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, Air Training Officer or cadet so that we can take appropriate actions. The AOG has learned of the following deaths within the past 90 days.

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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Mr. Kit Rudd - Class of 1984, CS-23

Deceased on August 4, 2024 - Informed on August 26, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. No service details are available at this time. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers can be made to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at https://secure.pancan.org/site/Donation2?df_id=6701&mfc_pref=T&6701.donation=form1 or to the American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Jerome L. Greene Family Center - New York, NY at https://raiseyourway.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=cms.page&id=1215. Obituary: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/kit-rudd-obituary?id=55831648

Col (Ret) Charles Allport - Class of 1962, CS-21

Deceased on July 22, 2024 - Informed on August 26, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Funeral service: 1100 hours 15 August 2024 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3380 Dayton Xenia Rd., Beavercreek, OH 45432. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers, donations can be madeto Cedarville University at https://1000daystransformed.cedarville.edu/give-now, select "other designation" and type in God Provides Scholarship and in honor of Chuck Allport or to the Fmaily Promise Homeless Shelter of Greene County at https://familypromisegreeneco.org/donate/. Obituary: https://www.newcomerdayton.com/obituaries/colonel-charles-allport-usaf-ret

Lt Col (Ret) Michael Edmondson - Class of 1999, CS-32

Deceased on August 3, 2024 - Informed on August 20, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Service details: 1100 hours on 14 August 2024 at the Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Chapel Interment will follow at Arlington National Cemetery on a later date. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mike's memory may be made to a go fund me at https://www.gofundme.com/f/honoring-mike-a-edmondson-supporting-his-family?qid=0aefd1d48ee726a9ab418b2f17e1c6f6. Obituary: https://www.jeffersonfuneralchapel.com/obituaries/Michael-Edmondson-5/#!/Obituary

Lt Col (Ret) David Allen - Class of 1968, CS-04

Deceased on June 30, 2024 - Informed on August 20, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. No further details are available at this time.

Mr. Richard Voll - Class of 1966, CS-16

Deceased on June 21, 2024 - Informed on August 20, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. No further details are available at this time.

Col (Ret) Richard Slye - Class of 1964, CS-21

Deceased on June 23, 2024 - Informed on August 19, 2024

Please contact the Assocation of Graduates for condolence information. Service details: 1400 hours 19 July 2024 at Frist United Methodist Church, 110 E. Queen St., Hampton, VA 23669. Interment will take place at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First United Methodist, Hampton, VA., https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z4SS/home Obituary: https://www.rhaydensmith.com/obituary/col-richard-slye-usaf-ret

Mr. Thomas Kemp - Class of 1975, CS-35

Deceased on April 28, 2024 - Informed on August 19, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Service detail: 1400 hours 31 May 2024 at Haven of Rest Memorial Park, 8503 WA-16, Gig Harbor, WA 98332. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers donations can be made in Tom's name to to the Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center where you can designate your contribution to pancreatic cancer; https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=adf_agiv&experience=aug25&s_src=aug25&s_subsrc=aegeh25082&utm_campaign=aug25&fh_element=hptoputilnav&creator=da&team=philanthropy Obituary: https://www.havenrest.com/obituary/Thomas-Kemp

Brig Gen (Ret) Malham Wakin

Deceased on July 30, 2024 - Informed on August 14, 2024

Please contact the Assocation of Graduates for condolence information. Service details:

Maj (Ret) Bruce Lepley - Class of 1983, CS-14

Deceased on July 5, 2024 - Informed on August 14, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Service details: 1300 hours on 10 July 2024 at Anchor Baptist Church, 320 W. Pasadena Rd., Millersville, MD 21108. Interment will be held at the USAFA Cemetery at a later date. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Deacons Fund at Anchor Baptist Church, https://anchorbaptistonline.org/give. Obituary: https://www.barrancofuneralhome.com/obituary/bruce-lepley

Lt Col (Ret) Robert Bryant III - Class of 1996, CS-37

Deceased on August 3, 2024 - Informed on August 9, 2024

Please contact the Association of Graduates for condolence information. Visitation: 1700 until 1900 hours on 11 Aug 2024 at Mowell Funeral Home, 180 N Jeff Davis Dr, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Celebration of Life: 1030 hours on 12 Aug 2024 at St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, 591 Flint River Rd, Jonesboro, GA 30238. Graveside service: 1400 hours on 16 Aug 2024 at the USAFA Cemetery. Memorial donations: In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the HunterSeven Foundation, https://hunterseven.org. Obituary: https://www.mowells.com/obituaries/Robert-Harold-Bryant-III?obId=32596460

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Next of Kin

For Next of Kin support resources please visit: https://www.usafanextofkin.org/

Frequently Asked Questions

Gone But Not Forgotten Annual Publication

The Air Force Academy Association and Foundation are introducing a new benefit to better memorialize USAFA graduates and support their families. We are launching a new annual memorial publication in 2025.

A: As the Academy graduate population ages, Checkpoints is increasingly insufficient in accommodating the increasing number of obituaries. This has necessitated the creation of a new publication as part of our commitment to remembering all fallen graduates, Air Training Officers and cadets.
A: The purpose of the publication is to honor and perpetuate the legacy of the Long Blue Line through the personal stories of our graduates. The publication is in the spirit of our mission to support the Academy, serve graduates and preserve the heritage of the institution.
A: Gone But Not Forgotten will be part of the final name, which is not yet finalized.
A: No, but the Association will list basic information on deaths in each issue of Checkpoints.
A: No. If/when memorial articles are sent to the AOG, the tribute is posted to this webpage.
A: A complimentary copy will be mailed to a loved one of the deceased. It is not yet determined if the printed publication will be available at a nominal cost or at no cost to AOG members.
A: There will be a one-year transition period. Memorial articles sent in to run in Checkpoints in 2024 will also appear in the inaugural memorial publication. The deadline for Gone But Not Forgotten submissions in the December 2024 issue of Checkpoints is mid-October, but any memorial articles about deaths for the remainder of 2024 received by mid-January 2025 will appear in the inaugural 2025 stand-alone publication. Then going forward, the full years’ worth of tributes would be published in the next year’s volume.
A: The first memorial publication will likely be printed in February or March of 2025.
A: We currently have a 400-word maximum for each memorial tribute and will continue with that limit for the first stand-alone publication. We’re doing this because we have already received submissions at that length and don’t plan to ask for longer versions for the 2025 edition.
A: We will transition to roughly 450- or 900-word options for memorial tributes. Whoever writes and submits the memorial article with have the option to write to either word limit.
A: A recent favorite photo of the deceased, when possible. The photo (head and shoulders, color preferred) should be emailed as a .jpg and sent as a high-resolution image.
A: Please email Next-of-Kin Support Specialist Terri Davis at deceasednotifications@usafa.org.
A: That is coming soon.
A: Please reach out to David Bitton, assistant director of strategic communications and publications, at 719-247-8745 or use our Contact Form.

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