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Obituary:
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Clarence W Neher passed away October 25, 2010 at a age of 87
years. Clarence was born September 20, 1923 in Pomona,
California to Virgil William Neher and Ollie Barbara Neher.
He was a Life Member of the Elks and a member of American
Radio Relay League and held Amateur License W6JQR since
1951. Clarence graduated from Bonita High School in La
Verne, California in 1941. After joining the US Navy SeaBees
during WWII for the "Duration Plus Six Months" he returned
to civilian life. Clarence met Billie Lou Parsons from
Fontana, California and they were married in 1947 in La
Verne, California. They went to San Luis Obispo, California
where Clarence graduated from Cal Poly on the "GI Bill" with
a BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1951. Billie and
Clarence raised their two children, David and Elizabeth in
Long Beach California. They moved to Lake Arrowhead,
California after the children left home in 1980. They
relocated to Frisco, Texas in 2008 for their late retirement
years. They were active in the Frisco Senior Center
activities as well as the Lebanon Baptist Church. Clarence
had a real love for airplanes. He worked as Controls Design
Engineer for (Douglas Aircraft) McDonnell Douglas Aircraft
for 29 years. He took advantage of an early retirement from
McDonnell Douglas in 1980 and continued working as a
Contract Engineer for various aerospace companies for
another 28 years. His design activities were on many
aerospace vehicles including C-133, RB-66, DC-9, DC-10,
YC-15, C-17, 737, C-130, AGM and three different
helicopters. He was always ready for a design challenge and
eager for change of work locations and enjoyed meeting and
working with new colleagues. Clarence holds three design
patents that were used in aerospace programs. His wife,
Billie, a son, David, a daughter, Elizabeth, seven
grandchildren and nine great-grand children, and many
friends survive him. A Funeral Service will be held at
Lebanon Baptist Church Wednesday October 27, 2010 at
10:00am. Clarence will be laid to rest at the Dallas-Fort
Worth National Cemetery at a private Graveside Service.
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Details Of Part 1:
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We will stage at the Information Building at DFW National
Cemetery at 1145 AM. After a short briefing, we will await the
arrival of the funeral procession. Large flag bikes will
stage at the front of the assigned lane. Small flag, no flag
bikes, and cages please proceed to the shelter and set the
flag line and wait for the funeral procession where we will
stand tall and silent to honor this hero. The Interment
service is scheduled for 1245PM. Shelter is unknown at this
time.
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Comments:
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- Iron horses if you can, cages are always welcome and
appreciated.
- Please remember that our mission is to stand tall and
silent, and with honor and respect for this patriot and
their family.
- We will park along the main street close to the
designated shelter with 2 bikes side by side as close to the
curb and each other as possible so that traffic can get by.
Let's always remember to keep the motorcycle and voice
noise to a minimum when arriving and leaving the shelters.
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