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Cavalry Colonel Cecil Sykes 1930 2019 Dies in North Carolina
Cecil Ray Sykes a retired US Army colonel born January 1 1930 in Clinico Virginia died June 13 2019 in Pamlico County North Carolina with family by his side. A West Point graduate class of 1952 he served as artillery battalion commander in Vietnam and contributed to early nuclear physics research at the University of Virginia and Sandia Base New Mexico. He built Sykes Builders in Oriental North Carolina and helped establish St Thomas Episcopal Church. He leaves three children and several grandchildren and great grandchildren with Edith Rae Karam the newest great granddaughter born June 14 2019. Funeral arrangements are at Bryant Funeral Home Alliance.
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