Gone But Not Forgotten

Honoring fallen comrades is an important part of the AOG mission and we ask to be notified as soon as possible of the death of any graduate so that we can take appropriate actions. The AOG has learned of the following graduate or cadet deaths within the past 90 days. We have posted the information we have and will update this page as more information becomes available.

For best results, try searching by Last Name (e.g. Smith), Class Year (e.g. 1959), or Cadet Squadron (e.g. CS-01). More complex searches may not return desired results.

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Col (Ret) Gordon Hendrickson - Class of 1985, CS-38

Deceased on October 22, 2022 - Informed on February 24, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. No further information is available.

Mr. Robert Hoover - Class of 1977, CS-03

Deceased on January 14, 2023 - Informed on February 23, 2023

No further information is available.

Mr. James DeFazio - Class of 1968, CS-18

Deceased on February 13, 2023 - Informed on February 21, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Obituary: https://www.charlesyoungfuneralhome.com/obituary/james-defazio Memorial donations: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105; (800) 805-5856; www.Stjude.org

Lt Col (Ret) Mark Lane - Class of 1979, CS-20

Deceased on January 31, 2023 - Informed on February 21, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Funeral service: 22 Apr 2023 at 1400 hours Trinity Episcopal Church, 469 NW Wall St, Bend, OR 97701 Obituary: https://www.bendfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/Mark-Ronald-Lane?obId=27231188#/obituaryInfo

Maj (Ret) George Herr , Jr. - Class of 1981, CS-17

Deceased on January 13, 2023 - Informed on February 21, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Funeral Service: 24 Jan 2023 at 1300 St. Andrew Catholic Church, 16300 Domain Ln, Anchorage, AK 99577 Memorial Donations: Society of American Military Engineers (SAME)- Benjamin B. Talley Scholarship Endowment Fund, C/O Alaska Community Foundation, 3201 C Street, Suite 110, Anchorage, AK 99503. Please make checks payable to the Benjamin B Talley Scholarship Endowment Fund. Online donations may be made at: https://alaskacf.org/funds/benjamin-b-talley-scholarship-endowment-fund/ Obituary: https://obituaries.adn.com/adportal/listingView.html?id=5644

Mr. Charles Richardson , Jr. - Class of 1972, CS-10

Deceased on January 7, 2023 - Informed on February 17, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Funeral Service: Celebration of Life 30 Jan 2023 at 1200 hours Charles W. Smith& Sons Funeral Home, 601 Tennessee, McKinney, TX 75071 Memorial Donations: Samaritan Inn, 1514 N McDonald St, Mickinney, TX 75071; (972) 542-5302 https://saminn.salsalabs.org/communitysupportfy21/index.html St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl, Memphis, TN 38105; (800) 805-5856 https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html?frequency_selected=0&sc_icid=home-btn-donate-now&_ga=2.41735970.1816017446.1675100346-193227869.1675100346

Maj (Ret) Ernest Butler , Jr. - Class of 1973, CS-01

Deceased on February 4, 2023 - Informed on February 15, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Memorial Service: 26 Feb 2023 at 1300 hours Fort Lincoln Funeral Home, 3401 Bladensburg Rd, Brentwood, MD 20722 Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/brentwood-md/ernest-butler-11143324

Mr. George Dawson - Class of 1972, CS-31

Deceased on September 9, 2022 - Informed on February 7, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/oklahoma-city-ok/george-dawson-10922414 Funeral service: 19 Sep 2022 1400 Life Church Edmond, 4600 E 2nd St, Edmond, OK 73034

Capt Jonathon Fornoff - Class of 2018, CS-14

Deceased on February 2, 2023 - Informed on February 6, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Visitation: 7 Feb 2023 from 1000-1030 hours Lowndes Funeral Home1131 N Lehmberg Rd, Columbus, MS 39702 Memorial Service: 7 Feb 2023 at 1030 hours at the funeral home. Memorial Donations: Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675 woundedwarriorproject.org

Ms. Debbra Salo - Class of 1987, CS-13

Deceased on January 30, 2023 - Informed on February 2, 2023

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information.

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