Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Michael J. Proctor, United States Army, passed away quietly in his sleep on September 22, 2022, in Colwich, Kansas, where he had been residing since March 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 2, 1937 to the late James and Giovanna Giordano Proctor. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son Michael Jude Proctor.
LTC Proctor is survived by his wife Bernice C. (nee Shea) and his children, Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Denise M. Proctor, USAF, and spouse Col (Ret) Michael J. Underkofler, USAF; Joyce M. White and spouse Jeff White; and Mary Patricia Proctor-Smith and spouse MSG (Ret) Edwin Andrew (Andy) Smith, USA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
LTC Proctor graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys in 1955. At age 14 he met the love of his life, Bernice, who graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls. They married after LTC Proctor graduated from LaSalle University in 1959 and he was commissioned into the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer.
LTC Proctor had assignments in the United States, West Germany, Korea, and Vietnam where he served two combat tours. After 26 years of active service, LTC Proctor retired in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he built a successful security consulting and gun safety training business.
A Visitation and a Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the COSTANTINO-PRIMO FUNERAL HOME, 231 W. WHITE HORSE PIKE, Berlin NJ 08009. Funeral Liturgy 10:30 A.M. at the Funeral Home, followed by LTC Proctor being laid to rest with full military honors in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin New Jersey.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sep. 30, 2022.
LTC Proctor is survived by his wife Bernice C. (nee Shea) and his children, Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Denise M. Proctor, USAF, and spouse Col (Ret) Michael J. Underkofler, USAF; Joyce M. White and spouse Jeff White; and Mary Patricia Proctor-Smith and spouse MSG (Ret) Edwin Andrew (Andy) Smith, USA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
LTC Proctor graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys in 1955. At age 14 he met the love of his life, Bernice, who graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls. They married after LTC Proctor graduated from LaSalle University in 1959 and he was commissioned into the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer.
LTC Proctor had assignments in the United States, West Germany, Korea, and Vietnam where he served two combat tours. After 26 years of active service, LTC Proctor retired in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he built a successful security consulting and gun safety training business.
A Visitation and a Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the COSTANTINO-PRIMO FUNERAL HOME, 231 W. WHITE HORSE PIKE, Berlin NJ 08009. Funeral Liturgy 10:30 A.M. at the Funeral Home, followed by LTC Proctor being laid to rest with full military honors in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin New Jersey.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sep. 30, 2022.
Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Michael J. Proctor, United States Army, passed away quietly in his sleep on September 22, 2022, in Colwich, Kansas, where he had been residing since March 2021. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 2, 1937 to the late James and Giovanna Giordano Proctor. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his son Michael Jude Proctor.
LTC Proctor is survived by his wife Bernice C. (nee Shea) and his children, Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Denise M. Proctor, USAF, and spouse Col (Ret) Michael J. Underkofler, USAF; Joyce M. White and spouse Jeff White; and Mary Patricia Proctor-Smith and spouse MSG (Ret) Edwin Andrew (Andy) Smith, USA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
LTC Proctor graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys in 1955. At age 14 he met the love of his life, Bernice, who graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls. They married after LTC Proctor graduated from LaSalle University in 1959 and he was commissioned into the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer.
LTC Proctor had assignments in the United States, West Germany, Korea, and Vietnam where he served two combat tours. After 26 years of active service, LTC Proctor retired in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he built a successful security consulting and gun safety training business.
A Visitation and a Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the COSTANTINO-PRIMO FUNERAL HOME, 231 W. WHITE HORSE PIKE, Berlin NJ 08009. Funeral Liturgy 10:30 A.M. at the Funeral Home, followed by LTC Proctor being laid to rest with full military honors in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin New Jersey.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sep. 30, 2022.
LTC Proctor is survived by his wife Bernice C. (nee Shea) and his children, Lt Col (Ret) Dr. Denise M. Proctor, USAF, and spouse Col (Ret) Michael J. Underkofler, USAF; Joyce M. White and spouse Jeff White; and Mary Patricia Proctor-Smith and spouse MSG (Ret) Edwin Andrew (Andy) Smith, USA. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
LTC Proctor graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys in 1955. At age 14 he met the love of his life, Bernice, who graduated from West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Girls. They married after LTC Proctor graduated from LaSalle University in 1959 and he was commissioned into the United States Army as a Field Artillery Officer.
LTC Proctor had assignments in the United States, West Germany, Korea, and Vietnam where he served two combat tours. After 26 years of active service, LTC Proctor retired in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where he built a successful security consulting and gun safety training business.
A Visitation and a Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, October 8, 2022 from 8:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. at the COSTANTINO-PRIMO FUNERAL HOME, 231 W. WHITE HORSE PIKE, Berlin NJ 08009. Funeral Liturgy 10:30 A.M. at the Funeral Home, followed by LTC Proctor being laid to rest with full military honors in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin New Jersey.
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer on Sep. 30, 2022.
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