Reply To: Major William Dourte Jr (Ret), 80, USAF Vietnam Veteran, Austin, TX, 27 APR 2011

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April 26, 2011 at 12:11 am #3206
markwells
Keymaster

The family of Major William Dourte Jr. has requested the participation of the PGR in his funeral and interment services. Major Dourte served in the US Air Force for 24 years, including as a pilot in Vietnam, and passed away on Easter Sunday.

Date/Time: Wednesday, 27 April 2011. Funeral services scheduled for 10 am.

Location: Weed Corely Fish Funeral Home, 2626 S. Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704. We will stage at the funeral home.

Directions: The funeral home is located about 2 blocks south of Oltorf St on the west side of Congress Ave.
Map Link: tinyurl.com/WeedCorleyFishSouth

Timeline:
8:45 – 9:15 am staging
9:15 am briefing and flag line

Wx: Sunny, low 66, high 86. Don’t forget your drinking water.

Notes: Please arrive fed, fueled, and hydrated. Following the funeral there will be an LEO escorted procession to Onion Creek Cemetery off FM 1626 in south Austin (approx. 10 mi) for the interment service.

Ride Captain: Sam Warren,samhwk@gmail.com, 512-217-4191
Flag Wrangler: TBD

Please make plans to honor Major Dourte’s long and faithful service to our nation.