Derek Argel

It has been almost a year since a former classmate of mine was killed in Iraq. Derek Argel was killed on May 30th in a plane crash during a training mission. Strangely enough, his son was only 10 months old when he passed away and now Dylan is 10 months old. I think about the loss of his wife and son and I choke up. I can't imagine what they've endured. Another dear classmate of mine, Keelee, posted a lovely blog about him recently. Also, you can view more information at a website created in memory of him here. We were on the Cabrillo swim team together.