More detail on this person: Major Edward
Penniwitte Monroe, Jr. USAF (Ret.), known by his
friends and family as "Buck", passed away on
Friday, March 16, 2012 while resting peacefully at
his home.
Born in Woodbridge, VA, he was the son of the late
Edward P. Monroe, Sr. and Marie Plaskett Monroe.
He was preceded in death by his three sisters: Sue
Lazaar, Mary Olson, and Ruth Schmitt.
Buck was 77 years old and a retired U.S. Air Force
veteran with over 22 years of service including
duty in Vietnam where he served as a combat and
rescue helicopter pilot. His service and valor as
a pilot earned him the medal of the Distinguished
Flying Cross. The Distinguished Flying Cross is a
medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of
the United States armed forces who distinguishes
himself or herself in support of operations by
'heroism or extraordinary achievement while
participating in an aerial flight.' He was a
graduate of East Carolina University and was a
charter member of the Lambda Chi Alpha
Fraternity.
After retirement from the Air Force, Buck earned
his degree in Environmental Engineering at
USC-Sumter and worked as a State Inspector for
DHEC. In 1988, he sank his heart into a hands-on
refurbishment of the Taft Bass House, an historic
Southern estate in Clinton, NC. He returned to
Sumter in 2009 after residing in Clinton for over
twenty years.
He is survived by his attentive wife of 52 years,
Marie Autry Monroe, originally of Clinton, NC; and
his four children, Edward Penniwitte Monroe, III
(Katherine) of Sumter, William Stacy Monroe
(Jennifer) of Spartanburg, Brian Lindsey Monroe of
Sumter, and his "baby girl", Bethanie Monroe Bass
(Wayne) of Los Angeles, CA. His sons have given
him eight grandchildren: Lindsey, Caroline,
Madeline, Joseph, David, Catherine, Nathan, and
Marc.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at the Elmore Hill
McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory at 221 Broad
Street in Sumter. For more information on the
funeral arrangements call (803) 775-9386.
Graveside services will be held at 11 A.M.
Wednesday March 21, 2012 at Fort Jackson
National Cemetery at 4170 Percival Road in
Columbia with Father Charles Walton officiating.
On-line condolences may be sent to
www.sumterfunerals.com
All contributions in memoriam for USAF (Ret.)
Major Edward Penniwitte Monroe, Jr. can be made
to DAV, Disabled American Veterans, P.O. BOX
5317, W. Columbia, SC 29171.
Published in Spartanburg Herald-Journal from March
18 to March 19, 2012
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