Theodore Lumpkin Jr., one of the members of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen, has passed away due to complications of the coronavirus.
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The news was confirmed by Los Angeles City College who said Lumpkin died on December 26, days before his 101st birthday. Although he wasn’t a pilot during World War II, he served as an intelligence officer who discussed missions with pilots during briefings after he was drafted in 1942 as reported by The Grio. Â
After serving in the war, he attended the University of California where he graduated with a degree in sociology and started his career as a social worker.
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He was also awarded along with his fellow Tuskeegee Airmen with the Congressional Gold Medal and attended Barack Obama’s presidential inauguration in 2009.