More detail on this person: Charles "Chuck"
William Cupp (CPT, U.S. Army, retired), age 77,
died from ALS on February 3, 2016, in Selma, TX.
Chuck is survived by his children, Doris Westfall,
of Lebanon, OR; Kimberly Bayes-Bautista, of
Harker Heights, TX; Jay Cupp of San Antonio, TX;
and Mark Cupp of San Antonio, TX. He leaves
behind 12 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren, his brother Roger Cupp of Peachtree
City, GA, and sister Jane Cupp of Austell, GA. He
is preceded in death by his wife Martha Cupp;
parents Ursel and Anna Mae Cupp; sisters Patricia
Bowling, Donna Crider, and Rebecca Williams;
brother Larry Cupp; and great granddaughter, Lily
Cupp. Chuck was born on January 1, 1939 in
Dayton, OH to Ursel and Anna Mae Cupp. He
graduated from Patterson Cooperative in Dayton,
OH in 1957. He joined the Army Reserves in 1956
and later went active duty, going on to retire in
1977. He was a decorated Korean and Vietnam
Veteran. He earned two bachelors degrees in
business, and logistics and transportation from
Wright State University. He earned multiple
certifications in various military training
programs. He served his country with honor as a
helicopter pilot, company commander, instructor,
mechanic, mentor and patriot. After his
retirement, he served as a civil servant at Kelly
AFB, San Antonio,TX. Chuck was a member of the
Universal City Methodist Church, Vietnam
Helicopter Pilots Association, West Point Parent
Association, Fiesta Campers, Newmar Kountry
Klub, Trailblazers Camping Club, and National
Campers and Hikers Association. Chuck was a
man of faith, a loving father, grandparent, and
devoted husband. He was a social, active man who
was passionate about camping, traveling, wounded
veterans, and spending time with family and
friends. He was especially delighted in 2015 to
swear in his grandson, 2LT Colton Cupp, as an US
Army officer at the United States Military
Academy-West Point. Memorial service and
reception will be Thursday, 11 Feb 2016 from
4:00-7:00 pm at Universal City United Methodist
Church, 90 Winn Ave, Universal City, TX. Burial
service will be on 12 Feb 16, 9:30 am at Fort Sam
Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach
Rd, San Antonio, TX. Flowers or donations to the
ALS Association @ http://www.alsa.org/ or
Wounded Warrior Project @
https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/ will be
received with gratitude.
Burial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
Burial information: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio,TX
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