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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

William A. Abbey, 77, Michigan Chapter 310, died recently.
Ronald Lee Abbott, 76, Maryland Chapter 624, died August 19.
Winfred R. Abshire, 72, Louisiana Chapter 1098, died September 17.
James E. Allen, Sr., 72, Indiana Chapter 295, died October 5.
Herbert Russel Aplin, 72, Michigan Chapter 274, died November 8.
Bernie Ash, 76, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died September 30.
John Russell Bailey, 76, Alabama Chapter 1067, died March 28.
Barney C. Barbera, 81, New Hampshire Chapter 41, died November 9.
Thomas H. Barnes, 77, Virginia Chapter 78, died recently.
James Steven Baird, 55, Michigan Chapter 154, died April 2, 2003.
Chester Alex Bennett, 78, Alabama Chapter 1067, died April 22.
Andrew B. Benyo, 72, Michigan Chapter 528, died October 11.
Barry Berger, 82, New York Chapter 72, died December 4.
Dean H. Berk, 82, Tennessee Chapter 596, died November 1.
James S. Berry, 83, California Chapter 53, died August 9.
George Allen Bolfik, 83, Texas Chapter 870, died November 25.
John E. Borgman, 91, Indiana Chapter 71, died November 29.
Robert Vernon Boyer, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 967, died December 8.
David Stevan Brandriet, 81, South Dakota Chapter 1054, died October 22.
Kenneth E. Briggs, 76, New York Chapter 803, died November 2.
David Michael Burin, 73, Michigan Chapter 9, died October 25.
Robert James Burrier, 76, Massachusetts Chapter 837, died October 26.
Ephraim Jerry Burrow, 89, Oklahoma Chapter 751, died November 7.
Robin Campbell, 74, AVVA Alabama Chapter 786, died August 7, 2021.
Donald Johnson Charlesworth, Jr., 85, Texas Chapter 457, died September 20, 2022.
Edward Lee Christiansen, 78, Arizona Chapter 106, died July 20, 2022.
Lawrence Howard Church, 81, Texas Chapter 404, died May 29.
Robert D. Cooper, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 974, died April 14.
Lawrence J. Corbin, III, 72, Massachusetts Chapter 554, died August 3.
Kenneth Dale Cox, 84, Ohio Chapter 1095, died November 2.
Alan J. Crystal, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 131, died November 16.
Kurt Daume, 85, Michigan Chapter 142, died June 11.
Ronald Earl Davies, 80, New York Chapter 103, died December 12.
Robert M. Delia, 91, at-large Massachusetts, died January 12, 2023.
Paul D. Deville, 67, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died December 4.
Attison Edward Digby, 81, Ohio Chapter 35, died November 10.
Thomas Wayne Dillon, 74, Ohio Chapter 1045, died November 22.
Randall R. Dopke, 72, Wisconsin Chapter 409, died October 22.
Oscar Charles Dougherty, Sr., 78, South Dakota Chapter 463, died October 25.
Roger Gene Dubach, 78, Missouri Chapter 794, died November 7.
Robert H. Durrett, 79, Iowa Chapter 776, died August 1.
Richard W. Emert, Jr., 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 587, died July 21.
Friedhelm Faust, 86, Alabama Chapter 1067, died April 4.
Joseph Ferrante, 76, Alabama Chapter 1067, died April 27.
Gennaro Ferraro, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 415, died September 28.
Robert Leslie Fickel, 74, at-large Arizona, died May 17.
Daniel P. Fine, 81, West Virginia Chapter 628, died October 27.
Kathleen M. Follmer, 71, AVVA Missouri Chapter 1028, died November 6.
Paul Edward Fortin, PhD, 93, Kansas Chapter 604, died July 22.
Darryl R. Fuchs, 75, New York Chapter 193, died October 31.
William C. Gallina, Jr., 76, Ohio Chapter 157, died January 8, 2023.
Joseph A. E. Garand, 99, Maine Chapter 1044, died October 20.
William Bruno Goede, 78, Minnesota Chapter 1110, died November 5.
Mayo King Gravatt, 77, Virginia Chapter 806, died October 15.
Jimmy Wade Hancock, 77, Virginia Chapter 196, died October 16.
Charles Arthur Harrington, 75, West Virginia Chapter 306, died November 5.
Harley Fred Henry, 72, North Dakota Chapter 150, died recently.
Leonard Wai Kong Ho, 76, Hawaii Chapter 858, died November 1.
Donald A. Houle, Sr., 75, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died July 3.
William Huggins, 76, Tennessee Chapter 950, died December 5.
Robert Louis Jackson, 74, Alabama Chapter 1067, died June 7.
Verlin Leroy Jones, 77, Kansas Chapter 604, died October 6.
Robert D. Junkin, Jr., 79, Oregon Chapter 805, died August 16.
David B. Kelliher, 75, Massachusetts Chapter 111, died November 22.
William M. Kendricken, 73, Massachusetts Chapter 837, died June 17.
Larry King, 75, Michigan Chapter 154, died September 27.
Dr. Robert F. Kirk, 80, Arizona Chapter 1093, died September 15.
Kenneth R. Klingele, 75, New York Chapter 421, died October 29.
Harvey James Kloos, 78, Oregon Chapter 805, died May 19, 2021.
John Kraw, 75, New Jersey Chapter 452, died October 25.
George Leon Kyle, 77, Tennessee Chapter 596, died July 2.
James C. LaPointe, 76, Florida Chapter 566, died September 26.
James M. Link, 80, Alabama Chapter 1067, died January 12, 2023.
Vincent M. Little, 78, New York Chapter 421, died October 13.
Larry Edward Macy, 77, Indiana Chapter 905, died December 2.
Owen C. Martin, 78, New Jersey Chapter 1002, died September 12.
Richard A. Martin, 77, New York Chapter 421, died November 9.
Rodger G. Martin, 78, Ohio Chapter 954, died October 18.
Howard Michael McClain, 78, Ohio Chapter 717, died October 17.
Mack Andrew McCray, 79, Alabama Chapter 1067, died April 28.
Stuart A. McDiarmid, 75, Michigan Chapter 259, died November 29.
Mary K. Megrath, 70, AVVA Vermont Chapter 1, died April 10, 2022.
Richard W. Michaels, Sr., 73, Pennsylvania Chapter 364, died May 16.
Debra Ann Miller, 65, AVVA Oregon Chapter 392, died October 27.
James G. Mooney, 74, Michigan Chapter 142, died October 25, 2022.
Rafael Morales, 77, Florida Chapter 620, died June 16.
Joseph E. Morganto, 81, Pennsylvania Chapter 436, died October 7.
Richard J. Mottl, 84, Ohio Chapter 100, died October 30.
Harry Muller, 80, New York Chapter 140, died September 13.
Randall E. Newton, 74, Iowa Chapter 888, died October 27.
David Leonard Ney, 79, Michigan Chapter 310, died October 17.
Joseph T. Novak, Sr., 72, Pennsylvania Chapter 542, died July 26.
Charles P. Painter, 80, New York Chapter 865, died November 15.
John H. Paulding, Jr., 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died October 1.
Don E. Pickering, 81, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died October 19.
Frank Pipitone, 75, New York Chapter 32, died August 23.
Joseph Dean Place, 81, New York Chapter 803, died November 2.
Arthur Wayne Primas, 76, at-large Texas, died October 24.
Patrick J. Raabe, 75, New Jersey Chapter 1002, died June 18.
Rick E. Rapert, 75, Missouri Chapter 458, died January 28.
Carl Truman Reece, 73, North Carolina Chapter 980, died December 16.
Leonard P. Reindl, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died September 28.
James Leo Riley, Jr., 78, Florida Chapter 755, died September 24.
Henry C. Rilling, 87, Arizona Chapter 1093, died June 4.
John Martin Romero, 71, Florida Chapter 1059, died November 1.
Charles L. Rose, 79, at-large California, died recently.
George W. Roy, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 131, died recently.
James Cecil Russell, 77, Tennessee Chapter 203, died July 22.
John Santagata, 75, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died November 19.
Gary Melvin Schubert, 80, Georgia Chapter 671, died October 21.
Richard E. Seltzer, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died May 27.
James Robert Sexton, 84, Florida Chapter 1088, died June 16.
George Arthur Shultz, 78, Texas Chapter 931, died November 25.
Brian A. Shumaker, 74, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died October 20.
Donald Louis Simmons, 85, North Carolina Chapter 272, died November 2.
Gary D. Simon, 78, Michigan Chapter 154, died September 29.
Frank Clifford Snow, 80, Utah Chapter 961, died October 7.
Ronald P. Staes, 76, Illinois Chapter 299, died August 20.
Ronald Lee Stockley, 78, Pennsylvania Chapter 967, died July 9.
Theodore A. Stone, 72, New Jersey Chapter 1002, died February 3.
Taylor D. Stowell, 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died January 1, 2023.
William Jetter Strickland, 83, South Carolina Chapter 828, died October 16.
John Lewis Stroman, 93, North Carolina Chapter 980, died September 13.
Terry Allen Sullentrup, 74, Missouri Chapter 1028, died November 22.
Barry Taylor, 72, at-large West Virginia, died recently.
James Joseph Tessadri, 76, Michigan Chapter 274, died September 5.
Donald James Thompson, 83, New York Chapter 268, died October 23.
Michael Anthony Thonn, 76, Illinois Chapter 299, died July 23.
Dexter P. Thornberry, 77, Ohio Chapter 649, died December 11.
William H. Timberlake, Jr., 75, Florida Chapter 566, died August 20.
Donald L. Totten, 87, North Carolina Chapter 124, died recently.
Charles Bradford Trent, 81, at-large Arkansas, died November 1.
Gene Alan Tyner, 84, Texas Chapter 1009, died September 2.
Marshall R. Tyson, 74, Florida Chapter 928, died November 15.
Michael R. Vallow, 74, Colorado Chapter 1106, died October 10.
John Anthony Walter, 76, New York Chapter 77, died July 21.
Gerald Lynn Wayman, 74, Tennessee Chapter 1151, died November 15.
Mark J. Webster, 83, Hawaii Chapter 858, died October 30.
Billy Gene White, 84, Tennessee Chapter 1140, died November 21.
Edwin F. Williams, 77, New York Chapter 20, died October 23.
Warren David Windt, 73, New Jersey Chapter 1002, died November 7.
Gerard A. Worster, 81, North Carolina Chapter 124, died recently.
Jack Michael Woynowski, 75, Louisiana Chapter 553, died November 7.
Gary Lee Yelm, 76, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died December 9.

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