ROY SUDECK, CW4, US Army (Ret)
Roy's Wall of Honor
Family-Placed Death Notice
Roy, 65, of Marietta, died November 16, 2012. Funeral
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 21, at
Mayes Ward Dobbins Chapel, Marietta.
Interment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.
Chief Warrant Officer Sudeck's 41 year Army Aviation career
spanned from 1966 to 2007.
He served two tours (32 months) in Vietnam as an AH1Cobra, UH1B
Huey and OH6 Loach Pilot.
Highly decorated with a Silver Star, Distinguished Flying Cross
(3rd OLC), Bronze Star
(2nd OLC), Air Medal (V Device and 67th Award), and numerous
other Medals, Citations and Commendations from the United States
and Vietnamese Military.
Roy transitioned from helicopters to fixed wing and later served
in Bosnia, Iraq and Kuwait.
Mr. Sudeck is survived by his wife, Gayle C. Sudeck, Marietta;
one son, Troy A. Sudeck, Hamilton Township, NJ; two brothers,
Palmer Sudeck & wife, Jane Marie, Medford, NJ, and Glenn
Sudeck & wife, Maria, Glassboro, NJ; stepson, Christopher K.
Long & wife, Karen, Charleston, SC; two stepdaughters,
Kathryn A. Long, Spartanburg, SC, and Megan G. Remley &
husband, Max, Denver, CO; two grandsons, Ethan Long & Brady
Long, Charleston, SC; father, Elroy Sudeck, Cherry Hill, NJ;
several nephews.
Mr. Sudeck was predeceased by his mother, Alice Hartwick Sudeck.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Mr. Sudeck may be
made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas
66675 or on-line,
or
Caring Bridge, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 6032, Albert
Lea, MN 56007-6632 or on-line.
Crusader Pilot, Pat Ross, Remarks
about seeing Roy for the last time:
I did not take pictures, I
thought about it but I was not sure how Roy would feel about
it. I got there before anyone else that morning. I saw him
alone. He was in his casket in Dress Greens, wearing CW4 bars,
as he retired with that rank from the guard and at least 5 or
6 rows of medals with 3 Presidential Unit citations on his
right breast pocket.
He had 41 years of service.
His medals were displayed in a memory frame, starting with the
Silver Star awarded 29 April 70 when he rescued Bill King
after the explosion.
There were pictures all around from his military career
usually involving aircraft and photos of he and Gayle’s
Honeymoon.
Under his casket were three well done
models of an AH-1G, Lear Jet and Huey H model.
Under the stand of the framed full sized medals, was a quart of
Budweiser.
He had 62 Air Medals including a V. He had at least 3 or 4 DFC’s
and Army Commendations with V, Bronze Star Clusters, etc..
I
hate to say this but he looked better in the casket than
when I las saw him at the VHPA Convention in New Orleans
this summer, though his hands showed a significant
amount of weight loss and they looked weary.
I am thankful I had time alone to take it all in.
When they brought him in for the Memorial Service the
casket was closed and draped in the “Flag”.