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Ret. Col. James A. "Jim" Shutt
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Ret. Col. James A. "Jim" Shutt Sr., 67, Noblesville, died at 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Riverview Hospital, Noblesville.
He was born Jan. 17, 1943, in Kokomo, to Harry A. Shutt and Betty M. (Kendall) Shutt-Scott.
On Aug. 2, 1964, in Greentown, he married Eloise A. ( Smith) Shutt, and she survives.
He graduated from Kokomo High School in 1961, Purdue University in 1966 with a B.S. in Micrometeorology, an MBA in 1978 from Central State University in Edmund, Okla., and Squadron Officer School in 1970, Air Command and Staff College in 1979 and Air War College (1984), all at Maxwell Air Force Base, Okla.
He retired in January 1994 from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio, then started work as a Superintendent of
Transportation for Indianapolis Public Schools System. He went on to be the facilities manager at Tipton Memorial Hospital, Tipton, then facilities manager at Kimberly-Clark, Appleton, Wis., facilities manager for Proctor & Gamble in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Department of Defense contractor at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base before retiring in March of 2007.
Jim served his country in the United States Air Force honorably for 28 years from June 30, 1966 to Jan. 1, 1994. His service encompassed roles such as an exchange officer with the British Royal Air Force and Chief of Maintenance for F-4, F-15 and F-16 fighter squadrons. Other positions he held included Commander, Director and Senior Staff Officer. He served at many bases in the United States and overseas including Florida, Alabama, Oklahoma, Utah, California, Illinois, Ohio, Alaska, United Kingdom, Thailand, Korea, Germany, Spain and Turkey. He served in South East Asia in Thailand from 1973-1974 in support for the Vietnam War, and in support of Operations Desert Storm, Desert Shield and Desert Calm from Aug. 2, 1991 to Dec. 31, 1993.
During his career, he earned the Legion of Merit with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with Three Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Presidential Unit Citation with One Oak Leaf Cluster, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, National Defense Service Medal with One Bronze Service Star, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Thailand), Air Force Overseas Short Tour
Ribbon, Air Force Overseas Long Tour Ribbon with Two Oak Leaf Clusters, Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with One Silver Oak Leaf Cluster, Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon and Air Force Training Ribbon.
He was a member of the American Legion, Air Force Association, MOAA and VFW, all in West Chester, Ohio.
He is survived by his wife, Eloise Shutt; son, Tech. Sgt. James A. Shutt Jr. and wife Tracy, Dayton, Ohio, and their daughters, Alexandrea and Elizabeth Shutt; daughter, Loree and husband John Haisley and their children, Jacob and Sydney Haisley, Carmel; sister, Joyce and Jack Wills, Georgia; brother, Tom Scott, Asheville, N.C.; and several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; aunts; and uncles.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at Hasler & Stout Funeral Home, 112 E. Main St., Greentown, with a full military service provided by the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Honor Guard and the Kokomo VFW Military Rites team. Pastor Gary Peterson of First Church of the Open Bible in Huber Heights, Ohio, will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery following the service. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer
Society and/or The Fisher House.