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

Every day, but especially on Memorial Day, we remember those VVA members who have died. The Memorial List is updated with each issue of The VVA Veteran and posted at www.vva.org/memorial_list.html where it can be downloaded and printed.

Harvey L. Adams, 67, died February 5. He was a member of Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, Chapter 415.  

Ronald J. Allgaier, 67, died June 3, 2010. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233.

George J. Armbruster, 65, died February 28 from cancer. He was a member of Liberty Bell (Philadelphia) Chapter 266.  

Wayne Arnold Babb, 72, died March 13 from cancer. He was a life member of Dean K. Phillips Memorial Chapter 227 in Arlington, Virginia.  

Charles Thomas Balent, 63, died March 9, 2011, from hepatitis C. He was a life member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.  

James Patrick Barbee, Sr., 67, died March 1 from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671.  

Garnett Baugh, 65, died February 7 from cancer. He was a life member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772.  

Samuel James Bearden, 62, died April 3, 2010. He was a member of White Hall, Arkansas, Chapter 830.

William Leslie Belcher, Sr., 75, died October 1, 2011. He was a life member of Bramwell, West Virginia, Chapter 985.

Daniel C. Burgeson, 58, died February 19 from cancer. He served as chaplain of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Robert Edwin Cass, 69, died January 5.  He was a member of Forsyth, Georgia, Chapter 946.  

David J. Cherochak, 63, died January 16. He was an at-large member of New Hampshire.

James S. Clouser, 64, died March 14. He was a life member of Reading, Pennsylvania, Chapter 131.  

Emory Gilbert Collins, Jr., 67, died March 14. He was a life member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Michael D. Costello, 63, died March 3 from heart failure. He was a life member of Licking County, Ohio, Chapter 55.  

Peter Daly, 66, died February 26 from heart disease. He was a member of Vernon, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.  

Randall Densmore, 63, died February 13 from Agent Orange-related metastatic prostate cancer. He was a member of Dawson County, Georgia, Chapter 970.

Stephen A. Doran, 60, died March 25, 2011. He was a member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947.

George M. Dousis, 63, died March 9. He was a life member of Flemington, New Jersey, Chapter 452.

James Robert Eagles, 63, died October 4, 2011. He was an associate life member of Vernon, New Jersey, Chapter 1002.

Frank Hasso Richard Falkson, 80, died January 13. He was a member of Englehard, North Carolina, Chapter 561.  

Linda T. Ferguson, 62, died January 7. She was an associate life member of Athol, Massachusetts, Chapter 340.

James H. Francis, Jr., 74, died December 29, 2006, from cancer. He was a life member of Providence, Rhode Island, Chapter 273.  

Ronald A. Francis, 54, died December 20, 2011. He was an associate member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.  

Theodore Fuller, 74, died March 4. He was a member of Houston, Texas, Chapter 343.  

Joseph J. Gallagher, Jr., 66, died August 31, 2011, from Agent Orange-related brain cancer. He was a member of Riverside, California, Chapter 47.

Robert James Garland, 62, died July 11, 2011. He was a member of Williamsburg, Virginia, Chapter 957.

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

Robert Michel Gaulin, 60, died March 1 from a heart attack. He was a life member of James Michael Ray Memorial Chapter 818 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island.
Francis J. Geary, 73, died recently. He was a member of Thomas P. Coughlin Chapter 72 in Brooklyn, New York.

Joseph Andrew Gibson, 63, died February 20 from a heart attack. He was a life member of Rockingham, North Carolina, Chapter 1022.  

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.

Terry R. Goodermuth, Sr., 75, died January 4. He was a life member of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Chapter 437.  

Stanley A. Goodwin, 61, died April 8. He was a life member of Centralia, Illinois, Chapter 176.

Emmett Bernard Goss, Sr., 62, died February 26. He was a member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772.

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

Andrew K. Gretchokoff, Jr., 63, died January 25 from lung cancer and ischemic heart disease. He was a member of Dallas, Texas, Chapter 137.

Paul E. Grigsby, 71, died March 24. He was a life member of Bramwell, West Virginia, Chapter 985.

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 Chapter 72 in Brooklyn, New York.

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

Jean Okesson Morrow Haglund, 64, died February 17 from cancer. She was a member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

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

Otto Gregory Vincent Hamilton, 62, died March 10 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.  

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

Russell E. Hazelwood, 63, died July 1, 2010. He was a life member of Sacramento Valley, California, Chapter 500.  

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

Robert James Heinzl, 70, died February 7. He was a member of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Chapter 1051.

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

Michael R. Hickey, 66, died February 5 from cancer. He was a life member of Westchester County, New York, Chapter 49.  

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

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

William P. Hicks, 66, died February 4. He was a life member and former board member of Tonawanda, New York, Chapter 77.

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

Lewis Ward Hodges, 67, died July 16, 2010. He was an at-large member of Oregon.

Walter Weldon Holland, Jr., 67, died March 5. He was a member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

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.

Keven Lee Hulings, 56, died December 28, 2011, from ALS. He was an associate member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Rick Hurt, 67, died January 9 from Agent Orange-related cancer. He was a member of Paducah, Kentucky, Chapter 337.  

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.

Lawrence Johnson, Jr., 69, died March 11. He was a life member of The Lost Patrol (Canyon Country, California) Chapter 355.

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.

Gregory W. Juul, Sr., 54, died October 27, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.  

Frederick William Kent, Jr., 70, died January 31 from complications of diabetes mellitus type II. He was a life member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947.  

Edward John Kesgen, 68, died February 27 from heart failure. He was a life member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.  

Martin C. Kichar, 73, died February 6 from leukemia. He was a member of Milford, Connecticut, Chapter 251.

Tommy R. Kinard, 67, died November 1, 2011. He was a founding member of Mariposa, California, Chapter 368.

Laurence Steven Kolman, 69, died October 20, 2010, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Rockland County, New York, Chapter 333.  

Alfred J. LaBeau, 65, died May 3, 2010, after a car accident. He was a member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451.

Done Layton, Sr., 69, died April 26, 2009, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416.

Timothy E. Lee, 64, died recently. He was an at-large life member of Indiana.

Nathan Lewis, Jr., 64, died March 19 of complications from surgery. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.  

Robert Russell Marsh, 80, died November 26, 2011. He was a member of Daleville, Alabama, Chapter 373.

Samuel McKinley May, 74, died January 8. He was an associate member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

John F. McGowan, 64, died March 3 from a heart attack. He was a member of Oakhurst, New Jersey, Chapter 12.

Roger D. McVay, 70, died December 21, 2011, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Rockford, Illinois, Chapter 984.

John Carroll Middlecamp, 76, died March 11. He was a life member of Dickson, Tennessee, Chapter 950.

Gerald Robert Miller, 73, died February 18. He was a member of Helena, Montana, Chapter 626.

John David Miller, 56, died December 8, 2011. He was a member of Sumner County, Tennessee, Chapter 240.  

Garand Russell Moore, 60, died March 2. He was a member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Robert Malcolm Morgan, 71, died March 7 from Agent Orange-related squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck, diabetes mellitus type II, and ischemic heart disease. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.  

Sandra M. Muller, 65, died March 21. She was an associate member of Brookings, Oregon, Chapter 757.

Ronald J. Murray, 66, died December 25, 2011, from cardiac arrest complicated by chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. He was a life member of Tampa, Florida, Chapter 787.  

Virgil Thomas O’Berry, 58, died March 20 from coronary disease. He was a life member of Neptune Beach, Florida, Chapter 1046.  

Stephen Charles Opdyke, 62, died recently. He was a life member of Redondo Beach, California, Chapter 53.

Harold F. Ott, 60, died November 1, 2011. He was a permanently hospitalized member of Grand Rapids, Michigan, Chapter 18.

Leroy W. Perry, 67, died February 23 from cancer.  He was a life member of Wilmington, North Carolina, Chapter 885.

Ronald Dean Pinta, 71, died January 16. He was a member of North Star, Iowa, Chapter 790.

Robert Wayne Portmess, 58, died. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Donald W. Pulenskey, 67, died November 21, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Capital District (New York) Chapter 8.  

John H. Reed, Sr., 65, died March 6.

Gerald Wayne Reynolds, 69, died October 8, 2011, from lung disease. He was a member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920.  

Larry E. Roehl, 62, died June 17, 2011. He was a life member of Toledo, Ohio, Chapter 35.  

Anita Louise Schmidt, 55, died December 25, 2011, from cancer. She was an associate life member of Warner Robins, Georgia, Chapter 902.

Gary L. Schojan, 66, died March 30. He was a member of Rochester, New York, Chapter 20.  

Bettye Irvine Selby, 68, died January 16. She was an associate life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

John William Shearer III, 63, died December 9, 2009. He was a life member of Longview, Texas, Chapter 987.

Frederick Paul Short, 66, died February 28 from a cerebral hemorrhage. He was a life member of James Michael Ray Memorial (North Smithfield, Rhode Island) Chapter 818.

William F. Slusser, 69, died from the effects of Agent Orange. He was a member of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Chapter 1008.  

Roger Lee Snyder, 64, died November 11, 2009, from cancer. He was a member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203.

Donald Sperry, 64, died December 29, 2011, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Sonora, California, Chapter 391.  

Frank D. Struck, 60, died February 24 from liver failure. He was a life member of South Bend, Indiana, Chapter 1027.

Richard H. Suazo, 63, died August 2, 2010. He was a member of Oakland, California, Chapter 400.  

Stephen C. Swisher, 68, died March 2 from esophageal cancer. He was a life member of Jackson, Tennessee, Chapter 995.  

Thomas S. Tocci, 68, died February 15 from lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. He was an at-large life member of Florida.

Daniel Earl Tresemer, 58, died May 7, 2010, from cancer. He was a member of North Star, Iowa, Chapter 790.  

Larry L. Uhrick, 62, died February 4. He was a life member of Bluffton, Indiana, Chapter 698.  

Gary Lee Valentine, 65, died January 20. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Vernon Paul Valenzuela, 63, died March 26 from cancer. He was an at-large life member of California.

Robert Volk, 74, died February 27 from cancer. He was a member of Suffolk County, New York, Chapter 11.  

Gary D. Vrooman, 69, died December 26, 2011, from cancer. He was a life member of Owego, New York, Chapter 480.

Steven W. Walsh, 54, died September 9, 2011, from cancer. He was a member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865.

Jackie L. West, 65, died January 27 from metastatic melanoma. He was a charter and life member of Franklin, North Carolina, Chapter 994.