Charles Thomas McKinnie |
| Posted 2018-02-09 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Posted on Sunday, March 29, 2015 - Charles Thomas McKinnie of Lake Havasu City died of cancer at home, March 24, 2015. He was 80 years old. Born Feb. 15, 1935, Charles served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1974, including a tour in Vietnam in 1969 where he was awarded a Bronze Star. Charles earned an undergraduate degree and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He was an avid reader on topics from aviation history to southwest Native American history, a subject he taught at Mojave Valley Community College. The son of a senior aviation industry executive and Army Air Force pilot, Charles continued the family aviation legacy as an active sailplane and airplane pilot and instructor. Charles was deeply concerned for the poor and disadvantaged and was an active volunteer at St. Vincent de Paul both in Needles, Calif. and Lake Havasu City. He also served in many volunteer roles in support of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Havasu. He is survived by his wife, Virginia Hoefler McKinnie; a sister, Carolyn McKinnie Rodseth; as well as children from a previous marriage: David McKinnie, Carolyn McKinnie, Sharon Bodine, Linda Conroy and Thomas McKinnie; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a sister, Sandra McKinnie Oehmen. Tuesday, a rosary will be said at 10:30 a.m. with the memorial mass following at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church in Lake Havasu City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Vincent de Paul of Needles or Hospice of Havasu. |
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