Ret Ltc Frederick A. Kloeppel USAF

He was born June 7, 1929, in Malabar, Florida, to Herman and Elizabeth Lewis Kloeppel.

Upon graduating with an Agricultural Engineering degree from the University of Florida in 1951, he was commissioned into the U.S. Air Force. His tours included assignments in the United States, England, Germany, and Vietnam as a supply and logistics officer. In 1979, he retired at Kelly AFB assigned to Security Service. After retirement, he graduated from Trinity University with a Homebuilding degree and worked in the home/apartment business.

Not only was Fred a loving husband, but he was also a devoted father and grandfather.

He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Frederick A. Kloeppel, Jr. and sister, Elizabeth Blake. Fred is survived by his loving wife Sandra; daughters, Cynthia Orndorff and husband, Rob and Stacey Johnson and husband, Rick; son, Kirk and wife, Denise; brother, Alfred B. Kloeppel; grandchildren, Justin and Ariana Orndorff, Kelly and Kimberle Branson, Kirsten and Tori Kloeppel.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Fred's name to the local Fisher House www.fisherhouse.org, VITAS Hospice www.vitascharityfund.org, or the Bone Marrow Transplant Clinic C/o Wilford Hall Medical Center, 59th Medical Wing, 2200 Bergquist Dr., Ste. 1, Lackland AFB, TX 78236.