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Happy Birthday wishes to our Chicago Chapter members celebrating their annual milestones in May - AATW! 

02 MAY Lawrence Slavicek, 70, of Greenback, TN

03 MAY James McGinley, 75, of Naperville, IL

04 MAY Edwin Sly, 86, of Lockport, IL

05 MAY Kenneth Negley, 51, of Naperville, IL

11 MAY Rene Hernandez, 60, of Belvidere, IL

12 MAY Mark Mueller, 52, of Winfield, IL

17 MAY Antanas Surna, 36, of Forest Park, IL

Happy Birthday wishes to the following Chicago Chapter members celebrating in April. Airborne, All The Way! 

05 APR John Geraci, 81, of Wauconda, IL

12 APR John Tucker, 79, of Saxeville, WI

13 APR Daniel Carrick, 38

16 APR Joseph Vuich, 58, of San Pedro, Belize

18 APR Jeremy Hetrick, 46, of Henderson, NC

20 APR Aaron Pylinski, 43, of Chicago, IL

20 APR Jerry O'Meara, 62, of St. Simons Island, GA

24 APR Lavon Cuyler, 40, of Naperville, IL

29 APR Robert Bliss, 38, of Princeville, IL

Welcome to the Chicago Chapter, Chase Filkins! 

Chase ETS'd in December 2020 from B/1-319th AFAR (82nd Airborne Division) at Fort Bragg, NC. He earned the rank of Sergeant and served as a 13B. Chase is a veteran of Operation Freedom's Sentinel in Afghanistan. 

Chase lives in Lake In The Hills, IL. He is planning to start his education at McHenry Community College and then study Aeronautical Engineering at University of Illinois. And he will continue to serve his country in the IL National Guard. 

Welcome, Chase. Airborne, All The Way! 

High-speed Happy Birthday wishes to our Chicago Chapter members celebrating their milestone this month.

Airborne, All The Way!

04 MAR William Ferry, 62, of Cedar Lake, IL

08 MAR Colin Cleek, 36, of Volo, IL

10 MAR Jose Palacios, 72, of Marengo, IL

15 MAR Joseph Scherer, 63, of Fountain Inn, SC

15 MAR Donald Strazer, 92, of Beach Park, IL

15 MAR Julius Siler, 63, of Grapevine, TX

17 MAR Carl Schuett, 66, of Arlington Heights, IL

18 MAR John Milazzo, 77, of Streamwood, IL

The Winter 2021 edition of The Paraglide, official quarterly magazine of the 82nd Airborne Division Association, is now published and available for online view.

Click here to check out the current edition - AATW! 

Join us in wishing Chicago Chapter members with February birthdays a very Happy Birthday - Airborne, All The Way!

02 FEB David Winfield, 39, of Quincy, IL

02 FEB Rodney Brown, 72, of Ingelside, IL

03 FEB Leroy Almanza, 76, of Mokena, IL

18 FEB Norbert Klaucens, 86, of Riverwoods, IL

18 FEB John Biggs, 72, of Monmouth, IL

20 FEB Joseph Yntema, 36, of Denver, CO

27 FEB John Hughes, 94 of Geneva, IL

28 FEB Barbara Christie, 65, of Palatine, IL

Chicago Chapter: 

We've posted the meetings minutes from our recent January 2021 chapter meeting, along with the 2021 Kickoff presentation. Both are accessible on the Meeting Minutes page.

Check them out and post any comments below. 

Thanks and AATW!

Mark Mueller
Chairman 

Chicago Chapter: 

One of the highlights of our December Holiday Party-ish was a recap of 2020. The presentation is available by clicking here and always accessible on the Meeting Minutes page. Please share any comments below. 

Thanks and AATW!

Mark Mueller
Chairman 

Happy Birthday wishes to our Chicago Chapter members celebrating during the month of January! Airborne, All The Way!

1/15 Roger Coon of Hammond, IN - 69

1/17 Russell Pritchett of Romeoville, IL - 77

1/22 James Krautstrunk of Ponte Vedra, FL - 88

1/25 Stan Piekielny of Longmont, CO - 73

1/26 Herrick (Kevin) Lidstone of Willow Springs, IL - 41

1/31 Stephen Corcoran of Yorkville, IL - 58

(If you're a January birthday and not on this list, then we don't know your birthday - drop us a note or login and update your member profile.)