Paul E. Appling

PAUL E. APPLING NOV 4, 1926 - DEC 14, 2009 It is with sadness that we announce Paul peacefully went to be with the Lord on December 14th at the age of 83. He grew up in the Waterford area where he was educated in the one-room Hickman Grammer School and Hughson High in Hughson, CA. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the US Navy where he served during WW II as a sonar specialist. Following WW II he attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo where he graduated in mechanical engineering in 1951. He was honored by being asked to sing The Lord's Prayer'' at the graduation ceremony. After graduation, he began his career as an engineer with Johns Manville Corp, Lompoc, CA. Most of his career was spent in Silicon Valley, where he settled and lived the rest of his life in Los Altos. He worked at Sylvania, starting in 1955, and then Teledyne, managing the engineering department and retired in 1994 after 35 years. He later consulted for Intervac for four years. He was active in church work all his life, voluteering in the chaplaincy program at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, CA. He loved to travel with his wife and visited many countries. Paul is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Marguerite (Verwer) Appling, his four children, Sandra, Terry, Ric and Tanya, 10 loving grandchildren and one great grandchild. A Memorial service was held at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park on December 22nd. A Chapel service will be held on Friday, January 8th at 11:00 AM at Lakewood Funeral Home, 900 Santa Fe, Hughson, CA. Paul was much loved and was very highly regarded by family and friends. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. He was a trustworthy, steadfast, godly man. In lieu of flowers, donations in Paul's name may be made to www.mounthermon.org or a check may be sent to Mount Hermon, at Mount Hermon Association, Inc., PO Box 413, Mount Hermon, CA. 95041 care of Mt. Hermon Advancement Department. Lakewood Funeral Home entrusted with arrangements. www.modbee.com/obituaries