Sherman TRISCUIT

1932 - 2023

Feb. 27, 1932 - April 22, 2023
Camarillo - Sherman Anson Triscuit was born on Feb. 27, 1932 in San Jose, Calif. He was adopted at 18 months old and was raised in Fresno, Calif. by Jess and Ethel Triscuit. As a teenager, Sherman was an original staff person at Hume Lake Christian Camps in 1946. He enlisted in the Navy in 1949, he spent 20 years rising to the rank of chief petty officer. He was a radioman, cryptologist machine repairman, radio and instrument instructor and shot on the All-Navy Pistol team. For five years, he was "mayor" of Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in the 1950s and 1960s. His proudest moment was earning his dolphin insignia which meant that he was qualified in submarines. He served on the USS Carbonero (SS-337) during the last years of his service. Sherman served over 25 percent of his career in combat in Korea and Vietnam. After the Navy, he worked for NASA in the tracking station on Makaha Ridge on the island of Kauai during the space shots including Apollo 11. In 1974, he got his bachelor's degree in industrial management from Northrop Institute of Technology and his master's degree in systems management in 1981 from USC.
Sherman met Margaret Kay Montague in July of 1953 in Fresno, Calif. Love grew fast for these two, as they married on Nov. 25, 1953. Their loved lasted over 69 years. Their son Eric Anson was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1961 and their daughter Jeannette Claire in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1967.
Sherman moved the family to Lancaster, Calif. in 1975 to go to work for Kentron, a military contractor at Edwards Air Force Base. He was quickly hired by the federal service where he worked for almost 20 years. When he retired in 1991, he was a GM-14 and the chief of range systems for Ridley Mission Control Center at Edwards Air Force Base. (Yes, he changed his title from manager of range systems to "chief". He had to keep his Navy pride even when working for the Air Force.)
After retirement, Margaret and Sherman went fishing! They traveled all over North America to find the best places to fish. From the Northwest territories in Canada, up the oil can highway in Alaska, to all over the United States, they had fun together. They settled on spending up to six months of the year in Montana, mainly at Fort Lake Peck. They served as campground hosts and loved their travel trailer and boat. They fished up into their 80s. And for the record, Margaret always caught the bigger fish!
Health issues starting plaguing both of them in their mid-80s. But then they had their two grandsons to spoil. Paul Anson was born in 2005 followed by Jason Lee in 2009. Sherman shared a special connection with Jeannette, Paul and Jason as they all were adopted children.
In 2020, Margaret and Sherman moved to Camarillo to be closer to Jeannette. They lived in a wonderful assisted living community. Sherman was diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2022. He died on Saturday, April 22, 2023 from sepsis. On Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. a celebration of life will be held at Camarillo Senior Living, in Camarillo, Calif. A private family interment will be held in Bishop, Calif. later this summer.
Sherman asked that if anyone would want to honor his memory, they should go out and volunteer for an organization that makes a difference in a child's life. He volunteered with Monte Vista Little League as a board member and umpire. In his 60s and 70s, he helped repair computers for the Boys and Girls Club, as well as granted wishes with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Even in his 90s, he asked to help with AYSO to support his grandsons playing soccer. Any financial contributions can be made to Hume Lake Christian Camps.