Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Border, Rex Davis May 10, 2008 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon S. Miller shabodeho@aol.com June 10, 2008, 8:13 pm Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/29/2008 Border, Rex Davis Rex Davis Border, 59 Vietnam veteran Rex Davis Border, 59, passed away at his home Saturday, May 10, 2008. He was the son of Russell Border and Audrey Kohr of Myerstown, Pa. He was born Aug. 22, 1948, in Lebanon, Pa. After graduating from Elco High School Class of 1966, he joined the U.S. Army and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. When he was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, he met Debra Shepherd, and they married June 14, 1969. While serving in the Army, Rex earned a bachelor's degree, and later a master's degree in business administration. He retired from the Army in 1986, and settled in Alamogordo, N.M. He worked as security manager for NewTec at White Sands Missile Range until his death. Rex enjoyed teaching, and he taught classes most recently for Park University at Holloman Air Force Base. He loved the outdoors and his horses, dogs and cats. He is survived by his parents of Myerstown, Pa.; his wife, Debra of Alamorgordo; his daughter, Heather and her husband Cliff McDougald of Lawton, Okla.; and two grandchildren, Elizabeth and Ian McDougald also of Lawton. Family was important to Rex, and he was loved as a brother by his wife's brothers and sisters, Tony Shepherd of Surprise, Ariz., Nicki Langston of Overland Park, Kan., Lisa Valentine of North Bend, Wash., Scott Shepherd and Kimberly Shepherd; and his mother-in-law, Patricia Shepherd, all of Maize, Kan. Rex's sense of humor and his funloving nature will be missed by all. His untimely death will be deeply felt by all who knew and loved him. Godspeed, Rex. A memorial service was conducted Saturday, May 17, 2008, at the Alamogordo Funeral Home Chapel with Chuck Moon officiating. Inurnment will take place at Arlington Cemetery at a future date. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/29/2008. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/pafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb