Sgt. Michael A. McQueen II, a U.S. Army Ranger, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2006, in Gaithersburg, Md. Sgt. McQueen is a descendant of the Eubanks family of Lincolnville and Collier Heights in St. Augustine, Florida.Sgt. McQueen had just returned from his third tour of duty in Afghanistan, where he had worked as a military intelligence analyst with the 75th Ranger Regiment. While in the States, Sgt. McQueen had been based at Fort Benning, Georgia.This was Sgt. McQueenís last tour of duty overseas and he was in Maryland preparing to enroll in January in the University of the District of Columbia, where he intended to study for a bachelorís degree. He is a 2002 graduate of North Miami Beach High School.He enlisted in the Army soon after completing his studies at North Miami. After basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, McQueen received airborne training. He soon completed the requirements to become a U.S. Army Ranger and was deployed to Afghanistan three separate times in support of the Joint Special Operations task force. While there, his high-security clearance allowed him to work with a variety of U.S. intelligence agencies and his work took him to several Middle Eastern countries in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.He was promoted from private to specialist in between stints in Afghanistan and was promoted posthumously to sergeant. McQueen was born in Tallahassee, Fla., and moved to Miami when he was 5. He attended Coral Way Elementary, Ponce de Leon Middle School, Archbishop Curley High and then North Miami Beach. While at Ponce, he was on the golf and tennis teams. At Curley, he was a defensive back on the football team, and a sprinter for the track team.Survivors include parents, Michael and Glenda McQueen of New Orleans; brother, Otto McQueen of New Orleans; aunt, Nichole Brewton and her daughter, Brandi, both of Pembroke Pines; great-aunt, Joyce Holmes of Fort Lauderdale; uncle, Christopher McQueen of Macon, Ga. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Otto and Carolyn McQueen of Miami.Services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7, at St. Cyprianís Episcopal Church, 37 Lovett St., St. Augustine, Fla. St. Cyprian was the family church for Sgt. McQueenís great-grandparents, Frank and Myrtle Eubanks, and their children: Joyce, Carolyn, Edwin, Cynthia and Rodney. A viewing is scheduled for 5 to 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 6 at Leo C. Chase & Son Funeral Home, 262 W. King St. in St. Augustine. A full military honors burial to be held later at Arlington National Cemetery. Condolences and other correspondence can be directed to Michael and Glenda McQueen, 416 Vallette St., New Orleans, LA 70114.Leo C. Chase & Son Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.PAID NOTICE