PICKETT CHARLES B

CW4 Charles "Wilson" B Pickett was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/01/2011 at the age of 64.3 from Cerebral aneurysm
Stilwell, KS
Flight Classes 69-45 and 69-43
Date of Birth 12/04/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with B/123 AVN 23 INF in 70-71
Call sign in Vietnam WARLORD 38
This information was provided by Janie A Johnson-Pickett (wife)

More detail on this person: Charles Chuck Johnson-Pickett, 64, of Stilwell, KS, passed away Friday, April 1, 2011 at his home. Graveside services will be 2:00pm Monday, April 4, at Rose Hill Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers. The family suggests contributions to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Chuck spent his career in the U.S. Army where he was a helicopter test pilot, served in the Vietnam Conflict where he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, and retired in 1989 as a Chief Warrant Officer after serving his country for 21 years. He then went to work for the BNSF Railroad, where he worked for 12 years as a Conductor and Engineer before retiring in 2010. Chuck received his B.S. in Aviation Management and was a proud member of the United Transportation Union. He was preceded in death by his father, Charles Breedlove Pickett and a son, Gordon Charles Pickett. Chuck is survived by his wife of 29 years, Janie Johnson-Pickett; son: SSgt. Karl Johnson-Pickett, Emporia, KS; daughters and son-in-law: Michelle Pickett Matheson and her husband, Mick Matheson, Monroe, WA; Hannah Johnson-Pickett, Manhattan, KS; mother: Xenia Skaggs, Vancouver, WA; brothers and sisters-in-law: Tom and Pat Pickett, Vancouver, WA; Steve and Sondra Pickett, Camus, WA and 3 granddaughters: McKenna, Marissa and Matilda Matheson. Chuck was a much loved husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He will be missed by all.

Memorials: Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (jdrf.org)

Services: 2:00PM at Graveside on Monday, April 4th, 2011

Cemetery: Rose Hill Cemetery, 6900 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64131

Survivors: Janie A Johnson-Pickett, wife, Stilwell KS; Michelle Pickett Matheson, Monroe WA; Karl B Johnson-Pickett, Emporia KS; Hannah Johnson-Pickett, Manhattan KS

From: Janie A Johnson-Pickett

Burial information: Rose Hill Cemetery, Kansas City, MO

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