Past Post Commander Dave Fox passed away Monday at 12:05pm.

Comrade Fox was a very active member of our post and was a distinguished officer. It was an honor to know him, and he will be missed at the Post.

From the Lancaster Newspaper:

David H. Fox, 66, of S. Prince Street, Lancaster, passed away on Monday afternoon at the Lebanon Veterans Administration Hospital in Lebanon, PA. He fought a brave battle against cancer and still kept his sense of humor. Born in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Reginald Judson and Adalyne Ernestine Reese Fox. He had worked for both Amtrak and Conrail Railroads as a brakeman.

David was a veteran of the United States Army in Vietnam as a radioman with the 319th Artillery. He was a member of the Moose Family Center Lodge #299, Lancaster, the Antique Car Club of Bedford, as well as the local Veterans of Foreign Wars and Amvets. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He would frequently volunteer at the Harrisburg Food Bank.

He is survived by his daughter, Donna J. Fox; his sons, David H., Jr., husband of Nancy Fox, Billie J. Fox; step-sons, Tommy Moore and Rodney Moore, all of Lancaster; eleven grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren; a sister, Barbara S. wife of Dennis Doster of Schaefferstown; and brothers, Donald J. Fox of Columbus, OH, Reginald W. Fox of Willow Street, and Larry D. Fox of Hayward, CA; and his companion, Sonya.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his Life Celebration Funeral Service on Friday at 11:30 A.M. from Fred F. Groff Inc., 234 W. Orange Street, Lancaster, PA. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Friends may call from 10:30 A.M. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Please omit flowers. If desired, memorial contributions may be made in David’s memory to the American Cancer Society, 314 Good Drive, Lancaster, PA, or to the Lebanon VA Hospital.