More detail on this person: I am sad to report
that we have lost one of our registered AVEL
Veterans. Jay was the commanding officer of AVEL
North in 1968. He had been suffering the effects
of Agent Orange. Jay had prostate cancer for
about 7 years but it had been under control with
hormone therapy until just before Christmas when
his midriff became painful to the touch. Tests
revealed the cancer had spread into his liver and
had done so very rapidly. He received the first
chemo treatment the week of Christmas and by
Sunday the reaction had caused severe diarrhea
and dehydration. He was admitted that night to
ICU when his blood pressure tanked and he passed
away Monday, December 29th.
Jay was born on 12 February 1935, the son of
Joseph & Florence Cutler Tirre. He is survived by
his wife Lois Fichter Tirre and five sons: Conrad,
William, Scott, Steve and Michael. He had seven
grandchildren.
He had a long and distinguished Army career. Jay
attended the United States Military Academy at
West Point graduation in 1958. He was a helicopter
pilot
and was Airborne qualified. His first assignment
after graduation was with the 34th Signal Bn.
Where he served from 1959 - 1963. In 1963 he was
assigned to the Army Training & Support System
and then to Army Aviation School where he
remained until 1965. His next assignment was in
the Republic of Vietnam.
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