Markle, Gordon Mears,
91, of Corona del Mar, CA died on June 10, 2012, at his home, with family by his side. Gordon was born in 1921, in New Haven, CT, to Clifford Milton Markle and Elizabeth Augur Markle. He spent his early childhood in Hamden, CT, and then moved with his family to Bronxville, NY, where he completed high school.
He joined the Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, and spent time in the Panama Canal Zone. He subsequently ended up at Windsor Locks Air Base, CT, with the 65th Fighter Squadron, which was the basis for the WWII version of the comic strip, Terry and the Pirates; and where he witnessed the squadron's first fatality, Lt. Bradley, for whom Bradley Airport was named. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, his unit, the 57th Fighter Group, was deployed, and Gordon spent all of WWII moving from Egypt to North Africa to Italy.
After WWII, Gordon returned to Bronxville, NY. He married his first wife, Marilyn Stewart of Tuckahoe, NY, eventually moving to Candlewood Shores, CT, and had three children, Peter, David, and Christine. He ended up working for Barden Ball Bearing Corp., initially in Danbury, CT, and then transferring to Los Angeles, California.
He married his second wife, Patricia Murphey of Burbank, CA, and had a son, Robert. Gordon finished his working career for the US Post Office, and was very proud that when he retired at 65 he still had a walking route.
He always enjoyed physical activity: in high school, one summer riding a bike from New York to Canada and back; and another summer driving to California and back, working on farms on the way. Early on, he enjoyed swimming, bicycling, ice skating, hockey, sailing (both water and ice), and skiing. He met his second wife, Pat, while speed skating, and he also continued bicycling.
One of his most enjoyable activities became camping and hiking at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA. In his later years, he played golf, always walking the courses; and he and his wife, Pat, played tennis, and enjoyed Big Band Dancing twice a week, and their trips to Italy. Gordon's hometown, before and after WWII, Bronxville, NY honored him as the Grand Marshall in their 2010 Memorial Day Parade.
Gordon is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia, of Corona del Mar, CA; son, Peter (wife Marianne), of Shrewsbury, MA; son, David, of Blue Hill, ME; daughter, Christine Larsen (husband David), of Huntington Beach, CA; and son, Robert (wife Kristen Kulongoski), of Portland, OR; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and sister, Elizabeth Sampson, of Washington, DC.
A memorial service will be held Wed., June 13, 2012, 4:00 pm, at the Community Church, Congregational, 611 Heliotrope Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA. Gordon will be interred at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Published in Orange County Register on June 12, 2012
91, of Corona del Mar, CA died on June 10, 2012, at his home, with family by his side. Gordon was born in 1921, in New Haven, CT, to Clifford Milton Markle and Elizabeth Augur Markle. He spent his early childhood in Hamden, CT, and then moved with his family to Bronxville, NY, where he completed high school.
He joined the Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, and spent time in the Panama Canal Zone. He subsequently ended up at Windsor Locks Air Base, CT, with the 65th Fighter Squadron, which was the basis for the WWII version of the comic strip, Terry and the Pirates; and where he witnessed the squadron's first fatality, Lt. Bradley, for whom Bradley Airport was named. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, his unit, the 57th Fighter Group, was deployed, and Gordon spent all of WWII moving from Egypt to North Africa to Italy.
After WWII, Gordon returned to Bronxville, NY. He married his first wife, Marilyn Stewart of Tuckahoe, NY, eventually moving to Candlewood Shores, CT, and had three children, Peter, David, and Christine. He ended up working for Barden Ball Bearing Corp., initially in Danbury, CT, and then transferring to Los Angeles, California.
He married his second wife, Patricia Murphey of Burbank, CA, and had a son, Robert. Gordon finished his working career for the US Post Office, and was very proud that when he retired at 65 he still had a walking route.
He always enjoyed physical activity: in high school, one summer riding a bike from New York to Canada and back; and another summer driving to California and back, working on farms on the way. Early on, he enjoyed swimming, bicycling, ice skating, hockey, sailing (both water and ice), and skiing. He met his second wife, Pat, while speed skating, and he also continued bicycling.
One of his most enjoyable activities became camping and hiking at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA. In his later years, he played golf, always walking the courses; and he and his wife, Pat, played tennis, and enjoyed Big Band Dancing twice a week, and their trips to Italy. Gordon's hometown, before and after WWII, Bronxville, NY honored him as the Grand Marshall in their 2010 Memorial Day Parade.
Gordon is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia, of Corona del Mar, CA; son, Peter (wife Marianne), of Shrewsbury, MA; son, David, of Blue Hill, ME; daughter, Christine Larsen (husband David), of Huntington Beach, CA; and son, Robert (wife Kristen Kulongoski), of Portland, OR; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and sister, Elizabeth Sampson, of Washington, DC.
A memorial service will be held Wed., June 13, 2012, 4:00 pm, at the Community Church, Congregational, 611 Heliotrope Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA. Gordon will be interred at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Published in Orange County Register on June 12, 2012
Markle, Gordon Mears,
91, of Corona del Mar, CA died on June 10, 2012, at his home, with family by his side. Gordon was born in 1921, in New Haven, CT, to Clifford Milton Markle and Elizabeth Augur Markle. He spent his early childhood in Hamden, CT, and then moved with his family to Bronxville, NY, where he completed high school.
He joined the Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, and spent time in the Panama Canal Zone. He subsequently ended up at Windsor Locks Air Base, CT, with the 65th Fighter Squadron, which was the basis for the WWII version of the comic strip, Terry and the Pirates; and where he witnessed the squadron's first fatality, Lt. Bradley, for whom Bradley Airport was named. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, his unit, the 57th Fighter Group, was deployed, and Gordon spent all of WWII moving from Egypt to North Africa to Italy.
After WWII, Gordon returned to Bronxville, NY. He married his first wife, Marilyn Stewart of Tuckahoe, NY, eventually moving to Candlewood Shores, CT, and had three children, Peter, David, and Christine. He ended up working for Barden Ball Bearing Corp., initially in Danbury, CT, and then transferring to Los Angeles, California.
He married his second wife, Patricia Murphey of Burbank, CA, and had a son, Robert. Gordon finished his working career for the US Post Office, and was very proud that when he retired at 65 he still had a walking route.
He always enjoyed physical activity: in high school, one summer riding a bike from New York to Canada and back; and another summer driving to California and back, working on farms on the way. Early on, he enjoyed swimming, bicycling, ice skating, hockey, sailing (both water and ice), and skiing. He met his second wife, Pat, while speed skating, and he also continued bicycling.
One of his most enjoyable activities became camping and hiking at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA. In his later years, he played golf, always walking the courses; and he and his wife, Pat, played tennis, and enjoyed Big Band Dancing twice a week, and their trips to Italy. Gordon's hometown, before and after WWII, Bronxville, NY honored him as the Grand Marshall in their 2010 Memorial Day Parade.
Gordon is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia, of Corona del Mar, CA; son, Peter (wife Marianne), of Shrewsbury, MA; son, David, of Blue Hill, ME; daughter, Christine Larsen (husband David), of Huntington Beach, CA; and son, Robert (wife Kristen Kulongoski), of Portland, OR; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and sister, Elizabeth Sampson, of Washington, DC.
A memorial service will be held Wed., June 13, 2012, 4:00 pm, at the Community Church, Congregational, 611 Heliotrope Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA. Gordon will be interred at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Published in Orange County Register on June 12, 2012
91, of Corona del Mar, CA died on June 10, 2012, at his home, with family by his side. Gordon was born in 1921, in New Haven, CT, to Clifford Milton Markle and Elizabeth Augur Markle. He spent his early childhood in Hamden, CT, and then moved with his family to Bronxville, NY, where he completed high school.
He joined the Army Air Corps as an airplane and engine mechanic, and spent time in the Panama Canal Zone. He subsequently ended up at Windsor Locks Air Base, CT, with the 65th Fighter Squadron, which was the basis for the WWII version of the comic strip, Terry and the Pirates; and where he witnessed the squadron's first fatality, Lt. Bradley, for whom Bradley Airport was named. After Pearl Harbor was attacked, his unit, the 57th Fighter Group, was deployed, and Gordon spent all of WWII moving from Egypt to North Africa to Italy.
After WWII, Gordon returned to Bronxville, NY. He married his first wife, Marilyn Stewart of Tuckahoe, NY, eventually moving to Candlewood Shores, CT, and had three children, Peter, David, and Christine. He ended up working for Barden Ball Bearing Corp., initially in Danbury, CT, and then transferring to Los Angeles, California.
He married his second wife, Patricia Murphey of Burbank, CA, and had a son, Robert. Gordon finished his working career for the US Post Office, and was very proud that when he retired at 65 he still had a walking route.
He always enjoyed physical activity: in high school, one summer riding a bike from New York to Canada and back; and another summer driving to California and back, working on farms on the way. Early on, he enjoyed swimming, bicycling, ice skating, hockey, sailing (both water and ice), and skiing. He met his second wife, Pat, while speed skating, and he also continued bicycling.
One of his most enjoyable activities became camping and hiking at Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite, CA. In his later years, he played golf, always walking the courses; and he and his wife, Pat, played tennis, and enjoyed Big Band Dancing twice a week, and their trips to Italy. Gordon's hometown, before and after WWII, Bronxville, NY honored him as the Grand Marshall in their 2010 Memorial Day Parade.
Gordon is survived by his wife of 52 years, Patricia, of Corona del Mar, CA; son, Peter (wife Marianne), of Shrewsbury, MA; son, David, of Blue Hill, ME; daughter, Christine Larsen (husband David), of Huntington Beach, CA; and son, Robert (wife Kristen Kulongoski), of Portland, OR; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and sister, Elizabeth Sampson, of Washington, DC.
A memorial service will be held Wed., June 13, 2012, 4:00 pm, at the Community Church, Congregational, 611 Heliotrope Avenue, Corona del Mar, CA. Gordon will be interred at Pacific View Memorial Park.
Published in Orange County Register on June 12, 2012
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