Year: 2014

The State Department of Defense held its annual Retirement and Awards Breakfast on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Following the buffet breakfast was the recognition of the recent department retirees, state awardees, and Federal 30 &…

Bernard B.C. Kim, of Wahiawā, passed away September 10, 2014 in Wahiawā. Born February 24, 1931 in Honolulu. An active choir member & parishioner of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, Wahiawā. A retired Master Sergeant from the Hawai‘i Air…

Ronald Shigeo “Ron” Matsumoto, 62, of Aiea, a ship superintendent for Space and Naval Warfare Systems Activity Pacific at Pearl Harbor and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed way at the Queen’s Medical Center on August 10, 2014. He was…

James Alexander "Spike" Dykes, 80, of Vancouver, Washington, passed away on the sixteenth of July, 2014. He was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i on October 16,1933 to John and Jenny Dykes of Scotland. He is survived by his wife, Maria Louise…

Stacy Tony Laa, 58, of Waianae, an Army National Guard member, passed away on Auust 20, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen K.; sons Stacey S. and Sterling K.; daughters Stacynn M., Stasha M. and…

Remembering Dennis Dalen, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard member who died 22 years ago today during the Hurricane Iniki recovery mission. He was 46 and died during the storm cleanup on Kauai’s North Shore when the truck he was driving…

A recent Retiree News post was a short story on the first 199th Fighter Squadron patch designed by 1st Lt Wade McVey - http://wp.me/p3639O-1P1 Shortly after the posting, Retiree News received an email from his son, Kurt McVey expanding his…

Clarence Kui Bew Fong, 95, of Honolulu, a federal government electronic technician and a National Guard veteran, passed away on August 20, 2014 in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clarence Jr. and Thomas; brothers Leonard, James and Kenneth; sisters Elizabeth…

Godwin Kwai Tim Chun, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Granny Goose Foods district manager and a National Guard veteran, passed away on July 20, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Harune, daughters Debra Chun and Edie…

James Paul Lindsey, 57, of Ewa Beach, a Matson Navigation warehouse man and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on August 11, 2014 in the Queen’s Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Pete,…