Loren Alfred Hawkins |
| Posted 2016-12-23 by mhenderson |
| Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Friday, December 23, 2014 <<< Loren Alfred Hawkins, 94, passed away peacefully in his home on Dec. 13, 2016. He was born in Osage, Kansas on May 13, 1922 to Lilly and Alfred Hawkins. In 1930, his family traveled on Route 66 in a Model T Ford with only $80 in hand and landed in Southgate, Calif. He attended Southgate High School. He lettered in football and then went on to play semi-pro football in Los Angeles until the pros came in. Loren married Ruby Shippy in 1940. They had two sons, Allen and Terry. Loren joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served his country on the USS Meriwether in Japan when the peace treaty was signed. He came home and joined the Boilermakers Union and started his career as a welder. In 1958, he married Mryna Rodesch at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Altadena, Calif. They had a son Rodney and a daughter Cali. Loren enjoyed many sports and spent many years boat racing, riding dirt bikes, and traveling the U.S. in their RV. He was interested in American history and enjoyed visiting many historical sites and national parks. He was a member of the San Gabriel Boat in Ski Club in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the proud owner of a Nordic boat named Hawkeye. Loren spent many years camping and riding dirt bikes in the high desert with his family and supported his family’s dirt bike racing. He had an eye for art and used his talented welding skills to make belt buckles and art pieces. He spent the last 13 years living in Lake Havasu enjoying his family, grandchildren and great- grandchildren. He is survived by wife, Myrna, sons Allen (Becky) and Rod (Linsday), daughter Cali George (Brian); five grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents; first wife Ruby Shippy; son Terry and daughter-in- law Valda; brother Frank and sister Edna. A memorial service with the family is at a later date. Donations can be made to Hospice of Havasu or the Catholic Daughters Scholarship Fund. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be sent to the Hawkins family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. |
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