Eugene (“Rocky”) Staples, 91, a founder and former president of Eurasia Foundation, WWII Marine fighter pilot, survivor of Japanese bombing of USS Franklin, and U.S. diplomat
Eugene Sheldon Staples, fondly known as Rocky by friends and family, passed away in his beloved Snug Harbor, Rhode Island home on Friday, October 4th, surrounded by family. He was 91.
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Remembering Eugene (“Rocky”) Staples