Honorees for
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| Name |
Hometown |
Branch |
Rank |
Yrs. |
Contributor |
| Christian D. Gurtner |
Ohio City |
Marines |
PFC |
10 mo. |
Van Wert WBA |
| Christian lost his life on April 2, 2003 while serving in Iraq, in his words, "so kids over here can have the freedoms we know in America."
Christian was very active in the youth bowling programs. He always helped anyone that would ask and was always very upbeat and happy in everything he did.
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| Joseph DeJonghe |
Danville, IL |
USAF |
Colonel |
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Columbus Women's Bowling Association, Columbus, OH |
| Additional contributors for Joseph DeJonghe: |
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Joe & Joni Halpin
Willow Run Ladies Tuesday Golf League
Leah Sperry
Shirley Thomas
Wednesday Bridge Club
Mr. & Mrs. John Rutledge
Buckeye Women Bowling Writers
Robert & Ann Phelps
Robert J. Keck
The Rainbow League
The Rainbow League (second contribution)
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Allen, TX
Johnstown, OH
Fithian, IL
Westerville, OH
Westerville, OH
Westerville, OH
Montpelier, OH
Westerville, OH
Westerville, OH
Columbus, OH
Columbus, OH
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| After 4 years of ROTC at the University of Illinois, Joseph was commissioned 2nd Lt. in U.S. Army Signal Corps and studied radar at Harvard and MIT for 4 mos. before deployment to New Guinea and the Philippines on a Radar Maintenance Team. He was part of the invasion of Luzon in WWII. Two years later he transferred to USAF Reserve and worked at Wright Patterson AFB in Flight Test Div. for 5 years when he was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He served a tour of duty in Flight Test at Muroc AFB, CA, 1951-52, another assignment at Wright Patterson, 1953-59, becoming a charter member of "The Wright Stuff" organization. He helped develop the Minuteman Missile at Patrick AFB, FL, 1959-64, Engineer in R&D at Pentagon, 1964-68, and Andrews AFB, MD, 1968-72. |
| Linda Gilmore |
Dayton |
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Billy's Trip League,
Beavercreek, Ohio |
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| Jesse Dotson |
Dayton |
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Billy's Trip League,
Beavercreek, Ohio |
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| David Caskey |
Xenia |
Army |
INF SP 5 |
4 |
Wayne and Diane Remner, Mentor, OH |
| David served during the Vietnam War and received the Bronze Star, Vietnam Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal and National Defense Service Medal. We received an honorable discharge. He suffered from Agent Orange and was on dialysis. He always cam to watch me bowl when I was in the area of Beavercreek. How owned and operated his own upholstery business and made special chair coverings for the elderly in his hometown. He was a very loving and caring husband and father of two. He was my cousin and he went to heaven on December 18, 2006. |
| William Pontius, Sr. |
Van Wert |
Army |
Sgt. 1st Class |
10 |
Van Wert USBC WBA |
| Helped with the flood of 1959. Sharp shooter in the National Guard. Bill bowled for at least 45 years. Father of six children, he and his sons, Mike, Bill, Jr., and Dean bowled together in the Tuesday Night Industrial League. |
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