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Obituary : Lewis Hindley Jr. |
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Lewis Norton Hindley, Jr. May 11, 1920 - August 16, 2008 Born in Long Beach,
California, Lew graduated from Wilson High School in 1938 where he was Student
Body President and Captain of the football team. H e graduated from the
University of Southern California in 1942. He was a member of the Trojan
football team for three years and Sigma Chi fraternity. Lew became an officer in
the United States Navy and spent time in the Aleutians on a P.T. Boat and in the
Philippines-3/8 with an ACORN Group. Upon his return to Long Beach, he joined
his father, Lewis Hindley, Sr. as an agent with New York Life and stayed with
them for over fifty years. He received the Chartered Life Underwriter
designation, and was a life me mber of the Million Dollar Round Table. He was
also a member of the Estate Planning and Trust Council, a Rotarian, and Past
President of the Long Beach Trojan Alumni. He was, for many years, active in the
Long Beach Area Boy Scouts, eventually becoming its Council President, and he
was honored with the Silver Beaver Award. Lew and his wife were both very active
with the Republican Party. In 1944, Lew married his wife Edith, after meeting
her in San Francisco and learning they were born on the same day of th e same
year! They lived in Long Beach and Lakewood until 1995 when they moved to their
second home in Kona, Hawaii. They were there until 2004 when they moved to Aliso
Viejo in Orange County. Besides enjoying the beauty of Hawaii for over 25 years,
traveling was a big part of their lives. They visited over 40 countries and were
proud of having been in all 50 states. They have three sons; L. Norton Hindley
III, in Texas and Kirk and Forrest in Colorado; daughter-in-laws, Debbie, Linda
and Debby; and eight gr andchildren, Katy, Scott, Kevin, Brad, Travis, Ryan,
Shannon and Taryn. There will be a Memorial Service on September 5th at 2:00
p.m. in the Art Gallery Room of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove. In lieu
of flowers, if friends so desire, donations may be made to the Crystal Cathedral
Ministries, Hour of Power, P.O. Box 100, Garden Grove, CA, 92842 Hilgenfeld
Mortuary (714) 535-4105
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