DEAN PATRICK BRIDGES 28 June 1948 – 12 May 1995 Dean was born in San Jose, California to Donald William Bridges 1919-1983 and Vivian Janice (Bontrager) Bridges 1924-1999 in Santa Clara, CA. on June 28th of 1948. He attended public schools and graduated from San Jose High School in 1965 with the call of duty summoning him from afar. …
JAMES WARREN ENGLAND February 26, 1950 – January 25, 2014 Jim was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma on February 26, 1950 to Harold Ray England (1928-2000) and Merilyn Jane (Andrews) England (1927-2014). Jim had a brother Gordon England born in 1952 who remained in Oklahoma until his death in 2016, a sister Margaret (England) Willey of Oklahoma City, OK and also…
CAMET “Hawk” CHESTER HAWTHORNE 2 May 1936 – 4 August 2012 Camet was born in Sugar Grove, VA on May 2, 1936 to Robert McCoy Hawthorne (1896-1978) and Mary Beatrice Addie Parks Hawthorne (1901-1992). Together, they had 8 children. Camet grew up with 4 brothers and 3 sisters in a rural area of the Western part of Virginia gaining…
ZANE TAYLOR PARKER November 3, 1947 – May 30, 1994 Zane was born in California to Zachary Taylor Parker (1909-1986) and Genieva Grace Sanders Parker (1925-2002) in Hawthorne, California Zane and his beautiful wife to be Susan both graduated from Hemet Union High School in June, 1966. Zane volunteered for the U.S. Army on November 1, 1966. In July of…
RICHARD DALE KAPELLAS 2 July 1948 – 13 April 1978 Rick was born in San Francisco, CA on July 2, 1948 to George Coombs Brown and Inez Marie Davis Warren (1921-1989). While never married, they had two children Rick and his sister Cheryl Ann Brown (1947-2010). George and Inez met and fell in love during WWII in Papua, New Guinea…
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WALTER NEVOY HOY January 21, 1948 – May 5, 2007 Walter was born in to Frank Nevoy Hoy (1916-1983) and Bessie Jewel Bryant Hoy (1922–1994) in Metcalf, Kentucky. Walter was the oldest of five children with brother Raymond Jo Hoy (1951-2003), sister Theresa Hoy, sister Debbie Hoy Thomas (1956-2010) and youngest of them all Pearlie Mae Hoy who when born…
WILLIAM SCOTT ESTILL 23 October 1948 – 8 February 2001 Bill Estill – 1967 Bill was born to Lester D. Estill (1920-2013) and Eva Lois Simmons Estill (1920-2013) on October 23, 1948 in on May 31, 1947 in King City, Missouri. Bill’s father Lester served in the US Army in WWII encoding and decoding messages that directed fighter planes in…
MARSHALL SIMMONS ESTES 31 May 1947 – 3 April 2006 Marshall was born to Robert Benjamin Estes (1915-1982) and Thelma Elizabeth Simmons Estes (1921-2009) on May 31, 1947 in Ripley, Tippah County, Mississippi. Marshall had three sisters: Carole, Kitty and Kay as well as three brothers: Robert Jr., John and Joseph. Marshall joined the Army on March 12, 1968. Upon…
ERIC RICHARD “Rick” HOOKER 20 June 1946 – 9 October 2006 Rick & his Father 1970 Rick was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to William Wightman Hooker Jr. and Avis Adelaide Herrington Hooker on June 20, 1946. He had an older brother, William Wightman Hooker III who predeceased him (1943-2003) and a sister Mary Hooker Tong. Rick married Lola Kathleen…