More detail on this person: Frank Hanly
Radspinner from Axle, Texas passed away
Monday, February 23, 2009 after a brief
illness.
Celebration of Life: 2:30 PM, Friday February 27,
2009 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 917 Lamar,
Fort Worth Texas 76102
Burial: 2:30 PM Saturday, February 28, Pickwick
-McAdams Cemetery, Park Road 36, Possum
Kingdom Lake, Graford Texas 76449.
Viewing: 6:00 P.M. to 8 P. M. Thursday, February
27, 2009 at Biggers Funeral Home, 6100 Azle
Avenue, Lake Worth, Texas 76135
Memorials: In lieu of flowers the family
respectfully requests memorials be made in Frank's
name to The Citadel Foundation, Class of '55, 171
Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29409
or the Army Aviation Association of America
(AAAA) Scholarship Fund, 755 Main Street, Suite
4D, Monroe, CT 06468-2830.
Frank was born in Darlington, South Carolina April
26, 1934 to Frank Hanly and Elsie May Radspinner.
Frank's love of aviation started when he piloted
his first flight at age 11 and continued
throughout his life. He graduated from The
Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in
1955.
After entered the United States Army, Frank served
Army Aviation in Asia, Europe and the Antarctic
where he flew the first helicopter flight to the
South Pole. Mount Radspinner was named in
recognition of this accomplishment. His service in
Antarctica resulted in the Distinguished Flying
Cross. A Master Army Aviator with more than 4300
flight hours he served over 30 months in Vietnam
receiving the Meritorious Service Award, Bronze
Star, Air Medal w/ Six Clusters (OLC), National
Defense Service Award, Vietnam Service Medal
(7Campaigns), Vietnam Campaign Medal/60
Device, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal,
Antarctica Service Medal and may other related
honors and awards. His contributions to aviation
in both the military and commercial and volunteer
communities spanned more than 50 years.
As the Army liaison with Bell Helicopter Frank
participated in the development
of the then new Bell COBRA helicopter. After
retirement from the Army Frank joined Bell
Helicopter's International Marketing Department
where he continued his love of flying and
helicopters in both Asia and Europe.
A Charter member of the Army Aviation Association
of America (AAAA) he continued to serve as a
Governor on the AAAA Scholarship Board.
Additionally Frank served with The Citadel
Foundation Board, Class of '55 representative. As
a member of the Possum Kingdom Chamber of
Commerce Board of Directors Frank initiated the
drive to establish a recycling project for the
area.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son
William Douglas Radspinner.
Survivors: Wife of 30 years Diana Braiden
Radspinner, daughter Lisa Ann Radspinner,
daughter and son-n-law Nina and Michael Johns,
grandson Dean Edgar Rose and granddaughter
Natalie Ann Johns and a host of extended family
and friends.
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