Donald Jerome Vanderlois, Jr.

Donald Jerome Vanderlois, Jr., was born November 15, 1950 to the late Donald Jerome Vanderlois, Sr. and Dorothy Irene (Saegert) Vanderlois in Chicago, Illinois. As a young child, he was baptized into the Catholic Church. In 1968, Donald joined the United States Army and served his country until his retirement in 1988 at Ft. Sill, OK. He earned several medals during his time in the Army: Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon w/Numeral 2, Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon-3, National defense Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, and Expert (Rifle M-16). He was a Vietnam War-time Veteran and worked in many different capacities while in the Army: Petroleum Supply Specialist, General Officer Driver, Administrative Specialist, Firefinder Radar Operator, Field Artillery Radar Crewmember, Recruiter, Instructor, and Ground Surveillance Radar Crewman. On September 5, 1992, Donald was united in marriage with Jayne A. (Perkins) Huck in Cleiburne, TX. They shared four children: James Cody Vanderlois, Patricia Marie Walser, Jonathan Adam Perkins and Eugene Alan Huck, Jr. Donald enjoyed being outdoors, whether it was four-wheeling, playing golf, hunting, camping, fishing or canoeing. He was also very good at woodworking and liked working on computers. He loved training their pet parrot, Pico. He was a member of the VFW. Donald passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2004 at his home near Laquey, MO having attained the age of 53 years, 1 month and 26 days. Donald is survived by his wife, CPT Jayne Vanderlois, stationed in Iraq; three sons: HM3 James Cody Vanderlois, stationed in North Carolina, Jonathan Perkins of Stillwater, OK and Eugene Huck of the home; one daughter: Patricia Walser of the state of North Carolina; one brother: Stephen Vanderlois and his wife, Terri of Dallas, TX; two grandchildren: Avery and Autumn Walser of the state of North Carolina; one niece: Destiny Vanderlois; 2 nephews: Jonathan and Christopher Vanderlois; several other relatives and friends. A funeral service was held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, January 16 at Waynesville Memorial Chapel with Chaplain (MAJ) Stephen DeMien officiating. a rendition of "Amazing Grace" with bagpipes was played. Military honors were provided by the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood. Entombment will be at the Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma. Services were under the direction of Waynesville Memorial Chapel.

Donald Jerome Vanderlois, Jr.

November 15, 1950 - January 11, 2004