Wacy Merle Armstrong Jr.'s Obituary
Wacy passed February 20, 2025, of cancer at the City of Hope in Duarte, California. Wacy was 75 glorious years old. Wacy lived in the mountains of San Bernardino, CA. that he loved so much.
Wacy was born in LA General Hospital on July 21,1949 to Mary Buchan and Wacy Armstrong Sr.
From that very moment he was a Southern California man!
Shorts and flip flops were for him!
Wacy grew up in the Inland Empire. He graduated from Golden Valley Middle School in San Bernardino. After making friends for life at Golden Valley, Wacy went on to Pacific High School in 1964. He joined the Galahads and had so much fun that he got suspended and went to San Bernardino High School for a semester. There he continued to have fun and immediately made a whole new group of friends. Wacy graduated from Pacific High School in 1968. Upon graduation, Wacy proceeded to move to Hawaii and surf the North Shore. From Hawaii, Wacy traveled to France to ski the Alps.
Upon returning to San Bernardino, Wacy secured his Real Estate Salesman License then acquired his Brokers License in 1979 and opened Armstrong Properties. He belonged to the National, California and San Bernardino Board of Realtors including Multiple Listing Services.
Wacy decided to go to law school at night to get his law degree while working as a realtor. While at law school, he again made friends for life. He graduated law school and was admitted to the State Bar of California in 1980. After setting up shop in the Vanir Tower, he eventually bought the building now known as “Armstrong Law Building” in San Bernardino on Highland Avenue.
Wacy was so proud and grateful to have built his own successful Real Estate Law practice in the community he grew up in and loved.
In 1994, Wacy was duly admitted and qualified as an Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States of America. He said that standing by yourself in front of the 9 Supreme Court Justices was incredibly awesome and reinforced his pride in being an American.
To help his clients more, Wacy decided to serve as a temporary Judge in Municipal Courts and the Superior Courts of the State of California for the County of San Bernardino. He felt he needed to know what it was like on the other side of the bench.
Wacy joined Arrowhead Country Club in 1986, where he eventually became President of Arrowhead County Club in 2007. There again, Wacy made many wonderful friends for life. What a time those years were! Champagne and Golf! Could life get any better?
“Learning thru Friendship” was the motto of the Philosophical Society that Wacy was a founding member of. I think there was a lot of liquid discussion about Benjamin Franklin who said, “Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us Happy”,
A love story. In the 70’s, Wacy met the love of his life and soulmate, Vicky Cimino. In 1992 they married after being together for many, many years and living in the home they loved, living happily ever after.
The wedding took place in the front yard of his beloved home officiated by Judge Kennedy. The wedding reception party of the decade was held at Arrowhead Country Club until all were asked to leave after 9 hours of a joyful celebration.
Wacy was a handball player, racquet ball player, surfer, snow skier, water skier, horseback rider, tennis player, snorkeler, hiker, world traveler and a very avid golfer. His golfing mantra was “drive for show, put for dough”. Wacy was lucky, and to the chagrin of his fellow golfing opponents, Wacy got the most incredible lucky shots!
Wacy leaves behind his beloved wife, Vicky Armstrong. He also leaves behind daughter Amy Armstrong (Mother Randi Armstrong) and granddaughter Bija Armstrong Wilke. He also leaves behind his mother, Mary Armstrong and brother, Steven Armstrong. Along with his family, Wacy leaves behind so many “friends for life” that he made along his life’s journey. He enjoyed and loved them all.
Wacy is preceded in death by his father Wacy Armstrong Sr. and brother Paul Armstrong.
There will be a private remembrance for family members.
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