CMSGT George Anthony Merlo, Retired USAF, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, Virginia, a man of Honor and Integrity, passed away September 15, 2015, in San Antonio, Texas. He was born in San Antonio, Texas on October 25, 1946. He was preceded in death by his parents, Julio and Dora Merlo, brother, Gary G. Merlo and sister, Linda A. Merlo. George is survived by his wife Marilu Merlo; daughter, Anne Celeste Merlo; son, George Anthony (Sandra) Merlo II; siblings, Dora J. Merlo, Rose (Barry) Rogers, Daniel (Luz) Merlo, Sylvia (Jesse) Montemayor, Robert (Nelda) Merlo, and Leticia (Antonio Jr.) Ponce; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home on Bandera Road on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a rosary at 7:00 P.M. The funeral procession will depart the funeral home at 9:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 23, 2015 for a 10:00 A.M. mass at St. Anthony Claret Catholic Church, 6150 Roft Road 78253. Interment will follow at a later date at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with U.S. Air Force military honors.