Leslie Herring
Thursday
14
July

Memorial Service

12:40 pm
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
1900 Buchanan Blvd.
Boulder City, Nevada, United States
Service Time: 12:40 PM
Thursday
14
July

Interment at: Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery

12:40 pm
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery
1900 Buchanan Blvd.
Boulder City, Nevada, United States

Obituary of Leslie Reid Herring

Leslie Reid Herring, age 68, of Las Vegas died Thursday, July 7, 2011. Leslie was born July 30, 1942 in Pampa TX to the late Reid and the late Dorothy (Campbell) Herring. Leslie joined the Marine Corps in 1959 and served during the Vietnam War. Leslie lived in many communities including Fort Worth TX, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Nan Jing China, prior to moving to Las Vegas. During his years in the service, Leslie was in the Force Recon Special forces, was a marksman sharp shooter expert, a member of the Green Berets and an Army Pathfinder. He earned numerous awards and attended many specialty training programs. Leslie retired as a Warrant CO2 Chief. He also attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Schools and worked as a probation officer for juveniles in Pulaski County AR. Leslie worked for the Dept. of Environmental Quality in AR and then started his own environmental service, ABC Environmental, in Los Angeles CA. Leslie is survived by his wife of 16 years, Carol Herring of Las Vegas; daughter, Amy Leigh Eden of AR; grandchildren Coty Dwyer and Britani Dwyer, both of AR; brother Gary Leonard of OH; uncles Bill Campbell and Johnny Campbell both of Texas; aunts Nan Campbell, Marcella Campbell and Wanda Sue Campbell, all of TX; nieces Terra Herring, Dawn Herring, Katie Herring and Kylee Herring, all of TX; nephews Douglas Herring, Brian Herring, and Rick Herring, all of TX; father-in-law Ding Wuzi; mother-in-law Zhou Jinglin; sisters-in-law Ding Ning, Ding Mi and Shi Wang Qing; brother-in-law Li Hengyi, Ji Gang, and ding Tianyi; and nephews Ding Zi, Ji Tianjun and Li Shanyi. Leslie is predeceased by his parents; and brothers mark Herring, Rick Herring and Tommy Herring. A memorial service will be held at 12:40pm on Thursday, July 14 at the Southern Nevada Veteran's Cemetery in Boulder City NV. Contributions in Leslie's memory may be made to Disabled American Veterans.
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