★★★ Memorial Monday ★★★
LT Edward "Randy" O'Neill, USN '89 was lost on January 10, 1994 when the HH-46 Sea Knight helicopter he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean about 500 miles northeast of Bermuda. Two other men were also killed; one crewman survived. They were attached to, and flying from, USS Inchon (LPH 12), which had deployed only a few days earlier for the Mediterranean.
A native of Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, Randy attended Villanova University on an ROTC scholarship for a year prior to entering the Naval Academy.
John Cunningham '89: "As a friend, classmate, and company-mate, I'll always remember Randy ribbing people who took things too seriously. He would often compare something at the Academy to his life as a Villanova student and declare he'd made a big mistake in coming to USNA, all the while being one of the most dedicated and professional guys I knew. He was a devoted father to Michael and a wonderful husband to Michele. Everyone who knew him will regret his loss."
Randy was survived by his wife of two years, Michele Kin O'Neill; a year-old son, Michael; his father, William; his brother, Kenneth; and a sister, Sharon O'Neill Hillston.
To Honor! ⚓
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