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Wesley Johnson, 62, of Ringgold, went to be with the Lord on Monday, August  20, 2018. Wesley was born Feb. 27, 1956 to the late Joseph and Ruby Johnson. He graduated from Ringgold High and worked at Island Cove Marina for 17 years. He was a member of the Church of the Nativity in Fort Oglethorpe and was a believer in Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. Wesley loved playing golf, building and flying model airplanes and writing and singing songs on his guitar. 

Wesley is preceded in death by his daughter, Jennifer, and his brother, Deward.

He is survived by his son, Joseph Wesley Johnson Jr.; his daughter, Nadia Elizabeth Johnson; three grandchildren; as well as his brother and sisters, Barry Johnson, Linda Murphy, Janice Williams and Angela Bandy.  

Committal Service will be held on Friday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Church of the Nativity, Fort Oglethorpe, with a visitation beforehand at 3 p.m.

Arrangements by Heritage Funeral Home Crematory, Battlefield Parkway.

Article source: http://www.chattanoogan.com/2018/8/24/375048/Johnson-Wesley-Ringgold.aspx

Harold “Jerry” Thompson, 83, of Rochester, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 in Rochester, Minnesota.

Jerry was born Jan. 18, 1935 in Cresco, Iowa to Harold and Harriet (Hoeldt) Thompson.

He graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1953 and entered the Marines in November the same year. After the military, he married Jo Ann Kathryn Means on Jan. 30, 1960. Together they had three children and settled in Preston. Jo Ann passed away in 1999.

Jerry married Stella Groth (Mayor) on Sept. 7, 2002. They resided in Rochester and enjoyed square dancing, going to the YMCA and traveling. Jerry was an avid reader of science fiction and enjoyed building and flying model airplanes. He was also a skilled carpenter for 40 years.

Jerry is survived by his wife; three children, Mike, Chris (Deb) and Debbie Thompson; and five step children, Paul (Ann), David (Roni), Neil, Deb (Joni) Groth and Sandy (Dave) Twaites; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and brother, Marty Thompson.

He is preceded in death by his first wife and his parents.

The funeral for Jerry will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29 at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Dwight LaPine officiating. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 28 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Burial will be in Watson Creek Cemetery in Preston,.

Memorials are suggested to Calvary Baptist Church in Rochester.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.

Article source: https://www.postbulletin.com/tributes/obituaries/harold-jerry-thompson----rochester/article_bfa09904-a35c-50d1-b4f6-97f9c79da56e.html

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Article source: https://www.thepublicopinion.com/obituaries/carl-fischer/article_ee060408-d420-5514-abe9-f9704d9f55c7.html

Some Sunnyvale residents, and their neighbors in Mountain View and to the south in Cupertino, have a common complaint; they say dinnertime and time spent out in their backyards this summer hasn’t been very peaceful — not with the sound of airplanes roaring over their homes seemingly every two minutes and at all hours of the day.

Dozens turned out at a town hall meeting in Sunnyvale Thursday evening to ask for relief from the noise bombardment from increased airplanes in the skies flying in and out of various area airports, including Moffett Federal Airfield, Mineta San Jose International Airport, San Francisco International Airport and the smaller airports in Palo Alto and San Carlos.

Eileen Hails, a 19-year-old West Valley College student who lives in Sunnyvale’s Madera neighborhood, was the youngest among the 30 people that spoke during the hour-long public comment period. Echoing concerns raised by her neighbors, Hails told Mayor Glenn Hendricks, along with other members of the City Council and Congressman Ro Khanna, the impact airplane noise has had on her and her family’s quality of life.

“I’m someone who sleeps very, very deeply; when I sleep you can’t wake me up,” she said. “I hear it going over my head at like, 6 in the morning, and I don’t wake up until 7 o’clock for school.”

Several residents complained that the planes flying over their neighborhoods are too low, too loud and too many. “It’s hellish, frankly,” said one resident of 26 years.

While noise pollution dominated the discourse, Hails’ mother,

Article source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/08/24/sunnyvale-residents-say-theyve-had-enough-of-airplane-noise/

The U.S. Coast Guard has received the first of five new multipurpose aircraft that will replace its aging air fleet at an air station in Alaska.

The HC-130J Super Hercules landed at Air Station Kodiak this week to replace one of the five C-130H airplanes in operation at the station, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Thursday. The remaining four planes are expected to be delivered by late next year.

The military aircraft serves multiple functions, including use in search and rescue, patrol and law enforcement operations. The new model, built by the Lockheed Martin Corp., costs about $85 million when fully outfitted with features required by the Coast Guard, like sea search radar, infrared sensors, enhanced communications and life rafts, the Coast Guard said.

“This new aircraft, with its increased capabilities, represents the Coast Guard’s continued commitment to the state and will greatly improve our ability to respond while providing an additional margin of safety for our crews,” Capt. B.E. Dailey said.

The new aircraft with its more advanced engines and propellers has a “20 percent increase in speed and altitude” and nearly double the range compared to the old model, the Coast Guard said.

It will take crews about two months to learn how to fly the new model, Pilot Lt. Andrew Stec said.

“It’ll be nice to fly something that’s a little more modern,” Stec said.

The five HC-130Js for Kodiak are among the 78 that are being delivered to the U.S. military under a $5.3 billion contract with Lockheed Martin.

Article source: https://www.thestate.com/news/business/national-business/article217261095.html