More detail on this person: Colonel Robert Hancock Lockwood Colonel Robert Hancock Lockwood USMC (Retired) of Seven Lakes, NC passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut on November 2, 1934. After graduating from Brunswick School and Nichols College, he entered military service as a Naval Cadet in the Naval Flight Training Program at Pensacola, Florida. His first duty station was at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miami, FL where he met and married his wife, Marty. Colonel Lockwood served two tours of duty in Vietnam and flew 862 missions. His personal decorations include the Silver Star Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal (43), Navy Commendation Medal (2) with Combat "V", Combat Action Ribbon and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star. Sports played a very important part of Bob's life. He lettered in baseball, football, and basketball in high school and in football in college. He was a member of the USMC champion soccer team in 1958. Bob coached baseball for many years and was President of the Little League Association in Garden Grove, CA and again later in Norfolk, VA. While stationed in Norfolk, VA, he attended the Armed Forces Staff College and served as Commanding Officer of the Marine Air Reserve Training Attachment. Bob served our country for 29 years and retired in 1983. After retirement, Bob became the Executive Director of the Orange County, NC Chapter of the American Red Cross, where he served for 10 years. He was awarded the William O. Yohe Outstanding Kiwanian Award in 1993 by the Chapel Hill, NC Club. He and his wife, Marty, moved to Seven Lakes in 2000 where he enjoyed boating on Lake Auman and golfing almost daily. He has been active as a volunteer for "Meals on Wheels" and a tutor with the "Tuesday Tutoring Program" at West End Presbyterian Church. Bob was preceded in death by his father, Joseph R. Lockwood and mother, Margaret Hancock Lockwood. He is survived by his wife, Martha Hillis Lockwood; children, Pamela Koll, Kendra (John) Marshall, Brae (Don) DePol, and Brent (Cathy) Lockwood; sister, Jean (David) Reilly; nine grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pinehurst, NC on Saturday, February 2nd at 11:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following at Beacon Ridge Country Club. He will be buried at a later date with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, First Health Hospice and Palliative Care, or the American Cancer Society.
Burial information: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
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