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Ned graduated from the Ohio State University in an accelerated program that earned his undergraduate and his doctorate degree in Dentistry in 6 years. He served as president of his Psi Omega dental fraternity. After graduation, he joined the Air Force as a dentist and his first assignment was at an oral surgery internship in Texas. He was then transferred to McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento, CA, where his father, Lt. Colonel Charles Herrington, was also stationed. There he met his bride of 54 years.
Finishing his duty in the Air Force, Ned moved with Carolyn to Campbell, CA, in 1970 for him to work as an associate for Dr. John Hughes for 3 years before setting up practice in Lafayette, CA, in 1973. Lafayette was a small town then, where a group of dentists walked down the street to have lunch together almost every day. Those friendships were a lifelong treasure for him. Ned practiced dentistry for 40 years, enjoying his staff, his patients, and his colleagues. The last eight years before retirement, he shared his practice with his son, Matthew. It was a privilege for both of them.
Ned's best achievement was being a wonderful father to his three children, Matt, Amy, and Todd, and grandfather to six grandchildren, Michael, Charlotte, Molly, Evelyn, Faith, and Sylvia. They enjoyed boating, camping, waterskiing, golf, snow skiing, and swimming together. His epitaph will be "Ned Herrington was a good and loving man, humble, wise, and a lot of fun." To know Ned was to love his smile, his laugh, and the twinkle in his eye. He will be greatly missed, but his legacy lives on in the example he gave of a life well lived.
In addition to his wife, children, and grandchildren, Ned is survived by his brother, Michael Herrington, and his sister, Catherine Fisher. He was preceded in death by his mother, Ruth Herrington, and father, Charles Herrington, and twin grandchildren, Lillian and Bridget Herrington.
A funeral Mass was held at St. Isidore Catholic Church in Danville, CA, on August 7, 2024. For those who wish, the family would appreciate donations to the Alzheimer's Association in lieu of flowers.
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