Marietta, Georgia, USA
Died May 9, 2020
Age 94
Obituary
KOVALSKY, Michael Duty, honor, country. Words to some; a code to others. To Col. (ret.) Michael Kovalsky, a member of the Long Gray Line, that code formed the foundation upon which he built his life and career. That life ended on May 9, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia, at age 94, as he valiantly fought the covid 19 virus, the last battle of his exemplary life… First and foremost, Mike was a great citizen of the United States. He loved God, his country, and was very proud of its form of government. Mike served in Korea and the Vietnam War. He also had overseas assignments in Chile and the Canal Zone. As an instrumental part in the preparation of the US relinquishing the Panama Canal to Panama, Mike received a Certificate of Appreciation from President Jimmy Carter… [L]ater was asked to develop a citizenship curriculum at Dekalb College. The Georgia citizenship program became only the second one in the country. There were no textbooks or materials available that contained the information in a format geared toward teaching these special students our history and government and the obligations of becoming an American citizen rather than just memorizing the answers to the immigration test questions. So, Mike wrote his own book…
Published in the Atlanta Journal Constitution
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