Ron Long “was commissioned and earned his pilot wings May, 1953. He married Carol Ann Immel of Adair, Iowa on December 19, 1953.
He retired from the Iowa Air National Guard in 1987 as a Colonel after spending 35 years in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and the Air Guard. He attended various military schools including Nuclear Safety School, Air Force Safety School, Squadron Officers School, Air University Command and Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Among some of the positions he held were Instructor Pilot, Operations Officer, Squadron Commander, and Director of Wing Safety. He was a Command Pilot with 6800 hours of military flying in 16 different aircraft including: T-6, T-28, T-33, F-80, F-86, F-102, F-89, F-84, F-100c, F-100d, F-100f, A-7D, L20, C-47, C-54, and C-131.” (1)
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Ronald D. Long, Col USAF, Ret., “Headed West” on May 17, 2013.
Ronald Dean Long, 81, died unexpectedly Friday, May 17, 2013, in Norwalk, Iowa.
Ron was born February 3, 1932, in Arispe, Iowa, to Elton E. (Jack) Long and Golda Jackson Long. He graduated from Arispe High School in 1950 and attended Tarkio College in Missouri before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in January, 1952. He was commissioned and earned his pilot wings May, 1953. He married Carol Ann Immel of Adair, Iowa on December 19, 1953.
He retired from the Iowa Air National Guard in 1987 as a Colonel after spending 35 years in the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and the Air Guard. He attended various military schools including Nuclear Safety School, Air Force Safety School, Squadron Officers School, Air University Command and Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. Among some of the positions he held were Instructor Pilot, Operations Officer, Squadron Commander, and Director of Wing Safety. He was a Command Pilot with 6800 hours of military flying in 16 different aircraft including: T-6, T-28, T-33, F-80, F-86, F-102, F-89, F-84, F-100c, F-100d, F-100f, A-7D, L20, C-47, C-54, and C-131.
He was a member of Peace Lutheran Church, Silver Squadron, the Air Force Association, and the Cumming American Legion. He enjoyed flying, hunting, fishing, golf, travel, attending kids’ and grandkids’ activities, and woodworking. He was an avid Iowa State fan and also a fan of the Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears.
Ron is survived by his wife, Carol Immel Long; daughters Terri Pitcher of Windsor Heights, and Sheryl Dailey (Glenn) of Bloomindale, IL. He’s also survived by grandchildren Katherine Ball (West Des Moines), Tyler Dailey (Chicago, IL), Michael Ball (Los Angeles, CA), and Cody Dailey (Iowa City). He was preceded in death by his parents Elton (Jack) Long and Golda Jackson Long, and half-sister Doris Nicholson
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at Peace Lutheran Church, 5615 SW 14th Street in Des Moines, with burial at the Norwalk cemetery. A visitation will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Monday, May 20, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home in Des Moines.
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