Dean Price '76 was lost 40 years ago today, on June 15, 1980, when the H-3 Sea King helicopter he was aboard crashed into the Caribbean Sea.
From the Lucky Bag: "Dino was a product of Baltimore and he retained his local flavor as he and his guests scratched at their crabs each September. Manager of the 4th wing men's shop, he could often be found taking nocturnal inventory, restocking the shelves and having January clearance sales. He enjoyed the role as the great imposter, especially as a student, assuming such big roles as Moses, the Old Spice sailor and, at the pinnacle of his career, J.C., much to the chagrin of the company God squaders. Dino's only fear in life was sleeping because of a recurring nightmare of Gregory Peck at Navarone, but he showed great courage in attempting to overcome this fear by sleeping continuously, even in class. Like the driver in Harry Chapin's Taxi, he is taking off to find the stars."
A graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School in Baltimore, he was chosen as the scholar-athlete of that school in his senior year. Upon graduation from the Naval Academy with the Class of 1976 he requested flight training and upon being designated naval aviator, was assigned to Fleet Composite Squadron EIGHT in Puerto Rico.
He was survived by his parents and his brother.
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