BURGWARDT MICHAEL R

WO1 Michael R. Burgwardt was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/19/2011 at the age of 64.0
Greenville, NC
Flight Classes 70-15 and 70-7
Date of Birth 11/18/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Barry Geller, SSN search Feb 2012

More detail on this person: WINTERVILLE - Mr. Michael R. Burgwardt, 64, died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 4 p.m. in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends after the service.

Mr. Burgwardt, a native of Hamburg, N.Y., had been a resident of Greenville for the past eight years. He was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Vietnam War. He was a graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology and SUNY University of Albany, New York with an accounting degree. He received a Master's degree in social work from Barry University of Florida. He was owner and operator of Real Estate properties in the area. He was a member of the Washington Yacht Club in Washington, N.C. and the Rotary Club in Florida. He was an avid sailor and loved flying.

He is survived by his loving wife, Samira Burgwardt; daughters, Evera Dillard, DeeDee Canzano, and Elise Van Barneveld, all of Georgia; four grandchildren; sisters, Kate Morey, of Lyon, France, Molly Bederian, of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., and Heidi Burgwardt, of Pahoa, Hawaii; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to North Carolina VVA Chapter 272 -- P.O. Box 171, Greenville NC 27835-0171.

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025