Bledsoe obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Bledsoe, Paul Randall        25 Jan 2007    Jan 2007    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  1/25/2007

BLEDSOE, PAUL RANDALL
Paul Randall Bledsoe, 21-years-old died Thursday, January 18, 2007 in
Norfolk, Va., where he was a Petty Officer Third Class stationed aboard the
nuclear aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN-73.  He was born
Tuesday, April 9, 1985 in Gretna, LA to Randall and Brenda Latino Bledsoe.
Paul moved with his family to Colorado Springs, Colorado in August of 1995.
He graduated from Air Force Academy High School at the United States Air
Force Academy in May 2003. Paul was active in the Boy Scouts where in 2003
he attained the rank of Eagle Scout with troop 366 in Colorado Springs.
Paul did an early enlistment into the Navy in November 2002 while in his
senior year of high school and began active duty in August 2003.
He was deployed in January 2004 to the Persian Gulf in support of operation
Iraqi Freedom where he worked as part of flight deck operations launching
aircraft.  During this deployment , Paul made port calls to the island of
Crete, United Arab Emirates, and Italy.  Since returning from deployment,
Paul has worked as an armory weapons specialist, his current assignment was
working as Navy liaison coordinating with contractors performing dry dock
hydraulic maintenance on the ships catapults.  Surviving are parents,
Randall Bledsoe and Brenda Latino Bledsoe of Collierville TN; sister,
Andromeda Bledsoe of Orlando FL; two uncles, Ronald Bledsoe of Houston TX,
and Fay Graves of Edwardsville KS  He was preceded in death by grand-
parents: Sam and Mildred Latino and Lester and Inez Bledsoe . Friends will
be received on Thursday 1-25 from 6:00p.m. until 10:00p.m. and on Friday
from 8:00a.m. until services at the Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home,
Hammond, Louisiana. Services will be held Friday at 11:00a.m., in the
funeral home chapel  Interment will follow in the Parklawn Memorial
Gardens, Hammond, Louisiana 70403.  in lieu of flowers please make
donations to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Fund at 2300 General Meyer Ave.
building 59 New Orleans LA 70142-001  Email condolences to:
hmckneely@i-55.com/subject line: Bledsoe.

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