Thaddeus Steven Gilliland IV's Obituary
LTC Thaddeus Steven "Steve" Gilliland IV passed away in the Haley VA Hospital in Tampa, FL on April 2, 2018. Born in Lima, Ohio, Steve is proceeded in death by his parents, Thad and Wanda Gilliland.
Steve was a 1968 graduate of Lima Senior High School; tour of duty in Vietnam while in the Air Force; retired from Defense Logistics Agency; served as Deputy Director of Logistics for the Florida Army National Guard, retiring with 42 years of military service; taught private pilot ground school at HCC for 16 years; was a member of American Legion, post 96, in Lima, Ohio; and had dual membership with Military Order Of World Wars chapters in Macon, GA and Clearwater, FL.
Steve is survived by his wife of nearly 49 years, Pamela (Billingsley), in Land O’ Lakes, FL; a daughter, Amy (Jon Casler) McSherry, Land O’ Lakes, FL with his grandchildren Brianna and Joseph; Lisa Brown, Cochran, GA, and his grandchildren Steven and Zachary; a sister, Kathy (Rick) Pugh, Elida, OH; an uncle D.H. (Joanie) Childress, Delphos, OH; a brother-in-law Mark (Linda) Billingsley, Lima, Ohio; and 3 nieces and 3 nephews.
Final interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery.
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