MOGAN, JR., Bernard John

Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary Scottsdale, Arizona Bernard Mogan January 17, 1943 ~ July 5, 2012 MOGAN, JR., Bernard John, COL USA (Ret.) died July 5, 2012. Colonel Mogan was born January 17, 1943 in Nashville, TN. He was the son of the late Bernard John Mogan and Clara Lucille Scarborough Mogan. Mogan was preceded in death by his son, Sean Michael Mogan and daughter Tamara Lynne Mogan, and his brothers James Mark and Thomas Michael Mogan. He is survived by his wife, Dyanne Rice Mogan; sisters Micheleen (K.C.) Scull and Camille Mogan; children Tara Mogan, Jennifer Mogan (David) Walker, Mark Halliday, Sarah Mogan (John) Nygard; grandchildren Jacqueline Victoria Martin, Sean and Eloise Nygard, Mackenzee and MiKayla Walker. Colonel Mogan graduated from Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Tennessee in 1961 and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY, where he graduated with the Class of 1965 and was commissioned as a lieutenant in the Field Artillery. He subsequently earned a Master of Science degree in Engineering from Arizona State University. During his distinguished years of service, Colonel Mogan served overseas in the Vietnam, Germany, and Korea and retired from the U.S. Army after more than 30 years of devoted service. Following active duty, he served as Executive Assistant to The Adjutant General for the State of Tennessee, was the first Executive Director of the Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy, and served in dual capacity as Deputy Director, Tennessee Office of Homeland Security and Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs. Mogan served as past-president of the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Military Officer’s Association of America (MOAA) and the West Point Society of Middle Tennessee. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, MOAA, and the 101st Airborne Division Association. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Catholic Church; please note “Mogan Memoriam.”