DEATH OF CG FLAG OFFICER

R 282045Z FEB 08 ZUI ASN-A00059000028 ZYB
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-00//
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UNCLAS //N05360//
ALCOAST 107/08
COMDTNOTE 5360
SUBJ: DEATH OF CG FLAG OFFICER
A. USCG REGULATIONS, COMDTINST M5000.3(SERIES), ART 14-8-7
1. I AM SAD TO REPORT THE PASSING OF REAR ADMIRAL J. DAVID SPADE,
USCG, RETIRED. AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER, HE DIED ON TUESDAY,
26 FEB 2008 IN TAMPA, FL. HE WAS 64.
2. A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT THE CG ACADEMY CHAPEL ON A
DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED BY FUTURE ALCOAST.
3. ADMIRAL SPADE WAS A 1965 GRADUATE OF THE COAST GUARD ACADEMY AND
RETIRED IN 1999. HE SERVED WITH DISTINCTION THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER
AND WAS KNOWN FOR HIS STRONG LEADERSHIP AND IMPACT ON MANY COAST
GUARD MEN AND WOMEN. THOUGH HE WAS A COMMITTED CUTTERMAN, SERVING
ABOARD SIX CUTTERS AND COMMANDING THREE, HIS INTERESTS AND TALENTS
WERE BROAD IN SCOPE. HE WAS AN ECONOMICS INSTRUCTOR AT THE COAST
GUARD ACADEMY AND SERVED ON THE FACULTY OF THE INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE
OF THE ARMED FORCES. IN THESE ASSIGNMENTS, HE TAUGHT MANY OF THE
OFFICERS IN SENIOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN THE COAST GUARD AND
GOVERNMENT TODAY. AS A REAR ADMIRAL, HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY
COMMANDER OF JOINT INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE EAST AND LATER COMMANDED
THE THIRTEENTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT.
4. THOSE HE LED DESCRIBED HIM AS A LEADER WHO ALWAYS SAW THE BEST
IN PEOPLE, AND CHALLENGED THEM TO STRIVE TO REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL. ADMIRAL SPADE ALSO SERVED HIS COMMUNITY BEYOND THE COAST
GUARD, AND WAS TWICE HONORED AS A "NAVY LEAGUER OF THE YEAR" FOR
HIS SELFLESS EFFORTS. THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE, HE PUT SERVICE FIRST,
BOTH TO THE NATION AND HIS COMMUNITY. HE LEAVES A TREMENDOUS
LEGACY.
5. ADMIRAL SPADE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE LINDA, SON MIKE AND
DAUGHTER KRISTY. NO FUNERAL SERVICE IS PLANNED.
6. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE SPADE FAMILY REQUESTS THAT DONATIONS BE
MADE IN ADMIRAL SPADES NAME TO:
MULTIPLE MYELOMA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
383 MAIN AVENUE, 5TH FLOOR
NORWALK, CT 06851
PHONE: 203-229-0464
EMAIL: INFO(AT)THEMMRF.ORG.
7. AREA COMMANDERS, DISTRICT COMMANDERS, AND MLC COMMANDERS TAKE
APPROPRIATE ACTION TO ADVISE SENIOR RETIRED OFFICERS RESIDING IN
THEIR DISTRICT.  HEADQUARTERS SUPPORT COMMAND (A-4) IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THE WASHINGTON, DC, AREA.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
9. ADMIRAL THAD ALLEN, COMMANDANT, SENDS.
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