Adam Stewart "Ed" Gilmour
d. May 2, 2012
Adam Stewart "Ed" Gilmour
Mr. Adam S. “Ed” Gilmour
Augusta, GA – Adam Stewart “Ed” Gilmour, 73, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center of Augusta.
Mr. Gilmour was a proud 1960 graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Master of Business Administration at the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
He served his country for 23 years as an Army Officer with two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. Mr. Gilmour received five Bronze Stars, Army Commendation Medal and etc. He was an honor graduate of the Army Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS and the Army War College, Carlisle, PA. Mr. Gilmour retired as an LTC and started his new career as an Assistant General Manager for Administration at Wakenhut Services. He retired on 2006 after 23 years. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Westlake Country Club for 22 years.
Mr. Gilmour was a member of Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church where he served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and Perpetual Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament.
Family members include wife of 51 years Mrs. Ann Bolchoz Gilmour; son: Colonel Gregory S. Gilmour (Kathy); daughters: Alycia Watson (Joseph) and Christine; grandsons: Matthew Adam Gilmour, Blake Arthur Gilmour and Christopher Allen Watson; granddaughters: Marissa Noel Gilmour and Anne-Marie Holley Watson; sister: Carol Parks (Thomas, Sr.); mother: Twila Hemminger Gilmour nephew: Thomas Parks, Jr.; nieces: Colleen Miller and Tammy Fletcher and furry companion: Chuckie. Mr. Gilmour was preceded in death by his father Robert Gilmour.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Jayarraju Koppula officiating. Interment will follow at Westover Memorial Park with full military Honors. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lt. General (Ret.) Bruce Harris, Colonel (Ret.) Michael Boos, Colonel (Ret.) Robert Borer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Arthur Graves, Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Kowalczyk, Sr. Master Sergeant Richard Schultz, Eugene McCarthy, Robert Oliver, Mark Jennings, W.D. Hatley ,Robert Sutton and Brigadier General Jeffrey W. Foley.
In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer Association at 1899 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
The family wishes to thank Sarah Care of Evans and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Palliative Care and Gold Team Physicians.
A Holy Vigil Service will be held Friday evening beginning at 5:00 P.M. in the Chapel at Thomas Poteet & Son. The family will receive friends following the Vigil Service until 7:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
Augusta, GA – Adam Stewart “Ed” Gilmour, 73, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 surrounded by his family at the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center of Augusta.
Mr. Gilmour was a proud 1960 graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Master of Business Administration at the Babcock Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University.
He served his country for 23 years as an Army Officer with two tours of duty in the Vietnam War. Mr. Gilmour received five Bronze Stars, Army Commendation Medal and etc. He was an honor graduate of the Army Command General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS and the Army War College, Carlisle, PA. Mr. Gilmour retired as an LTC and started his new career as an Assistant General Manager for Administration at Wakenhut Services. He retired on 2006 after 23 years. He was an avid golfer and a member of the Westlake Country Club for 22 years.
Mr. Gilmour was a member of Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church where he served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and Perpetual Adorer of the Blessed Sacrament.
Family members include wife of 51 years Mrs. Ann Bolchoz Gilmour; son: Colonel Gregory S. Gilmour (Kathy); daughters: Alycia Watson (Joseph) and Christine; grandsons: Matthew Adam Gilmour, Blake Arthur Gilmour and Christopher Allen Watson; granddaughters: Marissa Noel Gilmour and Anne-Marie Holley Watson; sister: Carol Parks (Thomas, Sr.); mother: Twila Hemminger Gilmour nephew: Thomas Parks, Jr.; nieces: Colleen Miller and Tammy Fletcher and furry companion: Chuckie. Mr. Gilmour was preceded in death by his father Robert Gilmour.
A Mass of Resurrection will be held Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at Saint Mary on the Hill Catholic Church with Rev. Jayarraju Koppula officiating. Interment will follow at Westover Memorial Park with full military Honors. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lt. General (Ret.) Bruce Harris, Colonel (Ret.) Michael Boos, Colonel (Ret.) Robert Borer, Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Arthur Graves, Chief Master Sgt. Eugene Kowalczyk, Sr. Master Sergeant Richard Schultz, Eugene McCarthy, Robert Oliver, Mark Jennings, W.D. Hatley ,Robert Sutton and Brigadier General Jeffrey W. Foley.
In lieu of flowers please make memorial contributions to the Alzheimer Association at 1899 Central Ave., Augusta, GA 30904.
The family wishes to thank Sarah Care of Evans and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Palliative Care and Gold Team Physicians.
A Holy Vigil Service will be held Friday evening beginning at 5:00 P.M. in the Chapel at Thomas Poteet & Son. The family will receive friends following the Vigil Service until 7:00 P.M. at Thomas Poteet & Son Funeral Directors, 214 Davis Rd., Augusta, GA 30907 (706) 364-8484. Please sign the guestbook at www.thomaspoteet.com
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