REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.-- Army Contracting Command is mourning the loss of one of its Soldiers and friends.

Lt. Col. Alonzo B. McGhee, 44, a logistics management specialist assigned to the ACC Operations Group, died Jan. 4.

"Alonzo was a vital leader in the ECC Operations Division and the devoted father of his three children. Our sympathies and support are extended to his family, and I ask that you continue to keep them in your prayers," said Brig. Gen. Theodore Harrison, commanding general, Expeditionary Contracting Command.

A native Georgian and graduate of Georgia Southern University, Troy University and Central Michigan University, McGhee served his nation faithfully for more than 22 years. He is survived by his father Zack Miller Jr.; his mother, Julia Jackson; his children: Alonzo II, Austin and Aleena; and three siblings.