Posted by Terry Powers on September 10, 2023:

His Find-A-Grave memorial: Michael John Conrad 29 Jul 1933 Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA 6 Jan 2023 (aged 89) Carmichael, Sacramento County, California, USA BURIAL Arlington National Cemetery Section: 30 Grave: 877-3-LH MEMORIAL ID 248435663 Michael J. Conrad Major General, US Army Major General (ret) Michael J. Conrad of McLean, Virginia, died 6 January 2023, at Carmichael, California. Born 29 July 1933 in Dayton, Ohio, he was son of Major General Victor A. Conrad (USMA 1924) and Martha O'Leary Conrad. He is survived by his sons Michael, Jr. (wife Holly) and Thomas (wife Lillian), sister Mary Conrad McGarey, and brother Donald Conrad (USMA 1963). He was predeceased by his wife Ann, son Christopher, and sister Martha Catherine Rogers. Mike grew up as an Army brat, graduated from Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, VA, in 1951 and from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, NY in 1956. While at West Point he played second base for the Army baseball team and became President of his graduating class -- a position he held continuously until his death making him the longest serving Class President in the history of West Point. After graduation, he was commissioned as an infantry officer and married Ann Colby Cotter, a teacher, of Lexington, MA, in June of that same year. Together they had 3 boys: Michael, Jr. (USMA 1979), Thomas, and Christopher. After serving overseas tours in Germany and Vietnam and receiving his master's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY, Mike returned to West Point to teach Mathematics and serve as the Officer's Representative (OR) for the Army baseball team. In 1969, Mike deployed to Vietnam for his second tour and served as the battalion commander for the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment. After many Pentagon assignments and another overseas tour to Germany, Mike was selected to command the 1st Cavalry Division in Fort Hood, Texas, from 1984 to 1986. Mike retired from active duty in 1988 as the Deputy Inspector General for the US Army in the rank of Major General. Mike subsequently worked for EER Systems, Inc. and L-3 Communications and took pleasure in serving the US Army in a different capacity. He and Ann enjoyed their West Point classmates, traveling, and attending opera, ballet, and music concerts at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Mike was a beloved grandfather to Colby, Taylor, Michael III, Veronica Barrison (husband Brian), Jordan, and Daniel (wife Marlena), and great-grandfather to Hannah Barrison. Family Members Parents Victor Allen Conrad 1900--1964 Martha Catherine O'Leary Conrad 1905--2000 Spouse Ann Cotter Conrad 1932--2019 (m. 1956) www.findagrave.com/memorial/248435663/michael-john-conrad

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