WEATHERHEAD, Herbert J. of Beavercreek passed away on 2 July 2018 from complications caused by Pulmonary Fibrosis. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth, step son Michael Doran, son Steven, daughter-in-law Lani, and grandson Samuel Weatherhead. Also, seven nieces and nephews: Mary Ann, Betsy, Ellen, Judi, Susie, Bruce, and Jim Weatherhead, all originally of Wilmette, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Henry A. and Margaret E. Weatherhead, his two brothers Robert E. (Mary Murphy) and Henry A. (Mary Jane Kent) and his sister E. Susan Weatherhead, his Aunt Winfred Lyons and his nephews Paul, Hank, and Jeff Weatherhead. He was born in Rhode Island in 1936 and grew up in the town of Barrington. He attended the USAF Academy and received a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He served 3 assignments in the 1035th Field Activities Groups (AFTAC) at Larson and Fairchild AFBs, and Teheran, Iran. He served a year in Vietnam, five years in West Germany as a staff officer and member of the Inspector General ORI team and 8 years at Wright-Patterson AFB from which he retired as a Major 1982. He subsequently worked with various companies supporting projects at Wright-Patterson AFB and finally retired in 2000. He met his wife, Ruth, while stationed in West Germany and they were married in Basel, Switzerland on November 27, 1973. While there, she introduced him to the sport of skiing which they enjoyed in Austria, Switzerland, Italy, the Western US and Canada for many years. Herb and Ruth also enjoyed many years of bicycle riding and golf. Herb was a member of the National Ski Patrol and the Kittyhawk Ski Club of Wright-Patterson AFB. He was also a volunteer at the National Air Force Museum of the United States Air Force, a substitute teacher in the Beavercreek school system, and a member of the Military Officers Association of America. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Luke Catholic Church, 1440 N Fairfield Rd., on Monday July 9, 2018 at 10 a.m. Fr. Terry Schneider celebrant. Interment will follow in Dayton National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 8 at the Tobias Funeral Home, 3970 Dayton-Xenia Rd. at Grange Hall Rd. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave, Dayton, OH 45420. www.tobiasfuneralhome.com.
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