Retired Deputy Sheriff Bill Loenhorst Sr. Passing

Thank for your kind words & prayers this weekend after Dad's passing Thursday. Bill Sr. passed away Thursday night at 10:30pm at Loma Linda VA. He was part of the hospice care program there and fortunately Dad passed away peacefully. He was 84. Dad specifically asked that there be no "big memorial", but he did ask for his ashes to be spread at sea. There will be a small memorial service for him at sea on the Lane Victory Merchant Marine Ship. Many of the old timers remember Bill as our Barton Flats Resident Deputy. Dad loved the patrol work and being able to visit with the townsfolk and camp managers from about 1962 to 1978. I know he also loved the residents & workers in his patrol area including Mentone, Mill Creek Canyon, Seven Oaks, & all the way to Onyx Summit. Along with search & rescue coordination with the San G team & Valley of the Falls teams, & Camp Angelus Fire here in the mountains, Dad also loved the sea and spent his retirement days restoring this ship with other retired crew members.Again; thanks for the many kind words & prayers for Dad & our family. Our family asks that instead of flowers, a memory donation may me sent to:
San Gorgonio Search & Rescue TeamC/O Mill Creek Ranger Station34701 Mill Creek RoadMentone, CA 92359
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