Major General Linhard dies
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Maj. Gen. Robert E. Linhard, special assistant to the chief of staff of the Air Force for long-range plans, died Aug. 3 at his home in Fairfax County, Va., after a heart attack. He was formerly director of plans for the deputy chief of staff for plans and operations.
Linhard, 49, had served 28 years in the Air Force. He had been a Titan II launch officer, Minuteman airborne missile launch officer, and an Air Staff training officer in the directorate of concepts and a strategic force planner on the Joint Staff.
The general also worked on the White House National Security Council staff as a director of defense programs. He was appointed senior director and given a presidential commission as special assistant to President Ronald Reagan for nuclear issues and arms control.
Linhard is survived by his wife, the former Joanne Blayne of Bedford, Ohio, and a daughter, Jennifer. His funeral service will be at 9 a.m. Aug. 9 at the Fort Myer (Va.) Memorial Chapel with burial to follow to Arlington National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent in the name of Major General Bob Linhard, to the Education Fund of the Strategic Air Command, Box 1244, Bellevue, Neb. 68005-1244.
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