Tommy Charles May, 93, US Army Korea veteran, Pflugerville, TX, 10 February 2026

[Gary Mayers]

Confirmed Mission: The Patriot Guard Riders have been invited to participate in the funeral and interment services for Mr. Tommy Charles May. Mr. May served in the US Army and was deployed to Korea. He left the service as a Private First Class.

More about his life can be read: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/12723605

Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 February 2026. Funeral begins at 2 pm

Location: Cook Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home, 14501 North Interstate 35, Pflugerville, TX 78660. Link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/G7fJozBreR6t9rgcA

Timeline: 1:00 – 1:20 pm – Staging   1:20 pm – Briefing   1:30 pm – Flag line

Wx: Mostly cloudy skies with 45% chance of showers late in the day, high 78 deg.

 Notes: After the start of the funeral we will strike the flag line and relocate to the Cook Walden Memorial Hill cemetery in Pflugerville where we will form a second flag line for the interment service.

Ride Captain: Patty Hutto, patti.donlon@gmail.com  (512) 636-6374
Flag Wrangler: Gary Mayers

Please attend to honor this soldier’s brave service to our nation.

 

[Gary Mayers]

7 PGR patriots attended the flag line mission for PFC Tommy Charles May. It was a gusty day for a ride, with 4 motorcycles and 3 vehicles as mode of transportation to the funeral home in Pflugerville. The temps in mid 60s and overcast. The flag line at the doors to the chapel reiterated the wind gusts as the flags unfurled flapping in the breeze. There was a viewing prior to the service, where most of the attendees were already on-site prior to the flag line. We notified the family that we were there, with the commencement of the flag line at 1:30pm, 30 minutes prior to the memorial service.

We were honored to meet the Son Keith, and Grandson Brian. Keith walked the flag line thanking us individually for being there for his Dad. Keith and I spoke briefly about the Korean Conflict, where I mentioned my Dad was also drafted for the Korean war.

Tommy lived a very fulfilling life as a soldier, an oilman, a highway patrolman, and an auto-theft investigator. A true patriot was laid to rest on Tuesday, February 10th.

The second part of the mission, I handed the RC duties to Warren as I had a work conflict. The remaining PRG members rode to the adjacent cemetery, forming an additional flag line at the interment site.
My track record continues for every mission I’m a RC, it inevitably rains on me. I caught a few showers on my way back to Liberty Hill. Rain is like piercing needles for riders in unprotected gear.
It was an honor an privilege for the PGR to be a part of the memorial service for PFC May’s family.

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