Clyde Thomas “Bill “Bentley, 79 of Hollywood, MD died June 12, 2015, at his residence with his family by his side. He was born March 15, 1936 in Greenville, SC. He was the son of the late Clyde Bentley and Mary “Beam” Bentley. Bill is also preceded in death by his sister the late Emily Williams of Easley, SC. He enlisted into the United States Navy in 1955. No one knew he was a former Navy Seal until he retired from the civil service where it was formally announced. On his birthday, March 15, 1958, while still in the Navy, he married the love of his life-the late Gloria Jean Lettau (Bentley), from Ridge, MD. They had 54 wonderful years together before she preceded him in death on October 23, 2012. He worked for the Civil Service from 1974 to 1991. He then went to work for Eagle Systems until he retired in 2009 when he tried to enjoy his “Golden years” or “Rusty years” as he put it. His passion, priorities and dedication were to his family above all, but Bill shared another passion “the other love of his life” his favorite sports of baseball and softball. Bill served as […]
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