 West Hill Cemetery Sherman, Texas  Flory A. Lund 25 May 1942 - Eugene H. Lund 7 July 1940 - 9 May 2014 Lieutenant Colonel US Air Force Vietnam
Eugene
Harold "Stretch" Lund was born July 7, 1940 in Minnesota.
"Stretch" was an entreprenaur who owned a group of family
businesses including a farm corporation in Minnesota, a land and cattle
corporation and an insurance professional corporation in Texas. He was a retired Lt. Colonel Air Force officer with 25 years of service within the communications career field. During that time his customers included the President and Vice President of the United States, the White House communications Agency, Executive Department senior level executives, Department of Defense leadership, plus all 4 military services. In addition he served the State Department's Embassy and Consulate system, as well as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies and other alleged nations. His military service also included service as a Military Aide to Vice President Mondale's family, 1977, the Presidential Inauguration and Advance Man for Vice President Bush's visit to the Azores Islands in 1983. He had also been an escort officer, aide and briefer for national leaders, ambassadors, members of the United States Congress, selected national foreign dignitaries, national and international business executives, as well as flag officers. His academic education included a Bachelor of Arts (Ecomonics) from St. Olaf University, a Masters of Business Administration and was also a Distinguished Graduate of the Air Force Officer Training Corps. Furthermore, he was an FAA rated commercial pilot and flight instructor and a licensed insurance agent, licensed realtor and a licensed National Association of of Securities Dealers' representatives in Texas and Oklahoma. Eugene was preceded in death by by his father, Harold Lunc and his mother Esther Lund. He is survived by his wife of 43 years; their son and his wife, David Christopher and Morgan Sherrod Lund as well as his grandchildren - Grayson David Lund and Scott Keeley Lund. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Fusion Bible Church. Pastor Denny Henderson of the church officiated; burial with full military honors followed at West Hill Cemetery. Honorary Pallbearers were John Leverette, Jim Schmidgall, Carl Peacock, Duane Emerson, C.L. Simco, Mike Howard, Curtis Horton and Malachi Russell. West Hill Cemetery Elaine Nall Bay ©2017 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
