Neil Trainor

My dad , Paul Hudgens and wife , Vivian were good friends with Neil and Betty. My name is Craig and I just came across this and just offer my peace to the family. 208-304-2488 and my condolences !!

This man was incredible. I worked with him while he was doing a Jerry Lewis telethon in Pontiac, Michigan. He did a few songs and lit up the croud with his best Jonny Cash songs and when it was over he found out that I was the guy doing the light show and he thanked me for doing a great light show for him without knowing what he was supposed to be doing that night. I said it was my pleasure to do it and we shook hands and we never met again. This man was truly a man of talent and I for one...

I went on a deer hunting trip to Kenton Mi with two friends Jack Berg and Wayne Hebert both from Sterling Heights in the early 80s. I don´t remember the exact year. We stayed in this large log cabin lodge just west of town. I remember, it was Saturday morning sitting in the dining area having breakfast with Jack and Wayne who had me convinced that Johnny Cash was going to come in soon and to act normal. Sure enough, in he walked dressed in black. The three of them had a great laugh when they...

Neil did a televised Jerry Lewis telethon at the Pontiac light guard Armory way back in the early 70's. I was working the light show with a band called Family Fair I believe. He came to me back stage and asked if I was the guy that did the light show? I said yes, how was it? He said he never did any show under a light show where the person doing the lights stayed with him and changed the lights right on que. He thanked me and I have never seen him again after that. I moved to Florida and...

Are thoughts and prayers to the family, Neil was a great friend to our family !


Bob and Charlene Niebauer
and
Denny and Donna Niebauer Robbins

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

A good man. Neil and Betty were there for my mom at a time when she really needed it.