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William Spugnardi Obituary
Spugnardi was born March 3, 1927, in Bowling Green, Ky., to Lawrence Michael and Mary (Cosby) Spugnardi. He served in World War II with the U.S. Navy Seabees. He also joined the U.S. Army, where he served during the Korean War with the Airborne Infantry, then in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive. He retired in 1970 as a lieutenant colonel.
Survivors include his wife B.J. Cosby, of Palm Desert, Calif.; a son John Spugnardi and his wife, Kim, of Alamogordo; two grandchildren, Marcia Leon Mireles, of Frankfort, Ky., and John Michael Spugnardi Jr. of Kansas; and two great-grandchildren, John Conras Spugnardi and James Spugnardi, both of Salinas, Kan.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his first wife, Hilda Marie Spugnardi, in 1990.
Committal services will be conducted Friday, May 8, at 1 p.m. at Fort Bliss National Cemetery with military honors by the Fort Bliss Honor Guard.
Services are under the direction of Hamilton-O'Dell Funeral Home. To sign the online guestbook, please visit
www.hamiltonodell.com
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Pat Plotner
May 8, 2009
John and Kim I am so sorry for your loss. I know it is hard to lose a parent, and my prayers are with you.
Mike Casey
May 2, 2009
Col. Spugnardi,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your years of dedicated service and sacrifice for our Country-especially when you served during WW II, the Korean and Vietnam Wars. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
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