ANOTHER ONE OF THE GOOD ONES IS GONE.Byline: DENNIS McCARTHY Dennis McCarthy may refer to:
George Stone George Stone (1708-19 December 1764) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh (Primate of All Ireland) from 1747 to his death. Advancement Born in London, the son of banker Andrew Stone, he was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church College, buried another buddy on Tuesday - his fourth in two months. A hell of a guy named Marty Slitsky, past commander of Disabled American Veterans The Disabled American Veterans, or DAV, is an organization for disabled veterans that helps them and their families through various means. It currently has over 1.2 million members. The DAV was controversial during the 2006 election cycle. Chapter 73 in Woodland Hills. The men lived only three blocks from each other growing up in the Bronx, but met only after they'd both moved to the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. , about 30 years ago. George was the brakes and front-end man at the old Mobil service station at Victory and Valley Circle. One day, a guy driving a handicapped-access van pulled in. ``We got to talking about people we knew, and how he got in that wheelchair - wounded fighting in France just before Thanksgiving 1944,'' George says. ``We buddied up after that. The more I learned about Marty, the more I realized what a hell of a guy he was. A few years later, he took me into the DAV See WebDAV. with him.'' Originally, the DAV was strictly for veterans coming home from World War II to life in a wheelchair. But the bylaws The rules and regulations enacted by an association or a corporation to provide a framework for its operation and management. Bylaws may specify the qualifications, rights, and liabilities of membership, and the powers, duties, and grounds for the dissolution of an were relaxed, and GIs wounded or hospitalized for a long period of time, as George was, were also allowed in. ``When Marty came home from the war, he was in a hospital out on Long Island. That's where he met his wife, Anne.'' Her husband was getting ready to be released from the hospital when they met, Anne said Wednesday, not sure Marty would have liked her talking about him like this. ``He was never the kind of man who wanted a pat on the back,'' she said. The good ones never do. ``Marty was like a lot of the fellows who came home and got on with their lives. He didn't think he was special or anything like that.'' But he was special, George says. All his DAV buddies were special: They fought for their country, paid a heavy price for it, then got on with life. ``A lot of veterans who went through hell never talked about it, and their families feel the same way,'' he says. ``But I think it's important for people to know Marty's gone.'' When the phone rings these days, George picks it up a little slower than he used to, worried that the voice on the other end is going to tell him another one of his buddies has just died. From monthly DAV meetings that once drew 75 or 100 vets, it's down to 25 or so now. And that's a good month, he says. ``Marty fought like hell to keep our chapter from going bankrupt. He was a brilliant man, with a big heart. He could finish The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times crossword puzzle crossword puzzle, word game in which words corresponding to numbered clues are put into a grid of horizontal and vertical squares to form intersecting words. The puzzle is solved when a player supplies all of the words correctly. and watch a football game at the same time. ``I just feel people should know this man was a hero, and that he's gone.'' So, on a rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. Tuesday afternoon at Eden Memorial Park in Granada Hills, a dozen of Marty Slitsky's buddies from the DAV joined Anne and her family to say goodbye to a hell of a man. He probably wouldn't have wanted this public recognition. But then, the good ones never do. Dennis McCarthy, (818) 713-3749 dennis.mccarthy(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: George Stone poses with his friend Marty Slitsky. |
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