Avis de décès de Col. -David-Lee Waldron - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

BURT LAKE, MICH. - Col. David Lee Waldron (Ret.) finished his life on April 30, 2012.David was born June 11, 1930 at Burt Lake, Mich., the son of Charles W. and Dora I. (McMichael) Waldron. After graduating from Petoskey High School he was appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy by Congressman Charles E. Potter, Cheboygan, after achieving a perfect score on the entrance examination. There he excelled academically, played football and earned the nickname "Big Red." He received his commission and B.S. degree in 1953. In a break with the family tradition of seagoing men, he transferred to the U.S. Air Force to pursue his dream of flying. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Texas-Austin in 1958 and a master's degree in civil engineering in 1961 from Purdue University. During his Air Force career, in addition to stateside assignments, he was stationed in Germany twice and served a year in Viet Nam, retiring in 1979, at the rank of Colonel. After his first "retirement", he then bought and ran The Butterfield House, a historic landmark in the village of Holland Patent, N.Y. In 1982, he relocated to Alaska and began his next phase of life. While in Alaska, he worked for the Kodiak Island Borough, State of Alaska in Juneau and then ran a home restoration business in Anchorage. In 2000, he returned to live full time at Burt Lake where he enjoyed farming and spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his children, Victoria Lee Waldron and Kathryn Ann (Mark) Zadai of Fredericksburg, Va., Elizabeth Waldron Kelley of Chitina, Alaska, Bradley David (Laisne') Waldron of Juneau, Alaska; grandchildren, Corey Robert Kelley, Taylor Leigh Zadai, Andrew Lucas Waldron and Kieran Patrick Waldron; siblings, Helen Tull of Illinois, Jack (Nancy) Waldron of Burt Lake and Fran Campbell of Punta Gorda, Fla . In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Hospice of Little Traverse Bay, Burt Lake Christian Church, or the Inland Lakes Education Foundation – Waldron Scholarship Fund.Services will be at Burt Lake Christian Church on Sunday June 10, 2012 at 2 p.m. with internment at Ohioville Cemetery following and a reception at the VFW hall in Indian River after that.Lintz Funeral Home in Indian River served the Waldron family. Online condolences may be made at :www.stonefuneralhomeinc.com