More detail on this person: John Raymond
Leskovec, age 63 of Killeen, Texas passed away
February 4, 2011 from chronic heart disease. He
was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida and a
graduate of Escambia High School and Chamanaud
University in Hawaii. He served in Viet Nam as a
combat helicopter pilot of a Cobra Gunship flying
many operational missions for which he was
awarded the DFC, Bronze Star Medal with several
awards of the Air Medal in addition to several
other combat and peace time awards. Upon
separation from active duty he entered the US Army
Reserve as a Major and served with the Green Beret
Special Forces on active duty tours in Central
America on drug interdiction operations. For the
past 14 years, he has been employed by the DCS
Corporation as an Apache Helicopter Longbow
technical specialist assigned to the US Army
Aviation Branch as a technical advisor. He is
survived by his father, Major Raymond F. Leskovec
(US Army Ret) and sister, Virginia L. Leskovec,
both of Pensacola, Florida; God Daughter Amanda
Edgington, daughters, Brali and Emma of
Enterprise, Alabama; Jenifer Stout and son, Isaiha
of Killeen, Texas. He is predeceased in death by
his mother, Hazel Virginia Leskovec.
A service will be held at Oak Lawn Funeral Home
Chapel at 11am on March 4, 2001. Burial will be at
Barrancas National Cemetery at 11:45am with a
grave side service.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
Disabled American Veterans (DAV).
Please express your condolences at
www.Oaklawnfunerals.com
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