David A. Shrewsbury, Major Us Army Retired

David Alan Shrewsbury, Major, U.S. Army, Retired, 56,of Harker Heights, TX formerly of Beckley, WV died Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at his home. Born October 24, 1950 at Logan, WV he was the son of Anna Lee Gadd of Flat Woods, KY and the late Benton Davis Shrewsbury. He was the stepson of Sarah Shrewsbury of Ringold, VA. David was raised in Beckley, WV where he was a member of the First Baptist Church and a 1968 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He received an appointment to the United State Military Academy at West Point, NY in 1968 and graduated in 1972. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in Armor. He graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne and Ranger school in 1972; Armor Officer Basic Course, Ft. Knox, KY, 1973; Infantry Officer Advance Course, Fort Benning, GA, 1979; and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, KS in 1984. While serving as a deputy Professor of Military Science at West Virginia University he earned a Master of Public Administration degree in 1986. David’s military honors and awards include the Army Meritorious Service medal (3 oak leaf clusters); Army Achievement medal (2 oak leaf clusters); National Defense medal and the Army Service medal; parachutist badge and the Ranger Tab. He was inducted into the Order of Saint George for excellence in armor. In 1992, he retired from the Army and entered into a career in defense contracting. His professional affiliations include Past President and member Board of Directors of the Heart of Texas West Point Society (HOTWPS); Rotary International and the Killeen-Heights Rotary Club where he was a Paul Harris Fellow; and the American Legion Post #573. David is also survived by his wife, the former Nora Ann Wesson whom he married on August 30, 1975 at Fort Hood, TX; a son, Benton Wesson Shrewsbury, Capt, USAF, Baghdad, Iraq; brother, Robert L. Shrewsbury of Harker Heights, TX; three sisters, Elizabeth Pollastrini of Winfield, WV; Mary Walker of Waynesburg, PA and Joann Bragg of Fayetteville, WV and by many nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held on Monday, April 23, 2007 at the Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home, Killeen, TX followed by burial, with full military honors, at the Central Texas State Veteran’s Cemetery in Killeen. Memorials may be made to: The Association of Graduates, 698 Mills Road, West Point, NY 10996 or www.AOGUSMA.org or The Rotary Club of Killeen-Heights Charitable Corporation, PO Box 2638, Harker Heights, TX 76548. Please include the name and return address with memorials.