More detail on this person: Tony Rezendes age
55 died 10 January 1989 from complications
following heart surgery. This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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03/10/2024
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He serviced in the USMC prior to joining the Army
for flight school. After Vietnam, Tony flew for
an airline (don't know whether it was cargo or
pax) in SE Asia.
He had his first heart attack in the Philippines.
When he could no longer fly, he took a desk job in
the aerospace industry. Subsequently, he had
more heart trouble that required surgery. Back
then hospitals checked for AIDS but not
hepatitis.
Survivors: Wife: Jean (daughter said mother is
dying of cancer); Daughter: Kimberly Locke; Son:
Darrell. May have had another daughter?
I sent out letters encouraging flight school
classmates and Vietnam buddies to attend a VHPA
reunion. Tony's daughter Kimberly called and
informed me that her father passed away on 10 Jan
89 during heart surgery, Tony was given blood that
contained hepatitis B. His heart was 30% "dead"
and although he survived the surgery his heart was
not strong enough to overcome the effects of the
hepatitis. Tony was a smoker.
From: Clayton Cooper