David Forgan Obituary

SOUTHLAKE -- Major General David Waller Forgan, United States Air Force (Retired), age 79, of Southlake, died peacefully in his sleep at home on July 26, 2013. A memorial service will be held at Fellowship United Methodist Church, 101 Trophy Club Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262 on Friday, August 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Funeral service will be at the Fort Myer Chapel, Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia, and burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Patriot Fisher House Foundation, 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20850, who provides free or low cost lodging to veterans and military families receiving treatment at medical facilities or a charity of your choice. General Forgan was born to Ruth and Harold Forgan on September 28, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended schools in Western Springs, Illinois; Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and St. Paul Military Academy in Minnesota. He was graduated from Lyons Township High School in La Grange, Illinois, received his B.S. Degree in marketing from the University of Colorado in 1955 and earned a Master of Science Degree from George Washington University in 1966. He was a Distinguished Graduate of Squadron Officer School in 1962 and a Distinguished Graduate of Air Command and Staff College in 1966. He completed the Army War College in 1972. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air Force in 1955 through the ROTC program and earned his pilot wings in 1957. General Forgan served 33 ½ years in numerous key assignments throughout the world, including a combat tour in Southeast Asia in 1967, flying 100 combat missions in the F-105 over North Vietnam. He was a command pilot with over 4000 flying hours. His military decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (AF), Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with 17 oak leaf clusters and the Spanish Aeronautical Cross of Merit. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity, The Order of Daedalians, and The Air Force Association. General Forgan is survived by his wife, Shirley Dobbins Forgan, formerly of McAlester, Oklahoma, two sons, Bruce and Todd, and two grandsons, Spencer and Jacob and wife Sarah; cousins Glenn Macmillan Forgan and Lisa Forgan DeWitts; aunt Mrs. Glenn Macmillan Forgan. J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors Grapevine, 817-481-2525