Colonel Robert Francis Cassidy
USMA 1939
Col. Robert Francis Cassidy, US Army (Ret), born June 22, 1916 in Wauseca, Minnesota, died Thursday, December 2, 1999. He graduated from West Point, Class of 1939, and retired from the Army in 1965. He then went to California to work for Lockheed in Research and Development. In 1969, he was hired by Northrup and retired for the second time in 1979. Bob was a true Army aviation pioneer, superb trainer-logistician, and a major contributor to the success of Army Aviation from its inception. Bob was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in April 1998. After the death of his beloved wife, Diann in 1991, he moved to the Army Residence Community in San Antonio, Texas, where, because of the tight knit camaraderie he happily spent his remaining years. As they say in the"' Organization of Quiet Birdmen, in which he was a proud member, "Bob Cassidy has gone West".
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Hazel Cassidy; sister, Lorraine Cassidy; brother, Donald Cassidy; and wife, Diann Cassidy. He is survived by his daughters and son-in-law, Michele (Chele) Cole, Lee and Frank Parli, stepson and daughter-in~law, Frank and Brenda Forrest; grandchildren, Christopher Roberts, Robin Roberts, Shannon and Jeffrey Harper, Leslie Barnes and Frank Forrest III; great grandchildren, Kassidi Roberts, Kelcee Roberts and Aundrea Harper.
ROSARY
MONDAY -7:00 PM.
PORTER LORING CHAPEL
GRAVESIDE SERVICE
TUESDAY- 11:15A.M.
FORT SAM HOUSTON
NATIONAL CEMETERY
with Full Military Honors.
MEMORIAL SERVICE
TUESDAY 1:00 P.M.
ARMY RESIDENCE
COMMUNITY
In lieu of flowers, those who wish may make a contribution to the Army Aviation Association of America Scholarship Fund - 49 Richmondville Ave., Westport, CT 06820-9964 or to a charity of choice. Arrangements with
PORTER LORING
MORTUARY
1101 McCullough
227-8221
(Reprinted from San Antonio Express News, Sunday, December 5, 2000)