In Memory Of

SP4 Henry R. Soetaert, 73, U.S. Army, born in Missouri February 12, 1949, passed away on February 6, 2023. Soetaert was an All-American football player with a full ride to Wichita State but got drafted instead. He served as an Infantryman with the Americal Division and sent to fight Communism in Vietnam. Soetaert was a hardworking man with an entrepreneurial mind. After working at Pillsbury for years, he opened a cabinet shop whose work was featured in several home magazines. For his service, he earned a Purple Heart. Rest easy, Hero! Til Valhalla, Brother!