Neal Steven Hershenson
November 27, 1949 - February 4, 2021
We are so sorry to share the passing of good friend and classmate, Neal Hershenson, from lung cancer.
Neal grew up in Burbank with sisters Janet and Karen. All attended Burbank High. Neal served in the military and was a Vietnam Veteran.
Please keep in prayer his wife, Sayoko, daughters Tanya and Monica and all of Neal's relatives who will miss him greatly.
There will be no services and his ashes will be scattered in the San Francisco Bay.
We are heartbroken.
RIP Neal.
2013 CLASS REUNION, BURBANK, CALIF
L-R
Cathy Palmer, Marilyn Miller, Cathy Nicholls Coyle, Joanne Yoffee
Furer, Jeanne Barron Aikman, Greg van der Werff and Neal Hershenson
2014 CLASS REUNION, BOB'S BIG BOY, TOLUCA LAKE
2015 CLASS REUNION, BURBANK, CALIF
L-R Neal, Kent Barcus, Ron Wysocky, Greg Van der Werff
L-R Hannah Emmett, Jim Grass, Jeanne Aikman, Cathy Coyle, Elisa Weekly, Joann Furer, Deanna Jennings, Ed Becaria, Neal, Sara Becaria
2017 CLASS REUNION, McCAMBRIDGE PARK, BURBANK, CALIF
L-R Neal, Jim Grass and Day Ray
2018 CLASS REUNION AT BOB'S BIG BOY, TOULCA LAKE, CALIF
L-R Cathy Coyle, Carol Lebrecht, John Coyle, Neal, Sayoko, Cathy Palmer
VOTED BEST SMILE FOR BURBANK HIGH CLASS 1967
Neal Hershenson and Kathleen Bryan with local mailman!
A FEW FACEBOOK COMMENTS
- So so sad to see this post! Neil was a lifting spirit to us all! He will surely be missed by many! My deepest condolences to his family! RIP Neil
- Heartbreaking news and I have no words. Such a nice person who made me feel so welcome at our reunions with his eternal smile. My deepest condolences to Sayoko and the rest of his family. Heaven has gained another angel. RIP Neal and thank you for touching my heart.
Gene Hernandez and I send condolences and prayers to Neal’s family. 
Oh
no...how heartbreaking. We thought Neal was on the winning side of this
cancer battle. Neal was such a "ray of sunshine" in this world...Our
love and sympathy go out to Sayoko and Neal's Children and their
Families. May God Bless our Forever Bulldog Friend.
So sad, enjoyed his company at reunions and zooms, RIP Neal.
My condolences to all his family and friends. RIP Neil.
Rest peacefully my friend, you will have a green light all the way up. Condolences to the family....he was our “Superman”.
Prayers and condolences for his family.
So sad. Such a really nice guy. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. 
He will be missed.
He will be missed.Rest In Peace
OMG
so sad. He fought so hard . Been friends with him for years. Will mis
him and his great smile. Prayers and love to his family 
Oh
no...... I loved our Neal with his quick wit and kind heart. I also
truly thought he had won his battle with cancer. My heart goes out to
Sayoko and his family. He will be greatly missed
Sad news indeed, safe journey Neal and prayers to your family
He
was a kind and happy guy with a wonderful attitude. Even with faced
with this terrible diagnosis he did not let it get him down. We were
lucky to be able to spend time on Zoom with him. He even called in to
say hi when he was in the hospital? My condolences to his family, whom
he love deeply. R.I.P. my friend.
So sorry to hear this....Rest in peace, Neal...
This makes me so sad ..... we also worked together in the car business ....
Oh
such sad news to read. I'm so sorry. I got acquainted with Neal maybe
ten years ago, since I began at BHS three months after Neal graduated.
We have had a mutual friend over these years, Jana Jordan Guest, who was
in my BHS '70 Class. Neal and Jana were a "couple" during some of the
time that Jana and I were at BHS, and through the time that Neal entered
the military. Jana passed away last Friday night, January 29, at age
68. So, they passed away less than a week apart. Once again, I am so
very sorry to learn of Neal's passing.
Rest in Peace
RIP Bulldog
I remember him well. RIP
He
was a neighbor, my close friends brother , my heart goes out to his
wife, children and his family. A life cut short. But well lived.
So sorry to hear of Neal Hershenson’s passing condolences to his family
So sorry to hear this. My condolences to his family and friends. RIP.
Rest In Peace
So sorry to hear. RIP Neal! Prayers fir his family and friends.
So sorry to hear about Neal.
So sorry for the loss of Neal
Yes he will be missed. RIP Neal
So,
so, sorry to hear this news. Neal was truly one of the bright lights
in our Class of ‘67. He had the biggest smile; that beamed from ear to
ear. He had the best laugh, the warmest personality, the funniest sense
of humor. He was everyone’s friend. Loved the way he would call us
“daw-ling.” A great loss to us all! Love you Neal! God Bless Sayoko
& your beautiful family.My twin sister, Carol, and Neal were the “Warriors” of our BHS Class of ‘67. Neal had always talked about his Superman cape that he wore to get through his lung surgery in 2017. In 2018, Neal gave it to Carol to get through her Mesothelioma lung surgery. They each shared a very positive attitude throughout their recovery. We always prayed for a Miracle but none was to be found. Carol passed away, November 24, 2020 and Neal followed on February 4th, 2021. We will miss their warm, inviting, personalities and love of friends & family. God Bless you both! Forever in our Hearts!
Dang cancer 
. RIP
. RIP We
knew this was coming but I’m still so sad. Neal faced this courageously
with that beautiful smile of his. He made everyone feel like a good
friend. A wonderful sense of humor. Love you Neal. 
we will all miss you.
we will all miss you. Noooo! He was such a good friend at BHS - great sense of humor! He will be missed by so many!
Sorry to hear he was a very kind man god bless his family
I
am heartbroken and will always remember Neal's great smile on his last
visit to our BHS zoom gathering after the holidays when he got to be
with his daughters' families. RIP dear one.
Oh Neal - what a wonderful man. Love to his family, with gratitude.
So very sorry to hear this, sincere condolences to his family and friends!
So sorry to hear. He was one of the nicest person. Prayers to his family
RIP Neal, prayers for your family!
So
sorry to hear this news he really made me feel good on Facebook and he
responded to my post in such a nice way. I will miss him may he RIP.
I am so sad to hear this 
. He was such a kind gentle man. My condolences to his wife and family.
. He was such a kind gentle man. My condolences to his wife and family.RIP Neal!
Dani Marie Kleist
So sad. I will miss Neal. It was great to see him at reunions and even at the weekly Zoom sessions. He will be missed.
Susan Casamano
Oh no!!!!💔💔💔💔😥😥😥🙏🙏
Bob Hazeltine
I'm so sorry to hear that!
Dan Larsen
Oh no, that is so sad to learn. A few days ago I was looking at old
slides and ran across one of Neal and I at 6th grade graduation (from
Washington elementary). Neal and I used to play together a lot. We were
friends all the way through our school days. RIP Neal.
Neal, Vivian Blum, and I went to Pacific Ocean Park on his
ReplyDeletebirthday in the seventh grade. We will miss him.
Crossed Keys on his Navy uniform = Logistics Specialist.
ReplyDeleteI did not know Neal but by the comments he was a fine person. RIP Neal