Florence Maude Mary Clyde Hawkins Galing died on August 28, 2018, in Largo, Florida. Florence was 92. She lived a long fulfilling life making friends wherever she went.
She was born on March 15, 1926 aboard the USS MOHAWK at sea, off the coast of North Carolina, enroute to New York City where she lived until joining the Army Nurse Corps in 1948. She was the daughter of Philip and Florence (Moat) Hawkins. She met and married Bernard W. Galing, Sr. (LTC, US Army Ret.) at Fort Lewis Washington on July 11, 1950. After raising her five children she returned to nursing and in 1989 retired from Williamsburg Landing Retirement Community as Director of Nursing in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Florence was an extensive traveler, through family visits overseas and many cruises. Her most impassioned hobby was genealogy, physically following the family tree through Germany and Great Britain.
She was preceded in death by her husband Bernie, daughter Wendy, grandson Christopher and two sisters, Gwendolyn and Phyllis. She is survived by her sister Muriel and by her children, sons LTC. Bernard W. Jr, USA, RET. (Valarie), LTC Philip, USA, RET. (Lena), Richard and daughter Pamela Griffiths (James). She had 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers please send donations to St. Paul's Anglican Church, 7200 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL  32940.  Please indicate they are in memory of Florence.
Burial and full military honors will be held in the Chapel at Arlington National Cemetery, Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 9:00AM.