10/29/04 - NNHS Newsletter - Mike Spangler AND Connie's Husband
Dear Friends and Schoolmates,
We have two sad notes tonight:
From Thelma Spade Roberts (57) of VA via Joe Madagan (57) of FL - 10/29/04:
Here is the Obituary in the Daily Press I wanted to get the info out as soon as I could.
Michael Roderick 'Mike' Spangler
NEWPORT NEWS -
Michael
Roderick
'Mike'
Spangler, 65, died
Oct. 27, 2004, in
the
oncology unit of
Riverside
Regional
Medical
Center.
He was born in
Denver,
Colo.,
to
the
late Arno and Wilmath Spangler.
Mike
had been a
Peninsula
resident
since 1940. He was a
United States
Air Force veteran. He worked with his father's
business, Ace Fabrication & Welding.
Following his father's
retirement,
Mike
successfully owned and operated
the
business until 1994. Following which, he worked
with V.I.M.S. at
William
& Mary. He was an avid pilot and held a private pilot's license.
Mike
performed test flights for friends
and besides his family soaring
the
skies was his greatest love. He was a member of
the
Experimental Aircraft Association.
Mike
enjoyed introducing young people to
the
joys of flying and worked with
the
Young Eagles.
Mike
is survived by his family,
including his wife, Virginia 'Ginny' W. Spangler; five daughters, Rena K.
Emerson, Terri L. Rawlings, Deborah Briscoe and her
husband,
Ron,
Maria Castleberry and her husband, Lee, and
Elizabeth
Batten and her husband,
Al;
seven grandchildren,
Gregory, Zachary,
Craig,
Matthew,
Sterling, Katie and Cami; two brothers,
Ronald
Spangler and Dean Spangler; uncle, Conner
Spangler; aunt, Odessa Walters; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and
friends. A celebration of
Mike's
life will be held
at
2 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 31, at
305 Cherokee Drive,
Newport News.
Riverside-Altmeyer
Funeral Home is handling
the
arrangements.
Published in the
Daily Press on
10/29/2004
When I put the address into MapQuest, this is the directions they gave: Off of
I-64 take Exit 255 toward VA-143/Jefferson Avenue. Merge onto
VA-143W/Jefferson Avenue via Exit 255B. Turn slight right onto Bland
Boulevard. Turn Left onto Siemans Way. Turn Right onto McManus Boulevard.
Turn Left to stay on McManus Boulevard. Turn Right onto Cherokee Drive. End at
305 Cherokee Drive, Newport News. (This should take you to a gate
at the general aviation area where someone will be attending to give further
directions). The service will be held in a hangar at the airfield, with a
fly-over
at 2:30.
This is all posted now, along with his Senior portrait::
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam-all.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/memoriam57.html
http://www.nnhs65.00freehost.com/obit-mike-spangler.html
Thanks, Thelma and Joe. Once again we extend our deepest sympathies to Ginny and to Mikes family and many friends.
From Susie Overton Jones (63) of VA 10/29/04:
Carol,
It
was great seeing you last weekend during the Class of 1964's reunion.
What an awesome reunion it was. It was really great seeing alumni
from several years and faculty attending.
On
a sad note,
Fred Soles,
husband of Connie McGhee Soles (63),
passed away Tuesday, October 26, 2004 unexpectedly at their home.
Fred Soles
HAMPTON -
Fred
Soles, 77, departed this earth on Oct. 26, 2004. He was dearly loved by his wife
of 22 years, Connie McGhee Soles.
He died unexpectedly at his home in
Hampton
on Tuesday afternoon. He was born in
Dillon,
S.C.
and graduated from
East
Carolina
College
where he was a baseball great. He later taught and coached at Princess
Anne
H.S. and Cox H.S. in
Virginia
Beach.
When he
left teaching and coaching, he went into real estate, later founding his own
company,
Fred
Soles Realty. He was a founding father
of the
Virginia Beach
Christian Church and a charter member of
the
Lynnhaven
Lions Club. Although
a great athlete, his greatest love
in life was music. One of his last endeavors was helping his wife, Connie, set
up their
charitable foundation, Music, Macs & MIDI Distance Learning, which will offer
treatment for autism, ADHD, victims of stroke and
Alzheimer's
through a specialized music treatment called
Auditory Integration Training (AIT). You may read about this culmination of his
life's work by visiting
their
website www.audiohope.org.
He leaves to cherish his memory a son, Gary Soles, of Chesapeake; a daughter,
Laura Soles, also of Chesapeake; a daughter, Rachel
Soles Taylor and husband,
Chip,
and his two granddaughters, Allison
and Hannah Taylor of Kure Beach, N.C. He is also survived by his brother,
Ray
Soles and wife, Eunice, of
Charleston,
S.C.; sister, Jill
Johnson,
also of Charleston,
S.C.; sister, Ethel
McGee and her
husband,
Bobby,
of Marrero, La.; a sister,
Carolyn
Turlich and husband,
Glenn,
of Buras, La.; a sister-in-law,
Ann
Soles Thomas
of Raleigh, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Doris Soles Seabrook and husband,
Jim,
of
Johns
Island, S.C. He leaves a host of nieces and nephews
and great-nieces and great-nephews. The family will receive friends at
Peninsula
Funeral Home from 3 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 31. A
memorial service will follow at 4 p.m. The family requests that in lieu of
flowers, donations be made to AudioHope.org
at P.O. Box 88,
Hampton, Va., so that those in need may be treated and given a better quality of
life. The success of this foundation was his greatest
wish.
Published in the Daily Press from 10/28/2004 - 10/29/2004.
Susie
Thank you, Susie.
As Life usually grants us, we have been given the sharpest pains amidst the greatest joys.
Yall take care of each other as you do so splendidly.
Love to all, Carol
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