More detail on this person: Forrest R. Bjornaas
- Dick was 25 years in the military, 20 in the
Marine Corps aviation. He was born in MN, and
entered the Navy to serve as required, and then
decided to go into the Marine Corps after flights
training in Pensacola, FL. He make it a career,
served 2 tours in Vietnam; first as a helicopter
pilot and next time as a C-130 pilot, when he
retired from the Military. He went to work for
Jewett Insurance Agency in Yuma in the 70's and
remained there until it was bought by Yuma
Insurance, Inc. He retired from Yuma Insurance in
2007. Along the way he mentored many insurance
professionals, impacting their careers with his
integrity and business ethics. After 28 years he
retired from, the Insurance business. It was time
to just enjoy life for a while and take a well
deserved rest. He moved from Yuma to the Phoenix
area until his passing.
He leaves his loving wife Mary Lou of 59 years,
five children, five grandchildren And four great
grandchildren who love him very much and will miss
him forever and one grandson who is following in
his footsteps in the United States Marine's.
Dick will be buried in Yuma at Desert Lawn
Memorial Park.
Published in The Yuma Sun on Aug. 19, 2015
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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