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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

Donald L. Ague, Jr., 78, Illinois Chapter 669, died November 14, 2022.
Henry Neil Ahrens, 75, Florida Chapter 1097, died December 30, 2022.
Charles Edward Ardinger, 80, Iowa Chapter 790, died January 3.
Thomas E. Arpin, 77, Florida Chapter 1036, died October 28, 2022.
Ray Allen Aucoin, 75, Louisiana Chapter 1098, died December 28, 2022.
Chester Herbert Ball, Jr., 79, New York Chapter 865, November 2, 2022.
German Wolf Biedenfeld, 81, Texas Chapter 343, died December 31, 2022.
Darrell Michael Breedlove, 79, Florida Chapter 195, died January 25.
Marguerite Langford Buhler, 81, AVVA California Chapter 535, died November 12, 2022.
Richard Lee Burns, 77, Michigan Chapter 154, died January 7.
Clifford E. Butler, 91, Colorado Chapter 1106, died December 8, 2022.
Johnnie Mac Byram, 87, Arizona Chapter 1093, died December 3, 2022.
William T. Carless, 68, Michigan Chapter 109, died December 10, 2022.
Franklin Theodore Carpenter, 75, at-large Michigan, died October 29, 2022.
James William Carr, 82, Florida Chapter 1059, died December 17, 2022.
Phillip Leon Chik, 78, Nevada Chapter 989, died November 19, 2022.
Raymond S. Chrzan, 81, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died December 22, 2022.
Charles Michael Coligure, 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died January 15.
Homer Frederick Cooper, 75, Florida Chapter 1037, died October 13, 2022.
Frank Lee Corfield, 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died December 26, 2022.
Clement R. Cwiklinski, Sr., 76, Ohio Chapter 97, died September 23, 2022.
Mary Ann Dall, 75, AVVA New York Chapter 140, died December 25, 2022.
Philip James DeCisero, 75, Massachusetts Chapter 116, died December 21, 2022.
Alice Josephine Delgado, 92, AVVA Florida Chapter 1059, died December 29, 2022.
Robert J. Devosa, 69, Pennsylvania Chapter 1008, died December 14, 2022.
Fredrick Jay Dickerson, 74, Georgia Chapter 772, died December 6, 2022.
Jonathan Francis Draves, 77, Wisconsin Chapter 409, died December 23, 2022.
Willard Allen Dunn, 77, New Mexico Chapter 431, died December 11, 2022.
Dr. Willie Jasper Dupree, Jr., 72, North Carolina Chapter 990, died December 13, 2022.
Joseph M. Enright, 76, Virginia Chapter 936, died December 2, 2022.
Leonard Duane Epperson, 76, Oklahoma Chapter 750, died December 16, 2022.
Allan J. Epstein, 76, New Jersey Chapter 12, died December 15, 2022.
George R. Fender, 77, New Jersey Chapter 452, died January 9.
Allen Fobish, 75, California Chapter 526, died recently in 2022.
Floyd Eugene Funk, 79, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died January 5.
William P. Gamble, 75, Florida Chapter 1048, died December 19, 2022.
George Michael Hahn, 78, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died October 3, 2022.
Greg A. Hammerstrom, 76, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died January 11.
Max Edward Harrison, 70, Idaho Chapter 972, died December 5, 2022.
Robert Francis Hathorn, 77, Ohio Chapter 857, died November 18, 2022.
Laurence Hayden, 74, Illinois Chapter 299, died November 17, 2022.
Robert Lee Headrick, Jr., 78, Tennessee Chapter 596, died December 28, 2022.
Daniel Wayne Hollis, Sr., 73, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died December 15, 2022.
Arthur Edward Housman, 81, Illinois Chapter 269, died January 10.
Robert Earl Huggins, 75, North Carolina Chapter 892, died January 8.
Herbert R. Hunn, Jr., 74, Illinois Chapter 693, died January 3.
Roland C. Jack, 75, North Carolina Chapter 892, died January 8.
Richard Thomas Johnson, 77, at-large New York, died September 26, 2022.
Robert Nelson Jones, 74, Ohio Chapter 97, died September 30, 2022.
Daniel John Kelso, 74, Michigan Chapter 109, died December 12, 2022.
Ray Michael Kerstetter, 91, AVVA South Dakota Chapter 1054, died January 26.
Robert W. Lange, II, 75, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died January 1.
Jack R. Logan, 92, Nevada Chapter 989, died January 21.
John MacDonald, 88, Missouri Chapter 1028, died February 8, 2022.
Will Martin, Jr., 74, Texas Chapter 898, died January 6.
William Dillard Mayers, 77, New York Chapter 377, died December 15, 2022.
Delbert William Mayes, 83, Michigan Chapter 310, died January 11.
Thomas M. McCage, 79, Florida Chapter 1037, died July 1, 2022.
John Herman McPherson, Jr., 75, Iowa Chapter 490, died December 23, 2022.
David John Menkveld, 69, Florida Chapter 1046, died January 22.
Dale Marlin Miller, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 767, died December 30, 2022.
David Frederick Mueller, Sr., 76, Ohio Chapter 1095, died December 26, 2022.
Peter B. Murphy, 84, New Jersey Chapter 12, died December 27, 2022.
John W. Norrell, Jr., 76, Florida Chapter 1097, died April 29, 2022.
David Charles Pasco, 76, Indiana Chapter 295, died December 21, 2022.
Larry E. Pennington, Sr., 72, West Virginia Chapter 628, died January 13.
Robert Eugene Poe, 75, Illinois Chapter 299, died November 10, 2022.
John F. Portik, Jr., 76, New York Chapter 268, died December 15, 2022.
Clarence Ronald Ransom, 79, Georgia Chapter 772, died November 15, 2022.
James Melvin Ruth, 82, Illinois Chapter 269, died December 14, 2022.
Henry Calvin Rutledge, 87, Texas Chapter 343, died December 7, 2022.
Donald Deane Sams, III, 75, Georgia Chapter 970, died November 19, 2022.
Lee Richard Sanchez, 77, Utah Chapter 1079, died January 17.
Douglas J. Santy, 84, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died January 18.
James Milo Schilling, 74, Delaware Chapter 850, died January 5.
Gary D. Sherrill, 71, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died October 20, 2022.
David J. Watson, Sr., 82, Georgia Chapter 1030, died November 10, 2022.
Eddie Van Wilson, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1112, died December 7, 2022.
Gayle Henry Woderski, 74, Michigan Chapter 274, died December 16, 2022.
Thomas Edward Workman, 89, AVVA West Virginia 628, died December 13, 2022.
Gerald M. Works, 73, Michigan Chapter 313, died November 26, 2022.
Carl David Young, 78, Alabama Chapter 416, died March 5, 2022.

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