CMSGT Donald Laverne Lear Sr. (1923-2004)

CMSGT Donald Laverne Lear Sr.

Birth

25 Sep 1923

Havelock, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA

Death

29 Jul 2004 (aged 80)

Colorado, USA

Burial

United States Air Force Academy Cemetery

Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA Show Map

Plot

Lot 6, row H, site 31

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Chief Master Sergeant, US Air Force, retired. A recipient of the Air Force Commendation Medal, he served as an aerial gunner in WWII; later assigned to the Air Force Academy and was a 31 year resident of Parker. Beloved husband of 62 years to Maxine Lear. Father of Donald L. (Kathleen) Lear, Jr., Gainesville, Florida and Mavis (Donald) Rieck of Centennial. Grandfather of Anne-Marie Strong, Donald (Jamie) Lear, Christa and Jay Walthall. Great grandfather of Christopher Strong and Jordan Lear. Also survived by two sisters, and one brother. Funeral Services at the US Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel, Colorado Springs with Full Military Honors. Interment US Air Force Academy Cemetery. The family suggests memorial contributions to the American Diabetes Association, Colorado Affiliate Inc., 2480 West 26th Ave. Denver, CO 80211 in Don's memory.

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Chief Master Sergeant, U.S. Air Force, World War II, Korea, Vietnam; Husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather

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Maxine Iline McEntarffer Lear

1923–2011 (m. 1942)

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