On this Fifth Friday, it is once again time to remember seagoing cowboys who have crossed their final sea.
Brubaker, Martin, February 17, 2024, Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. SS Charles W. Wooster to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), January 7, 1946; Levinson Brothers trip to Israel (details unknown), 1952; two Heifer Project trips to Puerto Rico (details unknown), 1980.
Geiger, Elwood, March 15, 2024, Belle Fourche, South Dakota. SS Pass Christian Victory to Poland, March 21, 1946; SS Lindenwood Victory to Czechoslovakia (docking in Bremen, Germany), May 8, 1946; SS Virginian to Poland, June 27, 1946; SS Plymouth Victory to Greece, November 16, 1946; SS Beloit Victory to Yugoslavia (docking in Trieste, Italy), February 24, 1947.
Holderread, Kenneth, November 28, 2023, McPherson, Kansas. Heifer Project trip to South Korea, May 3, 1971.
Riesz, Richard, April 13, 2019, Pleasant Hill, Tennessee. SS Gainesville Victory to Poland, July 24, 1946.
Siemens, Richard Allan, February 3, 2024, North Newton, Kansas. SS Stephen R. Mallory to Poland, June 20, 1946.
Thiessen, Franz, January 8, 2024, Newport News, Virginia. SS Pass Christian Victory to Israel, November 16, 1949 (Levinson Brothers trip).
Wolfer, Roy Allen, January 6, 2024, Milford, Nebraska. SS American Importer to Germany, February 18, 1950 (Heifer Project trip).