[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E23-E24]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE LIFE OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WILSON A. ``DUTCH'' SHOFFNER, 
                              USA, RETIRED

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                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, January 8, 2014

  Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor the life and service 
of Lieutenant General Wilson A. ``Dutch'' Shoffner, USA, Retired, of 
Colleyville, Texas, who passed away on January 3, 2014, at the age of 
seventy-five.
  Lt. Gen. Shoffner, born in 1938 to Fred and Jewell Shoffner, was 
originally from Ryan, Oklahoma. He attended Cameron State Agricultural 
College (now Cameron University) where he participated in ROTC, Phi 
Theta Kappa, and the Student Government Association; and later 
graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1961. Shortly thereafter, 
he joined the United States Army, and was commissioned in Field 
Artillery in 1967.
  In his thirty-two years of service, which included the Vietnam War, 
Lt. Gen. Shoffner commanded the 214th Field Artillery brigade in Ft. 
Sill, Oklahoma, the 3rd Infantry Division in Wurzburg, West Germany, 
and the Combined Arms Command at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. His many 
positions also included being the Deputy Chief of Staff for Military 
Operations in Washington, DC. He earned his third star and the rank of 
Lieutenant General in 1991. Lt. Gen. Shoffner had also received a 
Bronze Star and a Distinguished Service Medal, which is awarded for 
exceptional performance in a duty of great responsibility.
  After retiring from the Army in 1993, Shoffner became Vice President 
for Product Development at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in 
Grand Prairie, Texas. In 2003, he retired from that position but 
continued to volunteer at community organizations and speak to ROTC 
cadets at Cameron University. He is in the alumni hall of fame at both 
Cameron and Oklahoma State University.
  Lt. Gen. Shoffner was recently preceded in death by his wife of 
fifty-two years, Beverly, of Lawton, Oklahoma. Together they had two 
sons, Al and Andy, He is survived by four sisters--Myra, Jean, Joan, 
and Judy--and three grandchildren--Kristin, Lauren, and Austin.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congressional District of Texas, I 
ask all my distinguished colleagues to join me in remembering

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and honoring Lieutenant General Wilson and his thirty-two years of 
admirable service to the United States.

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