Taps

BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

Only the most basic information is contained in these listings. For more complete information about these obituaries, please go to the “Taps” page on the VVA website, www.vva.org/taps.html

Nikolai T. Ahremow, 64, died December 10, 2010. He was a permanently hospitalized member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

Donald R. Alford, Sr. , 71, died November 5, 2011, from a heart attack. He was a member of Longview, Texas, Chapter 987.

Maynard L. Almjeld, 62, died December 1, 2011, from renal failure. He was an associate member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.

Mary Lou Amole, 69, died January 17 from cancer. She was a member of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Chapter 436.

Martha Joan Arian, 65, died July 7, 2011. She was an associate member of Enid, Oklahoma, Chapter 940.

John Franklin Baker, Jr. , 66, died January 20 from heart failure. He was a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Philip C. Beckett, 59, died October 31, 2009. He was an at-large member of New Jersey.

Fred Berardi, 66, died July 18, 2011. He was a member of Rockland County, New York, Chapter 333.

John C. Bihary, 61, died January 10 from cancer. He was a member of Tonawanda, New York, Chapter 77.

Peter K. Binder, 66, died September 19, 2011. He was a member of North Central Massachusetts Chapter 907.

Dale L. Borger, 66, died December 24, 2011, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, Chapter 678.

George Bunch, 64, died December 20, 2011, from heart disease.  He was a member of Lebanon, Tennessee, Chapter 1004.

Douglas James Burgess, Jr., 62, died January 30. He was a member of Foothills (South Carolina) Chapter 523.

Girard J. Cichocki, 64, died August 11, 2011. He was a member of Tonawanda, New York, Chapter 77.

Daniel Conaway, 63, died January 13. He was a member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

Robert M. Croll, 81, died January 5. He was a life member of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, Chapter 436.

Mike Crowley, 63, died November 30, 2010, from lung cancer. He was a member of Canyon Country, California, Chapter 355.

Paul David Damrau, 68, died December 17, 2011, from cancer.  He was a life member and longtime president of LeRoy, New York, Chapter 193.

Patrick William DeClerico, 63, died December 17, 2011, from heart failure after surgery. He was an active board member of Gulf Coast (Florida) Chapter 1037.

Alan James Dicus, 68, died December 26, 2011, from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Harker Heights, Texas, Chapter 1000.

Thomas E. Dow, 55, died December 8, 2011, from cancer. He was an at-large member of North Carolina.

Lawrence Forella, 65, died in 2011. He was a life member of Hicksville, New York, Chapter 82.

Paul A. Francis, 69, died November 13, 2011. He was a member of Providence, Rhode Island, Chapter 273.

John Donald Francois, 69, died August 3, 2010. He was a member of Kinder, Louisiana, Chapter 215.

Paul Arthur Freese, 68, died August 19, 2011. He was a life member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993.

William Oliver Fry, 63, died January 10 from pneumonia, respiratory failure, and cardiac arrest. He was a life member and past president of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Joseph A. Gary, 64, died October 17, 2011. He was a life member of Southgate, Michigan, Chapter 259.

Francis J. Geary, 73, died recently. He was a member of Thomas P. Coughlin, Brooklyn, New York, Chapter 72.

William Gilday, Jr., 82, died September 10, 2011, from Parkinson’s disease. He was an at-large member of Massachusetts.

Leonard Eduard Gonzalez, 64, died January 11, 2011, from end-stage pancreatic cancer and cardiopulmonary arrest. He was an at-large member of Florida.

Barbara Marie Greenwood, 68, died May 28, 2010, from a motorcycle accident. She was an associate member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

William G. Groninger, 70, died September 2, 2011, from pancreatic cancer and blood clots in his pulmonary artery.  He was a member of Xenia, Ohio, Chapter 930.

Michael Thomas Guerin, 59, died December 25, 2011, from myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension.  He was a life member of Thomas P. Coughlin, Brooklyn, New York, Chapter 72.

Antonio Gutierrez, Jr., 70, died January 25 from a heart attack and stroke.  He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 574.

John Oppy Hall II, 68, died January 10. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Michael Adrian Hardy, 62, died February 15, 2011. He was a member of Saint Albans, Vermont, Chapter 753.

Gary Lewis Headley, 63, died January 11. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Danny Harold Henke, 63, died December 19, 2011, from cancer.  He was a life member of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, Chapter 101.

Richard Lonnie Hickman, 60, died July 7, 2011. He was an at-large member of Virginia.

James R. Hittman, 58, died July 7, 2000, from heart disease.  He was a life member of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chapter 437.

E. Lou Hoos, 72, died January 31 from cancer. He was a member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

Frank P. Houghton III, 63, died June 1, 2011. He was a life member of Liberty, Massachusetts, Chapter 219.

Michael Jay Hutchinson, 65, died January 12. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Lawrence Lewis Huth, Jr., 64, died November 30, 2011, from multiple sclerosis. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

Roger Dean Ingvalson, 83, died December 24, 2011. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Donald Steven Jackson, 63, died December 29, 2011, from cancer and heart failure. He was a member of Lancaster, Ohio, Chapter 1045.

Lewis Johnson, 65, died July 31, 2011. He was an at-large life member of Washington, D.C.

Robert C. Johnson died in 2008. He was a life member of Munising, Michigan, Chapter 237.

Albert John Jones, 62, died in 2011. He was a member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

Raymond H. Kemp, 70, died January 28. He was a life member of Orange Park, Florida, Chapter 1059.

Ronald J. Kobler, 62, died in 2011. He was a member of Hicksville, New York, Chapter 82.

Richard P. Kulpa, 64, died October 4, 2011. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Kellan Marc Kyllo, 64, committed suicide on December 3, 2011. He was a life member of South Saint Paul, Minnesota, Chapter 639.

William Watson Lackman, 64, died December 1, 2011, from lung cancer. He was a member of Grand Junction, Colorado, Chapter 57.

Andrew Long LaMonica, 66, died December 31, 2011, from atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.  He was a life member and president of Sherwood, Arkansas, Chapter 184.

Thomas Peter Lavin, Jr., died in 2011. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Leo P. Ledwell, Sr., 68, died January 2 from heart disease. He was a member of Hyannis, Massachusetts, Chapter 338.

Leonard Leger, 75, died August 30, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Acadiana Hill, Louisiana, Chapter 141.

Norman J. Leimgruebler, 65, died August 12, 2003, from a heart attack.  He was an at-large life member of Oklahoma.

James Lenyard, Jr., 64, died August 17, 2011, from pancreatic cancer.  He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Ricky James Loften, 65, died December 27, 2011, from lung cancer. He was a life member and past chaplain of Flemington, New Jersey, Chapter 452.

Daniel Marvin, 78, died January 19. He was a member of Central New York Chapter 103.

Richard Massa, 66, died November 18, 2011. He was an associate member of Hudson, Florida, Chapter 1003.

Curtiss Wayne McKinney, 66, died September 2, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.

Roger D. McVay, 70, died December 21, 2011. He was a member of Rockford, Illinois, Chapter 984.

Richard R. Melvin, 65, died December 26, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Kenneth J. Meyer, 62, died January 17, 2011. He was an at-large life member of South Dakota.

Donald Neal Miller, 64, died February 2 from heart disease.  He was a member of Aurora, Indiana, Chapter 71.

Robert A. Mingus, 59, died October 21, 2010. He was a member of Sparta, Wisconsin, Chapter 462.

Gerald C. Mobley, 61, died November 28, 2011, from liver disease and cardiac failure. He was a life member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671.

Vincent A. Moore, 53, died in 2002. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Tom P. Nash, Jr., 79, died August 28, 2011, from congestive heart disease, diabetes, liver disease, kidney failure, hypertension, prostate cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was a life member of Sherwood, Arkansas, Chapter 184.

Robert L. Novgrod, 60, died December 3, 2011, from myelodysplastic syndrome with 5Q syndrome. He was a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.

Vincent R. O’Connor died December 21, 2011. He was a member of Hicksville, New York, Chapter 82.

Richard John Paquette, Sr., 59, died November 1, 2007. He was a life member of Liberty, Massachusetts, Chapter 219.

Benjamin Odell Partin, 82, died December 5, 2011. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Walter Newton Patterson, 84, died September 17, 2011. He was a member of Mesquite, Nevada, Chapter 993.

Judith Christensen Webb Pizzuto, 65, died October 29, 2006, from pulmonary fibrosis. She was a member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Robert S. Pulford, 63, died August 31, 2010, from bone cancer. He was a member of Rockford, Illinois, Chapter 984.

Donald James Putnam, 62, died July 7, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Chapter 224.

Nicholas Quattrone, Jr., 69, died recently. He was an at-large member of California.

Steven M. Randall, 62, died November 10, 2011, from cancer.  He was a member of Quad Cities (Illinois) Chapter 299.

Ernest Reyes, Jr., 67, died January 21. He was a member of Oakland County, Michigan, Chapter 133.

David A. Riggins, 67, died March 20, 2011, from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Jack Melton Ring, 65, died January 20 from cancer. He was a member of Centralia, Illinois, Chapter 176.

William E. Ritchie, 79, died August 7, 2011. He was a life member of Alamo (Texas) Chapter 366.

August John Sauer, 71, died January 6. He was a member of Rockland County, New York, Chapter 333.

Frank Schlueter, 62, died November 19, 2011. He was a life member of North East South Dakota Chapter 1054.

Robert C. Schnackel, 65, died March 7, 2011. He was a member of Hartford, Connecticut, Chapter 120.

Rodney Max Seyler, 60, died in 2011. He was an at-large life member of Indiana.

Richard L. Sigleer, 66, died December 22, 2011, from a heart attack.  He was a life member of Fort Smith, Arkansas, Chapter 467.

Frank Sizemore, 72, died December 31, 2011. He was a member Cleveland, Tennessee, Chapter 596.

Omar Neil Smith, 47, died July 8, 2011, from cancer. He was an associate member of Dallas, Texas, Chapter 137.

William Cleveland Snyder, 64, died January 1 from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was an at-large member of Pennsylvania.

Jerome H. Stark, 71, died October 30, 2011. He was a member of Waupaca, Wisconsin, Chapter 768.

James H. Sweet, 70, died February 6 from a heart attack.  He was a life member of Bennington, Vermont, Chapter 601.

Raymond J. Tomasini, Sr., 86, died May 20, 2011. He was a life member of Liberty, Massachusetts, Chapter 219.

Savia Tozier, 70, died December 29, 2011.  She was an associate member of Lynn, Massachusetts, Chapter 908.

John L. Via, 67, died January 7 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a member of Paducah, Kentucky, Chapter 337.

Rudolph Lee West, 74, died March 29, 2011, from Parkinson’s disease. He was a member of Lynchburg, Virginia, Chapter 196.

Thomas S. Will, 74, died October 27, 2010. He was a life member of Frederick, Maryland, Chapter 304.

Gary Anderson Young, 64, died December 23, 2011, from Agent Orange-related cancer and heart disease. He was a life member of Texarkana, Texas, Chapter 278.