All services will be at Prince of Peace Catholic Community, 12500 Carmel Ave NE. Albuquerque, NM 87112
Visitation 1630-1800 Wed Jan 4
Rosary 1800 Wed Jan 4
Mass of Christian Burial 1000 hrs, Thurs 5 Jan
MARQUEZ — LEO Lieutenant General USAF, Retired At age 79, Leo Marquez died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday, December 30, 2011. He is survived by his wife, the former Stella Alvarez of Las Cruces NM, and their children Diana Marquez, David Marquez, Paula Hewitt and her daughter Alisa; Patricia and Allan Knighten and their daughter Adrienne; Phil and Susan Marquez and their children Marisa, Brittanae Brown and Michael Birner, siblings Ruben and Pedie Marquez, Jim and Helen Marquez, Mary Ann Greiner and sister- in-law Esther Marquez and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents Santiago and Emma Marquez, his brother Ben Marquez and sister, Carmen Baca. He was born on January 27, 1932 in Peralta, NM and grew up in the farming village of Tome, NM. Leo graduated from New Mexico State University’s Air Force ROTC program with a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology. He also earned a Master of Science degree in business administration from George Washington University. He was a distinguished graduate of the Air Command and Staff College and the National Defense College and received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Advanced Management Program for Executives, Carnegie-Mellon University. He was named a distinguished alumnus and received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from his Alma mater, New Mexico State University. He proudly served his country for 33 years as a US Air Force officer before retiring as a Lieutenant General. His many decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with one oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star with V for valor for combat in the Republic of Vietnam, Meritorious Service medal and Air Force Commendation medal with one oak leaf cluster. His last assignment was as Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics and Engineering, Headquarters US Air Force, Pentagon. He was a pilot with over 2000 hours in single engine jet fighters. His many noteworthy achievements include the approval and implementation of the Air Force Combat Ammunition Center known as “Ammo U” and the maintenance badge that all Air Force maintainers now wear so proudly just above the heart. The Lt. Gen. Leo Marquez Award of Maintenance Excellence was named and is earned by civilian and military Air Force maintenance personnel in recognition of superior service. Since retirement from the Air Force, he was an executive in several engineering and aerospace companies and served the state of New Mexico on the Kirtland Partnership Committee, New Mexico Military Base Planning Commission and as a regent of both New Mexico Tech University and the New Mexico Museum Board. Memorial contributions are welcomed at the Logistics Officers Association Scholarship Fund www.loanational.orgfabout/make-scholarship.php) and The Ranches (www.theranches.org) The family would like to thank their many friends, including those from the Kirtland Partnership Committee, Team Kirtland and the Air Force community, for their loyalty, love and support during this time. Arrangements are pending and are being handled by French’s Mortuary www.frenchmortuary.com Please visit our online guestbook for Leo at RememberTheirStory.com FRENCH 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
The final results of the ACA elections have now been tallied and agreed by the Election Committee. I am pleased to announce the results (the elections for the contested positions were close):
President Rich Pennington
Vice President Fred O’Hern
Secretary Jack Seaman
Treasurer Darrell Beasley
Chief@Arms Kevin Lewis
Directors@Large John Cecere, Mark Gossett, Dwight Howard, and Bart Ivy
Our congratulations to those elected; For those who were unsuccessful we extend our thanks for volunteering to be considered and to serve the ACA; we hope that we can call on you in the future.
The new officers will assume their duties from January 1st! We look forward to a smooth transition. Transition can begin immediately.
Gentlemen: The nomination process for ACA Officers is extended until 16 October to allow further input, of particular concern is that we do not have a candidate for Treasurer! It is essential that someone step-up to the plate for this critical office! To date the following have accepted a nomination for office:
President: Rich Pennington
Vice-Prez: Two candidates; Dusty Rhodes and Rich Pennington
Treasurer: no candidate!
Secretary: Jack Seamans
Chief@Arms: Three candidates: Kevin Lewis, Tom Zima and Fred O’Hern
Directors&Large: Five candidates for 4 positions: Mark Gossett, John Cecere, Bart Ivy, Dwight Howard, and Fred O’Hern
The term of office of the Ammo Chiefs Association (ACA) Officers expires December 31st; elections for a four (4) year term of office will be held October 24th to November 20th. Nominations will remain open until October 16th. We encourage ACA Chiefs to consider serving the ACA over the coming four years! Duties of officers can be found in the ACA Constitution.
The following positions must be filled (current incumbents noted): President (Darrell Beasley); Vice-President (Rich Pennington); Treasurer (Danny Bridges); Secretary (Fred O’Hern); Chief @ Arms (Tom Zima; Directors @ Large (Mark Gossett, John Cecere, Dwight Howard, Bart Ivy).
Please submit nominations to the ACASecretary@AOL.COM (cc: to fohern@aol.com)! In order to serve individuals must be Ammo Chief Members in good standing.
Our September meeting was a nice get together.
Rich P is running the nomination process for our Chapter VP. Let him know if you are interested.
The minutes are on the link.
ACAMC Constitution and Bylaws – 18June, 2011
After some intense discussion and a thorough review the Midatlantic Chapter has provided a copy of their Constitution and Bylaws
Feel free to review as you will!
