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Dennis "Denny" R. Forinash, a pilot, retired Air Force Lt. Col, beloved husband, father and son died unexpectedly on an airline layover in Chicago, IL on Friday July 7, 2017 at the age of 63.
Dennis is survived by his wife Carla (Porter) Forinash; his children David Forinash and Erin (Forinash) Beck (Phil Beck); his parents James W Forinash and Waneda (Chapman) Forinash; his brothers James Dwayne Forinash (Linda) and Darrell J Forinash (Nancy). With others who have preceded him in death, Dennis has joined in heaven his in-laws James L Porter and Lorene (Cauley) Porter; his nephew Scott Porter; his Uncle Paul Chapman; among numerous other family and friends.
Dennis was born in Bonne Terre, MO on September 5, 1953, growing up in the home his parents built in his hometown, Irondale, MO. Upon graduating Leadwood High School, Dennis was appointed to the United States Air Force Academy in 1971 and graduated class of 1975. He married Carla Porter on June 28, 1975. After graduation, Dennis attended pilot training at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, OK for one year. Upon completion, he was assigned to the C-130 at McChord Air Force Base in Washington state, then flew the C-9 Nightingale medevac at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines. Dennis and his family returned to Little Rock Air Force Base where he again flew the C-130. After his separation from the U.S. Air Force, Dennis was then in the reserves where he flew in Desert Storm with the 731st Airlift Squadron under the 302nd Airlift Wing. He was also hired by American Airlines in October 1988, where he initially flew as a First Officer and eventually upgraded to Captain as his present position at the time of his death. His career at American Airlines spanned for nearly 29 years
He was a devoted family man, avid skier, snow boarder, hiker, Colorado Rockies fan and has traveled the world.
A visitation will be held on Sunday, July 16, 2017 from 4pm-7pm at Swan-Law Funeral Directors at 501 N. Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. The funeral service is scheduled for Monday, July 17, 2017 at 10am at the Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel.
– Colorado Springs Gazette | July 2017
8 June 2017
June Checkpoints column plus Extras.
10 March 2017
March Checkpoints column plus Extras and several hundred new photos distributed throughout the 41+ years of Checkpoints columns in new Albums and extant Galleries.
24 February 2017
Announcement of the 45th Reunion Class gift.
10 December 2016
December Checkpoints column plus Extras.
15 September 2016
September Checkpoints Column with a lot of Extras.
25 July 2016
Two new Galleries: Doolies and Firsties under the Galleries Tab.
17 June 2016
June Checkpoints Column with lots of Extras.
15 May 2016
Class Coin: Highlights and links to relevant supplemental material throughout the site.
17 March 2016
March Checkpoints Column.
15 December 2015
December Checkpoints Column.
28 November 2015
Tom Laurie's history of Waldo F. Dumbsquat.
17 October 2015
40th Reunion Gallery Posted.
7 October 2015
Special 40th Reunion Waldo F. Dumbsquat column by Tom Laurie.
18 September 2015
September Checkpoints Column, expansion of GBNF, two new photo galleries plus more photos across many Checkpoints columns, a few new Memories of... entries, additions to the Early Academy Concepts under the History Tab.
2 August 2015
Addition of a large number of photos to the Individual Awards Gallery under the Galleries tab.
11 June 2015
June Checkpoints Column including links to select Extras, complete Charley Baby and Waldo F. Dumbsquat columns from 1971-1975 and a Drum & Bugle Corps entry, both under the Nostalgia tab, additional photos in many Checkpoints columns, ongoing format standardization throughout.
1 May 2015
‘News’ tab changed to ‘Checkpoints’, Videos integrated into ‘Galleries’ page, ‘Video’ tab deleted, Coming Events button on Home Page, other minor changes.
17 March 2015
Home Page refresh, March Checkpoints Column, Reunion updates, two new galleries, Prep School and 1975 Campus, relocation of Class of 2015 Legacy events to relevant Checkpoints columns as Extras, plus several additional Checkpoints Extras throughout.
15 December 2014
December Checkpoints Column, addition of several Checkpoints Extras throughout; more as material becomes available.
12 September 2014
September Checkpoints Column, addition of a nascent Reunion Section, linked below, addition of Disqus comment feature on select pages, redesigned Home Page, ongoing minor format refresh and content update throughout.
15 June 2014
June Checkpoints Column, updated History entries on cadet uniforms and early Academy concepts, plus a new entry on Frank Lloyd Wright, refresh of Twitter and Facebook page formats, minor site-wide refresh and content update.
14 March 2014
March Checkpoints Column, minor redesign of individual GBNF pages, several new History entries, two new UPT galleries embedded in the 1976 Checkpoints archives.
13 December 2013
December Checkpoints Column and new Squadron Galleries.
10 September 2013
September Checkpoints Column, all new First Class galleries with nearly 200 new photos, new Falconews content, new Class Legacy Project content, new News links, numerous minor format updates.
12 June 2013
June Checkpoints Column, redesign of the GBNF Home Page and the addition of a chronological listing, a nascent Class History timeline, and a Class Pinterest page (linked below).
4 May 2013
Minor format refresh, consolidation of Class Business and News sections into Class News.
21 March 2013
March Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1989-1999, completing the archiving of ALL Checkpoints columns from 1975-2013, updated format and expanded content in the Nostalgia and Class Business sections, the Exemplar Dinner from the 40-Year Class Legacy Project, eight new photo galleries covering the Second and Third Class years, and a gallery of old USAFA postcards.
7 February 2013
Streamlined Checkpoints column format to better accommodate more photos, commencing with the 2012 column.
8 December 2012
December Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1987, 1988 and 2000-2004, new photo galleries, new content in Memories of... and History, new Facebook Page, general ongoing content update.
25 October 2012
Checkpoints archives for 1986 and 2005-2009, general ongoing content and format update.
12 September 2012
September Checkpoints Column, Checkpoints archives for 1985
23 August 2012
Refreshed 'look' of all icon directory pages, transition of all completed galleries to new format with many new photos and content, improved navigation features throughout.
21 July 2012
Completion of new and expanded gallery format for fourth class photo gallery, Checkpoints archives for 1984
18 June 2012
June 2012 Checkpoints column, Checkpoints archives for 1983.
19 May 2012
General site tune-up, minor design and layout changes, additional navigation bars, additional and enlarged photos in recent Checkpoints columns, miscellaneous additional content, additional history timeline content, new photo gallery, initial transition to a new photo gallery format, Checkpoints archives for 1980-1982.
26 April 2012
Redesigned Home Page, Checkpoints Extra.
21 April 2012
Checkpoints archives for 1978 & 1979.
15 April 2012
A site-linked Twitter account. . Checkpoints archives for 1976-1977, additional Falconews articles, including some for the Prep Schoolers, reorganized Nostalgia directory page, with a separate directory for the Dodo and Talon magazines, several new issues of Dodo and the first Talon, links (below) to neighboring class web sites.
27 March 2012
March 2012 Checkpoints column.
12 February 2012
Graduation photo gallery.
19 January 2012
December 2011 Checkpoints column.
16 January 2012
Graduation parade video.
15 January 2012
Falconews articles from the Graduation edition.
7 January 2012
Checkpoints archives, commencing with 1975.
22 December 2011
Alan Krukowski on Medal of Honor Recipient William Crawford.
4 December 2011
Site Debuts.
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June 2017
GBNF. Classmate Phillip L. “Buddy” Kendall passed away at the age of 63 in February 2017 at his home in Irving, TX. Upon graduating Undergraduate Helicopter Training Buddy flew in assignments in Hampton, VA and as a search and rescue pilot in Keflavik, Iceland before going through Fixed Wing Transition Training in 1983. As a C-130 aircraft commander he flew tactical airlift missions along the East German border, into West Berlin, and in Desert Shield and Desert Storm, including humanitarian relief to Kurdish refugees in northern Iraq. He is preceded in death by his wife, Becky and survived by three sons: Nicholas, Benjamin, and Derik.
Grim Reapers Spotted on Winter Park Slopes. CS-31 squadron mates Jack Storer, Dr. Larry Colletti, Mike Dehart, and Jim Burling got together for a ski weekend of snow and sun in Winter Park, CO during the third week of March. Dave Ferguson also joined in on the outing. Larry supplied a cabin on Shadow Mountain Lake, Fergy showed up with the Scotch, and Mike provided cigars and reportedly awful movies. They plan to make it an annual event…presumably with someone other than Mike in charge of the movies. At the end of theweekend everyone went home with the same number of appendages they brought to the junket and without the aid of orthopedic supports, which earned the event the coveted “good time was had by all” rating.
Troll Earns Award For Achievements on High School Soccer Fields. CS-20 Troll Mike Goyden received the 2016 Tracy Fifer award for outstanding long term achievement and service to Colorado High School Soccer through his coaching and leadership positions in Colorado and National-level committees...
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