Taps

BY FATHER PHIL SALOIS, M.S.

We regret the necessity of running only the most basic obituaries in The VVA Veteran. However, full, detailed, and expansive obituaries—going back to 2009—are online at www.vva.org/taps.html

William Herman Acebes, 76, Georgia Chapter 789, died November 22.

Joseph Edward Acker III, 75, Virginia Chapter 1061, died October 31.

Morris Neil Adair, 87, Georgia Chapter 946, died August 17, 2019.

Charles Edward Anderson, 83, Alabama Chapter 1067, died June 20, 2020.

Norman Eugene Anderson, 75, West Virginia Chapter 1055, died May 5.

Enrique A. Aquino, 69, Florida Chapter 1046, died October 15.

Alvin D. Arrowood, 73, Colorado Chapter 1106, died October 30.

Salvatore C. Assorgi, 75, New Jersey Chapter 233, died October 19.

George Norman Ausby, 78, New Jersey Chapter 825, died December 28, 2020.

Jerry D. Baker, 73, Michigan Chapter 387, died April 22.

Thomas George Bender, 74, New Jersey Chapter 452, died November 18.

Ronald E. Bishop, 75, photojournalist and longtime president of Ottawa, Kansas, Chapter 912, died December 9.

David George Binder, 72, Wisconsin Chapter 437, died September 3.

Robert Stanley Bochenek, 73, Michigan Chapter 313, died October 2.

Francis E. Bowen, 84, Georgia Chapter 1030, died August 13.

Daniel Lee Brewster, 74, Tennessee Chapter 596, died November 24.

Joe Jack Bridges, 77, North Carolina Chapter 980, died November 9.

James L. Brown, 70, New Jersey Chapter 825, died recently.

Robert L. Bryan, 76, Illinois Chapter 269, died November 30.

Joseph P. Bubelenyi, 76, Indiana Chapter 1027, died October 27.

Christopher Bubnis, 73, New York Chapter 20, died November 13.

Charles Allen Buckner, Jr., 78, Tennessee Chapter 1112, died November 8.

Ronald Raymond Camper, 74, Illinois Chapter 299, died October 28.

William Franklin Casey, Jr., 74, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died October 15.

Donald Earl Clayton, 81, Philippines Chapter 887, died August 5.

James Kenneth Chappelle, 72, Pennsylvania Chapter 266, died December 12.

John R. Clark, 79, Utah Chapter 961, died October 18.

James Raymond Cloyes, 72, Ohio Chapter 670, died October 13.

James Edwin Collins, 72, Virginia Chapter 617, died July 28.

Frank Robert Composto, 82, New York Chapter 803, died August 15.

Russell J. Coulbourn, 66, New Jersey Chapter 825, died January 1, 2013.

Thomas William Counts, Jr., 66, Virginia Chapter 1061, died November 23.

Michael Cullen Craig, 71, Colorado Chapter 1071, died November 14.

Edward Crawley, 71, Mississippi Chapter 1057, died November 20.

Harry J. Culbert, 80, Nevada Chapter 989, died December 5.

Robert L. Davis, 75, New Jersey Chapter 233, died September 30.

James Edward Daxon, 74, Iowa Chapter 776, died October 26.

Anita J. Dec, 68, New Jersey Chapter 825, died recently.

Alexander De la Cruz, 86, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died October 19.

Daniel P. DeRose, 89, New Jersey Chapter 825, died May 16.

Richard J. Dickhart, 74, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died October 10.

Allen Frederick Dotti, 66, New Jersey Chapter 825, died February 20, 2017.

Russell Owen Douglas, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 236, died November 2.

John F. Eckel, 72, New York Chapter 803, died September 13.

William D. Emrich, Sr., 89, Georgia Chapter 1090, died October 3.

Faye R. Saturday Emsweller, 75, Georgia Chapter 671, died July 23.

James Aubrey Ennis, 71, Georgia Chapter 671, died January 5.

James Shelton Erskine, 81, West Virginia Chapter 1108, died September 20.

Louis John Fisken, 77, Wisconsin Chapter 206, died November 16.

Edwin Samuel Foldoe, Jr., 68, New Jersey Chapter 825, died January 14, 2014.

Stanley Lee Fultz, 80, Michigan Chapter 142, died December 14.

Dan Austin Fuson, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1112, died November 17.

Robert D. Gallant, Sr., 75, Oregon Chapter 805, died recently.

Larry L. Garrison, 84, Georgia Chapter 1030, died July 11.

Donald Lee Gibbs, 66, Kentucky Chapter 1066, died October 3.

John H. Girting, Jr., 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died November 27.

Richard F. Gola, 80, New Jersey Chapter 452, died October 12.

Michael T. Green, 74, Illinois Chapter 299, died November 17.

Charles Ernest Gregg, 75, Oklahoma Chapter 750, died June 20.

Jerry M. Grimes, 80, Alabama Chapter 864, died April 24.

Leonard P. Guzman, 72, Wisconsin Chapter 115, died September 27.

Lee Allen Hallman, 95, Alabama Chapter 301, died October 3.

Terry L. Haskins, Sr., 71, Virginia Chapter 78, died December 3.

John Joseph Hawkes, 69, Washington Chapter 165, died October 19, 2019.

James Hedgebeth, 77, North Carolina Chapter 885, died October 15.

Janet L. Held, 73, Oklahoma Chapter 751, died recently.

John Hernandez, 66, California Chapter 643, died recently.

William Orville Herring, 79, West Virginia Chapter 977, died November 7.

Richard John Hilosky, 77, New Jersey Chapter 233, died September 7.

Henry G. Hoerchler, Jr., 77, Illinois Chapter 269, died October 31.

Roy Lee Hollins, 81, Oklahoma Chapter 751, died September 29.

Fred Paul Holton, 76, Washington Chapter 165, died July 28.

Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, 93, Massachusetts Chapter 837, died November 13, 2017.

Paul Jon Hyndman, 78, North Dakota Chapter 941, died October 8.

Carlos Irvin, 75, North Carolina Chapter 885, died October 10.

Jerry Wayne Johns, 73, Oklahoma Chapter 750, died October 18, 2020.

John F. Johnson, Jr., 74, New York Chapter 49, died November 7.

Johnny Lee Johnson, 71, Illinois Chapter 534, died October 10.

Daniel Grayson Jones, 91, Virginia Chapter 936, died November 21.

Douglas Earl Jones, 84, Florida Chapter 1046, died December 3.

Mikel L. Kenyon, 76, Kansas Chapter 75, died October 24.

Edward L. Kirkland, 74, Tennessee Chapter 203, died November 4, 2020.

Dennis Brian Klapmeier, 77, Minnesota Chapter 684, died September 16.

John W. Kraft, Jr., 75, Delaware Chapter 1105, died August 11.

Richard Denton Lane, 88, Minnesota Chapter 999, died November 26.

Dorothy Virginia Lennon, 91, Maryland Chapter 624, died January 17.

Michael Anthony Lepeilbet, 73, Georgia Chapter 946, died November 20.

Frederick A. Lester, 73, Indiana Chapter 71, died December 6.

Edwin W. Lewis, Sr., 78, Georgia Chapter 671, died November 15.

Richard R. Litwin, 74, Maine Chapter 1044, died September 23.

Frank T. Logan III, 89, New York Chapter 82, died November 23.

William W. Lomnicki, 76, New York Chapter 82, died December 3.

Nelson E. Luce, 92, at-large Florida, died August 27.

Garry Bingham Mallernee, 72, North Carolina Chapter 909, died December 19.

Michelle Gayle Mallin, 51, Colorado Chapter 1106, died October 19.

Harold Wayne Mash, 80, Texas Chapter 1127, died September 23.

David John Mathe, 75, Wisconsin Chapter 529, died October 4.

Joseph Edward Mavero, 71, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died October 4.

Stephen O. May, 74, at-large Florida, died June 8, 2020.

Mac A. McCarthy, 75, New York Chapter 79, died recently.

Benjamin C. McDowell, 64, New Jersey Chapter 825, died May 11, 2010.

Andrew Scott McGowan, Sr., 81, New York Chapter 49, died March 4.

David A. McMaster, 70, Washington Chapter 165, died May 28.

Annie Lee Meens, 70, Alabama Chapter 416, died November 30.

Robert L. Milliken, Jr., 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 436, died November 15.

Robert R. Mitchell, 79, Ohio Chapter 709, died October 19.

Frank Moffell, Sr., 86, Delaware Chapter 850, died November 12.

Francis James Moran, 74, South Carolina Chapter 1049, died January 5.

Larry Eugene Morris, 72, Illinois Chapter 534, died November 25.

Watson T. Mosebay, Jr., 70, New Jersey Chapter 825, died January 17, 2012.

James R. Mullen, 73, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died December 2.

Leo Leighton Murphy, 89, Philippines Chapter 887, died September 23.

James Dwayne Myrick, 70, Texas Chapter 854, died October 18.

Peter R. Nelson, 76, Michigan Chapter 142, died October 12.

Arthur Grafton Norman, 75, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died November 23.

James J. O’Brien, 65, Massachusetts Chapter 837, died March 21, 2017.

Patrick J. O’Connor, 73, Wisconsin Chapter 101, died October 17.

Eddie Arnold Odom, 77, Michigan Chapter 1083, died March 16.

Kenneth F. Palmer, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died November 12.

Meadie Marie Pannell, 79, West Virginia Chapter 628, died October 22.

Johnny Pappan, 69, Oklahoma Chapter 750, died January 6.

Milton C. Pettapiece, Jr., 85, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died December 3.

Gary Douglas Pettigrew, 75, Washington Chapter 165, died September 10.

William Louis Pieper, 69, North Carolina Chapter 909, died September 27.

Floyd D. Pierce, Sr., 72, Ohio Chapter 1045, died August 11, 2020.

Frank A. Piontek, 72, Indiana Chapter 1027, died November 5.

Harris Daniel Plant, 91, Florida Chapter 1059, died October 5.

Norbert W. Pohl, 74, Pennsylvania Chapter 131, died November 16.

Marion LaFay Polk, 72, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died December 6.

Donald Carl Pringnitz, 75, Michigan Chapter 237, died August 18.

John Joseph Ptak, Jr., 76, Georgia Chapter 946, died May 19, 2020.

Michael F. Rader, 73, Texas Chapter 457, died September 15.

Michael H. Raley, 72, Kentucky Chapter 454, died October 2.

Henry Joseph Rauen, 77, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died November 6.

Johnny Eugene Reed, 75, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died September 23.

Raymond J. Riley, 87, New York Chapter 704, died October 13, 2019.

Ardie Ray Roberts, 75, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died September 27.

Russell Samuel Robinson, 76, New Jersey Chapter 825, died June 20, 2020.

Clyde R. Rosin, 73, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died November 30.

Gary Albert Ruby, 74, Oklahoma Chapter 750, died July 31.

Ronald Bruce Rulon, 78, New Jersey Chapter 825, died March 25.

Curtis Lee Rumbaugh, 64, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died September 30.

Stanley D. Sczepkowski, Jr., 75, Michigan Chapter 390, died recently.

Robert J. Sees, Jr., 75, Ohio Chapter 55, died November 24.

Jackie Patrick Segura, 82, Louisiana Chapter 141, died November 22.

Douglas Wilson Sheldon, Jr., 79, Arizona Chapter 106, died November 19.

Garry Phillip Shelton, 74, Tennessee Chapter 950, died August 21.

Frank Theodore Shepherd, Jr., 88, Michigan Chapter 313, died September 2.

Don Edwin Simpson, 75, Georgia Chapter 946, died May 24, 2018.

Daniel L. Sims, 72, Illinois Chapter 534, died October 10.

Nicky L. Smartt, 75, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died October 2.

Jimmy Lee Stansbury, 75, Georgia Chapter 946, died April 29.

Edward S. Staszewski, 74, Iowa Chapter 776, died September 17.

Roger Walton Stembridge, Jr., 73, Georgia Chapter 946, died October 13, 2020.

Rodney A. Steves, 78, at-large Pennsylvania, died November 15.

Robert W. Stewart, 60, Ohio Chapter 100, died September 12, 2020.

Bobby Stiles, 90, Texas Chapter 457, died September 25, 2020.

Willard C. Storey, 69, Kentucky Chapter 1006, died August 10, 2020.

Jerry Wayne Taylor, 73, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died September 21.

William John Taylor, 81, Oregon Chapter 821, died March 31, 2019.

Howard Paul Teter, 84, New Jersey Chapter 825, died April 3.

Scott William Thomas, 74, Massachusetts Chapter 219, died November 20.

Gale E. Thorne, 73, Ohio Chapter 1045, died December 9.

Donald Carlson Tidwell, 78, South Dakota Chapter 463, died November 16.

Ralph R. Trautman, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died November 1.

Bernie Velasquez, 90, Texas Chapter 574, died November 15, 2020.

Farid Ullah, 83, Florida Chapter 1088, died September 24.

Donald Hall Van Orsdel, 77, Tennessee Chapter 1073, died December 4.

David L. Voisin, 74, Michigan Chapter 154, died October 8.

Michael M. Walker, 72, New York Chapter 77, died November 10.

Daniel Michael Welch, 73, Tennessee Chapter 203, died November 7.

Livingston N. Wells, 80, Alabama Chapter 301, died August 24, 2020.

John R. Werner, 74, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died December 10.

Leslie George Weston, 78, Oklahoma Chapter 216, died September 19.

Joseph E. Williams, 74, New Jersey Chapter 825, died recently.

Billy Ray Wise, 70, Washington Chapter 165, died April 4.

Richard Coleman Wright, 77, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died October 22.

Roy Wayne Young, 72, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died September 25.

Edward M. Zacot, 73, Virginia Chapter 957, died July 18.

Alphonzo Ziegfield Zanders, Jr., 81, North Carolina Chapter 885, died November 5.

John Joseph Zielinski, 71, Michigan Chapter 528, died October 28.

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