From the Austin American-Statesman:

Lt. Col. Sam Darden Chrisco USAF (Ret.) Lt. Col. Sam
 Darden Chrisco USAF (Ret), age 83, of Seguin, Texas, died March 7,
 2002. Sam was born November 3, 1919, in Sullivan, Texas, to Sam and
 Ruth Chrisco. Following graduation from Seguin High School, he went on
 to graduate from Baylor University. He served as a pilot with the Army
 Air Corps in the Pacific during World War II flying over 60 combat
 missions and being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and multiple
 Air Medals. Upon returning from the South Pacific he married his third
 grade sweetheart, Harriet Schumann, of Seguin. He flew numerous
 missions in the Berlin Airlift. In 1969, he retired from the Air
 Force. Sam was active in local businesses as owner of the Capital
 Bumper Exchange and involved with the Seguin Coca Cola Company. He
 also spent a number of years with the Texas Youth Council presenting
 anti-drug programs in high schools across the state. Sam was an
 active member of the First Baptist Church, regularly attending the
 Zollie Steakley Sunday School Class, a member of Ben Hur Shrine and a
 32nd Degree Mason. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Harriet;
 and three sons: Patrick, of Corpus Christi, Mike of Houston and Tim of
 Austin. Also surviving are his sisters, Betty Enlow and Jean Wotipkia;
 and five treasured granddaughters: Melissa, Michelle, Laura, Carly and
 Lacey. A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church, in
 Austin, on March 10, 2002, at 3:30 p.m. Burial will be in the
 Riverside Cemetery, Seguin, on Monday, March 11, 2002, at 11:00 a.m.
 The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the
 South Austin Cancer Center Patient Assistance Fund, 4101 James Casey,
 Suite 100, Austin TX 78745.