Robert Stuart life achievements

Friday, July 12, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.

Milestones in the life of Air Force Lt. Col. Robert Stuart:

* BORN: Aug. 5, 1932, at the then newly-built Las Vegas Hospital on 8th Street and Ogden Avenue.

* EDUCATION: Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in the top 50 of a class of 750 in 1955. Earned a master's degree in astronautical engineering at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.

* MILITARY: Commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Air Force after opting for a career as a pilot after graduating from the Naval Academy.

* MARRIAGE: Joan, in 1955, a day after graduation. The two had met at a college dance.

* HIGHLIGHT: Maintained a 4.0 grade point average at the academy, earning a coveted star on his collar all four years.

* RETIREMENT: 1975 from the military.

* DIED: Tuesday in Las Vegas.

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