Dennis "Butch" Erickson

Butch was a larger than life character who prioritized family and country. He grew up in North Dakota, where his father Dale and mother Katherine and brothers Ronald and Larry predeceased him. Butch is survived by his wife Dorothea, his children Kristin (Samit), Christopher, Andra, and Scott, his grandsons Beckett and James, and his siblings Vicky and Rodney. A graduate of NDSU and the Army War College, Butch served 27 years as an Army aviator, then as a peacekeeping trainer. Butch was happiest with friends and family at a baseball game.

Inurnment at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Butch's name to Tunnel to Towers Foundation.