Corey HoodHood, a member of the Army Golden Knights parachute team, was injured after colliding with a Navy Leap Frog parachute team member while performing a stunt at the Chicago Air and Water Show in August 2015. Hood died the next day. He had just turned 32.
Hood joined the Army one week after graduating in 2001 from Lakota West in north-suburban Cincinnati. He had served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan before becoming a Golden Knights parachute team member in 2010. During his 14 years of service, Hood earned two Bronze Stars, two Meritorious Service medals, five Army Commendation medals, and five Army Achievement medals. In addition, Hood also received the Master Parachutist, Pathfinder, Air Assault and Combat Action badges.
Lakota West teacher Jason Cronk, who had Hood in his chemistry class, told the Enquirer, "You name a street or a building after something (or someone) you value. I'd like to have people ask, ‘Who was Corey Hood?'"
"Corey wasn't a great student at West as far as what his transcript showed," Cronk said, then added, "Corey found himself in the Army. He was a rock star, a poster child for the U.S. Army."
One West Chester Township trustee -- Lee Wong -- said renaming the road would not affect any businesses. The only major facility on Lakota West Drive is the high school of the same name.
"Corey Hood definitely has a big heart for our community," said Wong. "He stayed connected to our community. He was an inspiration to our community."
Township trustees are expected to approve the decision at their next meeting Sept. 12.
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