Arthur George Kapsalis

He graduated from Mt. Diablo High School and enlisted in the Navy on July 28, 1958. He attended Boot Camp in San Diego and Aviation Prep School in Norman, OK. He was stationed on the USS Hancock CVA19 on a Far East Cruise; VU-7 NAS North Island in the Weather Office; Sep 1962 to March 1964 the Fleet Weather Central on Guam where he survived a typhoon Karen that leveled the Island. March 1964, he departed on an Early Warning cruises in Gulf of Alaska and South Vietnam War Zone. From October 1965 to September 1966, the Naval Air Station in Los Alamitos where he met and married his wife, Ruby. He attended Computer School at Fleet Numerical Weather Facility where he began his love of programming the Naval Environmental Display System (NEDS). In 1968 to 1969 back to Guam again. In 1970, he was transferred to NATTC NAS Lakehurst, NJ where he attended AG “B” School; 1970 to 1972 stationed at Fleet Weather Central, Norfolk, VA; on to Hawaii where he was stationed at Fleet Weather Central for three years and final duty station was at Fleet Numerical Weather Central where he retired from the Navy on October 25, 1975 ending his naval career and beginning his new career in Civil Service as a Computer Programmer Analyst where both he and Ruby received an early retirement date of May 4, 1981. Ruby with 20 years of service and Art with 40 years.

Art dedicated 44 years to The American Legion joining and continuously serving the organization since 1977. He served as a Post Commander and was currently a member and officer of The American Legion Post 591 located in Seaside. His dedication helping veterans and others through the programs sponsored by The American Legion served as a model for others to emulate. He not only gave his time to the Legion but also dedicated thousands of hours during the 12 years he served as the Webmaster for the Department of California Auxiliary, 28th District Auxiliary and American Legion.

Art was preceded in death by his father, Arthur, his mother, Helen Beasley, his brother Leon and his sister, Connie Van Brocklyn.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years (55 in September); his two sons Daniel William and Arthur Andrew and their wives Renee and Maryann and daughter Gena Marie Sagin and her husband Rik Sagin. Art was blessed with 10 grandkids and three great grandkids…the love of his life… Gabriel and Nathan Arcoleo; Kealani Sagin; Ava; Drew and Audrey Kapsalis; Briana and her husband Trevor Grant; Michael Johnson and his wife Cayla; Hanna Kapsalis; Kayla and her boyfriend Clay LeFevre and Adrian Johnson; Emma and Adeline Grant. Two brothers Dean and Dimitri Kapsalis