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Gillespie, Berkeley Shelburne

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Gillespie, Berkeley Shelburne

August 20, 2026

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Berkeley Shelburne Gillespie Jr., a retired U.S. Army colonel and former Fort Bliss chief of staff, died on May 7, 1994, at age 73 after living in El Paso for 20 years. Born in Fairfax, Virginia, on August 5, 1920, he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1942 and entered active duty as…

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