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Colonel Richard M. Desing of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died at his home Sunday, April 25, 2010 after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was 79 years old. Colonel Desing was born in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from East High School and Drake University in Des Moines. He also earned a master's degree from the University of New Mexico. His military career began when the Iowa Air Guard was activated in the spring of 1953 and ended with his retirement from the Air Force in 1977 at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque. He retired as commander of the Air Force Test and Evaluation Center, AFOTEC. He was a decorated fighter pilot serving two tours of Vietnam. He was the Operations Group Commander of the 43rd Tactical Fighter Squadron that won the Hughes Trophy award for the top fighter squadron in the USAF. This was his second Hughes Trophy. After his retirement from the Air Force, he was active in real estate in Albuquerque until his death. He is survived by his loving wife, Ann Desing of Albuquerque, children Dana Gaydac of Charlotte, NC, Clark Desing of Seattle, WA, and David Desing of Des Moines, IA. He is also survived by stepchildren Martha Crist and Bill Crist, both of Des Moines, and 12 grandchildren. Colonel Desing will be interred with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC at 11:00 am on August 6, 2010. If further details are desired, you may contact a family member. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the scholarship fund of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association in the name of Colonel Richard M. Desing. The address is RRVA National Office, P. O. Box 1553, Front Royal, VA 22630-0033. Please visit our online guestbook for Colonel Desing at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
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