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John R. Ahrens, 67, died in 2016. He was an at-large life member of Illinois.

James Aiello, 68, died May 16, 2016, from chronic lymphocytic leukemia. He was a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Morris B. Allen, 73, died July 11, 2016. He was a life member of Portage, Indiana, Chapter 905.

Terrence J. Allen, 64, died September 2, 2016, from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure. He was an at-large member of Illinois. 

Curt W. Anderson, 63, died December 20, 2016, from a gastrointestinal hemorrhage. He was a life member of Bordentown, New Jersey, Chapter 899.

Charles Monroe Armstrong, 67, died December 12, 2014. He was a life member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920. 

Joseph Baluch, 74, died August 7, 2016. He was an at-large member of Texas.

Robert Leon Barber, 68, died January 31, 2015. He was a member of Yuma, Arizona, Chapter 835. 

Thomas M. Bennett, 71, died November 19, 2016, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Madisonville, Kentucky, Chapter 1060.

Harry Roy Bergeron, 73, died January 3, 2016. He was a life member of Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Chapter 825.

Russell Allen Bergum, 68, died October 25, 2014. He was an at-large life member of Virginia. 

Harry Walton Biller, Jr., 79, died March 28, 2015. He was a life member of Frederick, Maryland, Chapter 304.

Arden Arthur Borshoff, 72, died June 13, 2016, from cancer. He was a member of Waukesha, Wisconsin, Chapter 425. 

William A. Boudreau, 75, died November 17, 2015, from heart failure. He was an at-large life member of Massachusetts. 

Lawrence Edward Bowser, 69, died October 27, 2016, from a stroke. He was a member of Morgantown, West Virginia, Chapter 306. 

Susan L. Brady, 71, died December 31, 2016, from cancer. She was a permanently hospitalized veteran member of Gulf Coast (Florida) Chapter 1037. 

Barney B. Brauker, 69, died October 16, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Battle Creek, Michigan, Chapter 730.

Richard O. Bridges, 68, died December 3, 2014. He was an at-large life member of Washington.  

George R. Brown, 70, died August 12, 2016. He was a life member of Tidewater (Virginia) Chapter 48.

Lester Eugene Brown, Jr., 68, died September 28, 2015, from Agent Orange-related lung cancer. He was a member of Fort Madison, Iowa, Chapter 947. 

Donald Bruce, 72, died August 7, 2016. He was an at-large member of Texas. 

William E. Bruckner, 70, died September 7, 2016, from cancer. He was an at-large life member of Wisconsin.

L.A. Brundage, 75, died in 2016. He was life member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920.

John J. Bury, 80, died December 31, 2016. He was a member of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 67.

Duane Christopher Carlton, 61, died June 6, 2016, after a motorcycle accident. He was a life member of Bozeman, Montana, Chapter 788. 

Edward J. Carney, Jr., 69, died July 10, 2016. He was an at-large member of Connecticut.

Michael Robert Caso, 68, died January 16, 2016, from cancer. He was an at-large life member of Washington.

Jess V. Castro, 97, died June 20, 2013. He was a life member of El Paso, Texas, Chapter 844. 

Ronald Neilson Chaney, 72, died December 29, 2016, in an automobile accident. He was a member of Bitterroot Valley (Montana) Chapter 938. 

Dennis G. Cipriany, 65, died July 27, 2015. He was an at-large member of Pennsylvania. 

Thomas Nelson Coleman, 65, died December 12, 2016, from cancer. He was a life member of Shenandoah Valley (Virginia) Chapter 936. 

Michael W. Collins died August 8, 2016. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154.

Charles J. Cottle, 71, died November 24, 2016. He was a member of East Haven, Connecticut, Chapter 484.

John Jay Courtney, 68, died November 21, 2015, from lung cancer. He was a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Peter G. Dalgety, 63, died July 5, 2009. He was a life member of Semmes, Alabama, Chapter 701.

Ernest Louis Delucchi, 70, died June 30, 2016, from glioblastoma cancer. He was an at-large member of California. 

Terrence Troy Duncan, 75, died July 27, 2016, from Agent Orange-related cirrhosis of the liver. He was a life member of West End, North Carolina, Chapter 966. 

Lauren “Duke” Camille DuPuis, 73, died July 16, 2015, from cancer. He was a life member and President of Billings, Montana, Chapter 334. 

Patrick James Ennis, 68, died September 15, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a member of Denton, Texas, Chapter 920. 

Elaia R. Enriquez, 67, died January 16, 2011. He was a life member of Oahu, Hawaii, Chapter 858. 

Jeffrey Alan Falk, 73, died May 15, 2015. He was a life member of Newburgh, New York, Chapter 537. 

David Harold Fish, 66, died January 27, 2016. He was a life member of Central Virginia Chapter 78.

John Everett Forslin, Sr., 70, died December 15, 2016, from Alzheimer’s disease. He was a life member of Mohave County, Arizona, Chapter 975.

Charles E. Frambach, Jr., 73, died September 29, 2016, from heart disease. He was a life member of Berkshire (Massachusetts) Chapter 65. 

Milton E. Fritts, 79, died November 28, 2016. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

Gary Lee Fulton, 67, died March 12, 2016, from heart failure. He was an at-large member of Ohio.

Robert Holder Gallimore, 80, died May 7, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Texas. 

Dannie Ellis George, 81, died November 14, 2016, from heart failure. He was a life member of Tyler, Texas, Chapter 932. 

Irwin Larry Goldman, 71, died November 24, 2016. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641.

Patricia Susan Gould, 68, died June 8, 2016, from cancer. She was an associate life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

James E. Greene, 78, died April 7, 2016. He was an at-large member of Washington.

Arden Bradford Greenleaf, 66, died December 25, 2015. He was an at-large life member of Maryland. 

Charles W. Gross, 70, died November 16, 2016. He was a life member of Bryan, Texas, Chapter 937.

Eileen S. Hadbavny, 70, died January 24 from cancer. She was an associate life member of Charleston, South Carolina, Chapter 780.

James Rogers Hannah, 81, died January 4. He was a member of Asheville, North Carolina, Chapter 124. 

Robert E. Harrington, 70, died November 25, 2016. He was a member of North Plains (Texas) Chapter 404. 

Theodore M. Hill, 72, died December 15, 2015. He was a life member of Baltimore, Maryland, Chapter 451. 

Edwin James Holden, Jr., 69, died October 19, 2016. He was a life member of Battle Creek, Michigan, Chapter 730. 

James Arnold Honl, 74, died June 13, 2013. He was a life member of Foothills (South Carolina) Chapter 523.

William Edgar Hughes, 69, died December 11, 2016. He was a charter member and life member of Five Star (Kansas) Chapter 912. 

Alvin Israel, 71, died April 9, 2015, from heart failure. He was an at-large member of Illinois. 

Lewis Jackson, Sr., 72, died June 1, 2016. He was a member of Atlanta, Georgia, Chapter 1118. 

Oliver Jackson, Jr., 69, died in 2014. He was a life member of Henlawson, West Virginia, Chapter 308.

Carl J. Jensen, 72, died January 17 from upper respiratory lung infection. He was a former president of the California State Council and a life member of San Rafael, California, Chapter 547.

Wanzel Jerome Jessie, Sr., 71, died January 6. He was a life member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Alfred J. Johnson, 65, died in 2016. He was a life member of Martinsburg, West Virginia, Chapter 1074.

José Celiz Juarez, 79, died March 17, 2016. He was a life member of Lucio G. Moreno (Texas) Chapter 574. 

George R. Kaiser, 73, died September 1, 2015. He was a member of Newburgh, New York, Chapter 537. 

James Kaza, 69, died September 26, 2016. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154. 

Joseph Glass Keller, 76, died December 31, 2016. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Paul E. Kelley, 79, died October 13, 2016. He was a life member of Northern Virginia Dean K. Phillips Memorial Chapter 227.

John Joseph Kelly, Sr., 72, died April 6, 2015, from cancer. He was a life member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800. 

Hardie Dean Kent, 75, died August 27, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Louisiana. 

Jerry W. Kerr, 68, died October 9, 2016, from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. He was a life member of Capital City (Ohio) Chapter 670.

Robert Samuel Key, 69, died December 29, 2013. He was a life member of Irvine, California, Chapter 785. 

John S. Kizzia, 66, died October 30, 2016. He was a life member of San Jose, California, Chapter 201.

Richard P. Kogut, 90, died July 24, 2016. He was a life member of Jamestown, New York, Chapter 865. 

Donald E. Kurtz, 82, died December 11, 2016. He was a life member of Clarksville, Tennessee, Chapter 396. 

Lester L. Lange, 61, died December 28, 2016. He was an at-large member of Washington. 

Edwin Campbell Larson, 67, died December 14, 2016, from cancer. He was a life member of Bitterroot Valley (Montana) Chapter 938. 

Robert Howard Lindsey, 73, died July 7, 2015. He was a life member of Heart of America (Kansas City) Chapter 317. 

Benjamin A. Logerquist, 82, died November 29, 2014. He was a generous donor to Vietnam Veterans of America. 

William Joseph Lorusso, 67, died December 4, 2016, from cancer. He was a member of Bergen County, New Jersey, Chapter 800.

Melvin C. Lovejoy, 73, died September 19, 2016. He was a life member of Apple Valley, Minnesota, Chapter 492. 

David Maez, Sr., 64, died January 27. He was a life member of Bayard, New Mexico, Chapter 358. 

Michael J. Mahoney, 61, died April 25, 2008. He was an at-large life member of New Jersey. 

Ross Edward Mangan, 74, died January 1 from heart disease. He was an associate member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Richard K. Manley, 70, died in 2016. He was an at-large life member of Arizona.

Bobby J. McClain, 82, died July 7, 2016. He was a life member of Sumner County, Tennessee, Chapter 240. 

Richard McMahon, 60, died in January 2007. He was a life member of Nassau County, New York, Chapter 82.

Philip Allen Meader, 66, died June 6, 2016, from cancer. He was an at-large life member of New Hampshire. 

Raymond W. Meyer, 71, died February 6, 2016. He was an at-large member of Florida.

Fred L. Meyers, Jr., 73, died August 29, 2014. He was an at-large life member of California. 

Ned Allen Miller, 76, died October 16, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Oregon. 

Paul F. Miller, Jr., 65,  died October 13, 2014, from cancer. He was an at-large life member of Pennsylvania. 

Suzanne Charlotte Morris, 66, died January 22 from post-surgical complications during open-heart surgery. She was a life member of Negaunee, Michigan, Chapter 380.

Vincent B. Morrison, 74, died January 20. He was a life member of Central New York Chapter 103. 

James Richard Mossburg, 76, died May 10, 2016. He was a life member of Bluffton, Indiana, Chapter 698.

Francisco Munoz, 71, died August 13, 2016. He was a life member of San Juan, Puerto Rico, Chapter 398.

Dennis B. Murphy, died recently. He was a life member of DePere, Wisconsin, Chapter 224.

Gale Joseph Mussey, 66, died November 18, 2016, from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862. 

Stephen H. Nash, 67, died December 19, 2016. He was a life member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671. 

Francis Stanley Nelc, 65, died November 12, 2016. He was a life member of Munising, Michigan, Chapter 237. 

Craig L. Norris, 62, died November 6, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Gateway (Iowa) Chapter 776.

Charles H. Noto, 74, died January 15 from dementia. He was a life member of Elmira, New York, Chapter 803.

Edward John Nowocin, 75, died March 29, 2013. He was an at-large life member of Alabama. 

Richard B. Nurmi, 70, died December 18, 2016. He was a life member of Greater Hartford (Connecticut) Chapter 120. 

Edmond Francis O’Connell, Jr., 74, died January 20, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Maryland. 

John Charles O’Grady, 75, died October 15, 2016, from pulmonary fibrosis. He was a life member of Tidewater (Virginia) Chapter 48.

Lawrence Edward Olds, 72, died November 8, 2016, from multiple myeloma. He was an associate life member of Brookings, Oregon, Chapter 757.

Frank E. Olszewski, Jr., 65, died November 5, 2016. He was a life member of New Brunswick, New Jersey, Chapter 233. 

Dwight Orrell, 68, died August 23, 2016. He was a life member of West Palm Beach, Florida, Chapter 25.

Stephen K. Ostram, 71, died April 20, 2016. He was a life member of Santa Rosa, California, Chapter 223.

Clemente Alvarado Pacheco, Sr., 66, died November 21, 2014. He was an at-large life member of Oregon. 

Livio R. Pagani, 75, died November 20, 2016. He was a member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862. 

Basillis Pappas, 73, died January 20 from respiratory failure and heart disease. He was a life member of Western Massachusetts Chapter One-Eleven.

Ralph Jackson Park, 87, died December 16, 2016. He was a member of Bitterroot Valley (Montana) Chapter 938. 

Bernard Andrew Parr, 70, died January 26 from end-stage heart disease and emphysema.  He was a life member of Huntsville, Alabama, Chapter 1067.

William L. Patterson, 69, died September 20, 2016. He was an at-large life member of Nevada.

Gordon Ray Pavy, 67, died January 26 from cancer. He was a life member of Silver Spring, Maryland, Chapter 641. 

Tommy Perkins, 69, died December 11, 2016, from cancer. He was a life member of Rock River (Wisconsin) Chapter 236.

William James Petit, Jr., 88, died November 18, 2016. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Robert Melville Phillips, Sr., 68, died September 10, 2016, from lung cancer. He was an at-large life member of North Carolina. 

John Walter Plitz, 66, died August 14, 2010, from myelodysplastic syndrome and congestive heart failure. He was a life member of Mt. Clemens, Michigan, Chapter 154. 

Sammie Gene Powell, Sr., 82, died December 16, 2016. He was a life member of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751. 

Michael Roy Prickett, 62, died January 1, 2015. He was a member of Lebanon, Ohio, Chapter 592. 

James Quinn, 69, died recently. He was a life member of Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Chapter 862.

Donald A. Randolph, 72, died December 22, 2016, from cancer. He was a life member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Velma A. Rayhill, 79, died September 10, 2016. She was an associate life member of Southwest Iowa Chapter 798.

Frederick Joseph Reed, 67, died October 12, 2016, from cancer. He was a member of Washtenaw County, Michigan, Chapter 310. 

Timothy J. Reidy II, 70, died November 29, 2016. He was a member of Elmira, New York, Chapter 803.

Thomas Joseph Reif, 71, died September 19, 2015, from lung cancer. He was a life member of Alexandria, Minnesota, Chapter 235.  

William R. Rejmaniak, 74, died September 14, 2016. He was a life member of Orange County, New York, Chapter 140.

William Repella, 88, died January 30 from leukemia. He was a life member of  Dawson County, Georgia, Chapter 970. 

Billy Marshall Richards, 81, died January 27, 2014. He was an associate member of Baytown, Texas, Chapter 922. 

Guy Carlin Ridgely, 67, died August 29, 2016. He was a life member of West Palm Beach, Florida, Chapter 25.

Robert Riley, 68, died recently. He was an at-large life member of Wisconsin.

Jason Todd Rimeik, 43, died December 18, 2016. He was an associate member of Gainesville, Georgia, Chapter 772. 

Bennie Michael Rivera, 72, died October 1, 2016, from liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. He was a life member of Santa Fe, New Mexico, Chapter 996. 

Barbara Roberts, 62, died February 23, 2016, from cancer. She was an associate member of Plymouth, Michigan, Chapter 528. 

Michael H. Robertson, 67, died November 4, 2016, from a heart attack. He was a life member of Birmingham, Alabama, Chapter 416. 

Richard Harold Roiland, 61, died October 4, 2008, in an airplane crash. He was a life member of Wasilla, Alaska, Chapter 891.

Ronald C. Russell, 64, died March 26, 2011. He was a member of Cumberland, Maryland, Chapter 172.

Malcolm M. Salisbury, Jr., 68, died November 10, 2016, from respiratory arrest and other Agent Orange-related causes. He was a life member of Charleston, South Carolina, Chapter 780. 

Patricio Manibusan San Agustin, 66, died December 5, 2016. He was a member of Hagatna, Guam, Chapter 668. 

Perry L. Sapp, Jr., 59, died June 28, 2016. He was a life member of Savannah, Georgia, Chapter 671.

Frank J. Sass , 71, died June 26, 2016, from heart disease. He was a life member of Angeles City, Philippines, Chapter 887.

Terence P. Saunders, 72, died June 9, 2015. He was an at-large life member of Illinois. 

Francisco Luis Schmidt-Torres, 67, died recently. He was a life member of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Chapter 556.

Earl Bernard Schonberg, Sr., 74, died July 21, 2016, from metastatic small cell carcinoma. He was a member of Fort Hood’s (Texas) Chapter 1000.

Jimmy Irvin Schutte, 81, died January 16. He was a life member and president of Lawton, Oklahoma, Chapter 751.

Warren H. Scott, 93, died in October 2016. He was a member of Carpinteria, California, Chapter 218.

Roger Alan Seiber, 65, died November 18, 2016. He was a life member of New Philadelphia, Ohio, Chapter 857.

Clyde Marion Sellers, 86, died January 26. He was a life member of Elizabethton, Tennessee, Chapter 824. 

David A. Senchesak, died April 30, 2016, from cancer. He was an at-large member of Ohio.

Tommie Leonard Seward, 66, died July 9, 2016. He was a life member of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Chapter 203. 

Kenneth Dale Shelbourn, 73, died January 1 from extra-mammary Pagets disease. He was a member of Jackson, Michigan, Chapter 109. 

Lyle Harrison Shepard, 69, died October 24, 2016, from squamous cell lung cancer. He was a member of Five Star (Kansas) Chapter 912.