Henry Mangels:  

Childhood I was born in San Francisco but spent my early childhood years in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Singapore. I have two younger sisters, Carolyn and Joan. We finally returned to the "States" in '57, though my dad continued to travel extensively in Southeast Asia. We relocated to SoCal in '59 from the Bay Area. School After attending a multitude of grammar schools in the US and SE Asia, we settled down in Canoga Park long enough to start and finish junior high from '59 to '62 at John Sutter Jr. High School. We moved to Van Nuys in '62 and attended Van Nuys High School, graduating in '65. After returning from service overseas, I studied at LA Valley College, Sacramento City College, and CSU Sacto over a period of about ten years. Military I enlisted in the Army in July, '65. I did my basic training at Ft. Ord and AIT at Sandia Base, NM where we learned to take nuclear warheads apart. In February '66 I shipped out to Germany on the USNS Patch. I served in Munster, Buren, and Cakmakli (Turkey) until June '68. Family I met my first wife in Van Nuys after the army and we were married in '71, 9/11 to be exact. Ironic! We had two beautiful daughters who inherited their mother's looks, thank goodness. That side of the family, the Russells, definitely had the looks, ie: Jane Russell. Both are now married and live in the Central Coast. I divorced in '78 and did not remarry for 26 years! I am married to a wonderful woman now, Cheryl, ...Expand for more