David Anthony Hadden

Colonel David A. Hadden USAF Ret, was born in Baltimore, MD, on 8 March 1944, he passed away Friday, September 29 in San Antonio. In 1966 he graduated from the ROTC program at Clemson University with a degree in Chemical Engineering, and in 1979 he was awarded the Master of Sciences in Business Administration/Management from Troy State University. Colonel Hadden entered the Untied States Air Force in 1966 and was assigned as the Bioenvironmental Engineer, 838th Tactical Hospital, Forbes Air Force Base, Kansas, where he served until 1969.

Colonel Hadden graduated from the Bioenvironmental Engineering Officer Course in 1968 at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base. Following his assignment in Kansas, he assumed the position of Bioenvironmental Engineer at the 37th and 12th USAF Dispensary, Phu Cat Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam, where he served until 1970. From 1970 to 1972, Colonel Hadden served as the Bioenvironmental Engineer at the USAF Hospital Griffiss, Griffiss Air Force Base, NY. He then became the Chief, Environmental Health, USAF Hospital Barksdale, Barksdale Air Force Base, LA, where he served until 1976.

Colonel Hadden then took the position of Chief, Bioenvironmental Engineer at the USAF Hospital Bitburg, Bitburg Air Force Base, Germany, where he served until 1979. In 1979, Colonel Hadden became a member of the Bioenvironmental Engineering Staff, Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington D.C. From 1983 to 1985, he served as the Biomedical Sciences Branch Inspector, Medical Inspection Directorate, Air Force Inspection and Safety Center AFISC, Norton Air Force Base, CA. In 1985,

Colonel Hadden was selected to be the Command Bioenvironmental Engineer, Office of the Command Surgeon General, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, HI, where he served until 1988. Colonel Hadden was assigned as Command Bioenvironmental Engineer, DCS Medical Services Training, Air Education and Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, TX, where he served until 1992. Colonel Hadden assumed the position of Chairman, Department of Bioenvironmental Engineering, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, TX, in June 1992.

Colonel Hadden is a Registered Professional Engineer from the state of California and Certified in the Comprehensive Practice of Industrial Hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. His decorations include the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with five Oak Leave Clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal. His hobbies were golf, life master duplicate bridge and loved all sports, especially baseball and the Baltimore Orioles. He was a converted Longhorn fan but the Clemson Tigers were his first love.

David is survived by his wife of 30 years, Mariann M. Hadden of San Antonio, TX; sister, Margo H. Turner and husband Jud of Simpsonville, SC; sisters-in law, Eva Gayle Gibbs and husband George, and Rebecca Shelton, all of Austin, TX; brother-in-law, Edward E. Maxey of Georgetown, TX, nephews, Jeffrey Davis and wife Chandra of Atlanta GA, Mark Davis of San Diego, CA, Philip Gibbs of Austin, TX and Grant Shelton and wife Laura of Round Rock, TX, and nieces, Pamela Magee and husband, David of Scotch Plains, NJ, Katherine Lewis and husband, Scott of Dallas, TX and Natalie Seymour and husband Darren of LaGrange, TX