ROLL CALL OF HONOR

Members Of The 116th That Have Passed On To Their Rewards

Kim Erdt

Administration

MSgt Larry Gathwright

Administration

MSgt Tom Hartman

Material Control

MSgt George Hindle

Material Control

TSgt. Clayton Maki

Material Control

SSgt. Patrick Mattman

Computer Maintenance

MSgt. Richard “Red” Miller

Material Control

Lt. Col. Ralph Clarke Pickering

November 10, 1939 - July 30, 2000

Director of Operations

SMSgt. Billy Quinn

Administration

Sgt. Steve Spidel
Operations

Lt. Col. John Thomas

Operations

SMSgt. Robert Wilmot

October 12, 1943 – March 17, 2002

Radar Operations

Lawrence “Larry” Lee Gathwright

April 25, 1940-Dec. 21, 2007

Gresham resident Lawrence “Larry” Gathwright, 67, died Friday, Dec. 21, at Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham.

As per Larry’s request, there will be a private family Service of Remembrance held at a later date.

Larry was born April 25, 1940, in Klamath Falls to Wallace and Margaret (Shoenfeld) Gathwright. The family moved to Portland from Klamath Falls in 1952. He attended Grant High School.

Larry worked for 27 years in administration in the Air National Guard, reaching the rank of master sergeant. He was stationed at the Portland Air Base.

He was a member of the Lions Club and the Gateway Elks No. 2411. His interests included playing cards at the senior center and traveling.

Survivors include his companion, Jeannie Gathwright of Gresham; daughters, Marcy Young of Gresham, Lori Scott of Troutdale; brother, Donald Gathwright; and five grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Diabetes Association in Larry’s name.

Bateman Carroll Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

George Hindle

George Hindle retired with the rank of Master Sergeant, Oregon Air National Guard, as a Material Control Specialist.  He was a D-Day survivor who went ashore with the Army on Normandy in one of the initial waves at Omaha Beach.  George was 60 years old when he retired from the 116th Tactical control Squadron.

Ralph Clarke Pickering

November 10, 1939 - July 30, 2000

PORTLAND — Ralph Pickering, 60, died Sunday. Cause of death was unavailable.

He was born in Bell, Calif., and moved to Salem in 1946 and to Woodburn in 1949. He attended Lewis & Clark College, enlisted in the Air Force in 1962, served in Vietnam in the 1960s and was awarded a Bronze Star. He served in the Air National Guard from 1971 to 1985, retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1999. In 1978 he moved to Portland and attended Portland State University. From 1986 to 1992 he was an assistant merchandising manager with Fred Meyer, and then became a licensed nursing home administrator. He enjoyed snorkeling, rafting, backpacking, camping and gardening.

Survivors include his wife, Linda; daughter, Anna Pickering of Gresham; mother, Blanche Pickering of Woodburn; and brother, John of Anchorage, Alaska.

Rosary will be 7 tonight at Mt. Scott Funeral Home. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Interment will be at Willamette National Cemetery.