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Home Town Winters, California
Last Address Oso, Washington Buried at Cottonwood Cemetery, Winters, California.
Date of Passing Mar 22, 2014
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John Regelbrugge III, 49, died of injuries sustained in mudslides in Oso, Wash., in March 2014.
John Regelbrugge, 49, and his wife Kris, 44 were killed by the mudslide. Married 17 years, they were an affectionate couple who "adored each other" an
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Navy Commander From California Killed In Washington Mudslide (Video)
The brothers of U.S. Navy Cmdr. L. John Regelbrugge III, 49, found his body Tuesday, making the Regelbrugge one of at least 24 people killed in the Washington state mudslide.
Regelbrugge's sister-in-law, Jackie Leighton of Vacaville, Calif., told the Seattle Times Regelbrugge was found next to his dog. His wife Kris is still missing:
“They were both home when the slide hit, but they haven’t found her yet.”
Regelbrugge was a California native who served in the Navy for 32 years. His father, John Regelbrugge Sr., told NBC News that his son spent eight of those years at Naval Station North Island in San Diego.
The Kitsap Sun reports Regelbrugge was deployed 13 times during his time in the Navy:
In 2006, he was promoted to lieutenant commander and served on the USS Abraham Lincoln from 2006 to 2009. He transferred to the Bremerton-based USS John C. Stennis in January 2012 and was promoted to commander in May 2012.
Regelbrugge is survived by five children, three sons and two daughters. Two of his
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File:US Navy 070630-N-1229B-042 The ships first lieutenant, John Regelbrugge, oversees the mooring operations as USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls into her homeport at Naval Station Everett.jpg
DescriptionUS Navy 070630-N-1229B-042 The ships first lieutenant, John Regelbrugge, oversees the mooring operations as USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls into her homeport at Naval Station Everett.jpg
English: EVERETT, Wash. (June 30, 2007) - The ships first lieutenant, John Regelbrugge, oversees the mooring operations as USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) pulls into her homeport at Naval Station Everett. Lincoln conducted sea trials following a nine-month dry-dock planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. Sea trials tested Lincoln’s systems and crew in preparation for their return to full operational capability status. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick M. Bonafede (RELEASED)