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NAREY, James Joseph 1936-2010

NAREY, RUBANO, ASPENGREN

Posted By: S. Bell
Date: 7/12/2010 at 16:13:18

[Waterloo Courier, Tuesday, February 16, 2010]

James Joseph Narey, 73, a proud Irishman with a great sense of humor, entered into eternal life Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010.

Celebration of Life service will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Thompson’s Harveson & Cole Funeral Home, Fort Worth, with interment at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery.

Jim was born Aug. 18, 1936, in Waterloo. He attended St. Mary’s High School and Iowa State, though Notre Dame always held a special place in his heart.

Jim proudly served his country for 26 years in the USAF from 1956 to 1981. He flew B-47s and every model of the B-52. Major Narey had 5,300 flying hours, 2,500 of them logged as an instructor pilot. From 1974-75, he was a member of the battle staff during the evacuations of Phnom Penh and Saigon and the rescue of the Mayaguez. Prior to his retirement from Carswell AFB, he was an assistant director of logistics for the 40th Air Division at Wurtsmith AFB, Mich., from 1977-79. From 1975-77, he served as commander of the aircraft maintenance and field maintenance squadrons of Kincheloe AFB, Mich. He flew some 90 missions in the Vietnam War and was highly decorated.

Following his retirement from the USAF, he continued to work in the aviation industry in various capacities for American Airlines, Boeing, McDonald-Douglas, L3 and Raytheon.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, B Jae; and by his beloved grandmother, Anna Narey of County Cavan, Ireland, who raised him from age 9 to become a modest man of many accomplishments.

Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of 46 years, Rita; a son, James Jr. “Jay” of Dallas; a daughter, Theresa Rubano and husband, Chip, of Peachtree, Ga.; a brother, Bill Narey of Waterloo; and a sister, Kay Aspengren of Boone.


 

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