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 It is with great regret and
sorrow that I must notify you of the death of our classmate, Gunnar Carlson, on October 29, 2024, in Las Cruces, NM.
Gunnar is survived by his
wife, Beverly; his stepson, Daniel McKinney, and his wife, Rebecca; his
stepdaughter, Cindy Bookout, and her wife, Jamie; his stepson, Torre Bookout,
and his wife, Gwen; and his step grandchild Ariel McKinney. He was
preceded in death by his step granddaughters, Anya and Annalise McKinney.
 Funeral services will be at
1:00 pm on November 9, 2024, at the Scottish Rite Temple, 195 E Boutz Road, Las
Cruces, NM 88005 followed by burial at the Masonic Cemetery, 760 S Compress
Road, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
Condolences may be sent to
Beverly at 865 Cedardale Drive, Las Cruces, NM 88005.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations in Gunnar’s
memory be sent to the Valley of Las Cruces
Scottish Rite Learning Center, PO Box 357, Las Cruces, NM 88004.
Well done, Gunnar. Be
thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages/D-1 Gunnar Carlson.pdf
Obituaries:
Col. Gunnar C. Carlson Jr.
April 7, 1939 — October 29, 2024
Col Gunnar C. Carlson Jr., US Army (retired), was born on
April 7th, 1939 to Helen Mabel and Gunnar C. Carlson at Fort Benning, Georgia.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1961 as a
Field Artillery Officer. He earned a Master’s of Science in Meteorology from the
University of Wisconsin in 1969, where he confirmed Atmospheric Tides. He
attended the Armed Forces Staff College and the Industrial College Of the Armed
Forces.
His military career included command of a howitzer battery
in Vietnam, a warhead detachment in Turkey, a training battalion at Fort Sill,
Oklahoma, operations officer for an infantry division in Korea, Systems Manager
for Target Acquisition with the Training and Doctrine Command where he managed
four remotely piloted vehicle programs, Firefinder, Firefinder II, Elevated
Target Acquisition System, and Aquila. He completed his military career as the
Commander/Director of the United States Army Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at
White Sands Missile Range.
He was an Extra Class amateur radio operator and 33rd
Degree Scottish Rite Mason. After retirement he enjoyed being active in the
Masons, Rv-ing with his wife, and he lectured frequently on climate change and
global warming.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Beverly Ann, his
step-children Torre Bookout (Gwen), Cindy Bookout (Jamie), and Daniel McKinney
(Rebecca), as well as his sister-in-law Victoria, nieces and nephews Melissa,
Samantha, Christopher and Matthew, and 13 grand nieces and nephews. He was
preceded in death by his brother Ken and parents.
Funeral service to be held on November 9th at 1pm at the
Scottish Rite Temple in Las Cruces followed by a graveside service at the
Masonic Cemetery, also in Las Cruces.
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