DEVOTED COUPLE REMEMBERED SHERRY AND HARVEY SLENTZ JR. SUCCUMB JUST A DAY APART.Byline: Holly Andres Staff Writer WEST HILLS - Harvey loved his family, his country and his work. Sherry was a stay-at-home mom and devoted wife. When the two met as youngsters - she was 11, he was 17 - Sherry knew they would spend their lives together. And they did. Harvey Slentz Jr., 74, died Aug. 20 of lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. . The next day his wife Sherry, 69, died of a brain aneurysm brain aneurysm Cerebral aneurysm Neurology A dilated and weak segment of a cerebral artery, often located in the circle of Willis at the base of the brain, which is susceptible to rupture; BAs may be caused by birth defects or follow poorly controlled HTN Clinical . The couple lived in West Hills for more than 40 years and were married 51 years. ``It's a love story of two people who devoted their lives to each other,'' said their daughter, Laura Hosking. ``My dad didn't achieve what he did without my mom. ``My mom was the catalyst. She was a wife of the old days. She backed my dad and she deserves a pat on the back for that.'' A veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , Harvey Slentz was assigned to the 146th Airlift Wing, California Air National Guard The California Air National Guard is the air component of the California National Guard. The California Air National Guard is headquartered at Sacramento, California, and its commanding officer is currently Major General Dennis G. Lucas. , when it was based at Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys Airport (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY, FAA LID: VNY) is a public airport located in Van Nuys, California in the San Fernando Valley, within the Los Angeles city limits. . His numerous commendations earned him a place in the Air Force Hall of Fame. ``Everything in his life was done far beyond the call of duty. Just OK wasn't good enough for him,'' said friend Ed Estey. ``When any general or colonel visited the base, they met in Harvey's office. It was always perfect, like a museum. He was not in charge of the base - but people thought he was.'' As a boy, Estey lived across the street from the Slentzes. The child who got in trouble for riding his bike over Harvey Slentz's lawn in what was then Canoga Park would later become the elder man's boss. ``He came to work for me, initially for just eight hours a week,'' said Estey, who owns Rent-It Trucks in Canoga Park. ``But that turned into eight hours a day every day for the next 10 years or so.'' Estey also recalled Harvey's attention to detail and propensity for organization. ``He should be called the 'Label King,''' Estey said, laughing. ``Everything is labeled in his house. I'm looking at a remote control of his and it has a label across the back about the batteries, 4/13/04.'' Harvey Taft Slentz was born in Napa on Nov. 5, 1929. Despite a serious motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. accident when he was 16 - he spent a year in a body cast - Harvey Slentz loved motorcycles for the rest of his life. He rode a Harley-Davidson to work, with ``Loco Senior'' emblazoned on his helmet and ``Loco Sr'' on the license plate. Sherry Pauline Saltzberg, a fifth-generation Californian, was born May 11, 1935. She graduated from Marshall High School Marshall High School may refer to:
The couple married Feb. 11, 1953, at the Little Church of the Flowers at Forest Lawn Forest Lawn is the name of a number of different places:
``My mom was artistic; not many people know that. She could paint and draw,'' said her daughter. ``She had a good heart. She loved my dad tremendously.'' Harvey and Sherry Slentz are survived by their daughter, Laura L. Hosking, and two granddaughters. A funeral and burial burial, disposal of a corpse in a grave or tomb. The first evidence of deliberate burial was found in European caves of the Paleolithic period. Prehistoric discoveries include both individual and communal burials, the latter indicating that pits or ossuaries were were held Wednesday at Pierce Pierce may refer to: Places
Memorial donations can be made to the American Lung Cancer Society. Holly Andres, (818) 713-3708 holly.andres(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Sherry and Harvey Slentz Jr. lived in West Hills for more than 40 years and were married 51 years, having met as youngsters. |
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