal for Brian “to investigate to invest the Association’s Funds into higher interest bearing accounts, that is safe and allowable for a non-profit organization while keeping enough funds on hand to maintain and pay the bills.”
Motion made, voted on, passed, with no opposition.
Motion made to accept the Treasurer’s Report, seconded, and carried.
Brian Heck and Tommy Bowman gave a duo presentation of the new cvan-cvn-65 org website. He went over all the various features and nuances of the new website. The address stayed the same. The new website can handle new membership, renewed membership, donations to the scholarship fund, and ordering from the ship store. Logon can be done through the website or Facebook. Charles Boettcher brought up the suggestion of the Association having its own Facebook page. Charles Boettcher was awarded with the task of starting up the Facebook page. Charles Boettcher started regretting the amount of liquor he had consumed the night before.
Another feature is the members being to upload stories and pictures of their time spent on the USS Enterprise. There will be a moderator to ensure that the stories and pictures are suitable for the general public.
A motion was made to approve the program and fund it. It was voted in unanimously.
A need for an assistant treasurer was presented to the Association. Bruce Mooberry volunteered to be the assistant treasurer. A motion was created to make Bruce Mooberry an assistant treasurer, seconded, and voted in unanimously. Bruce Mooberry was accepted as the Assistant Treasurer.
Scholarship Fund: Don Thiry gave the report. Scholarship Fund: $20,849.93
Save the Ship: $9152.26
Checking: $4139.29
A total of seven applications were submitted. Two were disqualified and five were approved.
The five approved were as followed with the scholarship amount awarded to each. Voted in by the assembly.
- Reed Barrow – $2000.00
- Sean Labalski – $1500.00
- Shilo Compton – $1500.00
- Braden Grazed – $1000.00
- William Thomas – $1000.00
First time members were asked to stand and introduce themselves. 14 new members introduced themselves.
James Voorhies gave a brief presentation of the status of the USS Enterprise and our keynote speakers that will come the farewell meal on Friday 10/03.
Bill Snipps gave a report of the Ships memorabilia and asked for volunteers to take over the memorabilia. No volunteers.
Announcement by Don Thiry about the relocation of the stern plate that bears the name USS Enterprise (CV-6) from Rivervale NJ to the memorial park of the USS New Jersey (BB-@) on the birthday of the US Navy on 10/9/25.
Reminder of the assembly gathering tomorrow at 0730 for the field trip to NAS Pensacola.
Motion made to close the general member meeting. Motion seconded. Vote taken, almost unanimously but we had one holdout.
The meeting was adjourned.