This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HARDESTY, HAZELTINE, HALL, WHITE Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/255 Message Board Post: Claude Milton Hardesty Jr. Claude Milton Hardesty Jr. died Jan. 1, 2002, of heart failure during surgery for an ulcer. Born May 16, 1934, in Antioch to Claude Milton Hardesty Sr. and his wife Thelma Louise, he was 67. His father worked for the military as a civilian, and the Hardesty family moved frequently. When they came to Davis, Hardesty had already attended 18 schools. He graduated from Davis High School in 1952 and was an Eagle Scout. A mechanic, Hardesty owned and operated Kar Care with a partner, Bill Barber, for several years. Claude Sr. was his bookkeeper after retiring from the university. He was active in the Loyal Order of the Moose and Legion of the Moose. As a life member of the Davis Moose Lodge and the Twin Rivers Moose Legion, he served as past governor, past administrator of the Davis Moose Lodge and Folsom Moose Lodge, and was on the Legion Ritual Team and a past North Moose. He was a past district president of the Twin Rivers District and served the state Moose Association on a few committees. He was awarded the Fellowship Degree in Palm Springs in September 1990. He was the charter secretary for the Loyal Order of the Moose Golden Poppy Council of Higher Degrees and was serving in this capacity at the time of his death. He was an honorary past president of the Poppy Council. Hardesty also was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and served as a Noble Grand, a hall board member and a past deputy. His many interests included cars and trucks, woodworking, traveling with his wife, fishing, ceramics and cooking. He is survived by his wife Judy of Davis; his children, Cheryl and Rob Hazeltine of Cambridge, Md., Debbie Hardesty of Sacramento, Gary and Peggy Hardesty of Sacramento and Ken Hall of Davis; and his grandchildren, Gretchen White, Jeremy Hardesty, Kaylee Hazeltine, Kate Hardesty, Ryan Hardesty, Molly Hazeltine, Jamie Hazeltine and Alie Hazeltine. A memorial service was held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Davis Moose Lodge. Donations in his name may be made to the Endowment Fund for the Child City at Mooseheart, in care of the Davis Moose Lodge, 207 D St., Davis, CA 95616. (Obituary from the "The Davis Enterprise," Tuesday, January 8, 2002, (Yolo County). Submitted with the permission of the "The Davis Enterprise," 315 G Street, Davis, CA 95616, <http://www.davisenterprise.com/>. Please note: I am not related to the family listed above, and I do not have any further information on this family.)