Alfred Magee Jr.

Alfred W. Magee Jr. WILMINGTON - Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Alfred "Wes" Magee Jr., 92, died Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, at Lower Cape Fear Hospice and LifeCare Center. Wes was born Dec. 14, 1916, in Weehawken, N.J., son of the late Alfred Wesley Magee and Lucy Worth Magee. His wife, Charlotte Norris Magee and son-in-law, Jerry Ramsey, preceded him in death. He attended the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School) and Rutgers University before serving in the U.S. Navy as a fighter pilot in both World War II in the Pacific Theatre and the Korean War. Wes was a highly decorated aviator, including the Air Medal, Navy Unit Commendations, and the Korean Presidential Unit Citation. He also served aboard the USS Cowpens and the USS Bonhomme Richard. Upon retirement from the Navy, Wes piloted for Timme Corp during the 1960s. In addition to being a member of the vestry of Church of the Good Shepherd, Wes was a member of several retired military and pilot organizations, including Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Navy League, World War II Remembered, and the Elks. He is survived by four daughters, Patricia Vaughan (David) of Alexandria, Va., Judith Stant (Peter) of Redding, Conn., Leslie Chinappi of Norfolk, and Nancy Martin (John) of Weems, Va.; son, A.W. "Pete" Magee III of Alamosa, Colo.; stepdaughter, Susan Ramsey of Wilmington, N.C.; 11 grandchildren including Thomas Dickens Fulcher Jr. (Christy) of Virginia Beach; and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving are his former wife, Jeanne Magee Tucker of Atlantic Shores, Virginia Beach. The family will receive friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today, Oct. 9, in Andrews Market Street Chapel. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Church of the Good Shepherd with the Rev. G. Edward Dunlap and the Rev. Margaret Hutchins officiating. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials in his name may be made to Lower Cape Fear Hospice, 1414 Physicians Drive, Wilmington, NC 28401, or Church of the Good Shepherd, 515 Queen St., Wilmington, NC 28401. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com.