“He was a devout Jesuit and committed to his faith but also had a life beyond the priesthood,” Jean said. Jeff and Karen were high school sweethearts: He was a football player and she was "a straight-A student that didn't want to get in trouble," said Kaila. “He was like, ‘Oh, I’m sitting here with this real cool dude,’” he said. It wasn’t until after the trip that they found out the popular skiing destination was the center of a coronavirus outbreak. When anyone in the neighborhood needed their television or stereo repaired, Wall, the self-taught electronics expert, was there to help. “Really, he lived life to the fullest,” Campbell said. Sometimes, the "other grandpas and grandmas would join," Arroyo said, because her father had a reputation for being one of the most social residents. "Hot chocolate, live music and friends ... it was one of the best Christmas traditions," Heller said. He was also inspired to start reading and began taking lessons at Eureka Adult School. As a live-action actress, Bennett may have been less famous, but she found jobs plentiful in that arena too, appearing in TV series such as “The Donna Reed Show,” “Dragnet,” “Get Smart,” “Gunsmoke” and the sketch-comedy program about relationships, “Love, American Style.”. He was 13. A movie lover who had a particular affinity for “Casablanca,” Wickham also took up screenwriting — but, his son said, nothing was ever produced. As a young mother living in Manhattan Beach, she often pushed her children to a nearby beach in a wheelbarrow, painting afternoons away, soaking in what sun she could. “She was an avid reader of the New York Times,” Larkin said. “We went on a call, and he realized the family had a bunch of kids sleeping on the floor,” said Torres. He could make a gourmet meal out of a few ingredients and his dishes ranged from teriyaki steak to carnitas to pozole. Zuniga was the only father he ever knew, he said. Her daughters say everybody knew her, that she would make people’s day with her banter. Later in life, he and Pat took 15 trips to “elder hostels” in the U.S. and abroad, where they explored different cities and learned about topics like old radio comedians and the history of glass blowing. Johnstone once gave Lasorda’s uniform to the Phillie Phanatic, the mascot placing it on a blow-up doll “and having a blast with it,” Reuss said. A typical day would have her at school from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., followed by a shift at Sunrise from 3 to 11 p.m. Johnson grew up on a farm in Bakersfield as the fourth of seven children. He spearheaded fundraisers to purchase the land and playground equipment for Tassafaronga Park in East Oakland in 1964. Postal Service for the next 24 years. Everyone was there to rally in support of Assembly Bill 60, a measure that would allow immigrants without legal status to get driver’s licenses in the state. The world is a little sadder with him gone.”, By Eduard Cauich and Alejandra Reyes-Velarde. She acted in “General Hospital,” “Married With Children” and “Days of Our Lives.” He worked on shows that included “The Man in the High Castle,” “Ambitions” and “Drop Dead Diva.” Sometimes they worked together. “Because they would tell me, ‘Tony, you love us.’”. “We went to all different types of calls — medical calls, barricaded suspects, police shootings,” Torres said. And he embraced that.”. He ultimately settled in the Northern California city of Petaluma, with no legal paperwork, and found work fixing refrigerators and washing machines, and other manual labor jobs, before finding his calling as a craftsman of decks. They settled in San Jose four decades ago. Me, take orders? More than anything, he saw it as a reliable way to support his family, according to Bill. Over the course of his life, this man who had “a poet’s heart,” as his family says, devoted himself not only to the written word, but also to photography and architectural design. “He had been in a lot of pain for a number of years,” Larry said. Martinez always encouraged Erick and his three younger daughters to excel in school and would exude his pride at Erick’s scholarship events and graduation. “She was always a mama bear, trying to take care of everyone,” her son Dick said. Although they had been divorced since Fernando Jr. was 10, they lived together in Alberto’s home. Her partner of many years, Louis Nuccio, preceded her in death. Still, he wore the outfit of a true rocker: blond hair reaching down to his shoulders and worn cowboy boots. Wilkes, 80, became the interim pastor of the internationally famous Orange County megachurch in 2012 and the host of the religious television show after the church entered bankruptcy. In the weeks and months that followed, 89 other residents and staff contracted the disease. “He was the consummate family man, and that’s one of the hallmarks of his ministry and his life,” Evans said. “He was such a funny guy, so funny and just genuine,” Wilmore’s brother, Larry, said. Still, he still loved to watch his favorite teams play on TV – the Lakers and Rams, along with the New York Giants. He died May 20 at age 56 after going into cardiorespiratory arrest. Survivors include two daughters, Maureena Silva and Tonya Moe; a brother, Robert; five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren, according to the Madera Tribune. And for a short time he seemed to rally while hospitalized. Two years later, the summer after graduating from Dorsey High School, she married Eric, beginning a 62-year union that ended only with his death in 2005. It wasn’t until Pantages was in her 90s that she stopped driving and traveling and decided to move into a senior living home. But everything darkened again the night of Feb. 2, 2003, when Spector went out on the town in West Hollywood and Beverly Hills. “I know that day was special for both of them,” his son Erick said. “Their slogan was, ‘Retired but not tired,’” she said. “He was a great spirit and he really loved the outdoors—he was at one with nature,” said his son. Ghazarian, who had a history of asthma as a child and beat testicular cancer in 2016, tested positive for the coronavirus on March 13. Winfred Grissom or Winnie, as he was known to family and friends, would walk through the northern California city’s historic downtown making his rounds, delivering the local Times Standard Paper. “He would come around the market and offer us ceviche or shrimp cocktail.”, Astorga recognized Valero’s determination and drive: “I said, ‘Would you want to work for me?’ He didn’t believe me! But that didn’t stop him. He wanted his wife to focus on nursing school. “People would come in all the time and say, ‘Winnie! “I freaked out. That’s been challenging.”. If Jeffrey Stark had a motto, it was that line from “Auntie Mame.” He said it so often to his daughters that the eldest, Callie Stark, 24, had it tattooed on her arm. He was just one of those old people who never, ever seemed old.”. “Leading through example, that’s who he was. Whenever Gibbs was sick, Hopper would bring her chicken soup. “Desa was formidable,” said her niece, Milica Mitrovich, “and the doctor still tells that story.”. A cultural warrior, musician and civil rights champion, Montoya marched alongside Caesar Chavez and connected his audiences with indigenous music he played for the United Farm Workers. Appelbaum is survived by his wife, Suzanne, sons Greg and Jonathan, two grandchildren and two brothers, Frederick and Jeffrey. Large metropolitan centers such as Los Angeles and San Francisco appear to be the hardest hit. “Everybody would come over to our house and hang out,” McIntyre remembered about her mother’s hospitality while growing up in Clairemont. But, above all, Robbie Waters was a family man. “Everything is still there, I feel like it’s fresh every day,” she said. He will soon be following his father’s footsteps to UCSD as well. “We called her the Energizer Bunny,” her daughter said. “Tara provided a lot of stability and warmth for me, she was supportive-- always checking up on me -- the Mitchells are incredible people,” Connolly said. Florentina didn’t know how to drive until she was in her 50s and usually relied on buses. Watson was only 15 when his parents began to drink. Running the Ojai Valley ranch was hard work, but for Duran, who was foreman of the facility for more than 50 years, it was a fulfilling pursuit. “Mother,” the post continued, “I’m going to shout and praise Him even harder now.”. Most recently, he worked as a case manager for Kaiser Permanente patients treated at St. Joseph’s. Within a few years, Shiroma lost the house and his connection to his extended family. He organized a eulogy and Zoom memorial service and streamed both live on April 14. HD 87% 7:50. “He had a heart for his own people, people of color. He loved good food and classic rock, dad jokes, and, according to his 20-year-old son Evan, Mini Coopers. You can make the world a better place.”. He died 11 days later. Browner, after many beers, began telling war stories to a stranger at the bar. And all my aunts and uncles and everyone would be laughing and we didn't know why. Martinez died at Bakersfield Adventist Health Hospital on Aug. 27, after battling COVID-19 for a month. “I kept fighting for answers,” Murillo said. Ha couldn’t help using the present tense when speaking of Lee during a phone interview. Whenever Julio César Chávez had a fight, the Saldanas would visit Jackie’s aunt’s house to watch “El León de Culiacán” fight it out in the ring. Lee, 48, died Feb. 7, a week after he tested positive for COVID-19. “She had a drawer full of it,” her daughter said, laughing. Sometimes employers promised they’d swing by his place to pay his wages, but it wouldn’t happen. Every Christmas, members of Aguilar’s group, A Time for Grieving and Healing, held a memorial vigil in a Salinas park for victims of street violence. At a Christmas party in 2019, when he was 96, Wall insisted on dancing with Frieders. The siblings’ lives were unsettled early on because the family moved frequently. His generosity extended to leaving his body to science. See new additions below or pick your genre on the left. Schiller, who died Jan. 23 at 94, worked many years at UC San Diego, was appointed a member of the California Council for the Humanities and received the highest honor from the American Library Association for what it described as “her groundbreaking efforts to enhance the status of women in librarianship.”. Ramirez never had much time off from his many jobs, first in the restaurant industry and then as a truck driver going from coast to coast. “If you were down, he was the type of person you’d want to talk to, he’d bring you right back up,” he said. But part of the new job required basic arithmetic, adding up the money visitors donated.