A gathering

Roger Carlson

IRVINE - Friends and family of Howard L. Handy, who died from an

apparent heart attack last week, will be gathering Saturday afternoon at

2 at The Meadows Mobile Home Park at 14851 Jeffrey Rd., where Mr. Handy

and his wife of over 60 years, Lois, had been residing for the past 19

years.

It will be an informal setting for what most likely will be an

overflow crowd for the tribute at the site’s clubhouse.

Mr. Handy, who was 84, was a sportswriter for the Daily Pilot from

1969-82 and was a familiar sight to many in sports into the 21st century.

Always a friendly sort with the work ethics of a giant, the World War

II veteran left his prints left from the Compton Herald to the Daily

Pilot, from the Rams press box to the Long Beach Grand Prix, from

Irrelevant Week in Newport Beach to the sands of Tarawa. And many more.

He is survived by his wife, Lois, four sons, five grandchildren and

two great grandchildren.