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Currently State Captains
Following is the current list of Gold Star Dad State captains who have answered the call of duty. These are ALL volunteers, many of them work full time jobs so be patient in your inquiry, they will get back with you ASAP.
Who Qualifies to be a GSD State Captain?
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado | Connecticut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | D C | Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho |
| Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana |
| Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Philippines | Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island | Samoa | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
California
GSD Southern California ~ Paul Murphy - Paul and his wife Alma are the proud parents of SGT Raymond ALcaraz, KIA 8/31/2010. Paul & Alma are also GSD Peer Mentors You can Contact Paul via email & PM on the GSD Patriot Forum 8am - 11pm PST. phone 909-747-4594 email contact Paul
GSD Grief Support ~ Tim Norman - Tim is the Gold Star Father of Captain Kevin Michael Norman USA, KIA August 12 2003. Tim is also the Clinical Director at Hanna Boys Center in Sonoma, CA. HBC currently has 27 graduates in the military with 8 currently deployed so he is well aware of the of the stress that Blue Star families are going through and as a Gold Star he is well acquainted with the grief process . Contact Tim
GSD Central California Captain ~ Volunteer Needed
Florida
GSD Florida Coordinator ~ Carl Swofford - Carl and his wife are the proud parents of CW2 Justin S Swofford KIA 2/9/2002 who died in a training mission prior to mobilization to Bosnia. Carl is a retired Sergeant Major from the Army and he is Florida State Captain for the Patriot Guard Riders. phone 386-793-0030 email CarlS@patriotguard.org
Illinois
GSD Illinois Captain ~ Bob Ochsner- Bob and his wife Sandy are the proud parents of Sgt 1st class John S. Ochsner USA - KIA 15 November 2005 in Orgun-E, Afghanistan. Bob is a Deacon at his church and heavily involved with the Gold Star community in Illinois. Bob is available via email
Kentucky
GSD Kentucky Captain ~ Glenn Gill - Glenn and his wife Cassie are the proud parents of Sgt. Matthew L. Deckard KIA 16 Sept. 2005. Glenn is a Process Manager for a chemical manufacturing company and is active in the Gold Star and military circles in Kentucky. You can reach Glenn at 270-268-9537 or email Glenn
Michigan
GSD Michigan Captain ~ Rich Hansen - Rich and his wife Emily are the proud parents of Sr. Airman James A. Hansen, KIA 15 Sept 2010. Rich is retired Air Force and works for the DOD in the DLA Logistics Information Service in Battle Creek. You can email Rich or send a private message from the patriot forum
Mississippi
GSD Mississippi Captain ~ Henry Tanner Sr. - Henry is the proud father of Cpl John Tanner, USMC - KIA Aug 29 August 2007. phone - 850-276-7427 Contact - Henry Tanner
New York
GSD New York Captain ~ Daniel Hasenauer - Daniel and his wife are the proud parents of PFC Jason D. Hasenauer, 82nd Air Borne, killed, 28 December 2005. Daniel lives in Hilton, New York and you can email Daniel here
Oklahoma
GSD Oklahoma Captain ~ Mike Weiss - Mike and his wife are the proud parents of Army PFC Zackery W Wells, killed, 16 April 2011. Mike lives in Spencer, OK, and is a Central OK REACT Training Officer. you can email Mike
Tennessee
GSD Western Tennessee Captain ~ Mike Morel - Mike and his wife Molly are the proud parents of Capt. Brent Morel, KIA 4/7/2004. Molly is on the board of Directors of Gold Star Mothers and both she and Mike are very active in Tennessee. you can email Mike
GSD Eastern Tennessee Captain ~ Brian Shilling - you can email Brian
Texas
GSD Texas Captain ~ Ed Martin - Ed and his wife Candy are the proud parents of Army 1LT Thomas Martin, KIA Iraq, October 14, 2007. Ed lives in San Antonio, TX, and is actively involvled with the SOS program at Ft Sam Houston where he works as the Operations Officer for the Training, Education, and Security Division of the Ft Sam Houston Army Support Activity. you can email Ed
Washington
GSD Washington Captain ~ Steven V. Ward - Steven and his wife Dana (Eric's step-mother) are the proud parents of LCpl Eric L. Ward, KIA 21 February 2010. Steven will also be acting captain for Oregon until we can find a captain there. You can reach Steven at 509-599-1378 or email Steven