We Honor and Remember:
Capt Robert M. Mendez
Hometown: Lawrenceville, NJ Age: 37 Died: January 16, 2017 Unit: NJ ANG. 108th Civil Engineer Squadron, JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ Captain Robert M. Mendez, 37, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2017, surrounded by his entire family at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton, NJ. Born in Hackensack, NJ, Captain Mendez was actively serving in the U.S. Air Force as a Deputy Base Engineer. He has served for 16 years with the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron, having been deployed to Al Udeid Air Base from September 2006 until November 2006 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, to Sather Air Base, Iraq from January 2010 until July 2010 during Operation Iraqi Freedom and to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait from March 2014 until August 2014 during Operation Enduring Freedom. Predeceased by his father-in-law, Walter Edward Ostrowski; he is survived by his loving wife, Ruth A. Ostrowski; his son, Matthew Malave; parents, Lorry and Marie (D'Avanzo) Mendez; siblings and their spouses, Michele and Joel Perez, John and Kerri Mendez and Joe and Jude Mendez; nieces, Emily and Jillian Perez; mother-in-law, Patricia Ostrowski; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Wally Ostrowski, Andy Ostrowski, Debbie Mooney, Mike Mooney, Diane and Robert Lage, David Ostrowski, Jean Ostrowski, Matthew Ostrowski and Lisa Hart; nephews and nieces, Ryan Ostrowski, John Pomponio, Shannon LaPiedra, Robert M. Lage, Allyssa Ostrowski, Robert Rodgers and Shannon Ostrowski; best friend, Brian Klukososki and many other extended family and friends. Interment: Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in North Hanover, NJ. |
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JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. --
On Oct. 19, 2019, the 108th Civil Engineer Squadron’s building on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., was dedicated to Capt. Robert M. Mendez who passed away from kidney cancer on Jan. 16, 2017.
“We, as the military, don’t put people’s names on buildings that often,” said Lt. Col. Eric Balint, 108th Mission Support Group, deputy commander. “It is a lengthy process. It requires a lot of justification, verification, reviews, checks, rechecks, and approvals at the highest level of the military. Having a building memorialized to someone is a permanent and lasting honor that is reserved for the most deserving individuals.”
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New Jersey Run for the Fallen 2024 ~ Click on photos below to enlarge...
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New Jersey Run for the Fallen 2023 ~ Click on photos below to enlarge...
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New Jersey Run for the Fallen 2022
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