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Friends we will miss Kern Paul Tilman was born on Aug. 12, 1926 in Duluth, Minnesota to Paul & Segrid Tilman. When Kern was 14 they moved to the family farm in rural Plummer, MN. He was inducted into the Army near the end of World War II and served with the occupation forces in Japan. After his discharge, Kern went to school for photography in New Haven, CT and continued his education at the Art Center School in Los Angeles. He met and married Alice Clare Mann on Aug. 12, 1950 in Minneapolis, MN, where they both were working. In Jan. 1951, they moved to Southern CA. In 1954 Kern started his career at North American/ Rockwell during that time he set up the Color Lab at the Downey facility. He worked for North American/Rockwell for 30 years. Kern and Alice raised their sons in Anaheim and after Kern retired, spent summers at their century farm in northwest MN gardening and fishing. They built a guest house with the help of friends and family, including several grandchildren who came to visit them there. Kern loved those years and had a passion for the earth, growing vegetables and flowers. He also enjoyed painting in oils and acrylics. Kern is survived by Alice, his wife of 62 years, three sons Mark (Pam), Brian (Jan), David (Olga) and his sister, Glenyce (Don) Harrington. He dearly loved his 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and was proud of all his family. May God grant him love and peace through our Lord Jesus Christ. Robert Bradford Alterman To Bob, life was an adventure to be savored. After moving to San Francisco on his own in high school, he returned to Glendale and his parents, filled with the wonderment of the world. He set out to soar by learning to fly and became an accomplished pilot embarking upon many a journey on his own terms. At UCLA, he distinguished himself both in the classroom and the TKE fraternity house. He studied engineering, viewing it as the ultimate adventure career path. He took great joy in his beloved Bruins, attending every football game and following each of their national championships. He joined the Air Force shortly after graduating and received his commission as 2nd Lieutenant Robert Alterman, USAF in 1953. After completing Special Weapons Training School, he nearly caused an international incident when he was assigned to RAF Sculthorpe in England as an Atomic Weapons Officer with responsibility for USAFE's nuclear weapons. While in England for a second time, diplomatic relations hung in the balance as his carousing in the Pubs meant tricky negotiations, but fate intervened and he met Nancy Bumfrey. It was a match made in heaven, he was a skilled road rally driver and she was the best navigator in the English countryside. After a couple of years of terrorizing the English countryside and the Soviet Union, he was sent home to Glendale with his new British bride ready to embark upon the next thrill ride — fatherhood. What a ride it would be, raising his daughter and son, Diane and James. He joined the military-industrial complex and set out to make the world a safer place from the Red Scourge. He would begin a career pushing the edge of the envelope as an engineer with many of the top defense contractors. After a distinguished nearly 40 year career, he retired from McDonnell-Douglas. He said it was time to play golf as often as possible and for him and Nancy to travel both far and near. They relocated to Sun Lakes, bought the requisite golf cart and began the life of leisure and golf. At Sun Lakes, Bob aced his first hole-in-one, rose to become bocce champion, cut a mean rug at all the social events and made many great friends. As the adventure of travel was on the agenda, Bob and Nancy embraced the role of tourist wholeheartedly, stepping foot on virtually every continent and seeing nearly all his beloved U.S.A. Now for one last time we should raise our glasses and exclaim "Cheers to Bob!" for enjoying life to its fullest and now embarking on perhaps the greatest adventure ever. You will be missed for your quick wit and the tales you used to regale us with, but mourn-never, as you lived undoubtedly your way. Darryl Heacock passed away on June 19, 2013, after along illness. His wife, LuAnn, and her daughter, Tracey, and two of his daughters, Kimberly and Darrylin, were with him at the Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda. Darryl and LuAnn had been high school sweethearts and were married five and a half years ago. Darryl was formerly married to Carol Miller, who passed away in 2006 and they had five children, Rick, Marty, Darrylin, Kimberly and Jennifer. Darryl was a kind, gentle, wonderful man who worked hard as a truck driver to support his family. Darryl was loved by everyone who knew him as he was so caring. LuAnn's children, Bonnie, Tracey, Tom, Lori, and Dan loved him also. He had 11 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. He was buried at the Veteran's Cemetery In Riverside with honors. He served in the Navy for three years. He will be greatly missed. We want to remember your loved ones in the "Friends We Will Miss" section, above, but we need your help. Please be sure to get us the information about their passing. Turn in any obituaries to the Main Clubhouse reception desk or send them electronically to SunLakesNews@yahoo.com 40 | sun lakes lifestyles | august 2013 | friends we will miss

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