This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/FG0.2ACIB/1110 Message Board Post: The following obit is reprinted from the Jan. 18, 2003 edition of the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle with permission of Cheyenne Newspapers, Inc. Copyright 2002. All rights reserved. Dillon L. McFarland 1962-2003 Lieutenant Colonel Dillon L. McFarland, 40, of Layton, Utah, was Killed on Nov. 13 during a combat training mission when the F-16C Fighting Falcon he was flying crashed on the Utah Test and Training Range. Lt. Col. Dillon L. McFarland was born in Ishpeming, Mich., on March 8, 1962. Dillon graduated from Douglas High School in Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota in 1980 and from the US Air Force Academy in Colordao Springs, Colo., in 1984. He had 3,043 hours in the F-16, with more than 85 combat flying hours. In his civilian job, he flew as a first officer for American Airlines. He is survived by his wife, Sandy; a son, Joshua; and a daughter, Ashley, all of Layton, Utah; his mother, Katherine "Katy" Godbout of Gwinn, Mich., formerly of Cheyenne; a brother, Chris McFarland of Denver, Colo.; sisters, Marie Moden of Berthoud, Colo., Jacque Lynn Godbout of Denver, Colo., and Kelly McFarland of Hopewell, Va. He was preceded in death by his father, Terry McFarland and his grandparents; and his step-father, Bob Godbout. A memorial service was held on Nov. 17 at the 419th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. Funeral services were held at the Hill Air Force Base Chapel on Nov. 20 with interment in the Layton Utah Cemetery. Note: I am of no relation, but my sympathies go out to those of you who are. This is here as a lasting memorial for Mr. McFarland.