Plank Owner Seawolf Joseph Theodore Mount, AK1, Maintenance, Vung Tau, 4/26/1967 to 4/20/1968, passed away January 5th, 2017. Joe was a prior member of the Association until 2010.
Joseph Theodore Mount ObituaryJoseph T. Mount
Joseph Theodore Mount, 79, died Thursday, January 5, 2017 at INOVA Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia following a long struggle with polycystic kidney disease. He is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Jo-Ann (White) Mount; his sister, Jane, as well as several nieces and nephews. Joe is predeceased by his brother, Everett Mount, Jr. The son of Everett Mount, Sr. and Agusta Mount, Joe was born and raised in New Jersey before serving 20 years in the U.S. Navy, including a tour in Southeast Asia. Upon retirement from active duty, Joe settled in Dumfries, Virginia and continued to support the Department of Defense as a contractor. He was an avid golfer and an active member of the Seawolf Service Association, an organization of Navy veterans who were attached to the U.S. Navy Attack Helicopter (Light) Squadron Three (HAL-3) stationed at Bin Thuy, South Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict. Joe's diagnosis of polycystic kidney disease led to a kidney transplant in the early 1980's. He was among the longest surviving kidney transplant recipients in the country, living nearly 40 years with his donated kidney. Visitation and viewing will be at Mountcastle and Turch Funeral Home,13318 Occoquan Rd, Woodbridge, Virginia on Wednesday, January 18, 2017, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
A service will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at 10 a.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 18825 Fuller Heights Rd., Triangle, Virginia. Interment with full military honors will be at Arlington National Cemetery at a date and time to be determined. In lieu of flowers the family kindly asks that you consider a donation to the National Kidney Foundation.
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