Lt. Col. William R. Belcher
March 24, 1936 ~ April 10, 2012
Lt. Col. William R. Belcher (Ret.), age 76, of Vienna, VA died on April 10, 2012 at INOVA Fairfax Hospital Center, Falls Church, VA. He was born on March 24, 1936 in Parsons, KS to the late William Thomas and Leah Oler Belcher. Bill retired after 24 years as a Lt. Col of the United States Marine Corps serving two tours in Vietnam. After he retired from the Marines Corps Bill went on to work for the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. State Department, retiring in December, 2010, after 26 years of service as the Lead Security Inspector. Bill visited 137 countries during his time with the State Department.
Bill was the beloved husband of 30 years of Marti Belcher, loving father of William M. Belcher of Haymarket, VA, Kathleen Weidler of Havelock, NC, Starr Mariotti of Springfield, VA, Sheri Grant of Arlington, VA and Dawn Burton of Occoquan, VA, proud grandfather of Amanda Davis, Philip Mariotti, Jillian Belcher, Claire Belcher, Danielle Burton, Ali Grant and Lili Grant.
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 20th from 2-4pm & 6-8pm at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA. Funeral Services at Fort Myer Chapel and Graveside services with Full Military Honors at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International at www.heifer.org.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Bill was the beloved husband of 30 years of Marti Belcher, loving father of William M. Belcher of Haymarket, VA, Kathleen Weidler of Havelock, NC, Starr Mariotti of Springfield, VA, Sheri Grant of Arlington, VA and Dawn Burton of Occoquan, VA, proud grandfather of Amanda Davis, Philip Mariotti, Jillian Belcher, Claire Belcher, Danielle Burton, Ali Grant and Lili Grant.
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 20th from 2-4pm & 6-8pm at Money and King Funeral Home, 171 West Maple Avenue, Vienna, VA. Funeral Services at Fort Myer Chapel and Graveside services with Full Military Honors at Arlington National Cemetery will be held at a later date. The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Heifer International at www.heifer.org.
Funeral Home:
Money & King Funeral Home
171 W. Maple Ave.
Vienna, VA
US 22180
Deepest sympathies are extended to Marti and the entire Belcher family. Bill was a wonderful and loyal friend, a terrific boss, and I will miss him greatly. rk
Bill, We are happy that we were allowed to be in your life, you were a great teacher and friend. You had a wicked sense of humor and were a joy to be around. We will truly miss you.
Having the privilege and pleasure of knowing Bill is a highlight of my life.
My sincere condolelnces to the Belcher family. Bill was a kind person who never had a bad thing to say about anyone. He will be sorely missed.
Sir, thanks for the great sea stories and shared memories -Devil Dog! I’m sure St.Peter will form the Leathernecks up up for your review! Semper Fidelis
Bill, My sincere Condolences to the Belcher family. To Bill–Thank you for being a friend and a mentor. I enjoyed our adventures together around the world (China, India, Russia, Latin America). Thanks for the love and respect that you ALWAYS showed me. I am sad because I will not be able to talk to you face to face anymore but I am happy because you are now in heaven. Thanks for giving me another name, “Jack Bower” from our beloved show “24.”
Please allow me to express my deepest sympathy to the Belcher family. It was always a pleasure to talk to Bill. He was a gentleman and just such a good man. He truly will be missed.
Please allow me to express my deepest sympathy to the Belcher family. It was always a pleasure to talk to Bill. He was a gentleman and just such a good man. He truly will be missed.
We were truly saddened to hear of Bill’s passing. A true gentleman and a good family man and kind soul. He will be remembered often and missed more . Our sincerest condolences to the Belcher family.
Condolences to Bill’s family. I still remember traveling with him to the far corners of the world. Without question, a true professional and a credit to the Marine Corps and the Department of State.
A great friend and fellow colleague who I will never forget. We shared many memories both at work and at play. Rest in peace old friend.
Bill was a valued and most thoughtful colleague in OIG. We were fortunate to have had the pleasure of having him with us. Many have fond memories of working with Bill.
Bill taught me almost everything I know about the conduct of a good security inspection. He was a consumate professional who got us through some of the toughest and most complex inspections. One of my favorite memories is sharing a glass of wine with him in a medieval walled town in France at the end of a long day. He will be missed.
My heart felt condolences go out to Bill’s family. I know what it is to lose a loved one.
Our deepest sympathy go out to Marti and family. We feel blessed to have known such a great man who served his country and the love he gave to those around him.
Marti, Please accept our most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time. We remember fondly the personal and professional association with Bill. He was always a true friend, gentleman, mentor, and confidant. It was much too soon for him to leave us, and we will be missed very much.
I want to that Bill for all the inspiration he had giving me back at Gettysburg, in 2005. He the force that drove me to design the Golf 2/7 first challenge coin. It was his Idea that the stars for every Brother we lost alway be part of our unit’s memory and how we honored our falling. I was so proud the day I called him and told him the coin was done. I sent him the first one. After doing the first one I was inspired by others who had ideas and used those ideas for the next two coins. The bushmaster coin was an idea for a patch, but the no one was interested, so I took Lamont Talyor’s Idea and turned it into a very nice looking coin and our other coin with the 7th Marines idea came from Dan Bosich who had make some key chains out of stainless steel. I learned from Bill to follow thoughts and channel them into our fine Golf 2/7 Memoral. As you all know if you have seen the Memoral there is that star that Bill had requested close to seven years ago. God bless and a job well done my friend and fello Marine. Semper Fidelis.
Semper Fi Col. Was a pleasure serving with you In 1966. God speed.