Colonel Charles Edward "Chuck" Cinnamon

It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of husband, father, brother, cousin and friend, Colonel Charles Edward "Chuck" Cinnamon (Retired), age 72, whose life was tragically cut short on September 7, 2018, in Roseville, CA. Chuck was born in Eugene, Oregon on July 28, 1946 to Charles and Anna (Turner) Cinnamon and grew up, the oldest of 5 children, in Sheridan Oregon. He attended Sheridan High School and Oregon State University. Upon graduation from Oregon State, Chuck was commissioned as an officer in the U. S. Air Force and sent to pilot training. This would mark the beginning of a 30-year career of distinguished service and a lifelong love of flying. It was also during pilot training that he met his beloved wife, Linda. Married to Linda for 46 years, Chuck's military career took them around the world. Their travels did not cease upon his retirement. He and Linda were true world travelers who have visited countless countries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Most recently they celebrated Chuck's 72nd birthday on a river cruise in Russia. Wherever his assignments took him, Chuck was an active member of the community. He served on the Public Utilities Commission in Roseville for 9 years. After retirement, he remained active in the Air Force community as a liaison for Beale Air Force Base and served as Honorary Commander of the 940th Air Refueling Wing. He was also an active member of the Daedalians and an enthusiastic champion of the Sheridan High School Alumni Scholarship Fund. Chuck was defined by his sense of duty both to country and to others. A devoted family man, his definition of family was generous and included not only relatives, but his many close friends around the world. All who knew him knew they could count on him for the generosity of his time and his wise advice. Despite living and traveling the world, Oregon was always home and he would return regularly, often by flying his Bonanza airplane, to participate in the many family gatherings held by his large, extended family. Chuck is survived by his wife, Linda; daughters, Heather Cinnamon Gwaltney and husband, Larry Gwaltney and Amy Cinnamon Hendershot and husband, Shaun Hendershot; son, Eric Cinnamon; and grandchildren, Gavin Gwaltney, Terra Seiki, and Landry and Brydan Hendershot. He is also survived by brothers, Albert and Thomas Cinnamon; sisters, Maryann Lord and Donna Baune; his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law and the many cousins who were like siblings to him. Memorial contributions may be made to the Daedalians Col Chuck Cinnamon Memorial Flight Scholarship Fund www.gofundme.com/chuck-cinnamon or OSAC - Sheridan High School Alumni Scholarship Fund www.oregoncf.org/donors/give. A Visitation will take place Friday, November 30, 2018 at Chapel of the Valley. A memorial service will be held at the Foothills Chapel at Beale Air Force Base on Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 11:00 followed by a reception at The Recce Point Club. Interment with full military honors will follow at 3:00 on March 7, 2019 at Arlington National Cemetery.