Colonel Paul "Rex" Hammock USAF (Ret.), 83, passed away on March 8, 2017. A seven-year boarding student at Army-Navy Academy in Carlsbad, he earned varsity letters In football, basketball, and baseball, served as class president as well as Cadet Major, and was voted Outstanding Senior upon his graduation in 1951. In 1956, he graduated from San Diego State College, where he participated In AFROTC, and was a member of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. He later earned a Master’s degree from Shippensburg State In Pennsylvania. He graduated from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, PA in 1972. He spent 24 years as a fighter pilot in the USAF. He also served as Director of Operations for the F-4 Wing at Luke AFB and as Professor of Aerospace Studies and Commander of the AFROTC at ASU from 1977-1980. He later served as Director, Motor Vehicles Division for the Arizona Department of Transportation. Rex is survived by a son, an aunt and eight grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons and his wife, Sharon. A public visitation will be held at 9:30 a.m. followed by a Rosary at 10 a.m. with mass at10:30 a.m. on March 27, 2017 at St John Vianney Catholic Church, 539 E. La Pasada Blvd In Goodyear, Az 85338. Burial will take place at Arlington National Cemetery In Arlington, Va at a later date.