Corps Review Spring 2018

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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Joseph Hvozdovic (retired) died Nov. 21, 2017. Born in 1943 he was raised in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute as a cadet and offensive/defensive guard for the Hokies. He graduated with a degree in industrial arts. Commissioned in 1966, he served as detachment command- er, squadron commander, and communications electronic inspector for the Air Force Inspector General. He served in the White House Communications Agency under President Ronald Reagan and as executive officer for the secretary of the Air Force. Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Joan Hvozdovic, and three daughters.

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U.S. Army Col. William “Bill” Steiger III (retired) died March 2. He attended Vir- ginia Tech on a ROTC scholarship, where he was a member of the Gregory Guard, Cotillion Club, and, as a senior, the Regimental S-3 of the Corps of Cadets. Upon graduation, he was commissioned as an infantry officer. He saw action in both Cam- bodia and Vietnam. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Wendy Ostertag Steiger, and a son and a daughter.

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Peggy Conway Reed, of Waynesboro, Virginia, died Jan. 14. She was a devoted friend and supporter of the Corps of Cadets and the widow of Highty-Tighty alum- nus, Ray Reed ’57. She had worked at E.I. DuPont Co. for more than 38 years. She served her community, church, and civic organizations in many leadership roles. She will be sorely missed by the Corps and the many cadets who received the Reeds’ Emerging Leader Scholarship. The Reeds also supported the annual trip of all first- year cadets to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. She is survived by their daughter.

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