Honoring PVT Ronald J. Thames

Roland Creaser – age 83, passed away at home in Largo, Florida, on 01/28/2022, surrounded by family. Roland was born 12/10/1938 in Englewood, NJ. He then moved to Antwerp, Belgium, with his parents. After Belgium, Roland moved to Darien, Connecticut, where he met the love of his life, Sally Tief. He graduated from Darien High School in 1958. He enlisted in the US Navy, where he spent time in New York, Maryland, Delaware, and South Carolina.

John Robert Hardin, age 59 of Delaware died unexpectedly at home, early Monday morning, January 10, 2022. He was born on April 20, 1962 in Twentynine Palms, California. As a member of Boy Scout Troop 348, he proudly earned the rank of Eagle Scout. John was a US Navy veteran who worked on refurbishing the USS New Jersey. Throughout his working career, he had worked as a park ranger, police office for the city of Glouster, and as a bus driver for the Delaware City School system and was the owner of Hardin Landscaping. He truly endeared the students who rode his bus.