Alice Hehl Trnka was born on February 28, 1925 in Portsmouth, OH and passed away on December 27, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. Alice was loved by many and will be dearly missed by all friends and family.
A memorial will be held on
January 25, 2019
4 to 6 pm
Fairhaven Church
637 E. Whipp Road
Centerville, OH 45459
Afterwards, please join the family at
Marians Piazza
241 N. Main Street
Centerville, Ohio
In a tribute to Alice, her California daughters are arranging a "knot-in" for quilts for the teachers of Paradise, California, who lost their homes in the wild fire. Alice loved working on the quilts for kids and we felt this would be a fitting memorial for her (the Quilts for Kids group has already provided quilts for the children of Paradise).
Anyone who would like to make a quilt top - no matter how simple - or contribute funds, please contact us at Alice.Hehl@comcast.net. Quilts will be finished and sent to the teachers. Supplies will be purchased in cooperation with the Paradise United School District.
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Barbara Webb emailed this and said it was okay for me to post it.
Hello,
Cruise
One of our great adventures together was a cruise to Alaska. Mom, Terry and I shared an outside cabin with a patio. We took a train trip on the White-Yukon Railroad and it was the first time that Mom had left the United States. The cruise was her 80th birthday present from her CA family and she absolutely loved it. We docked in Vancouver and Samantha picked us up. We even stopped at a yard sale in Canada. One of our many exciting adventures together. She was always up for an adventure.
Saving Lt. Camarena
In 1970 I was assigned to Wright-Patterson AFB as a young, brand-new Air Force 2nd Lieutenant. One of the first projects I was assigned to do on my own was a work-flow improvement study at the Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory where Alice worked. She "took me under her wing" and guided me through the process, advising me on the somewhat difficult personalities within the unit I was to study. Her involvement was key to my development as a young officer.
When I first met Alice, one of the things she did was tell me about her daughters, whose photos were on her desk. Little did I know that, some many months later, she would introduce me to her beautiful daughter, Kathy, who became my wife in November of 1972. Thanks, Alice, for Kathy and my wonderful daughter, Samantha.