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John David “Harry” Balinbin, 73, of Lahaina, Maui, an Army National Guard veteran and employee of The Coconut Grove and Embassy Suites, passed away in Maui Memorial Medical Center on June 9, 2015. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived…

Victor DeVera Jr., 78, of Hilo, a retired ramp and cargo agent for Aloha Airlines, an Army staff sergeant and Hawaii Army National Guard veteran, passed away in Tripler Army Medical Center on May 31, 2015. He was born in Hilo.…

James Akahi “Kimo” Keanini Jr., 71, of Aiea, an officer and voice operations supervisor for the Telecommunications Management Group and an Army veteran, passed away on April 18, 2015. He was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. He is survived by sons James…

Raymond Ernest Naylon Sr., 82, of Honolulu, a Hawaii National Guard staff sergeant, Honolulu Police Department captain, a security officer for Victoria Ward and U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector,  passed away on May 7, 2015 . He was born in…

Gordon Kwock Wai Tam, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines maintenance supervisor and Tam’s Shoe Repair Shop owner, and a Hawaii National Guard veteran, passed away on May 2, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by…

Brigadier General James Carpenter retired as the Commander of the Hawai‘i Army National Guard in early 2002. Taken from the May 28, 2015 issue of Midweek. Retired UH Professor Gives Back Photograph from University of Hawai‘i Foundation Retired UH-Manoa professor Jim Carpenter and…

Robert Lawrence Cookman, 62, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a stevedore for McCabe Hamilton & Renny and Matson Navigation, and a veteran of the Army and Army National Guard, passed away in Kamuela on May 11, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He…

Retiree News received very sad news that Sandra “Sandy” Hoggan has passed away this afternoon. She died after a long and courageous fight with cancer.  She was a fighter and an inspiration to all. Sandy enlisted in the Hawai‘i Air…

John Michael Angelo Cole Caneda Sr., 51, of Hilo, an auto body mechanic and an Army National Guard veteran, passed away on May 12, 2015. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by wife Charmaine, son John M.A.C. Jr.,…

Gary Kwook Quon Yuen, 66, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department officer and an Air National Guard veteran, passed away on April 8, 2015. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Garrison, companion Deanna Shimizu, brother…