LCDR Travis Wilson Haire of Kaneohe, HI, passed away on Friday, October 9, 2015 at Tripler Medical Center in Honolulu. He was 39. Haire was born on February 24, 1976 in Lexington, Kentucky. He graduated class of 1994 from East Liverpool High School in Ohio. He attended the Naval Nuclear Power School followed by graduating class of 2000 from the United States Naval Academy. Haire served aboard the USS Parche, the USS Maryland, and was Flag Secretary to the Superintendent of the Naval Academy. He was most recently serving as the Future Operations Officer and Submarine Liaison Officer at Naval Special Warfare Group Three in Pearl Harbor, HI. Haire's personal awards include five Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals and four Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals. In 2013, he married Joshua Polanco and they lived together in Annapolis, MD, San Diego, CA, and made a home for themselves in Kaneohe, HI, with their Saint Bernard, Daffodil. In addition to Joshua and Daffodil, Haire is survived by his parents, Hal and Deborah Haire, his sister Tracie Haire Kerstetter, brother-in-law Jon, niece Rylie, and nephew Colton, his brother Troy Haire and sister-in-law Missy, and a tremendous camaraderie of friends. Memorial services were held at the Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel on October 15. Funeral services will be at the United States Naval Academy Chapel on Friday, October 23 at 10:00 AM. Haire will be inurned in the Academy's columbarium. A viewing for friends and family was held on October 22 at the George P. Kalas Funeral Home, 2973 Solomons Island Rd., Edgewater, MD. Memorial donations can be made in Haire's name to the USNA Foundation, 291 Wood Road, Beach Hall, Annapolis, MD 21402-1254. An online guestbook is available at www.kalasfuneralhomes.com

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Published by The Capital Gazette on Oct. 21, 2015.

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Matthew Shook

September 13, 2025

Travis, buddy, all us fellow Marine Engineers miss you, 10yrs on. It´s not fair, you know.

Phil Hall

October 23, 2015

My name is Phil Hall. I was so surprised to hear of Travis' passing. We were roommates aboard the USS Maryland. My deepest condolences.

Nick Nichols

October 21, 2015

To the Haire Family,

On behalf of the Charleston Base SUBVETS and Swamp Fox Chapter SUBVETS WWII, I offer you our sincere condolences on Travis' passing. We grieve with you on the loss of your loved one and all SUBVETS and their families have your family in our thoughts and prayers. There is no expiration date on the back of our dolphins and Travis will always be remembered as a Brother of the Phin and a great Patriot.

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October 21, 2015

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