House Engrossed

State of Arizona House of Representatives Forty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2000

HOUSE RESOLUTION 2004

 

A RESOLUTION

 

on the death of carroll m. fyffe.

 

 

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Carroll M. Fyffe passed away on December 2, 1999 at the age of sixty‑three.

Born to Claude and Virginia Fyffe in Louisa, Kentucky on November 15, 1936, Carroll Fyffe grew up in Kentucky where he attended Maysville High School and Eastern State College.  On March 21, 1955 he married his high school sweetheart, Nancy Brubaker, and together they raised two children, Joseph and Jane.  Carroll and Nancy Fyffe also were blessed with three wonderful grandchildren, James, Nicole and Meghan.

In 1958, Carroll Fyffe embarked on a distinguished and lengthy career in the United States Army.  He completed countless military education courses and served with distinction in such capacities as commander of the Aviation Detachment Reserve Corps headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri, operations officer of the Underground Command Center at Fort Ritchie, Maryland and assistant chief to staff for force development at Fort Huachuca, Arizona. Carroll Fyffe’s exemplary efforts earned him numerous awards and honors, including the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Valorous Unit Award and the Master Army Aviator Badge. 

Carroll Fyffe retired from the military as a colonel in 1988 yet remained active in various veterans’ organizations.  He ably served such organizations as the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the Advisory Council at Tucson V.A. Medical Center and University Hospital, the Arizona Veterans Service Commission, the American Legion and the Distinguished Flying Cross Society.  He was a life member of the Retired Officers Association and was active in the Past National Commanders organization, King Solomon Masonic Lodge #5, F & A.M., Tombstone and the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.  In addition, Carroll Fyffe served as a member of the veteran’s advisory council for Arizona Senator John McCain and Congressman Jim Kolbe.

Carroll Fyffe will be greatly missed by his wife, Nancy, his son, Joseph, his daughter, Jane, his mother, Virginia, his three grandchildren, his other surviving family members and his many friends.

Therefore

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona:

That the Members of the House of Representatives sincerely regret the passing of Carroll M. Fyffe and extend their sympathies and condolences to his family and many friends.

 

 

 

 

 

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED BY THE HOUSE MARCH 2, 2000.

 

FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 2, 2000.