Roy Dale Voorhees (1921-2009)
VOORHEES, BAUER, PECK, MACRAE, GREEN, HANZLIK
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 5/27/2009 at 20:24:37
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Wednesday, May 27, 2009.
Roy Dale Voorhees, 88, of Ames, died Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. The body has been cremated and memorial services will be at a later date in Washington, Iowa.
Roy Dale Voorhees was born March 21, 1921, in West Chester, the son of Carl G. Voorhees and Margaret (Bauer) Voorhees. He graduated from Washington High School in 1939 and joined the Air Corps in December 1941. He married Mary Peck Sept. 10, 1942. He was commissioned and, as a pilot, was sent to England in the spring of 1943 where he flew 55 bombardment missions against occupied Europe and participated in the 1944 invasion. Neither he nor members of his crew ever claimed a Purple Heart. After the war, he continued in the U.S. Air Force and retired as a colonel USAF Sept. 1, 1971. When he left the service, he had received many citations including the Air Medal with nine Oak Leaf Clusters, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Legion of Merit.
Upon completion of his highly successful military career, Dale began his academic career as an associate professor at Iowa State University in 1971. As a teacher, Professor Voorhees was well known for linking theory with practice. Besides sharing his own experiences, he frequently called upon his network of friends in industry to speak in his classes. His classes were informative, thought provoking and integrative. He cared about his students, wanting them to develop as individuals both professionally and personally.
Professor Voorhees was an accomplished researcher who published in the leading transportation and logistics management journals, including “Journal of Business Logistics” and “Transportation Journal,” as well as in marketing and business strategy journals. His research focused on strategic logistics management, logistics integration with other business disciplines, the role of logistics in the global economy, and telecommunications.
He was a graduate of Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and George Washington University. Throughout his life, he maintained an active interest in farming.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by Kristin (Roderick) MacRae, of Chicago; Mary Gretchen (Michael) Green, of Fort Worth, Texas; Rox (Christa) Voorhees, of Denver, Colo.; Bret (Jennifer) Voorhees, of West Des Moines; and Carol Voorhees, daughter-in-law, of Virginia Beach, Va. He also is survived by nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Donald (Berta) Voorhees, of Orlando, Fla.; one sister, Mary (Martin) Hanzlik, of Novato, Calif.; and many friends and colleagues.
His oldest son, Van J. Voorhees, predeceased him in 1996.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to Israel Family Hospice House, 400 S. Dakota Ave., Ames, IA, 50014 or the Van Voorhees Fund, CARC, attention CEO Kristin MacRae, 8 S. Michigan Ave, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL, 60603.
Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family.
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