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| Written by National Headquarters | |
| Nov 16, 2007 at 11:50 PM | |
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Maxwell AFB, AL - Two nationally recognized and highly regarded members of the Civil Air Patrol -- Col. Edwin W. Lewis Jr., Director of Operations for CAP’s Pacific Region and former National Vice Commander and Col. Dion E. DeCamp, Commander of CAP’s Nevada Wing – died Thursday evening, November 8th when their CAP plane crashed south of Las Vegas. Catholic services will be held for Col Edwin Lewis on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 10:00 a.m. at the Transfiguration Catholic Church, 4000 East Castro Valley Blvd., Castro Valley, CA. Additional memorial services for Col Lewis will be held in Palmdale, CA on Dec. 1, 2007. No services have been scheduled yet for Col DeCamp.
Further details will be posted when available. In lieu of flowers, both families have requested that donations be made to either the Edwin W. Lewis, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Col. Dion E. DeCamp Memorial Scholarship Fund c/o Civil Air Patrol Pacific Region Headquarters, P.O. Box 4718, Hayward, CA 94540-4718. Click here now to donate online! |