More detail on this person: Lieutenant Colonel
Norman George Laumeyer, US Army (Retired), 84,
of Enterprise, AL died on Wednesday, August 7,
2013 at Medical Center Enterprise with his wife,
Barbara, at his bedside.
A funeral mass will be conducted on Tuesday,
August 13, 2013 at 10 o'clock at St. John Catholic
Church in Enterprise, AL with Father Gregory
Okorobia officiating. Burial with full military
honors will follow in Meadowlawn Cemetery. The
viewing will be held the evening before from 5
until 7 o'clock at Sorrells Funeral Home and
Crematory in Enterprise, AL with a Rosary being
said at 6:30.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Army Aviation Museum Foundation, 617 Andrews
Ave., Ft. Rucker, AL 36362, where he served as a
tour guide for many years, and to the St. John
Catholic Church Building Fund, 123 Heath St.,
Enterprise, AL 36330.
Lt. Col. Laumeyer was born to Henry B. and
Barbara C. Laumeyer on July 18, 1929 in Long
Prairie, MN. He graduated from Omaha University
in Omaha, NE with a bachelor's degree in education
in 1962, then from the University of Southern
California in Los Angeles, CA with a master's
degree in systems management in 1969. He
enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 1946,
in the Air Force in 1947, and in the Army in 1951
to attend Infantry Officer Candidate School.
Following graduation and commissioning, he
completed airborne and Ranger school. He
graduated from flight school in 1955, and served
two combat tours in Vietnam in the 1960s. While
serving the military, he earned many awards
including the Bronze Star, Meritorious Service
Medal, and 16 Air Medals. While in the military,
he served in Japan, Iceland, Germany, and
numerous installations in the United States
including Fort Lewis WA, where he and Barbara
met in 1955. He retired in 1970 with 23 years or
service as a Master Army Aviator with 3400 hours.
Upon military retirement, Norman Laumeyer worked
in Civil Service as a training specialist from
1972 until 1994 at Fort Rucker where he earned a
Superior Civilian Service Award.
The Laumeyers lived in Daleville for 40 years, and
he provided volunteer service to his community
where he was president of the Daleville School
Board. He was a charter member of AAAA and
was president of the Fort Rucker chapter of AUSA
in 1992.
He is survived by his loving wife of 57 years,
Barbara B. Laumeyer and five children, Carol
(Bruce) Buckler of Lutz, FL, Mary Clay of Midway,
GA, John P. (Vita) Laumeyer of Cooper City, FL,
Dianne (Darryl) McDonald of Riverview, FL, and
Linda (Scott) Benninghoff of Tampa, FL. They also
had seven grandchildren (Michele, John, Claire,
Victoria, Kathryn, Dalia, and Olivia) and three
great-grandchildren (Rachil, Tommy, and Daisy).
His surviving brothers and sister and Mr. Walter
Laumeyer of Cape Coral, FL, Mrs. Rita Ascher of
Brooklyn Center, MN, Mr. James Laumeyer of Rice,
MN, and Philip Laumeyer of Watertown, SD. He is
predeceased in death by parents Henry B. and
Barbara C. Laumeyer and brother Leo Laumeyer.
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