This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: WHL44 Surnames: FORWARD, BLAKEMAN, FRANCOISE Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.michigan.counties.kent/8597/mb.ashx Message Board Post: FORWARD, Myron Hal Age 92 Of Asheville, NC Died peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family, on Thursday, April 2, 2009. A native of Lowell, Michigan, Hal was the son of the late Erwin Elston and Bessie Irene Blakeman Forward. He was preceded in death by a brother, Erwin Elston Forward, Jr., of Three Rivers, Michigan. Mr. Forward is survived by his wife of 67 years, Alta Jane Francoise Forward; son, Mike Forward and wife, Sylvia; son, Jim Forward and wife, Sue; grandchildren, Tom Forward and wife Dawn, Kris Forward and wife Bethany, all of Asheville; and Kelly Forward, of Charleston, South Carolina; and great-grandchildren Carson and Avery. Hal attended George Washington University and was a Marine Corps veteran of WW II. He was a retired Deputy Quartermaster General of the Marine Corps and was a member of both the Marine Corps Association and the Retired Officers Association. Aside from his lifelong commitment to the Marine Corps, Hal will be remembered for his kindness, loyalty, and heartfelt devotion to hi! s family. He will be deeply missed by many. Military honors were provided by Chaplain Richard Rockwell and the Asheville High School Marine JROTC Unit at 2:00 PM Monday, April 6, at the NC State Veterans Cemetery, Black Mountain. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue assisted with the arrangements. The online register is available at www.grocefuneralhome.com. In Leiu of flowers, memorials may be made to Care-Partners Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813 or Unity Center, 2041 Old Fanning Bridge Road, Mills River, NC 28759. Published in the Kalamazoo Gazette on 4/12/2009 (Posted by a VOLUNTEER-NO family connection) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.