Donald S Moyer

Largo, FL.

Donald S. Moyer, Sr., (94) passed away peacefully on Jan. 28, 2025. Don was born on April 15, 1930, in Honeoye Falls, NY, the son of Manning W. and Madelene Moyer. He spent his youth in Mt. Morris, NY, before graduating from Mt. Morris H.S. in 1947 and the Craig Colony School of Nursing in 1950. He was predeceased in death by his beloved wife of 57 years, Faith W. Holton, of Elmira, NY in 2007.

He was also predeceased by his father in 1977, his mother in 2007, and his brother Ronald in 2020; all residents of Mt. Morris.

He is survived by son Donald Jr. (Mary Ann), son David (Virginia) and daughter Debra Brodnick (Gregory); grandchildren Donald Moyer III (Amanda), Jamie Hewitt (Scott), Kyle Moyer (Kimberly), Caitlin (C.J.) Quinn and Steven Brodnick; great grandchildren Evelyn and Jonas Moyer, Elizabeth and Grant Moyer, Lillian Quinn, and Rebecca and Aubrey Hewitt. He is also survived by his sister-in-law Rose Moyer of Mt. Morris, and several nieces and nephews.

Entering the USAF in 1956 as a 2nd Lt., he attended the School of Anesthesia and the School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, TX. During his USAF tenure he also graduated with a B.S. degree from the University of Colorado in 1967, where he was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, a national honor society.

The veteran of two tours of duty during the Vietnam Conflict, the first in 1963 and the second from 1967-68, during which time he was commander of an aero-medical squadron. His fellow airmen dubbed themselves Moyer’s Marauders. During those tours he earned: the Bronze Star, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters for 100+ aerial combat flights over hostile territory, the USAF Presidential Unit Citation, the Marine Presidential Unit Citation and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm. In addition to those awards, he was authorized to wear the National Defense Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit with three clusters, Vietnamese Campaign Medal with four stars, Air Force Marksmanship Medal and the Air Force Longevity Award with Oak Cluster.

Before retiring after 22 years of proud service to our country, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and he concluded his career as the Chief Anesthetist at Malcom Grow USAF Medical Center, Andrews AFB, Washington, DC. While serving there he was the Consultant in Anesthesia to the Surgeon General United States Air Force. Following his military service, he worked another 33 years as Chief Anesthetist at the Largo Medical Center and the Diagnostic Surgical Clinic in Largo, FL before retiring in 2010.