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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

Harvey Albright, 76, Indiana Chapter 71, died March 16.
Anthony J. Alfano, 91, AVVA, Florida Chapter 594, died August 5, 2022.
David Aronson, 77, Iowa Chapter 888, died April 12.
Joseph Peter Baldino, 82, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died May 26.
Clifford Alan Banks, 78, Idaho Chapter 890, died July 29, 2024.
Howard Eugene Barrett, 77, Indiana Chapter 1027, died January 12.
Bruce William Baumann, 84, at-large Pennsylvania, died November 27, 2024.
Joseph Roy Bourque, Jr., 77, Louisiana Chapter 1098, died January 30.
Donald Joe Bray, 71, Tennessee Chapter 1148, died April 9, 2024.
David D. Brostowitz, 77, Wisconsin Chapter 256, died March 12.
James R. Bruckman, 81, Illinois Chapter 311, died March 26.
Michael L. Brzezinski, 74, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died March 30.
Jeffrey Phillip Butler, 72, Wisconsin Chapter 1130, died January 31.
Feliciano H. Cavazos, 82, Texas Chapter 929, died April 18.
Ronald C. Chadwick, 88, Tennessee Chapter 1148, died January 4.
Michael V. Chapman, 78, Alabama Chapter 1067, died March 4.
Gary D. Chateauneuf, 76, Florida Chapter 1036, died March 12.
Wayne R. Cherwinski, 78, New Jersey Chapter 452, died March 19.
Rita Clifton, 81, AVVA, Georgia Chapter 772, died March 20.
Ray Ernest Cooker, 77, at-large West Virginia, died April 1.
Burdette L. Cooper, 83, Ohio Chapter 954, died April 20.
Donna Jean Corfield, 75, AVVA, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died February 9.
Dennis Samuel Cox, 74, New Jersey Chapter 1068, died February 21.
Richard Crisci, Sr., 83, Delaware Chapter 1105, died March 7.
John Lewis Crudup, 86, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died April 25.
George Henry Crum, 82, California Chapter 53, died February 12.
William A. Curtner, 77, at-large Illinois, died August 6, 2024.
Thomas Michael Denham, Maryland Chapter 588, died August 14, 2024.
Peter Anthony DePallo, 78, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died November 8, 2024.
William Lackey DeVault, 78, Tennessee Chapter 979, died April 9.
James Joseph Dixon, Sr., 81, New Jersey Chapter 899, died February 26.
Daniel D. Dominguez, 69, Iowa Chapter 490, died April 25.
Michael A. Donio, 80, at-large Pennsylvania, died April 25.
Charles L. Donohugh, 80, Vermont Chapter 753, died March 13.
Gavin A. Dougherty, 75, Florida Chapter 1046, died September 14, 2024.
Thomas J. Duff, Jr., 76, Michigan Chapter 154, died April 19.
Sarah Jane Elpern, 77, AVVA, Virginia Chapter 227, died November 22, 2023.
Ramon Fierro, 73, Texas Chapter 844, died March 5.
Judith Ann Fortune, 80, AVVA, Kentucky Chapter 454, died April 8.
Daniel Louis Foss, 77, Minnesota Chapter 62, died April 17.
Reinie Roy Foster, 76, Montana Chapter 234, died November 12, 2024.
Douglas Michael Fox, 79, Michigan Chapter 528, died April 30.
William Karl Gay, 80, Delaware Chapter 1105, died April 11.
Owen L. Gebris, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 131, died April 17.
Peter Michael Getz, 79, South Carolina Chapter 303, died December 15, 2024.
John Edward Gill, 92, New York Chapter 803, died March 31.
Philip Irving Goldstein, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died November 13, 2024.
Gregory Thomas Graham, 78, New York Chapter 20, died March 18.
Robert Arthur Graham, 76, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died April 18.
John Joseph Greene, 85, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died March 29.
William John Grill, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died April 8.
Carla Grindle, 74, AVVA, Georgia Chapter 772, died April 27.
Anthony Nuncio Guerrero, 83, California Chapter 933, died January 16.
Mark Hamilton, 64, AVVA, West Virginia Chapter 628, died March 25.
Joseph Hancharick, Jr., 75, Florida Chapter 1036, died May 28, 2018.
Michael J. Hansen, 79, Washington Chapter 102, died March 5.
Ronald Hans Hansen, 92, Wisconsin Chapter 731, died February 23.
Kenneth Harchick, 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 364, died March 7.
Jimmy W. Hardy, 78, Michigan Chapter 313, died March 13.
Ruth A. Hardy, 77, Michigan Chapter 313, died March 13.
Larry Dean Haste, 75, at-large Missouri, died March 11.
Lee Eric Hendrickson, 71, New Jersey Chapter 452, died March 7.
Thomas W. Hickson, Sr., 72, Illinois Chapter 299, died February 25.
Daniel T. Higgins, 77, New Jersey Chapter 12, died March 7.
Thomas J. Hinz, 82, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died May 3.
Michael Dwight Hitchcock, 81, Tennessee Chapter 1112, died April 10.
Robert D. Hitchings, 81, Washington Chapter 423, died February 3.
Paul Leonard Hofecker, Jr., 80, Pennsylvania Chapter 394, died February 13.
Robert Gene Hodge, 77, West Virginia Chapter 628, died March 18.
Dennis Gerald Houser, 79, New York Chapter 20, died April 1.
Johnny Cecil Hulsey, 77, Georgia Chapter 772, died January 29.
Gerald E. Hunt, Jr., 76, Tennessee Chapter 284, died October 11, 2024.
David V. Jarczewski, 78, New York Chapter 77, died March 16.
Lonald Allen Johnson, 76, Wisconsin Chapter 224, died March 16.
Timothy M. Johnson, 78, Ohio Chapter 55, died April 16.
Steven L. Jones, Sr., 72, Ohio Chapter 783, died February 7.
Edwin J. Karlis, 84, Ohio Chapter 649, died March 20.
Donald G. Kennedy, 78, at-large Oregon, died recently.
Charles Michael Klayman, 76, Ohio Chapter 10, died January 15.
Lawrence John Knack, 82, Nevada Chapter 388, died October 20, 2024.
Donald Edward Lacosse, 88, Michigan Chapter 380, died February 28.
Brian Douglas Lange, 77, Ohio Chapter 900, died January 9.
Wayne S. Lanier, 72, at-large Georgia, died May 24, 2024.
Woody G. Long, 86, at-large Tennessee, died May 14.
James H. Luther, 77, Philippines Chapter 887, died December 14, 2024.
Robert J. Lyons, 82, New Jersey Chapter 233, died April 6.
Lordis Marks, 74, Arkansas Chapter 815, died March 31, 2022.
Ronald W. McCanham, 75, Michigan Chapter 284, died January 16, 2024.
Larry Lee McLean, 78, Ohio Chapter 1126, died April 27.
James A. McCord, 83, West Virginia Chapter 306, died February 28.
Barbara J. McFall-Hoyka, 85, AVVA, Iowa Chapter 490, died February 28.
Donald Olof McGraw, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 415, died February 24.
Donald B. Miller, 82, Pennsylvania Chapter 967, died March 25.
Mack C. Mitchell, 76, North Carolina Chapter 885, died April 15.
Bobby E. Moore, 84, at-large Texas, died recently.
Paul E. Morin, 87, at-large Vermont, died January 19.
Denver Morrison, 82, Ohio Chapter 532, died April 9.
Leonard G. Mundy, 81, New Jersey Chapter 233, died April 19.
Ronald Wayne Murray, 75, West Virginia Chapter 628, died March 10.
Earl C. Myers, II, 72, Alabama Chapter 1067, died March 3.
Freddie Joseph Naquin, Jr., 77, Louisiana Chapter 630, died March 30.
Robert G. Ocock, 79, Virginia Chapter 957, died February 16.
William Peter Olson, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 409, died March 25.
Isaac Osin-Gabriel, 76, Florida Chapter 594, died December 10, 2024.
Linda K. Pavkovich, 75, AVVA, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died January 18.
Kenneth L. Pethtal, 75, at-large West Virginia, died April 4.
David Vernon Pollock, 78, Ohio Chapter 954, died May 3.
Auburn Puryear, Jr., 77, Ohio Chapter 55, died March 24.
James Revel Rochester, 84, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died April 7.
Carmen B. Russell, 76, AVVA, Florida Chapter 1097, died May 20, 2024.
Robert Gutierrez Sandoval, 77, New Mexico Chapter 358, died December 26, 2024.
Robert A. Sarault, 76, Minnesota Chapter 684, died April 18.
Michael H. Schutz, 77, Kentucky Chapter 454, died May 7.
Harry James Seese, 76, Pennsylvania Chapter 364, died February 14.
David Earl Sensinger, 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 468, died April 7.
Thomas F. Sharland, Jr., 85, Michigan Chapter 380, died December 9, 2024.
Paul Douglas Sheets, Sr., 70, Indiana Chapter 71, died April 15.
William Wray Shugarts, III, 79, Virginia Chapter 277, died December 25, 2024.
Ronald A. Simmons, 73, Massachusetts Chapter 116, died April 21.
Robert Bruce Sinclair, 83, Florida Chapter 1036, died recently.
Charles Raymond Spain, 80, Tennessee Chapter 953, died April 2.
James Robert Starkey, 91, North Carolina Chapter 1136, died March 24.
Paul Timothy Steele, 79, Alaska Chapter 904, died April 5.
David E. Steiner, 89, Colorado Chapter 1071, died March 12.
Joseph Edward Stine, 87, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died April 19.
Lawrence Clement Stoner, 76, Montana Chapter 234, died February 14.
Bobbie G. Stuckey, 74, Missouri Chapter 393, died July 3, 2024.
Lorne Dale Charles Szudera, 74, Montana Chapter 234, died April 24.
Harry M. Thomas, III, 81, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died February 15.
Douglas M. Thompson, 82, Georgia Chapter 1030, died March 19.
Eugene T. Trame, 79, Illinois Chapter 269, died April 7.
Raymond J. Trepanier, 81, Mississippi Chapter 1057, died March 22.
Harold Fred Tromm, Jr., 77 North Carolina Chapter 530, died July 27, 2024.
Joseph S. Trudo, 82, Texas Chapter 457, died February 21.
Theodore Franklin Van Horn, Jr., 82, Virginia Chapter 48, died June 20, 2024.
Thomas Barkstall Vaughn, 86, Tennessee Chapter 1112, died April 22.
Eddy Joe Walker, 76, Tennessee Chapter 942, died April 12.
Kevin Michael Walsh, 78, New York Chapter 377, died April 22.
Earl Joseph Walters, 79, California Chapter 223, died April 10.
Gary Wayne Walton, 76, Indiana Chapter 71, died March 27.
Kelly Howard Waugh, 75, Montana Chapter 234, died November 30, 2024.
Stephen E. Weber, 83, Illinois Chapter 242, died April 4.
Joseph Edward Weis, 77, West Virginia Chapter 628, died March 18.
Virgil L. Wesselmann, 84, Illinois Chapter 269, died April 28.
Theodore W. Williams, Jr., 78, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died March 31.
Michael James Worley, 69, Michigan Chapter 180, died February 16, 2023.
Beecher Emory Wright, 78, Kentucky Chapter 1006, died January 20.
Johnnie W. Yeomans, 73, Florida Chapter 96, died 2013.
Clarence C. Zaborowski, Jr., 77, Minnesota Chapter 1110, died December 31, 2024.
Jack Nelson Zerkel, 83, Virginia Chapter 936, died April 8.

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