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Carl Hatheway

Carl Hatheway passed away on Feb. 11 at his home in Leisure World, surrounded by his wife and family. He was 92 years old. He had lived in Leisure World for 16 years, and developed his beloved Velvetones during this time.

He was born in Oakland, California, and lived there until he was about 12. His parents then moved back to their roots in Denver, Colorado.

After he graduated from West High School, he went to work for Western Electric. There, he met Jonie Niles from East High School. They were married two years later and soon after moved to Phoenix, Arizona.

They eventually had two sons and three daughters. After about 10 years they moved to beautiful Santa Barbara, California.

He was always involved in music; mostly in church. In Santa Barbara he developed a graded chord program that led to him working for churches full time in the Bay Area for about five years. He eventually went back to secular work.

The family then moved to Southern California, settling in West Covina where he worked for GTE and created his 40 Something Band.

He moved to Leisure World in 2009. He started his Velvetones Band a few years later and had a wonderful time serving the community.

He is survived by his wife of 72 years, five children, 10 grandchildren, and 18 greatgrandchildren. He will be greatly missed.

As a family, we have hope of glory, we will all be together again.