Carl Homer Cathey

West Point, 1955

Be Thou At Peace

Posted by West Point 1955 on January 31, 2016:

Carl Homer Cathey Gen. Carl Cathey Dies Carl Homer Cathey, 69, a lieutenant general who retired in 1986 as vice commander in chief of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and then was a defense consultant, died of a heart attack Nov. 12 at his home in Annandale. In the Washington area, Gen. Cathey was vice president of the information systems group of Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC), a senior consultant for Burdeshaw Associates and vice president of Loral Corp. He helped establish Loral's office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Gen. Cathey was a native of Statesville, N.C., and a 1955 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He received a master's degree in astronautics and aeronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was a graduate of the Army War College. Gen. Cathey served in the Vietnam War. He was director of reconnaissance and electronic warfare in the office of the deputy chief of staff for research and development, deputy chief of staff at tactical air command headquarters at Langley Air Force Base and commander of the Third Air Force in England. His honors included the Distinguished Service Medal, four Legions of Merit, two Distinguished Flying Crosses, a Bronze Star, 10 Air Medals, the Joint Services Commendation Medal and two Air Force Commendation Medals. He was a member of the Order of the Daedalians and the National Sojourners. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Marcia Maclachlan Cathey, and two daughters, Kim Kloster and Teri Pearson, all of Annandale; a son, Michael Cathey of Houston; a brother, Marc Cathey of Silver Spring; and four grandchildren. Washington Post 23 November 2000

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