Edward Honor Sr.

HONOR EDWARD HONOR, SR. Lt. General, U.S. Army (Ret.) On September 3, 2008 in Washington DC. General Honor, a native of Melville, LA was born on March 17, 1933 to Louis and Doretha Jackson Honor. General Honor earned a bachelor‘s degree in Education from Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA, was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Transportation Corps and entered active duty in 1954. He attended Basic Courses at the Armor and Transportation Corps schools. He commanded at all levels during his 35 -year career which culminated in an assignment as the Director, J-4, the Joint Staff, Washington, DC. His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with three Oak Leaf Clusters, and Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster. He retired from the Army in 1989. After retirement, General Honor served as President of the National Defense Transportation Association for 13 years. During his tenure, the Association experienced a healthy growth pattern from 5,200 to 8,600 individual members and 67 to 221 corporate members. He retired from NDTA in 2002. In 2007, he was honored by the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) by the designation of a special room in his name for his outstanding efforts in the establishment of the command. General Honor was a founding member of the ROCKS, Inc., an organization of Army officers that mentors, guides and provides professional direction to cadets and officers in the Army. He was instrumental in the development of the founding documents that established the National Board. He was named ROCK of the Year in 1990. General Honor was also a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. . General Honor had a deep passion for mentoring and is well known in the ROCKS Inc., Transportation Corps, and throughout the Army for his efforts in mentoring young officers. A biography of his career entitled “Mentoring and Leading” was published by the US Army Transportation Center in 2003. He is survived by his devoted wife, Phyllis; his children; Edward Honor Jr., and Beverly Short and husband James V., grandchildren James V. Short II, Jennell Short and Jennifer Short, sisters; Willie Mae Gardiner and Dorothy Gabriel and husband Harry, and a host of relatives and friends. A visitation will take place on Sunday, September 14, 2008 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Demaine Funeral Home 5308 Backlick Rd Springfield, VA 22151. A service and burial with Full Military Honors will be on Monday, December 1, 2008, 1 p.m. at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the General Edward Honor Scholarship Fund, THE ROCKS, INC., Post Office Box 471212, Forestville, MD 20753.