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Marin Independent Journal
Wednesday, April 10, 2002
John "Nelson" King
Died of cancer on Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at the age of 76. Nelson King was born in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated in 1943 from Phoenix Union High School where he was class salutatorian & managing editor of the Coyote Journal Newspaper. After high school, Nelson was recruited into the elite Navy V12 program. He received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles, and his commission from the Navy Supply Corp School at Harvard University in 1946. He played varsity baseball and football at UCLA. The men he met through his fraternity, Phi Delta Theta, were some of his most treasured associations. At UCLA, Nelson fell in love with and married Bette Adams of Bakersfield, CA. Nelson is survived by three children, Anita Neuhausen of Mission Viejo, CA., Randall King of Flagstaff, AZ., and Christine Barsocchini of San Anselmo, CA. He also has five grandchildren, Kurt, Scott, and Tyler Neuhausen and Ryan and Lauren King. A sister, Sharon King Halpern, who lives in Richmond, CA, also survives him. The family moved to Marin County in 1955. Nelson worked 33 years for Pacific Telephone and Telegraph as a speechwriter, statistician and public relations officer. Through the years, he and Bette were active in the Military Order of Wine Tasters. They watched the wine industry grow with their San Francisco bay area friends. Nelson was active in Little League and SIRs. After Bette's death in 1997, Nelson returned to his beloved Arizona. Nelson had a zest for life. Whether it was dancing to Dixieland jazz or the Big Bands, rafting the Colorado River, trying out a new golf course, debating politics, or quoting lyrics from Cole Porter songs. He loved striking up conversations with acquaintances as he traveled across country, particularly if they could swap golf stories, baseball history, or movie trivia. Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of his life at 1465 West Island Circle, Chandler, AZ., on Friday, April 12, 2002 at 2 pm. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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