IN MEMORY OF
ALVIN SHEELER

SOUTH MIAMI, FL

     
Al Sheeler - 1945

We were saddened to hear that our friend and shipmate, Al Sheeler, passed away on January 15, 2015 at age 89 in South Miami, his home for 60 years.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Dot and her wonderful family.

Below is a link to a story in the Miami Herald which memorializes some of Al's many accomplishments, especially his record as a visionary swim coach.

MIAMI HERALD - January19, 2015
Coach Al Sheeler, who built a swim team "factory" in Miami, dies at 89.

Al and Dot Sheeler - 2007
 
Al and Dot Sheeler - 1953
     

Al was on the Harry Lee the last few months of 1944 and up until it was decommissioned in New York. He was aboard the Lee for eighteen months and made the last two invasions.

Al and his wife, Dot were married in 1953.

     

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