More detail on this person: Lieutenant Colonel
(ret.) Quincy D. Sittingdown, 77, of Junction
City, departed this life Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015,
at his home. Quincy was born July 18, 1938, in
Hoisington, KS, the son of James N. & Jasmine
(Mullins) Sittingdown. Quincy graduated from
Hoisington High School and later earned a B.S. in
Biology at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene,
TX.
After high school, Quincy enlisted in the U.S Army
and left as a sergeant. He was a member of the
ROTC while at Hardin-Simmons, and rejoined the
Army as a commissioned officer after graduating.
Quincy was a helicopter pilot in the military,
serving as an Aeromedical Evacuation Officer, and
flew medevac helicopters during the Vietnam War.
He also graduated from the Command & General
Staff College at Ft. Leavenworth and retired as a
Lieutenant Colonel. Quincy earned the Ranger tab
and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross,
the Bronze Star Medal, the Legion of Merit, and
other medals and ribbons during his distinguished
military career.
After the military, he and his wife purchased land
southeast of Junction City and enjoyed life
raising cattle and llamas on the Q & S Windrose
Llama Ranch. He was a member of the First
Christian Church and the Earl C. Gormley, Post #45
of the American Legion, and was a member of the
Lion's Club.
Quincy is survived by his wife, Sonia (Wampler)
Sittingdown, whom he married in Larned, KS. They
would have been married for 57 years this coming
Dec. 23. Other surviving family members include
two daughters, Tanya Lynn Lang of Goddard, and
Debra Jerree Morrison and husband Dale in
Lansing; two brothers, Ralph Sittingdown of
Glendale, CA, and Milton Sittingdown, Ellinwood;
five grandchildren, Justin and Chad Morrison, D.J.
and Tiffany Wolf, and Shania Lang; and three
great-grandchildren, Braxton and Leighton Larcade,
and Clara Wolf. Quincy was preceded in death by
his parents, four brothers, and three sisters.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m, Monday,
November 30, at the First Christian Church in
Junction City, with Pastor Ronnie Roberts
presiding. Burial will be at the Kansas Veterans'
Cemetery at Ft. Riley, Manhattan. The family will
greet friends prior to the service at 9:30 a.m.
until service time at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First
Christian Church, or to the Kansas State
University Foundation, for the benefit of the
College of Veterinary Medicine, sent in care of
Penwell-Gabel Johnson Funeral Chapel, 203 N.
Washington, Junction City, KS 66441.
Quincy was very close to the land and was a keen
observer of nature. He will be remembered as a
quietly vibrant soul who loved his family and his
country, and he will be missed.
Interment: Kansas Veterans' Cemetery at Ft. Riley
Manhattan, Kansas
Burial information: Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, Ft. Riley, KS
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