Monday, August 20, 2018
To the family of Mr. Earl Newman:
My husband and I had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. Newman about five or six years ago after I had transcribed his World War II oral history for the Nimitz Museum in Fredericksburg, TX. Mr. Newman invited me to visit with him to go over his editing so that it could be finalized, so my husband and I drove to his home in Pearland; we lived in Houston at the time. We had a wonderful visit with Mr. Newman; he went over his edited oral history for me, and he proudly showed my husband and me his war room that he was so proud of, and rightfully so.
I was honored to meet Mr. Newman and have the privilege of transcribing his oral history of his experiences of World War II. We were sad to learn of his passing; he was another one of our heroes from The Greatest Generation.
Our sincere condolences,
Kathy Matras
