After Griselda was born, Florentina had difficulty getting pregnant again. His brother Matthew loved the contrast between Iribarne’s hulking build and gentle nature. Co-workers in Sally’s tight-knit work community gathered recently to release a bouquet of colorful balloons, etched with heartfelt messages: Miss you forever. Strong will was a family trait that flowed through the generations and ultimately to Talbott's daughter, Sarah, who said her mother set an example as a curious, capable and caring person. Jimenez said she will miss her best friend whose smile could “light up a dim room.”. Carol Murphy loved French wine and German beer. “He was like a father figure to me, because I didn’t have a father growing up. Melinda Bendel made sure to take one last picture of her husband before he was cremated. When the girl’s family alerted local authorities, who then contacted U.S. authorities, Auerbach became a fugitive and fled to Cuba. “One day we went to visit the ice skating rink,” Belinda said, “and she told me to invite my family, so we all went -- she helped us get our skates on.”. “She just didn't want that for her kids or her grandkids and she wanted to break that generational curse,” Campos added. He made friends with anybody. Known affectionately as the Butters Compound, the land comprised three residences, one of which housed Butters’ in-laws, along with his wife’s grandmother, who lived to be 108. “He had a full life and accomplished a lot of things,” said Shawn. In college, the Sacramento native had trained to become a dental hygienist, but soon after graduating she changed direction and took a job driving trucks for the Snyder Company in Northern California. His 1988 album for Eno’s Opal Records, “The White Arcades,” was powered by Budd’s “soft pedal” piano technique, which employed one of the instrument’s foot pedals to “soften” the notes while subtly changing their tones. He was a really good grandpa.”. She joined him in Rome, where he proposed. Dick Bendel was born Oct. 25, 1944 in Middletown, Ohio. Her care extended especially to her dog, Louie, a slightly sassy Shih Tzu that Garcia said was like her mother’s second child. She and her husband Dan loved taking road trips to Oregon and Las Vegas. Wernick skated well into her sixties and founded an ice skating group specifically for seniors. From there he moved to Los Angeles, where he landed his first teaching job at Cal State L.A. in 1964. In “Nashville,” Garfield played the manager and husband of Ronee Blakley’s country star, Barbara Jean. In March when the lockdown first began, Laura and her eight-year-old son, Sasha, decided to go stay with her parents in Palm Springs. “She’s the one that brought people together and knew how to inspire people toward a purpose,” Hopper Williams said. Martinez is survived by his wife, children Melvin and Katherine, step-children Kevin and Klevher, father Mario, brother Pedro and two grandchildren. The next afternoon, Cindy died. The Sisters of Social Service is an order of religious women who are called not to the contemplative life of the cloister, but instead to work in centers of urban life. In America, he harvested crops and worked at a flower shop before he was drafted into the Vietnam War. Strong-willed, adventurous, confident and caring, Gentry died May 13 due to complications of COVID-19. “As they got to know him, they just adored him. “I said, ‘You know what? When the children were still young, Gómez and his wife divorced. The hospital nurses told her family “she would smile and her eyes were open most of the time. In addition to his partner, brother and daughter Lucy, Gómez is survived by daughters María, Stacie, Janette and Sara and son Cristián. They met after a game and were married less than a year after they graduated, the new wife becoming Cynthia Brasil after taking her husband Manuel’s last name. She recalled birthday parties she would have as a teen where she would watch her friends fall into long, deep discussions with her father. Abraham died April 9 from complications of COVID-19. The couple had been married 41 years. “She didn’t want to be seen in anything that wasn’t showy.”. Farrell found returning to work with a prosthesis difficult and eventually closed the family business and devoted himself to the stat crew at Cal State, chronicling the fortunes of the men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, almost 60 games a year, from August to May. He knew that Luciana had wanted to be a hair stylist since she was a teenager. As a child, she was sexually abused by an uncle, an experience she later shared with her father. He volunteered for 15 years as the football coach at Santa Paula High School and went on to work as an announcer and statistician at school basketball games. DeSelle fell ill after attending the funeral of Maria Rodriguez, another nurse who had worked at Ashraf’s clinic and died in a car accident in late February. “I miss him every single day.”. “He just never moved like an old man” said Karen, “No, he was spry and graceful” added Arlene. They had four children in Burma (now Myanmar), and the family immigrated to the U.S. in the early 1970s, settling in San Francisco. Their doctor told them to go to the hospital only if they reached a fever of over 102 degrees. Rosa is survived by his parents Sonia and Oscar, siblings Irma, Eduardo and Noé and nieces Amarey and Adalie, who was born just after his death. He died 16 days later, after being diagnosed with both bacterial and viral pneumonia. Rather, she wanted to make sure that her seven grandchildren knew who she was and could carry on some of her wisdom. The couple also ran King’s Café in Lodi for 10 years. “He combed his hair and brushed his teeth – even though he could barely breathe,” his son Mark Moya says. The stroke had taken away her ability to speak and she remained nonverbal the rest of her life. Frederick K.C. I’ve never seen her break down. And he was young,” Gervais said. The Rev. After retiring eight years ago, Holderman and his wife, Susan, moved in with Zack and his family in San Diego, staying in a casita in their backyard. He encouraged her to return to school. Instead, Moya settled in L.A., going on to study radiology. In Yreka, the family bought a 160-acre dairy farm where Ronald helped milk cows and work the ranch. And he embraced that.”. This year, amid the pandemic and a rising homicide rate, Linares kept working to help families. Vega, who helped introduce and popularize Mexican food in the San Fernando Valley, died from complications of COVID-19 on Jan. 9 at age 86, according to his daughter, Christina “Christy” Vega. They lived in the Midwest and South. “That’s what I remember most about my mom: her warmth, caring, always taking the time to help someone,” Bonne Bandolas said. “He would drive across deserts with maybe enough gas to get through … or not,” David Indreland said of his father, who was 94 when he died of complications of COVID-19 on April 22. “He did some risky stuff. They both had arrived that night at the Chi Chi Club with someone else. He was most recently a trustee at the Museum of Us, formerly the Museum of Man, in Balboa Park. Raised Catholic, she and her sisters attended Notre Dame Academy. It made sense, then, that he would go on to join the Marines and become a sheriff’s deputy, Melvin said. “He was selling mariscos and seafood,” said Astoga, the president of Listo Produce, a wholesale company with a stall in the 7th Street market. A couple years later, he showed up … with a stuffed animal pony, and he thought it was the funniest thing in the world.”. Browner is survived by his sister, four children and three grandchildren. “She was just always present in our lives,” Gassittie said, “and always made us the No. "Within six months, he was playing everything really well.". Toward the end of her life Kam suffered from dementia and was living in a facility in Encino for people with memory issues. Alfonso had come down with a fever March 18 and went into quarantine. She rarely measured out ingredients and preferred to eyeball the ratios for tamales, potato salad and arroz con leche -- everything with “a touch of love,” said Garcia. When he met and then married the love of his life, Helen, they were together for 69 years, until she died in 2016. With his children, Culp was a gruff man; he wasn’t one to offer a lot of praise (at least not directly) and his grandchildren called him “grump-pa.” But it was a “mask,” said his son Bruce. Rosa put Cudahy’s Elizabeth Learning Center debate team on the map, Rosa’s sister Irma said. These days, one stands out: “The best time you have is the time you have.”. “It makes me feel so much better. He was pretty amazing. “He showed up for everything, and now that I’m an adult I realize it was so incredible to have that support,” she said. “We would even stage plays during the parties,” Ehlers said. The sound of “paypee!” echoed through the streets of Eureka for decades. It was a trait that many found endearing. He had been living in his childhood home in Orange and was caring for his mother; his father had died of heart failure in October. She died Nov. 17, just 24 hours later. We are doing something bad because we shouldn't be smoking.”. This time both tested positive. He died four days later. He also began studying psychology and mentoring younger inmates in need of guidance. “They raised us with a little bit of everything.”. He had a passion.”. Armer, 43, died on March 31 from COVID-19 after being hospitalized on March 23. “Don’t call me Leland! The going rate – initially $15 a game – was enough to compensate for the heckling and afterward, pay for dinner with friends at a local coffee shop or Mexican joint. He tested positive for COVID-19, and doctors told him that the breathing problems he’d had for three months weren’t from allergies after all. What's the difference?'". He’d always been so strong. The first case was confirmed in early April, and within three weeks, 700 out of 1,000 inmates had tested positive for COVID-19. “We’re located where we are, where others might not want to come in and help,” said Price Jr. “It was important to him to be that oasis in the desert, so to speak.”. “He was hard-nosed. Carmella didn’t just preach it; she enforced it. “I wasn’t too worried. At 13, Sowma became a sweatshop seamstress. “He would always say: ‘I want to go on the snow, get a snowmobile’ or ‘I want to go fishing.’ I’d always just be like: ‘OK, dad.’ But he enjoyed the idea of going to see what the beauty of this world was because my dad couldn't travel. They were married for 47 years. He died March 25 at home in La Quinta. Laura would cook. It was just who Rosa was, his mother Sonia said. By the summer, they had decided to postpone their fall wedding until after COVID-19, but the bulk of the planning was done. When L.A. County sheriff’s deputies arrived, Spector had to be subdued with a Taser. “He had a heart of gold.”, And he and Garcia’s mother were “just totally in love. As the eldest son, it fell on McHarry Watson to protect his youngest siblings — from their parent’s drinking, from their arguing and fighting, from the constant chaos that often brought police to their front door. Since Lee's death, Ha has pored over old magazines, emails and texts to be sustained by glimpses of his humor and caring nature. He was 88. They had been on more than 50 cruises, Rasmussen said, adding that their adventures helped them forge friendships with people "from around the globe. When he made it back home on the weekends, he would spend time with his family and occasionally take Grace to the movies. He had so many dogs—some fosters, some permanent—that neighbors regularly complained, but he didn’t care. When Tangtam wasn’t working, he was generally watching sports. He has gone missing from the local scene for long stretches, making each Budd sighting something special.”. In any case, he was so sick the next day that an ambulance rushed him to Cedars-Sinai where he was diagnosed with COVID-19. "As a person who had experienced discrimination and verbal abuse because of his sexual orientation, Dan found common cause with other LGBTQ people at work," said Keith Rasmussen, Barber's husband, in an email interview. It’s why, two months later, it was so jarring to hear her voice over the phone from the hospital. The small family business also reflected the character and personality of its owners. “They always called him ‘The Ambassador,’” Milo Minnis said. It has awarded more than $1.6 million in scholarships, according to the group's website. The Best Movies of 2019. In June, however, word began circulating among employees that some workers had contracted COVID-19. He is survived by his parents, Eddie and Patse; sons Robert Ramirez and Angelo “AJ” Chavez Jr.; brothers Eddie, Daniel and Mario; and sisters Rachel, Denise and Desiree. “People would tell him, ‘You should be like a history teacher, you have so much knowledge, you know so much.’”. He was lively, savoring Spanish corridos, and largely left the teenagers alone. So to my dad, it was real, but he believed he was a young 82. At El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, he taught physical education and coached cross country and track for another 14 years. After she retired, she launched herself into a new life of civic engagement. “She swam every day of her life practically,” Judy said. “He enjoyed my baby for a year and a half,” Coralia Cartagena said. In 2010, as the gay community worked to repeal Proposition 8, which barred gay marriage in California, he acknowledged it was a battle that needed to be fought, but it wouldn’t be easy. A lifetime of helping others continued into its final days, even as Karen Johnson battled the Alzheimer’s disease and dementia that had robbed her of so much else. At first, Arce made ends meet by working in the fields harvesting lettuce, traveling throughout California to find the best crops. On May 3, after almost three weeks on a ventilator, he died. “My mom taught me to be really strong,” the mayor said in an interview with The Times. They were from pneumonia. “He had everything from Jaguars to Model A’s to everything you can imagine from the ’30s and ’40s and into the ’50s.”. “He liked old cowboy westerns and he enjoyed sports, so what did he care if you’re an actor or actress in the highest grossing movie of the year?” said his son Domagoj. After their wedding, Lynn and Penelope (or Penny, as she was known) lived for five years in Quonset huts designated for married couples on the school’s campus. “My brother didn’t blame anybody, he took full responsibility,” Macias Norris said. His first symptoms, which struck Easter weekend, were headaches. The Tillsons enjoyed traveling and took cruises to China and South America. “The moment he was in our lives, it was like he had been there forever.”. Banson, whose four adult children also immigrated to the U.S., lived in an apartment with her husband, Rolando Banson, in Huntington Park. Dukes met Laura Hanson Manassero while volunteering at the Make-A-Wish Foundation and married again in 1995. “I loved those big bear hugs so much,” his wife said. To entertain the family last Thanksgiving, she suddenly broke into her Southern-belle voice for Cindy Bear, Scroggs said. Read a great article, move on,” she said. "Everything was very light ... with him," Raposo said. Rogosin is survived by his wife of more than 60 years, Deborah; his three daughters; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Lopez was rarely on the charts after the 1960s, but his line of Gibson Trini Lopez guitars released from 1964 to 1971 unexpectedly influenced a generation of younger guitarists, including Dave Grohl, the Edge and Noel Gallagher. Very creamy pussy big dildo masturbation 61% 7:02. And dance was like a really easy way for him to access that.”, In addition to Ohringer’s exuberance, he was a person of "unmatched" generosity and a determined gift-giver, Kara Lyne said. “His mind was so clear — it was frustrating for him,” Mona said of her husband’s decreasing physical ability. His favorite dishes were caldo de res and tamales. As a teenager, he would bike down the Steep Shell Hill in Long Beach. Marcos immigrated to the U.S. in 2001 but still provided support to her family in the Philippines, John said. One of the dishes Nelson had learned to make was couscous, a staple Moroccan food. Thanks to Justin, the family gathered virtually to reflect. He was transferred to a rehab center on New Year’s Day and seemed to be improving. “I don’t know how I did it, but maestro pushed me to do it. She also adored her grandson, John Lopes IV. “We called and called, with no answer,” Kay said, “I have no idea what his health was like for those few weeks.”. At staff meetings, she was known to speak up about residents she felt needed more attention. “We had to take her everywhere she wanted to go for the rest of her life,” recalled her son, Kevin Gentry. “And he had a very tough Norwegian spirit that carried him though his adventures. “She was just that way. Ever curious about the world, he visited Buddhist temples and relayed his learnings to his family. Over the next month, Terese fought for her life. Despite being borderline pre-diabetic and having to go on a ventilator, he was confident he would be fine. But she wasn't your stereotypical sweet little old lady. “I cry every day,” Rosalie said. Ever the activist, Murphy never shied away from a protest or a political debate. "He was just a simple man who liked to play his board games. “Employees knew they could always depend on Terrell for good advice,” he said. On a typical Sunday, Raul would be roaming at “la pulga,” or the Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose. Segall doted on Adrienne and her sister Carole, and his wife, Miriam, whom he met at City College of New York when she approached him for help with math. Her mother and grandmother were nurses, and her personality was a natural fit for the field: Upbeat, empathetic and helpful. A prodigal mind, he was young for his class and then skipped a grade, allowing him to finish high school at 16 and graduate from the University of Wisconsin in Madison at 20. Ronda Felder graduated from San Diego State University in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. But on May 24, days after receiving convalescent plasma therapy, Talbott died. Alexis made the decision to remove her from the machines, and she died within minutes. She decided to make a video for them. Eric Oshiro was the stoic, soft-spoken type, quietly helping wherever he could, but never asking for much in return. “She loved to give gifts, and she always wanted a house full of guests, family and friends. “They were great friends,” Callie said. 1 priority.”. “He was a big role model for me,” Ben said. That extended work family continues to embrace Ben, who would have celebrated his 20-year anniversary with Sally in December. “And if you worked with him, you pretty much became a friend for life.”. Craig is survived by his wife, Martha Jo Craig; children Jason Craig, Josh Craig and Melissa Lewis; and his 10 grandchildren. He went on to teach at a Catholic high school in Phoenix but eventually moved back to California, where he led retreats, including sessions focused on grief for people who had recently lost loved ones — an impressive feat for someone who had long found it very difficult to speak in front of crowds. But that’s where Tara Arentz fell in love. “She wouldn’t miss anything,” Keegan said. Her father accompanied her to the tattoo parlor, and it was only there that she learned it was not a Stark original. “Pauline was the kind of person that people just adored,” Pressman said. “She was the glue that held the family together,” Berry said. “She was fascinated by the different kinds of flavors and spices of the places she’d been,” Mona said. Schumacher was preceded in death by her husband and son. He struggled with Scripture at first, but was eventually drawn in, and then found a pastor who made stories about Jesus come to life, Dey said. She got a rose, he got skulls. The couple married and had two children, Ullisa, now 7, and Nicole, who was born just 8 months ago. “So the fact that this took him down the way it did, it's just kind of unbelievable.”. Frederick Price Jr., who took over his father’s pulpit in 2009, said his father got the idea for the FaithDome after walking into the geodesic dome that used to house the Spruce Goose seaplane in Long Beach. First she visited them on video chat services, then, when the county directed social workers to resume visiting children, in person. … He loved looking at film to problem solve, to find – what was it going to tell him?”. Liz Yamada quit teaching to raise the couple’s three children, and when they were grown she worked as an administrator in her husband’s firm and eventually became a partner. When Mitchell needed a change of scenery and wanted to see more than backyard foliage, she would drive up the coast and visit some of the largest trees in the world, the redwoods. He died Jan. 5 at age 89. “The painful thing is they had to be alone,” Vika said. 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 remembers the trips to the library, where he would take out books to read to her. There was a link, the 2015 study found, but the evidence was insufficient to show it led to criminal violence or delinquency. After Shirley retired in 1998, he and Zoe fostered 13 children, adopting four who now range in age from 29 to 14. After three years in a long-distance marriage, Ben finally joined Sally in Victorville. “She drove an orange Volkswagen bug with flames on the sides,” said Gallagher’s son, Charles. He woke at 6 a.m. and began each day with a prayer. The year was 1972 and, as the sun, a teenaged Montoya rose majestically behind a pyramid for the group's first TV special in Los Angeles. Despite the nagging fear sweeping the state, the family was enjoying its time together. He died two weeks later, on Nov. 21. For bands, it was both a coveted slot and a hustle. Blanks, a 34-year-old dental assistant from Whittier, died on March 27 from COVID-19. Priest, which forced California to adopt a more equitable education funding system. She spotted Bonne, who was then just an infant, and it was love at first sight. “COVID was the one thing he couldn’t fight,” Johnstone’s daughter told the Associated Press. After Aaron’s death, John would bring dinner and groceries every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. He attended West Covina Edgewood High and signed with the Angels in 1963. The family hadn’t had time to recover from the news of Tovar’s death before Alexis got a call from a doctor that evening. But he would sometimes come in and offer, “Do you guys want to hear a joke?”, “My dad was strict, don’t get me wrong,” said Richard. He’d come off as tough, but “he had a heart that was so soft,” his sister said. I think people need to realize we have feelings and we love them,” Gervais said. Ronald Burdette Culp was known for singing gospel songs in his deep bass, his ability to recreate a cow’s moo and a rooster’s crow, and his version of comedian Foster Brooks’ portrayal of a drunk man, though Culp had never been intoxicated a day in his life, his family said. The pair were day laborers who often found work one short-term job at a time, and Marcos’ employer needed another worker. To inquire about republishing archival content, please contact PARS International: inquirer.com/pars, 212-221-9595 Her sister Joanna Miller Hoffman of Simi Valley remembers Penny braving risky rides at the Fresno County Fair, sneaking out for a midnight swim at a community pool, and bucking her father's wishes in order to attend rock concerts with a boyfriend. Hobo was never the same after that. McIntyre described her mother as a career homemaker who loved to get out of the house and hit the road. Alberto Reyes, 84, and his son Fernando Reyes Sr., 60, were looking forward to seeing Fernando Jr. graduate from UC Berkeley in May. She enjoyed it.”. “We’d call and sing to her. His idea of a good time was dinner and dancing with his wife, or doting on his granddaughters, Emelia, Iva and Beatrix, who became his greatest joy. Soon he was feeding workers for a giant new project known as Disneyland going up in Orange County. “It brought him joy to do that,” Hinson said. We should all be so lucky.”. “Dad was always a protector, and he protected us and would tell us he was fine,” Maggie said. V - E Day was just days away - May 7, 1945. Ronda Felder gave her life to people in need, always doing whatever it took to make room in her home, her heart and her family for anyone who was hurting, lost or abandoned. With no children of his own, Tommy Macias spent most weekends with his two sisters and their children. He died three days after being admitted, and, because of the pandemic, the family has not held a memorial service for him or Lisa. He became a naturalized citizen in L.A., but before then he took night classes and studied history and English, and his book of choice was a dictionary because he was determined to embrace the country as his, Leos said. In the last years of her active service, Bernuy switched her focus again, this time working as a doula working with infant children in Seattle, which gave her great delight. Abarca is survived by his wife, Martha; children Karina, Odalis, Sabrina and Josue; and a grandchild. Rivera is survived by his wife Jeanette, son Ramon Arthur, III, siblings Fred, Angel and Alex, and his grandson Ramon Arthur, IV. Regalado and Gómez moved in together with her teenage daughter in Pacoima. It was 1954, and the young, intellectually minded student was prepared for a rigorous course of academic study. “Every time she saw a stray dog, her heart would melt.”. Two weeks after contracting the illness, he died on July 9 at age 87. She teared up at the thought of not having been able to make him tea or lunch. “I know my brother, and in the end all he wanted to do was take care of his family.”. … The last word she spoke was my name, when she looked in my face.”. Or, when he turned 18, he would move from Texas to San Diego and enlist without her blessing.