DAILY NEWS PEOPLE : HARRY ESTIN.VOLUNTEERISM: Since 1979, Estin has spent at least two days a week volunteering at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital and Home in Calabasas. There, Estin sorts mail, takes prospective senior citizens or their families on tours of the facilities and many times treats those who cannot leave the facility to a special lunch. For those who are able to travel, Estin organizes field trips to Santa Anita Santa Anita may refer to:
AGE: 90. RESIDENCE: Woodland Hills. BORN AND RAISED IN: Born in Baltimore and raised in Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. , N.J., Estin's family moved to Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in 1922, when he was 16. OCCUPATION: A lighting technician for the motion picture industry for 46 years, he retired in 1971. MARITAL STATUS marital status, n the legal standing of a person in regard to his or her marriage state. : He has been married to his second wife, Miriam, for five years. CHILDREN: One daughter, Barbara Buettner of Basalt basalt (bəsôlt`, băs`ôlt), fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has congealed from a molten state. , Colo. BIGGEST DILEMMA: ``I don't think I have a dilemma. I take things as they come and don't let things bother me that I can't control. I save my energy for what I can control.'' MOST DIFFICULT DAILY TASK: ``Nothing is hard for me. I don't mind what I am doing, (although) I do have a breathing problem, and it does slow me down a bit.'' FAVORITE DAILY TASK: ``Seeing the people. It pleases me when they say, `Hello Harry.' It pleases me to be liked by the people.'' BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: ``The fact that I was not able to finish my education. I do know a little bit about a lot of things, but I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. a lot of things about everything.'' GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: ``(For) one show, as the chief lighting technician, I received a thank-you letter. It would take hours to try and tell you everything, but I have always enjoyed getting that letter more than a gift, a letter I can keep in my scrapbook A Macintosh disk file that holds frequently used text and graphics objects, such as a company letterhead. Contrast with "clipboard," which is reserved memory that holds data only for the current session. .'' GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: ``To keep on going the way I am and try to reach the year 2006 - that is the year I turn 100. I said it years ago, I wanted to see what 2006 was like.'' WHO RELIES ON YOU THE MOST: ``My wife and the head of volunteers, Charlotte McMurray, because of what I do and the length of time I have been there. If she is sick, she knows I can take care of the office.'' HOW DO YOU DEFINE SUCCESS?: ``Peace of mind, enjoying life and enjoying what you're doing. I still like what I am doing.'' DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES: ``I like to have a drink before dinner, (like) a vodka Gibson or bourbon and soda.'' FAVORITE VALLEY HANGOUTS: ``The Moonlight Tango (in Sherman Oaks). It is the last of the old-time nightclubs.'' FAVORITE FOODS: ``Occasionally a good 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 steak, prime rib, chicken. I am not supposed to eat shellfish, but I do indulge in it once in a while.'' HOBBIES: ``Photography.'' WHAT MAGAZINES DO YOU READ?: ``Readers Digest, Fortune and Life.'' WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING?: `` `Finding Moon,' by Tony Hillerman Tony Hillerman (born May 27 1925) is an award-winning American author of detective novels and non-fiction works. His mystery novels are set in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and Arizona. The protagonists are Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee of the Navajo tribal police. Lt. .'' FAVORITE TV SHOWS: `` `Wheel of Fortune,' `Jeopardy ' the Channel 7 (KABC KABC Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children ) news, the golf tournaments and occasionally the horse races Flat races Argentina
WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO?: ``I like the songs of the 1930s and 1940s.'' WHAT WOULD BE A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU?: ``An evening at the Moonlight Tango with my wife.'' WHERE DO YOU GO TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL?: ``I am good company to myself. If I am traveling alone, I don't take the freeways; I travel on the secondary roads or highways. On the freeway you can maybe see a tree here or there. Out on the road you can see a lot.'' YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: ``One of these days, I want to fly to Hawaii and then take a boat from island to island.'' CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Harry Estin, 90, right, greets resident Lloyd Allen, 79, at the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital and Home in Calabasas. Bob Halvorsen/Daily News |
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