Howard "Buzz" C. Nelson, Jr.'s Obituary
Howard “Buzz” Clayton Nelson, Jr. died on Thursday, January 17, 2008. He was born in Omaha, NE to the late Lillian Hansen and Howard C. Nelson, Sr. and was a resident of Covington, LA for the past 14 years.
He is survived by his loving companion Joan Ellen Schenck and two daughters, Victoria Davis and Debra Jacoby, both of Las Vegas.
Buzz spent most of his 37 years in the casino industry working in Las Vegas before moving south to the Gulf Coast and finally retiring to Covington.
Private memorial services will be followed by burial at sea by the U.S. Navy.
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