Just a few lines about a wonderful guy.  

I first met Hank years ago, when we served together on the board of directors of the Los Angeles/Orange County Chapter of the USNA Alumni Association.  We hit it off from the first meetings, our thinking of how to get good things for and improve the various activities of the chapter pretty much the same.

After our terms of office expired, we kept in contact and began to do get togethers at what was left of the officer’s clubs in the various navy/marine facilities in those days. 

Once he even took a group of us over to the isthmus on Catalina island in his sailboat.  He loved to sail!!

Most recently we did our get togethers at local Orange County places… in particular at “The Olde Ship” on Harbor Boulevard in Fullerton.  The tone/atmosphere/ambience there is of the Vice Admiral Nelson sailing days of the British Navy.  There he would regal us with tales of his visits to the southwest coast of Italy and Sicily.   Really exciting, and to this day I still hope to go there.

I will already miss him VERY much… a GREAT guy!!

Jim Cavanaugh 
11th Company
USNA 1961


Hank You are Gone from my Sight but our sailing hearts remember:
I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone." Gone where?
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!" and that is dying, 
a horizon and just the limit of our sight, lift us up that we may see further. 
Till we meet again on the open sea. Hugs Tricia 

 



Such a total surprise to us all in the business.  Hank was a leader among men and a mentor to us all.  He was the kindest man and will be greatly missed.
Love, light and prayer to the family
Daisy Howell and Patty Beverly

Rest in peace Hank.  Hank was a great teacher and was always there to help in the time of need. Our thoughts and Prayers are with his family and Friends.  -God Bless

I was also a classmate of Hanks at BSHS. We played four years of football side by side  Henry was the center and I was  the Right guard. We spent endless hours at 611 Main St and ate .I remember like it was yesterday when I went to 34Fourth St and lifted weights.It helped Henry but didn’t do much for me.I will see you in the great beyond God Bless You HDS

Hank was a classmate of mine at BSHS and a year after me at the Naval Academy. At BSHS I entered as junior and was the new kid to a bunch who had been together since freshman year. Hank brought me in and that meant a great deal. I'll always remember those lunches at Salerno's Delicatessen just a block away on Main Street. Hank, I hope you can bring me in one more time.

Mike

Henry(Hank) was a classmate of mine at Blessed Sacrament HS. That was many many  lifetimes ago. We were a small Catholic school in New Rochelle. After High school we went our separate ways. Me, I went to Uni of Dayton. Then the Air Force as a career. But the Cardinals are forever. Hank, say hello to Billy Graham for me, Jim

OBITUARY

Hank D. Salerno

February 18, 1942 – February 28, 2018

Fairhaven Memorial Park & Mortuary

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