Birth date: Feb 6, 1926 Death date: May 23, 2013
Akin A. Vanderslice Services for Akin A. Vanderslice, 87, of Longview will be held at First Lutheran Church of Longview at noon on Tuesday, May 28, 2013 with Pastor Jeffrey E. Borgwardt officiating. Burial will follow at Rosewood Read Obituary
Rest in Peace Uncle Akin. Mammy, PawPaw, Mac. Ruth and now you can have a Vanderslice reunion in Heaven along with ours on earth in July. All of you will be missed this year. Love from all of us here in Florida.
##imported-begin##Vicki and Family##imported-end##Remembering Akinâ?¦.
Akin Vanderslice was a dear friend. He and I used to kid each other at Wood Hollow golf course in Longview about our age. His standard
remark was that he was â??older than dirt.â?
His friends will miss his patented laugh and smile, because most days he was the most cheerful person around. The old Dutchman was a positive thinker and he never let much of anything get him down.
He could dish out pranks on his buddies as well as anybody, and he could take a joke just as well. What I remember most about him in the 15
years I played golf with him around East Texas was he was always unselfish. His first thoughts were about others and when he asked about you or your family, he was sincere. He was always fun to be around.
Akin and I had a special bond because he had been a corrections officer and I was a fellow who grew up in Huntsville, Tx, where my Dad was the warden when I was a child. Akin and I shared some â??prison storiesâ? and we had a connection unlike most. He was a great story teller.
Soft-hearted with the ladies, children and friends, he was â??tough as nailsâ? on the golf course. He was a competitor who never got over being a little boy and the twinkle in his eye let you know he was ready for any game you wanted to play.
Akin was as good as they comeâ?¦.a manâ??s man who never met a stranger. I will miss him dearly.
Bill Turner
##imported-begin##Bill Turner##imported-end##Dolores, Barbara & David, Carol & Phil, Roger & Beverly,
Akin was one of my favorite people. He always had a smile to share and usually a good golf story!! Richard, Derek and I are very sad and will miss seeing him. We will cherish our last visit. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We loved him!
