Ronald Francis Krueger

1945-2012 Ronald Francis Krueger, 66 of Alexandria VA, passed away December 5 2012, at the Fountains of Washington House. Ron was born December 20, 1945 in Emporia, son of the late William Charles Krueger, Jr. and Rita Mary Kuhlmann. He was the loving husband of Linda Krueger and loving father of daughter Jessica Krueger of New York City, NY and son Eric Krueger, his wife Sonya and their daughters Jasmine and Jossilyn Krueger of Tega Cay, SC. Passed away after a courageous almost two year battle with cancer, displaying enormous courage and relentless fight to stay with all those he loved so much. He was known, loved and cherished by many and will be greatly missed. He is survived by two brothers, Larry Krueger of Bentley, Kansas and Carl Krueger of Olpe, Kansas; two sisters, Beth Peterson of Kansas City, MO and Rita McFadden of Lawrence, KS. He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers Charles W. (Bill) Krueger Jr., James (Jim) Krueger and Donald C. (Don) Krueger. Ron received his Bachelor of Arts in Geography from Emporia State University where he was honored as Distinguished Alumni. He completed Graduate Study Political Science, Post Graduate Intelligence Course and graduate from the National War College. Ron proudly served in the United States Army stationed in Germany as an Intelligence Analyst. Ron was a Senior Defense Intelligence Expert on Russia/Eurasia serving 30 years in US Government in Defense Intelligence and retired in 2007 as a member of the SES (Senior Executive Service). He is the recipient of numerous awards including DIA Director's Medial 1996, DIA Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, 1995; National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction, 1994; Director of National Intelligence Superior Service medal, 2008 to name a few. Cremation is planned and a memorial service will be conducted at 11:00am Saturday, December 15, 2012, at Jefferson Funeral Chapel, 5755 Castlewellan Drive, Alexandria VA. Inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery will follow at a later date. A celebration of Ron's life will be held at LaPorta's Restaurant, 1600 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA from 1-3 following the funeral service. Free parking is available in the garage next to the restaurant; please do not park in "reserved" spaces. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to www.lungcancerfoundation.org

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Ronald Francis Krueger

December 20, 1945 - December 5, 2012