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It is with great
regret and sorrow that we must notify you of the death of our classmate,
Courtney (Corkie) Rittgers, on February 22, 2026, in El Paso, TX.
He is survived
by his son, Trenton and his wife, Janay; his daughter, Rana Rittgers-Simonds her
husband, Patrick; his brother, Colonel Forest S. Rittgers Jr.; his
grandchildren, Mairin Mateele Simonds, Maeve Marie Simonds, and Rowan Patrick
Simonds; Janay’s children, Christopher Bohn and Andrea Crabb and her husband,
Benjamin; and Janay's grandchildren, Madison Bohn, Allison Bohn, Asher Crabb,
Mathis Crabb, and Selah Crabb. Courtney was preceded in death by his
parents, his wife of 50 years, Mateele, and an infant son.
A memorial
service will be held at 11 AM, on Saturday, June 13, 2026, at All Saints
Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79925.
Courtney's
cremated remains will be interred in Arlington National Cemetery on a date to be
determined.
Condolences may
be sent to Trent Rittgers and Rana Rittgers-Simonds at 10105 Monaco Drive, El
Paso, Texas 79925 or e-mail:
trent31764@yahoo.com
and
ranasimonds@gmail.com.
In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that donations in Courtney's memory be sent to one
of the following:
Emory Transplant
Center, Mason Guest House, 1555 Shoup Court, Decatur, GA 30033.
All Saints
Episcopal Church, 3500 McRae Boulevard, El Paso, TX 79925.
Emory Healthcare, Center for Transplantation, Office of Gift Accounting, Emory
University,1762 Clifton Road, Suite 2400, Atlanta, GA 30322 or online at
https://giving.emory.edu/products/center-for-transplantation.
Well done,
Courtney. Be thou at peace.
Remembrances:
Class Memorial Pages/B-1 Corkie Rittgers.pdf
Obituaries:
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