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Sep 14, 1940 - Feb 3, 2018
Stanley Edward Nelson, age 77 passed away on Saturday February 3, 2018 from complications of the flu. Stan was born September 14, 1940 in Pomona, California.
Stan is survived by friend Yvonna K Ray; son Todd Nelson; son Taylor Kent; daughter E'Sly Ray; and daughter Brittnye Ray; brother Norman Nelson and sister-in-law Barbara Nelson; beloved pets Stormy, Miley and Oreo.
A visitation for Stanley will be held Friday, February 9, 2018 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Life Event Center at Florida Memorial, 5950 South US Highway 1, Rockledge, Florida.
A graveside service will occur Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Florida Memorial Gardens, 5950 South US Highway 1, Rockledge, Florida.
El Espiritu - 1958
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Barbara Norton (Vandaveer) (1958)
So sorry to lose another wonderful member of our Class of 1958.
RIP Stan.
Ruth Breslin (1972)
We received the below message from Stan's wife, Yvonna:
Thank you 🙏 for your posting. Stan was so loved and kept people laughing. As his wife, we were together for 17 years. Stan is so missed by his family and will always be loved.
...Sent from my iPhone
Murray Mack Gilkeson III (1968)
Back in 2013 I was trying to settle a local controversy about whether Frank Zappa had attended school on the old CHS campus. There were no school records or class photos, so it was quite a challenge. After several dead-ins, I finally ran across a speech delivered at the 50th reunion of the Class of ’58, which mentioned a memory of being on a TV Talent Show with Frank Zappa and John Peek. It was simply signed “Nelson.” This was the first real lead I had, so I went searching for the writer of that speech. Stan had left his cell phone number on his profile on the alumni site, so I gave him a call.
He really cracked me up, because the first thing he said was, “I was more likely to get kicked out of school than give a speech. You want Nelson Scherer. He still lives out in Claremont.” As for Zappa, he said, “I remember Frank. We didn’t hang out together, but I remember him.”
I will always be grateful to Stan for being the first member of the Class of ’58, to confirm that Zappa was indeed present on the old campus. That really set the ball rolling, and without his help, I may have been less successful. I also found out that Stan had been a star athlete at CHS and fondly remembered by all of his classmates. I could tell he was a very friendly, and warm person just by our conversation over the phone. Clearly he was a great guy who will be missed by all.