Joseph Eugene Dyar

Joseph Eugene Dyar, 83, a former U.S. Navy officer and pilot, passed away on Aug. 3, 2005, in Charlottesville, Va., of complications from a recent hip replacement surgery.

Capt. Dyar was born in Carnesville, Ga., on March 11, 1922, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1943 (Class of 1944), and served on the U.S.S. Boise during World War II in the South Pacific theatre from 1943-1945, where he participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. In 1946, while attending U.S. Navy flight school, he courted and married Bobby Jo George, of Corsicana, Texas.

After an exciting and rewarding 26-year career with the U.S. Navy, he retired in 1969 as a Captain and moved with his wife to Falls Church, Va., where he worked as a systems analyst for nine years with IBM.

The Dyars remained in Falls Church until moving to Charlottesville in 2003 to be near their children and grandchildren.

Besides his loving wife of 59 years, Capt. Dyar is survived by his two daughters, Sue Ellis Dyar, of Charlottesville, and Martha Jane Lacasse and her husband, Richard, of Green Bank, W.Va.

He was preceded in death by his son, James LeGrand Dyar. Capt.

Dyar is also survived by his six grandchildren, Laura Dyar, Kathleen Lacasse Knight, Caroline Dyar, and Michael, Andrew, and Daniel Lacasse; and by one cherished great-grandchild, Joshua Lacasse. He is also survived by his cousins, Jimmy and Janet Dyar of Marietta, Ga.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005, at Corley Funeral Home, Corsicana, Texas, Father Edward Monk officiating. Interment will be at the Harris-George family plot, in Hamilton Cemetery, Retreat, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of the Piedmont, 2200 Old Ivy Road, Suite 2, Charlottesville, VA, 22903, or to a charity of your choice.