Maj. Gen. Catherine S. Lutz, the first female general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard, died January 16, 2014 after an extended illness.

Maj. Gen. Catherine S. Lutz, the first female general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard, died January 16, 2014 after an extended illness. Lutz was promoted to commander of the Mississippi Air National Guard in December 2011 after more than three decades of military service, becoming the first woman to hold such a high position within the state guard. (Mississippi Air National Guard Official Photo)

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Barrier-breaking Miss. National Guard officer dies at 58

Published Jan. 21, 2014
By Emily Le Coz
Clarion Ledger

Jackson, Miss. -- The first female general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard died Thursday after an extended illness.

Maj. Gen. Catherine S. Lutz passed away at home in Flora after battling the disease for more than a year, said Mississippi National Guard spokesman Lt. Col. (Retired) Timothy J. Powell.

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Maj. Gen. Catherine S. Lutz, the first female general officer in the history of the Mississippi National Guard, died January 16, 2014 after an extended illness.