OCCUPATION: Received
Masters in History, had planned on teaching USMC
Bio: USMC
Retired 1 Jan 2004
32 years, 8 months,
24 days total service
His last duty
assignment was G-1, Marine Corps Recruiting Command,
Quantico.
XO, H&S Bn,
MCCDC Quantico.
Dep G-1 2d MarDiv,
Adj TBS, PersO for one of the battalions in 3d Marines,
PersO 8th MarCor
District. Dep G-1, 1st FSSG.
Awards:
MSM,
JSC,
Navy Comm with stars,
Navy Achievement with stars
Email
Received from Ed Deegan (Vienna Detachment) (7/28/2004):
From:
Ed Deegan [mailto:deeganet@yahoo.com] Sent:
Wednesday, July 28, 2004 2:29 PM To:
history@embassymarine.org Subject:
Information on a former MSG
Dear Sir or Ma'am, I regret to inform
you of the passing of a former MSG, LtCol Stephen J.
Conboy USMC Retired on 20
June 2004. He will be interned in Arlington
National Cemetery on 9 August 2004. LtCol Conboy was an
MSG in the early 70's in Phnom Penh, Kabul, and
Vienna. He was in contact
with his former MSG buddies in Vienna for the last 30
years. Additionally, he
served as the Bn PersO and Adj from 89-94. Should you wish for
additional information, please don't hesitate to
contact me. Semper Fi, Ed Deegan
STEPHEN JOSEPH CONBOY, 52, recently retired from the United States
Marine Corps died on June 20, 2004 after a sudden illness. He retired
on January 1, 2004, as a Lieutenant Colonel after over 32 years of
active service.
He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1971, rose through the ranks and was
commissioned in 1982 . He was stationed in many around the world
including Vienna, Austria, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Kabul, Afghanistan and
visited well over 125 countries in his official duties. He recently
received his Master's degree in history and had planned to teach in the
Prince William County, VA School System.
He was born in Auburn, NY to Elizabeth and Charles Conboy, both
deceased. He is survived by his sister Elizabeth Sharon Hanes of
Auburn, NY and his brothers Charles E. of Auburn, NY, Edward J. of
Littleton, MA and John F. of Albany, NY as well as four nieces, one
nephew and many cousins. He was an avid fan of Notre Dame football and
an enthusiastic gardener. He studied history with a passion, played
golf with an unpretentious flair, and was always celebrating life. He
remained a child at heart and always saw the joy in the everyday
occurences and scenes that are too often taken for granted by those in
all too busy life. He was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Parish,
in Triangle, VA.
During his life, he had legions of people call him their best friend.
His warm personality made people sit up and take notice when he spoke.
His Marines loved him and his commanders valued his sage advice. He was
the godfather to many a friend to all. He will always live in the
hearts of his family and friends, both the one he was born and the one
he "adopted". He will be missed.
Interment is to be conducted at Arlington National Cemetery, August 9,
2004 at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested for the
"Adopt-A-Family for Christmas" program, a charitable program that aids
young Marines with families during the holidays. Make checks payable to
"MCCS 0120" write "In honor of Stephen Conboy for Adopt-A-Family" on
the memo line and mail to: Marine Corps Community Services 0120, P.O.
Box 1396, Quantico, VA 22314-1396.
This ad appeared in The Washington Post on 7/10/2004
then Lt Col Stephen Conboy
