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Memorial In Honor of Captain Archy Louis Lupia |
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| Captain Archy Louis Lupia ~ Obituary | |
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Captain Archy Louis Lupia February 14, 1921 ~ November 13, 2017 |
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Captain Archy Lupia, 96 years young, died peacefully in his Reno home with family and Mel, his caregiver of 4 years, at his side. Carol, his loving wife and soulmate of 66 years, preceded him in death in 2013. Archy is survived by his four children Christie Gescheider (Bruce) of Reno, NV, David Lupia (Denise) of Rancho Mirage, CA, Jonathan Lupia (Peeb) of Durango, CO and Carol Smith (Scott) of Edina, MN, six accomplished grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Archy was born in Jersey City, NJ to Harry Illario Lupia and Emily Soldo. The elder of two sons, he grew up in East Orange, NJ and graduated from East Orange H.S. in 1938 then Harvard University in 1942 with a BA in Government. He enlisted in the US Navy and was commissioned as an Ensign in June, 1943. During WWII he served with the amphibious attack forces in the Pacific Theater on two ships as First Lieutenant and Executive Officer. When the ship returned stateside, he traveled to San Francisco where he met and courted Carol Cherney from Flandreau, SD who was visiting her sister. They became engaged and married six weeks later on June 14, 1947 in Washington, D.C. During his 32 year distinguished career in the US Navy, Captain Lupia served on eight different ships, including as Executive Officer on the USS Haynsworth DD700 from 1957-58, and was proud to be the commanding officer of both the USS CASTOR (AKS 1) home ported in Sasebo, Japan and the USS HORNE (DLG 30) home ported in San Diego. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and U.S. Army War College, he served in many capacities and locations including Vietnam. Archy was elected an Associate Professor and NROTC instructor at Dartmouth College and spent time in the Pentagon, his acknowledged best duty station working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff; it was during this time he earned his MS in International Affairs from George Washington University. His last assignment was Director of Manpower Management setting quotas for the Navy's Masters and PhD programs. He retired from the Navy on January 1, 1974 and moved with Carol to Flandreau, SD, where they lived for 20 years and were very active in the church and the Moody County Museum. In 1994, they moved to Henderson, NV, then to Reno, NV in 2005 to be near family. Archy was quite gregarious, outgoing and a life-long learner who never shied away from speaking his mind. He was a gifted singer who could play the piano by ear; he was a member of the Harvard Glee Club in college and continued singing in various choirs until his death. He was also an avid golfer and gardener. He was extremely proud of his children and grandchildren and was lovingly involved and supportive in their lives. While we miss him terribly, we know that he is now with Jesus and Carol, watching over the loved ones they left behind and that one day we'll be together again. Archy will be inurned at Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Carol; at that time there will be a service and celebration of his life. //Source// Published in Reno Gazette-Journal on Dec. 3, 2017 |
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Dear Christie, On behalf of all the members of the USS Haynsworth Reunion Association, we offer our sincere condolences to you on the loss of your Father, Archy. We extend condolences also to David, Jonathan and Carol and the rest of his family. Archy was a vital member of the officers’ wardroom and Executive Officer of the ship from 1957 to 1958. Although he served in many ships and stations throughout his long distinguished career, we feel he belongs especially to our beloved ship. Archy was a revered member of our Association and we cherish the memories we have of him as we salute him for his service to our ship and to our nation. Please accept this expression of our sadness at your loss. Sincerely yours, Harvey N. Bailey, President - USS Haynsworth DD700 Association |
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| Sea Story 'Memory' about Captain Archy Louis Lupia | |
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While on a Med cruise in 1958, the Haynsworth was steaming in company with the USS Randolph, an Essex class aircraft carrier for whom we would frequently plane guard and from whom we would refuel underway. On one such refueling occasion as we were in waiting station astern of Randolph with ROMEO (flag) at the dip. Randolph signaled us by flashing light that they had a personnel transfer for us and so we rigged the boatswain’s chair on our port side. Captain Weed ordered ROMEO two-blocked and the engines cranked up as we began our approach to the starboard side of Randolph. As we slipped into refueling station along side, it was pleasant to see the Randolph Band assembled on the starboard side of the hanger deck and serenading us as we refueled. Wow, nice touch! The boatswain’s chair was sent over to the Randolph but the transferee who was being strapped in looked like anything but a sailor. He was dressed in what looked like a pair of light blue coveralls with a light blue engineer’s type cap. He came aboard and, as soon as he was released from the chair, he scampered up one outboard ladder then another until he was at our bridge level but outboard of the open bridge bulwark hanging onto the outboard handrail. Seeing him up close, it was obvious that he was adorned in a complete Esso serviceman’s outfit with blue and white pinstripes and the oval red, white and blue Esso logo on his cap. He pulled a squirt bottle and rag from his pocket and proceeded to wipe the ship’s windshields even as the band played! It turned out that Cdr. Archy Lupia, who had been our Executive Officer and who was now the Gunnery Officer on Randolph, had arranged this splendid display of gas station customer super service for the Haynsworth! |
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