Joseph Allen “Joey” Ashley Memorial Highway

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Dan Ashley Sr

Thank You New Franklin for honoring my son Joseph.

FRANKLIN , OHIO — The city is designating West Nimisila Road 

between South Main Street and state Route 93 as the 

Joseph Allen “Joey” Ashley Memorial Highway to honor the 

U.S. Navy machinist 2nd class who died in a submarine accident in 2005.

Ashley, a 1999 graduate of Manchester High School , lived on the stretch 

of road when he enlisted in the Navy in 2001. The 24-year-old sailor was 

on the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco on Jan. 9 when it struck 

an undersea mountain in the western Pacific.

He was thrown 20 feet, striking his head on a large metal pump. 

He lost consciousness and died the next day. Sixty other sailors were 

injured but Ashley was the only one who died.

Mayor Paul Adamson will dedicate the Memorial Highway signs May 27 

during a ceremony at the Manchester Cemetery , 1030 W. Nimisila Road . 

The ceremony will follow the New Franklin Memorial Day Parade, which 

kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church on Manchester Road and 

travels to the cemetery. Ashley’s mother Vicki Matics will serve as the 

grand marshal at the parade.

Ben Ashley, Ashley’s brother and a warrant officer in the U.S. Army, 

will speak on behalf of the family at the dedication ceremony. Ashley’s 

father Dan, brother Danny, and three sisters Melissa, Vickie, and 

Stephanie, as well as extended family members, will be in attendance.

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	Dan Ashley Sr Thank You New Franklin for honoring my son Joseph. FRANKLIN , OHIO — The city is designating West Nimisila Road between South Main Street and state Route 93 as the Joseph Allen “Joey” Ashley Memorial Highway to honor the U.S. Navy machinist 2nd class who died in a submarine accident in 2005. Ashley, a 1999 graduate of Manchester High School , lived on the stretch of road when he enlisted in the Navy in 2001. The 24-year-old sailor was on the nuclear submarine USS San Francisco on Jan. 9 when it struck an undersea mountain in the western Pacific. He was thrown 20 feet, striking his head on a large metal pump. He lost consciousness and died the next day. Sixty other sailors were injured but Ashley was the only one who died. Mayor Paul Adamson will dedicate the Memorial Highway signs May 27 during a ceremony at the Manchester Cemetery , 1030 W. Nimisila Road . The ceremony will follow the New Franklin Memorial Day Parade, which kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Grace Bible Church on Manchester Road and travels to the cemetery. Ashley’s mother Vicki Matics will serve as the grand marshal at the parade. Ben Ashley, Ashley’s brother and a warrant officer in the U.S. Army, will speak on behalf of the family at the dedication ceremony. Ashley’s father Dan, brother Danny, and three sisters Melissa, Vickie, and Stephanie, as well as extended family members, will be in attendance.
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