Clinton Dessenko

Richmond, Ky.

Clinton Dessenko, 67, of Richmond, Ky., passed away Friday, January 20, 2023, at Owenton Healthcare and Rehabilitation Facility, Owenton, Ky., after a short battle with Cancer. Inurnment will be at Arlington National Cemetery in a private ceremony.

Clinton Dessenko, was born April 19, 1955, in Minot, North Dakota, son of Sam and Shirley (Knodel) Dessenko. He grew up in Cedar Rapids Iowa and entered the Air Force in 1974. He was a structural craftsman for the US Air Force. He served in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm and retired as a Tech Sargent in 1994.

He was also retired from the Lee County Florida school system as a custodian in 2011. Clinton’s service in the Air Force took him all over the world. He lived in Japan, German, Portugal as well as many U.S. cities.

His charming personality was contagious and he made friends everywhere he went. Clinton met Nancy Hogan, in the Air Force and they married 1975 in Biloxi, Mississippi. They divorced in 1985. He later married Connie Richardson, in 1997 in North Fort Myers, Florida. They divorced in 2014.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

He is survived by his brothers; Quentin Dessenko, Cedar Rapids Iowa, Tracy (Carmen) Dessenko, Richmond, Ky., Niece and Nephews: Brittany, Douglas (KaLynn) and Sean Dessenko; all of Richmond, Ky., and Connie Dessenko, Fort Myers, Florida.

In lieu of Flowers donation can be made at the Disabled American Veterans Charity at www.dav.org.

Published by The Minot Daily News, January 24, 2023.