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Herbert Clyde McClung was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on August 12, 1938 and passed away October 31, 2016 in Metairie Louisiana at the age of 78. Herbert was named after his mother's brother, Herbert and her father Clyde. Herb graduated from LSU Baton Rouge in August 1960 where he was a member of the varsity baseball from 1958-1959. He graduated from the LSU Medical School in New Orleans in June 1963. In July 1963, Herb was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and he did his internship at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pensacola, Florida. He served at the Antarctic Support Activity training in Davisville, R.I. Operation Deep Freeze and was appointment Officer in Charge and led the expedition at the Byrd Station located in Antarctica. Mount McClung, a mountain in the Sarnoff Range in Antarctica was named for and in honor of Lt. Herbert McClung (MC) USN, for his services in Antarctica. Herb also was aboard the USSBN Simon Bolivar, nuclear ballistic submarine based in Charleston, South Carolina. Herb completed his residency at the U.S. Navy Hospital, Oakland California in Anesthesiology. While in California, Herb completed a Fellowship in Open Heart Anesthesia, a Fellowship in Obstetrical Anesthesia and a Fellowship in Pediatrics Anesthesia. He served on the Anesthesia Staff for the U.S. Navy Hospital, Camp Lejeune in North Carolina and was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1971. As a young boy, Herb had a pet raccoon named Rachel. He released her back into the wild when he left for college at LSU. He scouted for a home for her and would visit her in the wild while visiting home from college. He grew up with the nickname of "Little Man" but as he grew older the nickname just became "Man"! Herb's motto was "school always came first" and left in the middle of a no hitter game to complete school work for a test. Herb was intelligent, competitive, athletic and never mixed words. He was ambidextrous as he could work math problems with both hands in ink! He had a brilliant mind and set high standards for himself and others and "didn't suffer fools gladly". Upon retiring, Herb liked to travel and visit many of his family members and friends often surprising them at the door. He made Metairie his home base. Herb is now joined with his parents, Roy McClung and Thelma Davis McClung; his older brother, William McClung and older sister Lois Roy McClung. Herb will be missed and remembered by his daughter, Carolyn "Carrie" Marie Estell, two wonderful grandsons, Winston and Will in Maryland. He leaves behind his sister, Mitzi McClung Mauritz in Victoria, Texas. Uncle Herb was called by many: Willian "Bo" McClung from LaPlace, LA, Mindy Reed, Broussard, LA, Nils Mauritz, Ganado, TX, Madelyn Mauritz Bosse, Houston, TX, Kathy Fleming, Katy TX, and Pete Fleming, Spring, TX. He also had many great nieces and nephews. His Memorial and Remembrance Service will be at the Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, 4747 Veterans Blvd. in Metairie on Sunday, March 12, 2017 from 3:00 pm until 5:00 pm with prayers being said at 4:00 pm. Condolences may be offered at www.leitzeaganfuneralhome.com. |
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