It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
George S. Patton
Arland was the 4th and final child born to Neal and Lucille Hilyard.
He was a loving and devoted husband and he his sweet wife Mary Louise had two daughters.
Arland was an Air Force Veteran, an avid genealogist and an example to all on how to treat your wife and daughters.
He was the type of person who left a good impression upon any who met him and made the world a better place for all.
In the Los Banos Enterprise John Spevak wrote: Arland Hillyard, for me, was an exemplar of the kindness, gentleness, and love a man could show to his family, friends, and everyone else he met.
I came to know Arland in 2008, when he and his wife Mary Louise became part of the Writing Your Life Stories class.
In the class I came to know Arland's affable and positive spirit, not only by the stories he wrote but by the personality he gently revealed. Just with his good spirit and good will, he made everyone else in the room feel better about life.
When I asked him about his unusual first name, he said it wasn't so odd. "I'm a part of that popular song which begins, 'This land is your land; this land is Arland.'"
Arland and Mary Louise both wrote wonderful stories about their lives. Listening to their narratives and watching their interactions, I understood how much this couple, who had been married for more than a half-century, enjoyed sharing their lives and their love with each other.
Like Mary Louise, Arland also loved his children and grandchildren and great-grandchild. His stories about them were filled with warmth and affection.
Arland enjoyed writing about other family members, too, and had a keen interest in genealogy. He devoted many hours and years as a volunteer in the Family History Center of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, helping others pursue their ancestry.
And when Life Stories needed to move from the local college campus, Arland worked with leaders in his church to bring the class to the local LDS facility.
George S. Patton
Arland was the 4th and final child born to Neal and Lucille Hilyard.
He was a loving and devoted husband and he his sweet wife Mary Louise had two daughters.
Arland was an Air Force Veteran, an avid genealogist and an example to all on how to treat your wife and daughters.
He was the type of person who left a good impression upon any who met him and made the world a better place for all.
In the Los Banos Enterprise John Spevak wrote: Arland Hillyard, for me, was an exemplar of the kindness, gentleness, and love a man could show to his family, friends, and everyone else he met.
I came to know Arland in 2008, when he and his wife Mary Louise became part of the Writing Your Life Stories class.
In the class I came to know Arland's affable and positive spirit, not only by the stories he wrote but by the personality he gently revealed. Just with his good spirit and good will, he made everyone else in the room feel better about life.
When I asked him about his unusual first name, he said it wasn't so odd. "I'm a part of that popular song which begins, 'This land is your land; this land is Arland.'"
Arland and Mary Louise both wrote wonderful stories about their lives. Listening to their narratives and watching their interactions, I understood how much this couple, who had been married for more than a half-century, enjoyed sharing their lives and their love with each other.
Like Mary Louise, Arland also loved his children and grandchildren and great-grandchild. His stories about them were filled with warmth and affection.
Arland enjoyed writing about other family members, too, and had a keen interest in genealogy. He devoted many hours and years as a volunteer in the Family History Center of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, helping others pursue their ancestry.
And when Life Stories needed to move from the local college campus, Arland worked with leaders in his church to bring the class to the local LDS facility.
It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
George S. Patton
Arland was the 4th and final child born to Neal and Lucille Hilyard.
He was a loving and devoted husband and he his sweet wife Mary Louise had two daughters.
Arland was an Air Force Veteran, an avid genealogist and an example to all on how to treat your wife and daughters.
He was the type of person who left a good impression upon any who met him and made the world a better place for all.
In the Los Banos Enterprise John Spevak wrote: Arland Hillyard, for me, was an exemplar of the kindness, gentleness, and love a man could show to his family, friends, and everyone else he met.
I came to know Arland in 2008, when he and his wife Mary Louise became part of the Writing Your Life Stories class.
In the class I came to know Arland's affable and positive spirit, not only by the stories he wrote but by the personality he gently revealed. Just with his good spirit and good will, he made everyone else in the room feel better about life.
When I asked him about his unusual first name, he said it wasn't so odd. "I'm a part of that popular song which begins, 'This land is your land; this land is Arland.'"
Arland and Mary Louise both wrote wonderful stories about their lives. Listening to their narratives and watching their interactions, I understood how much this couple, who had been married for more than a half-century, enjoyed sharing their lives and their love with each other.
Like Mary Louise, Arland also loved his children and grandchildren and great-grandchild. His stories about them were filled with warmth and affection.
Arland enjoyed writing about other family members, too, and had a keen interest in genealogy. He devoted many hours and years as a volunteer in the Family History Center of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, helping others pursue their ancestry.
And when Life Stories needed to move from the local college campus, Arland worked with leaders in his church to bring the class to the local LDS facility.
George S. Patton
Arland was the 4th and final child born to Neal and Lucille Hilyard.
He was a loving and devoted husband and he his sweet wife Mary Louise had two daughters.
Arland was an Air Force Veteran, an avid genealogist and an example to all on how to treat your wife and daughters.
He was the type of person who left a good impression upon any who met him and made the world a better place for all.
In the Los Banos Enterprise John Spevak wrote: Arland Hillyard, for me, was an exemplar of the kindness, gentleness, and love a man could show to his family, friends, and everyone else he met.
I came to know Arland in 2008, when he and his wife Mary Louise became part of the Writing Your Life Stories class.
In the class I came to know Arland's affable and positive spirit, not only by the stories he wrote but by the personality he gently revealed. Just with his good spirit and good will, he made everyone else in the room feel better about life.
When I asked him about his unusual first name, he said it wasn't so odd. "I'm a part of that popular song which begins, 'This land is your land; this land is Arland.'"
Arland and Mary Louise both wrote wonderful stories about their lives. Listening to their narratives and watching their interactions, I understood how much this couple, who had been married for more than a half-century, enjoyed sharing their lives and their love with each other.
Like Mary Louise, Arland also loved his children and grandchildren and great-grandchild. His stories about them were filled with warmth and affection.
Arland enjoyed writing about other family members, too, and had a keen interest in genealogy. He devoted many hours and years as a volunteer in the Family History Center of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, helping others pursue their ancestry.
And when Life Stories needed to move from the local college campus, Arland worked with leaders in his church to bring the class to the local LDS facility.
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