Paul Bledsoe Obituary

Paul Randall Bledsoe, 21 years old died Thursday, January 18, 2007 in Norfolk VA where he was a Petty Officer Third Class stationed aboard the nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN-73 He was born Tuesday, April 9, 1985 in Gretna, LA to Randall and Brenda Bledsoe. Paul moved with his family to Colorado Springs, Colorado in August of 1995. He graduated from Air Force Academy High School at the United States Air Force Academy in May 2003. Paul was active in the Boy Scouts where in 2003 he attained the rank of Eagle Scout with troop 366 in Colorado Springs. Paul did an early enlistment into the Navy in November 2002 while in his senior year of high school and began active duty in August 2003. He was deployed in January 2004 to the Persian Gulf in support of operation Iraqi Freedom where he worked as part of flight deck operations launching aircraft. During this deployment, Paul made port calls to the island of Crete, United Arab Emirates, and Italy. Since returning from deployment, Paul has worked as an armory weapons specialist, His current assignment was working as Navy liaison coordinating with contractors performing dry dock hydraulic maintenance on the ships catapults. Surviving are parents, Randall Bledsoe and Brenda Latino Bledsoe of Collierville TN; sister, Andromeda Bledsoe of Orlando FL; two uncles, Ronald Bledsoe of Houston TX, and Fay Graves of Edwardsville KS. He was preceded in death by grandparents: Sam and Mildred Latino and Lester and Inez Bledsoe. Friends will be received on Thursday January 25, 2007 from 6:00p.m. until 10:00p.m. and on Friday from 8:00a.m. until services at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home, Hammond, LA. Services will be held Friday at 11:00a.m., in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in the Parklawn Memorial Gardens, Hammond, LA 70403. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Fund at 2300 General Meyer Ave. building 59 New Orleans, LA 70142-001 Email condolences to: [email protected] / subject line: Bledsoe.