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Sergeant Jonathan Mark Glass
Following next-of-kin notification, Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died on Friday, August 7, 2009.
Sgt. Jonathan Mark Glass, 26, of Xenia, Ohio was reportedly driving along Stagecoach Road in Killeen when he lost control of his vehicle and over-turned into a ditch filled with water.
Glass, entered the military in June 2004 as a Petroleum Supply Specialist. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since December 2004.
Sergeant Glass deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom November 2005 through November 2006 and June 2008 through June 2009.
Sergeant Jonathan Glass’ awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas service Ribbon.
Sergeant Vevesi Semu
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a soldier who drowned in Belton Lake.
Sergeant Vevesi Semu, during the time of the incident, was playing water volleyball. He attempted to retrieve the ball and did not resurface. A search team discovered the body of Sgt. Semu on August 9, 2009.
Sgt. Semu, 33, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, an Infantryman, entered the military in December 2003. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division since May 2007.
Semu supported Operation Enduring Freedom July 2008 to May 2009 and Operation Iraqi Freedom from June 2004 to June 2005.
Sergeant Semu’s decorations and awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and NATO Medal.
The accident is under investigation.
Spc. Jimmy Lee Foxworth
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died Tuesday, August 4, 2009, from an apparent gunshot wound.
Spc. Jimmy Lee Foxworth, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona was pronounced deceased in his off-post residence in Killeen by Justice of the Peace Bill Cooke.
Foxworth entered the military July 2006 as a Petroleum Supply Specialist and was assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment since April 2007.
Specialist Foxworth’s decorations and awards include the National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.
The incident is under investigation.
Staff Sgt. Johnny Roosevelt Polk
Fort Hood officials announced today the death of a Soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Staff Sgt. Johnny Roosevelt Polk, 39, of Gulfport, Mississippi, died July 25, 2009 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds suffered when his vehicle was struck by an anti-tank grenade on July 23 in Kirkuk, Iraq.
Polk entered the Army in March 1992 as a Cannon Crewmember. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division since December 2008.
Staff Sergeant Polk deployed to Iraq January 2009.
Staff Sgt. Johnny Polk’s awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.
Staff Sgt. Albresie La Trell Williams
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a soldier after next-of-kin had been notified, who died Sunday, August 2, 2009, in a motorcycle accident in Oakalla.
Staff Sgt. Albresie La Trell Williams, 30, of Tylertown, Mississippi, an Infantryman, entered the military in December 2001. He was assigned to the Noncommissioned Officer Academy, III Corps and arrived to Fort Hood December 2002.
Williams, during the time of the incident, was the driver of a privately-owned motorcycle. He was killed as a result of injuries sustained during the accident.
Staff Sergeant Albresie Williams’ decorations and awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, and NATO Medal.
The accident is under investigation.
Louise C. Rucker
A graveside service for Louise C. Rucker, 94, of Temple was held August 5, 2009 at Bellwood Memorial Park, Temple with Rev. Derald Dugger officiating.
She died August 2, 2009 in a local hospital.
Louise was born to Noble Major Cannon and Lula Shilling in Valley Mills, Texas on September 1, 1914.
A lifelong resident of Central Texas, she married
Oran Henry Rucker. They were married
for 59 years and had two sons.
Rucker, an LVN, retired from Scott and White Anesthesiology Dept after 25 years of service.
She was a member of Oak Park United Methodist Church in Temple.
She was preceded in death by her husband and son Oran Dale Rucker.
She is survived by son, Joe Michael Rucker of Salado; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
PFC Corey Joe Sample
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a soldier after next-of-kin had been notified, who died Thursday, July 16, 2009, in a motorcycle accident in Judsonia, Arkansas.
Pfc. Corey Joe Sample, 21, of Judsonia, Arkansas, a Shower/Laundry and Clothing Repair Specialist, entered the military in January 2008. He was assigned to the 157th Quartermaster Company, 4th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command. Sample arrived at Fort Hood June 2008.
Sample, during the time of the incident, was the driver of a privately owned motorcycle. He was killed as a result of injuries sustained during the accident.
Private First Class Sample’s decorations and awards include the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Army Service Ribbon.
The accident is under investigation.
William Joseph Holt, Jr.
Former Salado resident and civic leader Joe Holt, died July 16, 2009 in a Temple hospital after a short illness. William Joseph Holt, Jr., better known as Joe, was an inventor, engineer, artist, visionary, father of two sons, and husband to Anita.
Joe was born in Waco in 1921, the son of prominent Wacoans, Carrie and Dick Holt. He grew up in Waco but attended junior high and high school in Austin when his father was Texas Assistant Attorney General. He stayed in Austin to attend the University of Texas and major in electrical engineering.
At the university, he was a member of the UT Track Team, the Electrical Engineering Honor Society, the “Ham” Radio Club and the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity. It was through his fraternity that he met the love of his life, Anita Lowrey, at a school dance, shortly after he arrived at UT in 1938. Almost immediately, they began their love affair that lasted more than 70 years. They were married
the week they both graduated from UT in 1942.
A few days later they headed to New York where Joe had been hired by General Electric for a special job at its main research facility in Schenectady. He worked on classified military defense projects, including work on vacuum tubes and missile guidance systems that played a major role in World War II. While there, he also completed GE’s Creative Engineering Program which was equivalent to a Master’s Degree in materials and processes. They spent four years with GE in New York, during which time their first son, Bill, was born.
They returned to Texas in 1946, and Joe began work as chief engineer at Varo Manufacturing in Garland, doing some of the same type of military contract work he had done at GE. While in Garland, another son, David, and a daughter, Virginia, were born.
In 1956, Joe moved the family to California and founded a new research and development company called Gyrex. Based in Santa Monica, Gyrex specialized in aircraft instruments and test equipment. They returned to Garland and Varo in 1965, where, as VP of Research he did important research on semiconductors, night vision equipment and mass transportation. When the transportation division was sold to Rohr Industries, Joe went with it, and they moved back to California in 1974, to San Diego this time. While at these three companies, Joe received 27 patents for electronic and mechanical devices.
He retired from Rohr in San Diego and enjoyed retirement, playing golf and skippering his boat. But six months into retirement he had had enough and came out of retirement in 1978 to take a high level government job in Washington, DC. He was the Director of Automobile Safety Research for the Department of Transportation for five years.
Joe and Anita returned to Texas for good in 1984 where he continued his engineering research and consulting work in Garland and eventually in Salado. They moved to Salado in 1992, and Joe became very active in civic activities, serving as president of the Salado Lions Club, a volunteer for the Art Fair and an enthusiastic participant in the Living Room Theatre productions, among many other civic activities. He was also a member of the Institute for the Humanities, and a Life Member of the UT Ex-Student Association, through which he took many trips with the Flying Longhorns.
Joe and Anita returned to Texas for good in 1984 where he continued his engineering research and consulting work in Garland and eventually in Salado. They moved to Salado in 1992, and Joe became very active in Civic activities, serving as president of the Salado Lions Club, president of the Chisholm Ridge Association, president of and an enthusiastic participant in the Living Room Theatre, and an active member of annual Home Tour committees. Joe was proud to serve in minor roles as a worker on civic projects, and took on major responsibilities in service to the Village. He was also a member of the Institute for the Humanities, and a Life Member of the UT Ex Student Association, through which he took many trips with the Flying Longhorns.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his sister Martha Taylor, his daughter Virginia and his granddaughter Sara Jane. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Anita; his son Bill, and daughter-in law, Yelena; his son David, and daughter-in-law, Ginny; his three grandchildren, Zeb, Austin and Rebecca; and his numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held in Salado at the Salado Methodist Church at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25.
If desired, memorials may be made to The Institute for the Humanities at Salado, P.O. Box 527, Salado, TX, 76571, or the charity of your choice.
Spc. Ryan Richard Schlack
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier who died Saturday, July 18, 2009, from a gunshot wound.
Spc. Ryan Richard Schlack, 30, of Oshkosh, Wis., was allegedly shot by a fellow Soldier, Spc. Armando Baca during an altercation at an on-post housing residence. Schlack was taken to Darnall Army Community Hospital where he later was pronounced deceased.
Specialist Schlack entered the military May 2004 as a Computer Detection Systems Repairer and was assigned to the 27th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. Schlack arrived at Fort Hood February 2005.
Spc. Schlack’s decorations and awards include the Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal w/Arrowhead, Iraq Campaign Medal, and Overseas Service Ribbon.The incident is under investigation.
Sergeant Steven Brent Vaughn
Fort Hood officials have released the name of a Soldier after next-of-kin had been notified, who died Sunday, July 12, 2009, in a motorcycle accident in Belton.
Sergeant Steven Brent Vaughn, 25, of Jacksonville, Florida, a Cavalry Scout, entered the military in July 2003. He was assigned to the Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment since July 2007.
Vaughn, during the time of the incident, was the driver of a privately owned motorcycle. He was killed as a result of injuries sustained during the accident.
Sgt. Vaughn’s decorations and awards include the Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Overseas Service Ribbon.
The accident is under investigation.
