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Samuel "Sammy" Best
1927 - 2008 Sam Best was born on August 23, 1927 in Glasgow, Scotland. He and his family moved to the United States in 1968 and he resided in Redondo Beach until his passing on Thursday, September 18, 2008. Sam is survived by his brother Bill in Scotland and will be dearly missed by his wife of 58 years, Josephine, his children, Gerard, Charlotte, Jim, and Chris, and his seven grandchildren. A Rosary and viewing will be held on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 from 6:00 P.M. until 10:00 P.M. at Rice Mortuary, 5310 Torrance Blvd. in Torrance. A Mass will be held in his honor on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 320 Massey St., Hermosa Beach. There will be a reception immediately following the Mass at the American Legion in Redondo Beach. |
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Gail Duane Anderson
1930 - 2008 Anderson, Gail Duane was born on June 10, 1930 in Manlius, IL. Gail grew up with four older brothers in New Bedford, IL. As a young man, he skipped many days of high school during WWII to drive cattle trucks from the country into the Chicago stockyards, aiding the war effort. After graduating high school, he continued his efforts to support his country and joined the US Army, where he spent two tours in Korea with a MASH unit. Before finishing in Korea, Gail married Charlene Gallentine in 1950. Their first son, Gail, was born in 1951. After returning home from Korea in late 1951, they decided to move the family to Taft, CA. While working in the oil fields, he attended Taft Jr. College and excelled at track & field throwing the discus. The family moved to Los Angeles where second son, Mark, was born in 1955. Gail drove gas trucks at night while attending classes at UCLA; he graduated in 1957 with a degree in political science. After graduation in 1959, he moved the family to West Covina, CA. During the 60's, worked for Los Angeles County, sold insurance and then moved on to be a mortgage loan consultant at Home Savings & Loan. In 1975 Gail moved to Torrance, CA where he resided to and after retirement. In life, Gail loved his family, enjoyed golf, traveling and was always a true UCLA Bruin supporter. Gail is survived by his son Gail and wife Kathy; son Mark and wife Leslie; grandchildren Shonna, Scott and Katie; brother William and long-time companion Nancy Kelly. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 12:00 to 4:00 pm with a luncheon being served at 1:00 pm. The service will take place at Recreation Park Golf Club, 5001 Deukmejian Drive, Long Beach CA 90804 (562) 494-4333. |
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 Thomas Michenovich Pearl Harbor Survivor "Mickey O" has transferred to Post Everlasting. |
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Joyce M. Willey
11/28/41-09/6/08 Passed away on September 6, 2008 at the age of 66. she was born in Portland, Oregon on November 28, 1941. She moved to Southern California in 1962. She was a resident of Torrance for 46 years. She worked at Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo as a Project Engineer for 35 years. She leaves behind her husband, Dean, two daughters, Tammy & Sheri, their spouses, Ryan and Eric, and four grandchildren, Sean, Kyle, Laura and baby Logan, step sons, Dale, Mike, and Laura and their spouses and children. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at First Lutheran Church and School located at 2900 West Carson Street, Torrance at 11:00 a.m. in lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her memory to the American Lung Association or to the First Lutheran Church of Torrance. |
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Jim FowlerOct - 1948
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All the members at the Post were saddened to learn of the passing of one of our long time WW2 members Chuck Luttrell, affectionately known as "Fish". His sense of humor and engaging personality was always a welcomed addition when he would stop by the Canteen and visit with his fellow Legionnaires. A wake was held in his home on Saint Patrick's Day and was well attended by friends & Comrades who wore 'the green'. |
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 After retiring as a machinist in the local aerospace
industry Earl joined the American Legion South Bay Post 184 on March
24th, 1992. Immediately after his initiation Earl started to mark his mark with a decade long commitment to insure the public face of our Post was immaculate. His almost daily trips to Post 184 allowed him to greet visiting Comrades and make countless friends from around the nation. Earl never wavered from his self-assigned gardening duties until his recent decline in health. He served on the Post 184 Executive Committee for six years. His input during these years helped insure the financial health & stability of Post 184. Earl's warm personality and sense of humor will be missed. His dedication to the Legion and Post 184 cannot be replace. In accordance to his wishes, a Toast to Earl was held in the Post Canteen on January 15th. |
 Craig was a Vietnam veteran and served in the Army as a PFC from June 1961 to October 1965. He was a retired firefighter for the City Of Vernon, CA. Craig joined Post 184 on May 1 st , 1993. He served as Commander in 1997, 1998 & 1999. He and his Officers were instrumental in crafting policies & procedures to insure the financial health & stability of Post 184. Since his duties as Commander Craig has been an active member in Post 184. His expertise in Legion policies and procedure has been a valuable asset to the Post. Craig's charming personality and friendship will be missed. His dedication to the Legion and Post 184 cannot be replace. There will be a Celebration of Craig's Life this Friday,
August 10th, at the Post. His family has asked
people to dress in SF 49ers or UCLA colors or apparel in honor
of my Craig's favorite teams that he loved and lived to watch. Click
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 January 6th, 1938 - August 5th, 2007 |
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