LTC Brian "Fire Power Forward" Delaplane - Never Forgotten

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(Brian and Pam at a K-town during Lauter Kerwe in 2007)

Friend, blogger and contributor to The Blog of War, LTC Brian Delaplane was serving as the assistant professor of military Science at St. John’s University in Queens (NY), where he was found unconscious by his cadets last week.  The autopsy revealed that it was a sudden death from a pulmonary embolism. 

Lt. Col. Brian N. Delaplane
United   States Army
May 6, 1960 - Oct 9, 2007

Lieutenant Colonel Brian N. Delaplane passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in New   York following a pulmonary embolism. He was a Logistical Officer in the United States Army currently serving as The Professor of Military Science at Saint Johns University in Queens, New York. Brian Neal Delaplane was born on May 6, 1960 in Glenwood   Springs, Colorado to Helen and David Delaplane. He graduated in 1970 from Glenwood Springs High School. He joined the Army in 1984. He received his Bachelors Degree from Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado and his Masters Degree from St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York. He continued his career in the U.S. Army for 23 years and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He received multiple medals and accommodations to include the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Brian was a man of distinction, character, and integrity and was known for his compassionate leadership, mentorship and friendship. Brian married Pamela Mackowiak on May 22, 1999 in Olean, New York who survives him and lives in Colorado   Springs. LTC Delaplane is survived by his wife: Pamela, his parents: Helen Delaplane of Silt, Colorado and David Delaplane of Denver, Colorado. Pam's children: Molly, Matthew and Sarah, children by his first wife, Felice: Matthew and Jessica, and his brothers: Timothy, Mark and Glen. Visitation is planned for 4-7 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Shrine of Remembrance Chapel in Colorado Springs. A Vigil Service will follow at 7:00 pm in the Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 19, 2007 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 8755   Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920. Graveside services with full Army Honors will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The family and friends will return to St. Gabriel's Church Narthex for Fellowship.

To say I was shocked by the news would be an understatement. 

Reader Melissa talked to Brian's beloved wife Pam ("Pammycakes" is what he calls her), and she doesn’t seem to need anything in particular—she just wants to get the book and his blogs out to as many people as possible, so that as many people as possible can read the events and experiences he documented.

If you could, particularly regular readers of his popular “Firepower Forward” blog (“I need a better map”, “9 Lines”, “In the Blink of an Eye”, and “The Long Ride Home" were some of his most popular posts), please post comments on the guestbook of his obituary (http://www.legacy.com/Gazette/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=96084145).

If you haven't read Fire Power Forward, check the links above to the posts I recommend.

Brian had sent me a few recommendations for pubs in and around Colorado Springs and Denver.  He was apparently a *cough* connoisseur.  I never had a chance to visit them with Brian, but I will make sure that, when I do visit them, I'll raise a toast to an amazing husband, father, son, brother, author, friend and...Soldier.

'A toast, my friends, raise your glasses to "Absent Companions!"

Update: More photos of Brian here at Melissa's site.

Wake, Memorial, and Mass timelines for Colorado Springs (and St. John's U.) are after the Jump:

Here is a tentative timeline:

   18 1600 OCT 07 - Viewing at the Shrine of Remembrance followed
   18 1900 OCT 07 - Rosary Prayer service at the Shrine of Remembrance
   19 1000 OCT 07 - Mass at St Gabriel Church

Times following are dependent on the length of the Mass

   19 1200 OCT 07 - Grave side Service at Evergreen Cemetery
                   (across from Shrine of Remembrance)
   19 1300 OCT 07 - Fellowship at St Gabriel Church

Addresses:

   Shrine of Remembrance
   1730 E. Fountain Blvd
   Colorado Springs, CO 80910

   St Gabriel
   8755 Scarborough Dr
   Colorado Springs, CO 80920

In addition to the events in Colorado Springs, the Red Storm
ROTC Detachment will also hold a Memorial Service at 1500 on the 25th of
October at the Saint Thomas More Chapel on the St John's University,
Queens Campus.

   St John's University
   Queens Campus
   8000 Utopia Parkway
   Queens, NY 11439

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LTC Brian "Fire Power Forward" Delaplane - Never Forgotten

(Brian and Pam at a K-town during Lauter Kerwe in 2007)

Friend, blogger and contributor to The Blog of War, LTC Brian Delaplane was serving as the assistant professor of military Science at St. John’s University in Queens (NY), where he was found unconscious by his cadets last week.  The autopsy revealed that it was a sudden death from a pulmonary embolism. 

Lt. Col. Brian N. Delaplane
United   States Army
May 6, 1960 - Oct 9, 2007

Lieutenant Colonel Brian N. Delaplane passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in New   York following a pulmonary embolism. He was a Logistical Officer in the United States Army currently serving as The Professor of Military Science at Saint Johns University in Queens, New York. Brian Neal Delaplane was born on May 6, 1960 in Glenwood   Springs, Colorado to Helen and David Delaplane. He graduated in 1970 from Glenwood Springs High School. He joined the Army in 1984. He received his Bachelors Degree from Metropolitan State College, Denver, Colorado and his Masters Degree from St. Bonaventure University, Olean, New York. He continued his career in the U.S. Army for 23 years and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He received multiple medals and accommodations to include the Bronze Star Medal and the Meritorious Service Medal. Brian was a man of distinction, character, and integrity and was known for his compassionate leadership, mentorship and friendship. Brian married Pamela Mackowiak on May 22, 1999 in Olean, New York who survives him and lives in Colorado   Springs. LTC Delaplane is survived by his wife: Pamela, his parents: Helen Delaplane of Silt, Colorado and David Delaplane of Denver, Colorado. Pam's children: Molly, Matthew and Sarah, children by his first wife, Felice: Matthew and Jessica, and his brothers: Timothy, Mark and Glen. Visitation is planned for 4-7 pm on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at the Shrine of Remembrance Chapel in Colorado Springs. A Vigil Service will follow at 7:00 pm in the Chapel. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM on Friday, October 19, 2007 at St. Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Church, 8755   Scarborough Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80920. Graveside services with full Army Honors will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The family and friends will return to St. Gabriel's Church Narthex for Fellowship.

To say I was shocked by the news would be an understatement. 

Reader Melissa talked to Brian's beloved wife Pam ("Pammycakes" is what he calls her), and she doesn’t seem to need anything in particular—she just wants to get the book and his blogs out to as many people as possible, so that as many people as possible can read the events and experiences he documented.

If you could, particularly regular readers of his popular “Firepower Forward” blog (“I need a better map”, “9 Lines”, “In the Blink of an Eye”, and “The Long Ride Home" were some of his most popular posts), please post comments on the guestbook of his obituary (http://www.legacy.com/Gazette/GB/GuestbookView.aspx?PersonId=96084145).

If you haven't read Fire Power Forward, check the links above to the posts I recommend.

Brian had sent me a few recommendations for pubs in and around Colorado Springs and Denver.  He was apparently a *cough* connoisseur.  I never had a chance to visit them with Brian, but I will make sure that, when I do visit them, I'll raise a toast to an amazing husband, father, son, brother, author, friend and...Soldier.

'A toast, my friends, raise your glasses to "Absent Companions!"

Update: More photos of Brian here at Melissa's site.

Wake, Memorial, and Mass timelines for Colorado Springs (and St. John's U.) are after the Jump:

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