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Wescoot2 
Posts: 2913
Park Ridge, Illinois
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| 23 Aug 2006 5:36 PM |
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Hoyt Edward Shuman WWII Veteran~ :
BANGOR - Hoyt Edward Shuman, beloved husband of Marion Church Shuman, died Aug. 21, 2006, at the Maine Veterans' Home, Bangor.
He was born July 17, 1916, in Medomak, the son of Merchant and Albina (Osier) Shuman. Hoyt was a graduate of Camden High School, Class of 1934. He was employed by First National stores as store manager, district and zone supervisor, retiring in 1978.
He served in the Army in World War II and was stationed at Walter Reed Hospital, Hawaii and Okinawa. He was a member of the American Legion and a past member of the ACBL.
As per his request, there will be no visiting hours. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 25, at Lawndale Cemetery, Old Town. Remembrances may be made to the charity of one's choice. Arrangements by Direct Cremation of Maine. ~ Posted in Bangor Daily New
More Information to follow:
Christine Y Suydam
PGR Ride Captain Maine
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Rdbling Lady
Posts: 737
Assistant State Captain:Lincoln County Ride Captain Dresden, Maine
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| 23 Aug 2006 5:48 PM |
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To the family of Hoyt Shuman, At this time we wish to send our prays and thoughts to all of you.
We are sorry we will not be able to stand in honor for this hero on Friday, we will be there in spirit.
Christine and Rick Suydam |
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Christine Suydam
Spouse USCG South Portland
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PGRLabLuvr
Posts: 8703
Naples, FL
Senior Ride Captain
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| 23 Aug 2006 6:38 PM |
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| My deepest, heartfelt condolences to the Family and Friends of Veteran Hoyt Shuman. |
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Joan "PGRLabLuvr" Colosimo
Florida Senior Ride Captain
Proud Military Blue Star Mom
USAF - TSgt Jennifer and her husband, TSgt Mark McIntosh - Kadena
USAR - SGT Dominic Sutherland - WOCS Ft. Rucker
Standing the Flagline...
In Honor of:
SP4 L. Gary Grassi - 4th Infantry Division - Kontum, South Vietnam - 05 FEB 1968 - 37/35
In Memory of:
Ed "oldiron6" Barrett
Jack "jacklok" Loken, Jr.
Mike "deltoid79" Bland
Tom "Flaman2u" Rowell
Throughout the centuries there were men who took first steps, down new roads, armed with nothing but their own vision.
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Rdbling Lady
Posts: 737
Assistant State Captain:Lincoln County Ride Captain Dresden, Maine
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| 23 Aug 2006 6:53 PM |
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Good Evening everyone: Your Captains will be:
Cage Captain: Linda Howard
Ride Captain: Todd Troutt
More information will be posted ASAP. Thank you everyone |
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Assistant State Captain, Maine
Christine Suydam
Spouse USCG South Portland
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sargie
Posts: 73
Northfield, Maine
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| 24 Aug 2006 3:35 AM |
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| My condolences to the family and friends of this veteran. Regretfully I will be unable to attend. |
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Mike Chandler
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Rdbling Lady
Posts: 737
Assistant State Captain:Lincoln County Ride Captain Dresden, Maine
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Jharley48
Posts: 149
Franklin, Ma
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| 24 Aug 2006 6:42 AM |
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My deepest condolences to Hoyt Shuman and his family. UNFortunetly i will not be able to attend this Mission. Everyone please ride safe.
Joe
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mburton
Posts: 374
Orono, ME
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| 25 Aug 2006 5:51 AM |
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My condolences to the family and friends of Hoyt Shuman. Thank you to this WWII Veteran for all you did for our country.
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MsgtPerry
Posts: 341
Kennebec County, Maine
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| 25 Aug 2006 10:49 AM |
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My condolences go out to the family and friends of Hoyt Shuman. His service to our country will not be forgotten. May God bless you all with the strength to carry on and grant Hoyt eternal peace.
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USAF Retired
Ride Captain, ME
"It is not enough that we do our best, sometimes we have to do what is required."
~Sir Winston Churchill~
Some people dream of taking action...some talk about it...and others just do it. Where do you fit in? |
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Mainer
Posts: 124
Milo
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| 25 Aug 2006 4:20 PM |
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Thank you to the members that were able to make this mission a success. It was crisp and sunny day- a perfect day to pay tribute to a veteran. It was a small ceremony, with no military in attendance. The PGR members stood behind and to the left of the family and friends present to pay their respects. I spoke briefly with Mrs. Shuman and offered our condolences and our services if needed. I also thanked her for the honor of allowing us to be present to honor an American hero and veteran. Near the end of the ceremony, the Reverend made mention of us, referring to us as a group that was present to honor Mr. Shuman’s military service. At the end of the service when the American flag was presented to Mrs. Shuman by the Reverend, the PGR members stood at attention to pay their final tribute.
After the conclusion, several people thanked us for our attendance. One of them stated that she had heard of the PGR and thought that what we (the entire PGR membership) did was a wonderful thing. As we were heading to the vehicles, a man standing near by also commented on us being there and asked about the organization. One of the members explained PGR to the man and gave him the web site address. (This is when I wished I had printed off one of Christine’s business cards!) As the family and friends were talking after the ceremony, I presented Mrs. Shuman a small flag to put in the ground at his grave to show that a veteran was buried there or to take home. She chose to have it put by his grave.
Now for the behind the scenes info…. I have always respected what the RC and the SC must do to put together a mission. I respect them even more after this! This is hard work! I think I covered all the bases- permission for staging, contact with cemetery officials, and contact with local police. Also, as Christine said and I’ve learned, things never go as planned. I got a call from Todd, the temporary RC, as I was about halfway to staging. He couldn’t make it- change of plans! I think, “That’s OK, I can do this, except I’m not sure how to give the commands! (I’m not military and don’t feel comfortable giving them, anyway.) Hopefully someone shows up and will know the commands.” Luckily, both of the bikers who showed up were veterans and one of them offered to call the commands. [sigh of relief] Now I knew we’d look professional- and we did. (Standing in the sun at the services warmed our Gorham rider up enough for the ride home.)
Thank you again to those who were able to make it to this mission on such short notice. Both the family members and I appreciated it.
Linda
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Rdbling Lady
Posts: 737
Assistant State Captain:Lincoln County Ride Captain Dresden, Maine
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| 26 Aug 2006 6:26 PM |
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Linda, Mission well done girl, thank you for all your hard work.
Mrs. Shuman, your husband will always be known as a hero and remember PGR is there at any time you need us.
To our PGR members, thank you for providing the family with honors, great work team.. |
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Assistant State Captain, Maine
Christine Suydam
Spouse USCG South Portland
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