WEST POINT STAFF MEMBER DIES DUE TO ILLNESS – Feb. 27, 2009

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Lieutenant Col. Jeanne E. Hutchison, the 2nd Regiment Tactical Officer here, died yesterday at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, N.Y., due to a short unexpected illness.

“Jeanne was a superb member of the U.S. Military Academy team, and an integral part of the U.S. Corps of Cadets,” said Brig. Gen. Michael Linnington, commandant of cadets.  “She was an exemplary role model, coach, teacher and mentor to her more than 1,100 cadets as well as an officer representative to the swim team and an active member of the community and the Jewish Chapel.  The thoughts and prayers of the entire West Point community go out to the Hutchison family at this time of loss.”

Hutchison, 43, was a native of Texas and a West Point graduate, Class of 1988, who was assigned to the academy’s staff and faculty in July 2008. 

A private memorial service for friends and family is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3, at 1 p.m. at the Jewish Chapel followed by interment in the West Point Cemetery