More detail on this person: Colonel (Retired)
James P Scarff, Jr., born February 2nd, 1934 in
Frederick, Maryland, passed away March 9th,
2016. He was preceded in death by his wife of 57
years, Susanna Price Scarff and his parents
Phillip and Charlotte Scarff. He is survived by a
son James, daughter Amy, and four grandchildren,
Ryan and Kaitlin Paull of Denver, CO and Adrian
and Ian Scarff of Canyon Lake, TX. Col Scarff was
raised in Charleston, West Virginia and graduated
from West Virginia University. While at WVU he
met and married his life-long mate Susanne, from
there they embarked on an exciting and rewarding
thirty-year Air Force career. Following pilot
training he was an active flyer in fixed-wing and
helicopter aircraft, then held staff officer and
command positions with Strategic Air Command,
Air Training Command, Hq USAF, the Pentagon
and Military Airlift Command. Following retirement
in 1987, Col Scarff served as Director of the
Randolph AFB Retiree Activities Office for
seventeen years and was a member of the Air
Force Retiree Council for five years. After
returning to San Antonio in 1983 he was active in
Randolph Chapel activities, serving in various
volunteer capacities. Graveside services and
Interment will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on
Friday, March 25, 2016 at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery with Military Honors. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests donations to The
Wounded Warriors Foundation.
Please sign the guestbook at
www.colonialuniversal.com
This information was last updated 05/18/2016
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