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

Tim Ahern, AVVA, Florida Chapter 1096, died June 15.
Joe Ralph Alexander, Jr., 80, Tennessee Chapter 1078, died May 19.
Cletis Alexander Bailey, Sr., 99, Tennessee Chapter 596, died June 29.
Larry Wayne Ball, 75, Ohio Chapter 717, died April 17.
David L. Bassett, 80, California Chapter 446, died recently.
William Alan Beard, 78, Ohio Chapter 35, died June 1.
Robert Edward Beasley, Sr., 81, Florida Chapter 566, died April 6.
Raymond Michael Bisson, 77, Michigan Chapter 154, died May 15.
Raymond Morley Black, 82, Utah Chapter 961, died June 18.
John Jacob Blake, 86, Pennsylvania Chapter 349, died July 12.
George F. Bolvin, 77, New York Chapter 77, died June 18.
Charles John Bongers, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 351, died April 26.
Hobart Ray Bower, 91, Ohio Chapter 55, died June 8.
Samuel Thomas Brick, Jr., 83, South Carolina Chapter 303, died July 19.
James Leroy Campbell, 78, Wisconsin Chapter 767, died May 27, 2024.
William E. Carroll, 77, New York Chapter 77, died May 14.
Wells Gordon Carswell, 91, Arizona Chapter 1093, died June 13.
Dennis Castret, 76, Arizona Chapter 106, died recently.
Charles Warren Chandley, 85, at-large Alabama, died April 18.
Joseph A. Cohen, 76, New Jersey Chapter 452, died May 13.
Margaret Ann Colbert, 78, Kentucky Chapter 454, died July 13.
Elbert Augustus Collins, Jr., 82, California Chapter 53, died July 18.
Paul Emile Comire, 83, Rhode Island 818, died July 20, 2023.
Glen Conkright, 76, Indiana Chapter 295, died June 21.
David William Cook, 80, Missouri Chapter 1028, died May 31.
James Cozier, 76, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died April 16.
Richard Kenneth Crabtree, 76, Ohio Chapter 55, died May 11.
Saundra Ann Creen, 75, North Carolina Chapter 962, died November 23, 2024.
Dorral Wayne Cunningham, Jr., 80, Ohio Chapter 810, died May 16.
Eugene Ralph Dabel, 79, Wisconsin Chapter 409, died May 23.
Lester Davis, 81, Florida Chapter 1125, died recently.
Thomas August DeBarber, 77, New Jersey Chapter 899, died June 27, 2024.
Johnnie M. Eagan, 79, AVVA, New York Chapter 140, died May 11.
Mack C. Easley, 75, Virginia Chapter 617, died March 2.
Ronald L. Erickson, Sr., 80, Michigan Chapter 237, died June 22.
James F. Ferraro, Sr., 75, New York Chapter 803, died May 14.
John A. Ferraro, New Jersey Chapter 233, died recently.
John Field, 76, Florida Chapter 894, died March 23.
Gunter Franz Fuchsenberger, 81, New York Chapter 82, died June 21.
Christopher Melvin Gibson, 84, Ohio Chapter 670, died May 18.
Edward F. Gniadek, Jr., 79, at-large Indiana, April 27, 2024.
James Armen Guleserian, 76, Florida Chapter 1036, died May 25.
Vance H. Hallman, 76, Illinois Chapter 693, died recently.
Gary Hansen, 74, Michigan Chapter 9, died recently.
Timothy J. Henninger, 67, AVVA, Kentucky Chapter 454, died May 17.
Andrew Samuel Holland, Jr., 88, Florida Chapter 1046, died March 8, 2010.
Donald Hays Hopson, 76, Virginia Chapter 1061, died June 20.
Jesse Hough, Jr., 81, North Carolina Chapter 966, died January 30.
Edward Charles Hults, 87, Vermont Chapter 1, died April 27.
James Cleatus Innis, 74, Tennessee Chapter 596, died September 14, 2024.
Randall Leigh Jacobs, Sr., 76, Georgia Chapter 1030, died May 16, 2024.
Blaine Jerome Johnson, Sr., 88, South Carolina Chapter 303, died June 23.
James Orville Johnson, 78, North Dakota Chapter 150, died July 8.
Lonnie Johnson, Jr., 80, West Virginia Chapter 628, died May 13.
Tim Johnson, 79, Michigan Chapter 882, died June 25.
Kurt Alan Johnston, 71, Michigan Chapter 528, died May 12.
Barbara J. Kamicker, 76, AVVA, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died February 8.
Thomas William Knepp, 77, Ohio Chapter 717, died May 12.
John Frank Kujat, 69, Michigan Chapter 154, died May 5.
Reverend Winston Carl Ledford, 82, Tennessee Chapter 596, died June 17, 2024.
Robert Edward Lohrer, 77, Florida Chapter 82, died April 12.
Larry Glen Loots, 75, Iowa Chapter 776, died February 7.
Frederick Freeman Lykes, 83, Texas Chapter 898, died May 12.
Vann Dennis Manly, 81, Montana Chapter 626, died May 4.
Howard May, 75, Georgia Chapter 1030, died July 2.
Terrance James McHugh, 78, New York Chapter 421, died May 7.
Peter Lindsay MacLeod, 78, Virginia Chapter 617, died June 10.
Melvin Manuel Miers, 77, Iowa Chapter 490, died May 5.
Delbert Arnold Moore, 82, Tennessee Chapter 596, died April 21.
Donald Malone Morris, 75, Florida Chapter 1080, died May 31.
Darryl L. Mosteller, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 1008, died April 17.
John Vincent Murk, 74, Michigan Chapter 237, died May 31.
Marshall Lester Mustain, 85, Ohio Chapter 649, died July 3.
Paul William Neal, Jr., 83, Maryland Chapter 1091, died June 2.
George Gregory Nielsen, 78, Indiana Chapter 71, died May 14.
Frank M. Oliver, Jr., 77, Massachusetts Chapter 116, died May 5.
Robert Michael O’Niel, 79, Indiana Chapter 295, died June 3.
Michael Patterson, 78, Ohio Chapter 954, died March 18.
Jerry Bob Paul, 76, Indiana Chapter 295, died May 3.
Dale K. Peterson, 78, Florida Chapter 1036, died March 22.
Lyle D. Peterson, 76, Iowa Chapter 776, died February 22.
Alton Paul Polk, 74, Michigan Chapter 154, died May 16.
Richard Donald Preston, Jr., 79, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died June 17.
Timothy Pat Pugh, 73, at-large Texas, died January 14, 2022.
James Leroy Renck, 77, Indiana Chapter 71, died May 20.
Francisco Rodriguez Rivera, 81, Puerto Rico Chapter 483, died July 7.
Thomas J. Roarty, 79, at-large New York, died recently.
Denise E. Rogers, 77, AVVA, Nevada Chapter 388, died May 11.
Carl Frank Sanchez, 83, Colorado Chapter 1106, died November 9, 2024.
Michael Alexander Sanko, Sr., 75, Pennsylvania Chapter 862, died June 10.
Joseph William Santangelo, 73, New York Chapter 20, died May 10.
Terrence Alan Sasek, 76, Michigan Chapter 154, died May 25.
Kelly Sawyers, Jr., 75, West Virginia Chapter 628, died May 31.
John L. Schaefer, 79, New Jersey Chapter 800, died June 18.
Richard G. Schell, Sr., 80, Wisconsin Chapter 221, died May 7.
Caroline May Schnoebelen, 88, AVVA, North Carolina Chapter 886, died January 1.
Gerald M. Scott, Jr., 77, New York Chapter 77, died in January 2025.
Thomas C. Seehafer, 82, at-large Florida, died recently.
George Shaughnessy, 75, Ohio Chapter 35, died April 16.
James Calvin Sheldon, 78, Florida Chapter 1059, died July 6.
Elaine Simmons, 75, AVVA, West Virginia Chapter 985, died May 13.
E. Simpson, 78, AVVA, West Virginia Chapter 949, died April 23.
John Richard Skipper, 79, Ohio Chapter 717, died June 28.
Eric Lynn Smith, 73, Indiana Chapter 71, died July 9.
John Elmer Smith, 79, Pennsylvania Chapter 266, died February 25.
John W. Smith, 80, at-large Texas, died February 19.
Harold R. Solomon, 76, Massachusetts Chapter 207, died May 25.
Clarence Earl Spottsville, Jr., 77, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died May 7.
Ronald Ernest Stano, 77, Indiana Chapter 71, died July 13.
Ronald Charles Stevens, 77, Tennessee Chapter 1004, died June 3.
Sherri Stovall, 83, AVVA, Kentucky Chapter 454, died May 27.
Ronald James Surette, 78, Massachusetts Chapter 837, died June 2.
Daniel Charles Svec, 79, Texas Chapter 1069, died July 8.
Richard Paul Thomas, 80, AVVA, Tennessee Chapter 240, died February 15.
William F. Thomson, 75, New Jersey Chapter 800, died November 21, 2024.
Robert Lee Thompson, 85, Ohio Chapter 670, died recently.
Charles Thomas Totsen, Jr., 94, Louisiana Chapter 1131, died June 17.
John Michael Travers, 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 542, died June 15.
Raymond Joseph Trepanier, 81, Mississippi Chapter 1057, died March 22.
Larry Douglas Underwood, 77, South Carolina Chapter 1017, died May 24.
Joe Patrick Van Dyke, 76, New Mexico Chapter 431, died June 22.
Michael A. VanScoder, 75, Ohio Chapter 954, died June 6.
Allen Compton Welch, Jr., 77, Pennsylvania Chapter 542, died May 18.
James Ottie West, 78, Arizona Chapter 1093, died May 26.
James Walter White, 78, Mississippi Chapter 1018, died May 15.
Linda White, 80, AVVA, Arizona Chapter 1093, died July 3.
John Kirk Whitney, 79, New York Chapter 20, died April 3.
Robert Wayne Wilford, 80, Florida Chapter 1092, died June 17.
James Richard Wood, 75, Texas Chapter 1069, died July 13.
Richard Walter Wroe, 81, Rhode Island Chapter 818, died July 12, 2023.

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