Henry Preston Nall

HENRY PRESTON NALL was the fifth-born child of nine children, born to the parents of Dr. James B. and Pearl J. Nall. In his teen years, he followed the path of his three older brothers, whereby they left the city of Nashville to join the military, due to the racial climate of the city at that time. Upon concluding his initial military years, he – as did his older brothers – never really returned to reside in the city of Nashville on a permanent basis. Instead, he lived in various other cities in the north, which included Baltimore, Maryland; Detroit, Michigan; and the city of New York. During these years, he volunteered for military duty in the U. S. Air Force – also following in the path of his older brothers (except the eldest brother enlisted in the Navy). His siblings also included two sisters – one who was older, and the other sister was the youngest member of the family. Upon concluding his military enlistments he spent some time in various cities and ended up in Bangkok, Thailand, where he was married to a local and fathered two lovely children, Laura and Martin. He resided in Bangkok for several years before returning stateside in May 2009 with his two children. He was a soft-spoken "gentle" man who quietly perfected a skill of technical writing. He worked as a technical writer for Volt Technical Corporation in New York, and progressed into administration and management positions. He subsequently accepted a position as Proposal Manager with Pacific Architects and Engineers in Los Angeles, California writing technical proposals for engineering contracts and developed skills as a Contract Administrator, Engineering Resource Management Chief, and Proposal Manager. Included in his resume, he wrote a preventive maintenance manual for the first Lunar Excursion Module, which was later referred to as the "Lunar Module." In addition, he spent a brief time in Saudi Arabia wherein he wrote maintenance manuals for its telephone system and similar manuals for the security surveillance television systems, as well as a closed circuit entertainment system. Thereafter, he wrote and self-published a science fiction novel entitled "Project Deep Space" using his long-established "pen name" H. Preston. He is survived by his two devoted children, daughter, Laura Areeya Nall, son, Martin Nall; two sisters, Cleota Roberts-Mallard and Lilli A. Fletcher of Nashville, Tennessee; two brothers, Albert Phillip (Barbara) Nall of St. Louis, Missouri and Robert A. (Joan) Nall of Oro Valley, Arizona; nieces, Alma Roberts and LaTricia Curry of Nashville, Tennessee, LaNita Bonds of Huntsville, Alabama, Dr. Juel Nall of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marilyn Nall, Robin Nall and Renea Nall of Brooklyn, New York, Donnitta Nall of St. Louis, Missouri; nephews, James T. Roberts, Dale Fletcher and Felix Fletcher of Nashville, Tennessee, Clifford Nall, Nestor Nall, and Alvin Nall, Jr. of New York, Albert Nall, Jr., Benjamin Nall, Darryl Nall, and Cornelius Nall of St. Louis; and a host of other relatives and friends, which includes a very special friend, Douglas Hull of Bangkok, Thailand.

Henry Preston Nall

November 11, 1931 - April 27, 2012