- Date Of Birth: August 26, 1973
- Date Of Death: March 6, 2018
- State: Colorado
Lieutenant Colonel Camilo Guerrero, 44 years old, passed away on March 6, 2018 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, two years after being diagnosed with cancer. Camilo was a loving husband, dedicated father, loyal son, supportive brother, caring uncle, great friend to all, and outstanding Air Force officer, leader and mentor. He was an active duty officer serving as a senior military faculty at the Air Force Academy at the time of his passing. Camilo remained courageous and optimistic throughout his life and was a constant source of inspiration to his family, friends, colleagues and cadets.
Camilo was born on August 26, 1973 in Oelwein, Iowa. He graduated from Oelwein High School in 1992 and graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1996. Throughout his twenty-one years in the Air Force, Camilo served as a recruiter and maintenance officer before becoming an instructor at the Air Force Academy in 2004. His academic achievements were equally impressive: Camilo received a Master’s Degree from the University of Arizona in 2002 and a PhD from the University of Texas in 2010.
Above all else, Camilo dearly loved his wife and three boys as well as their dogs and cats. Camilo was grateful for the opportunity to return to the Air Force Academy and cherished every moment he spent teaching, interacting with, and mentoring cadets. He loved animals, nature and being outside. Camilo was also an avid Green Bay Packer fan.
Camilo positively impacted so many people in so many ways. He is survived by his wife, Jayne Buchholz; his sons, Chay, Theo, and Adan; his parents, Carlos and Leonor Guerrero; his brother, Juan-Carlos (Suzanne); his sister, Patricia Hyland (Kevin); his nephews Stephen Guerrero, Sam Guerrero, and Logan Hyland; his niece, Brooke Hyland; and several loving aunts, uncles, and cousins.
