Comments on: Missing Man

By: K. A.

K. A. — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:37:39 +0000

Winifred and Abby,

I would love to contact you about James Hogan’s disappearance. I am an American journalist and am moving to Curacao soon. Is there any way I can send you my personal and work information? Thank you.

By: Winifred Cope

Winifred Cope — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:00:07 +0000

Unfortunately Paul, you are mistaken. If you or any of the Hogan’s had made any effort to contact my mom, myself, or my younger siblings, you would have found my mom was very much in communication with everyone. However, seeing as none of you saw fit to offer any support, love, or help to my family, you missed that fact. And now we find out through the grapevine that you are holding a memorial service for my dad, something you neglected to inform my mom of. Having never been in this situation before, I can only speculate that the actions of you and the rest of the Hogan’s are completely opposite of how I would expect a “family” to behave in a time like this. I would expect that the Hogan’s would want to reach out to their son’s/brother’s/nephew’s/cousin’s wife, who was and is the closest person to him, and to his children, who know him better than the rest of you due to your estrangement of our family. I would think that you would consider my mom’s wishes for a memorial, and either conform to her wishes, or include her and her children in any plans for a memorial. However, I guess I’m mistaken in my beliefs, and true to Hogan form, none of this has happened, and in the meantime my mom and my siblings and myself are left wondering why not a single Hogan has contacted us to offer sympathy, support, help, and to include us in any future plans concerning my Dad.

By: Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:35:48 +0000

Unfortunately, Abby is mistaken. She was incommunicado at the time, and very distraught, and the story was sent to two of her adult children with her on Curacoa that same day I posted. If they were unable to pass it on, I’m sure there were many more important issues to deal with at the time. We appreciate all the thoughts and prayers from the Class of 1982. Best wishes, Paul

By: Rett Rasmussen

Rett Rasmussen — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:24:38 +0000

Dear Abby:

I am the USNA Class of 1982 Corresponding Secretary. I write our class column for the Shipmate alumni magazine. I am so very saddened with Jim’s loss and my prayers are with you and your family. Would you like me to pass along to our classmates any particular words about Jim’s life and his passing? Please email me at rett@rasmussen.biz.
My deepest condolences, Rett Rasmussen

By: Abby Hogan

Abby Hogan — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:35:49 +0000

If anyone has stories about my husband, my love of 24 years, I would love to hear them. This note was not passed along to us. I found this blog by chance. Old pix, stories, anything would be welcome, since I didn’t meet him until he was a LT and I was an ENS at HSL33. Jim is a great man, a devout Catholic, a devoted husband and father. I’ve never known another man like him.

By: lex

lex — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:55:00 +0000

Very sorry for your family’s troubles, Paul. Jim was a great friend.