WOLFE RONALD F

1LT Ronald F. Wolfe was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 11/22/2014 at the age of 68.1
Bessemer, AL
Flight Class 71-2
Date of Birth 10/21/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: Ronald Forrest Wolfe, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, died on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

He was born on October 21, 1946 to Comer and Robbie Wolfe in Nashville, TN. His early years were spent in Albertville, AL. He graduated from the University of Chattanooga where he was Captain of the football team and President of his Senior Class. He served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot after graduation.

From the time he was a young man, he put his heart and soul into everything he did. He had a successful career with IBM and later started his own technology services company in Alabama. He enjoyed working with his hands, whether it was in the garden, on the farm, or most recently renovating a historic farmhouse. His grandsons were the light of his life.

He is survived by his wife, Pat Goodwin Wolfe of Montgomery, AL; his children, Matthew (Christine) Wolfe, Sr. of Decatur, GA; his daughter, Erin Wolfe (Karen McBride) of Chattanooga, TN, and their mother, Pamela Milner Wolfe Gallagher; stepson, Payton (Tiffany) Goodwin of Tallassee, AL; sister, Charlice Wolfe of Lilburn, GA; brother, Gerald (Betty) Wolfe of Simpsonville, SC; and grandsons, Benjamin Wolfe, Christian Wolfe, Matthew Wolfe, Jr., Brody Goodwin, Macon Goodwin, and Caleb Goodwin.

He is preceded in death by his parents and sister, Pat Wolfe McDaniel.

Burial will be on Friday, November 28th at 11:30 a.m., at the Chattanooga National Cemetery, followed by a visitation from 1-3 p.m., at the Chattanooga Funeral Home East Chapel in East Ridge, TN.

Online condolences are available at: www.jeffcoatfuneralhome.com

Jeffcoat Funeral Home Directing, Tallassee, Alabama (334) 283-6801.

Published in Tennessean on Nov. 26, 2014

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