TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Col. (ret) Dick Hum, shown here with his wife, Jane Ng, at the California Veterans Home, Yountville, passed away May 22, after a brief illness, at the age of 86. A memorial service and burial with full military honors was held at the Yountville Veterans Home for Col. Hum, May 28th. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield)

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Final farewell to an American Veteran

Published June 1, 2011
By Senior Master Sgt. Ellen L. Hatfield
349th Public Affairs

TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif -- Col. (ret) Dick Hum and his wife, Jane Ng, share a moment of joy and laughter at last year's Operation Gratitude champagne brunch, at the California Veterans Home, Yountville.

Col. Hum, who had lived at the Home since 1996, and was a trustee of the American Veterans, Department of California, passed away May 22, after a brief illness, at the age of 86. He was well-known and loved by many family, friends, and Airmen of the 349th Air Mobility Wing. He had a stellar, and interesting career in the U.S. Air Force, during which he commanded the only U.S. AF Human Intelligence Organization at Pentagon level, the 7602nd Air Intelligence Group.

A memorial service and burial with full military honors was held at the Yountville Veterans Home, May 28th.

Col. Hum's legacy was carried on by his son, Richard, who retired as a colonel after 30 years as an Air Force chaplain, and his grandson, Brian, who is a captain assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, The captain recently completed his third tour of duty flying combat missions over Iraq and Afghanistan.

Please join us for the 11th annual celebration of Operation Gratitude in Yountville, June 18th. Contact Tech. Sgt. Jeff Forzaglia or Senior Master Sgt. Don Davis, to volunteer.