PGHS 1973 chart and obits
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Year Name Married Name Age YOB DOD Place of Death
1973* Gary James Blinkenberg 35 1955 1/2/91 Sonoma County, CA
1973 Sherrie Coleman 45
1973 Katherine Laura "Katie" Cupps 47
1973 Ronald Lee "Ron" Jones 48
1973 Dennis John Kehoe 36
1973 Janet Tomiko Kono Elkins 40
1973 Deanise Louella Maugeri 54
1973 Thomas Michael Miller 35
1973* John H. Myers 17 1955 2/5/72 Monterey Co, CA
1973 Daniel Joseph Potts 43
1973 Nancy Ruth Thompson 28
1973 Lou Ann Tomblinson 49
1973 James Albert "Jim" Vance 49
1973 Serge Sergeivich 73
1973 Nancy Rae Walker 33
1973 Sherrie Coleman (45)
Sherrie (Coleman) Bramman
Monterey County Herald, CA June 2000
Sherrie Coleman, 45 a real estate broker, died June 21 of cancer at
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. She was born Feb 3, 1956,
in Salinas and was a lifelong Monterey County resident. Mrs. Coleman
graduated from Pacific Grove High School and attended Monterey
Peninsula College. She was a real estate broker for 25 years and was a
member of the Association of Realtors. She was also an accomplished
singer, a self-published recording artist and a member of the
Choraleers singing group. She was a volunteer for Hospice House and a
founding member of the "Condo Girls" Club. Mrs. Coleman is survived
by her husband, Mark Bramman of Del Rey Oaks, her mother, Rose Marie
Coleman of Carmel Valley; her father, Joe Perez of Hawaii; four
sisters, Rosemarie Coleman of Oxnard, Linda Gossman of San Diego,
Juanita Coleman of Pacific Grove and Desiree Coleman of Pacific Grove;
three brothers, Phillip Coleman of Oak Hills, Brad Perez of Hawaii and
Charles Coleman of Pacific Grove; four nieces; and three nephews. A
brother, Richard Coleman, died in 1995. A celebration of her life will
be held from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Sally B. Griffin Senior
Center in Pacific Grove. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to World Vision, 34834 Weyerhaeuser Way South,
Federal Way, WA 98001.
Knockout II Aug 2001
Sherrié Coleman, 45, ('73, d Dec 1996 in Pebble Beach, CA died of
cancer in June at Community Hospital. A native of Salinas she was a
lifelong resident of Monterey County. An accomplished singer, a self
published recording artist, she was a member of the Choraleers singing
group. She is survived by her husband, Mark Bramman of Del Rey Oaks;
her mother Rose Marie Coleman of Carmel Valley; her father, Joe Perez
of Hawaii; four sisters, Rosemaria Coleman '70 of Oxnard, Linda
Coleman Gossman '76 of San Diego, Juanita Coleman '78 and Desiree
Coleman of Pacific Grove; three brothers, Phillip Coleman '70 of Oak
Hills, Brad Perez of Hawaii and Charles Coleman '79 of Pacific Grove.
.
1973 Katherine Laura "Katie" Cupps (74)
Katherine Laura "Katie" (Cupps) Anderson
Monterey County Herald, CA Jan 8, 2003 page B5
Katherine Laura Cupps Anderson, who went by "Katie," 47, died Dec.
12, in Joplin, Mo. She was born Oct. 1, 1955, in Sacramento, and lived
in Monterey County for 21 years. She attended grade school and high
school in Pacific Grove, and attended Notre Dame High School in
Salinas. She also completed the nurse's aide training program at the
Pacific Grove Adult School. As a child, she was a member of the Girl
Scouts in Pacific Grove. She enjoyed riding horses and was a natural
golfer. She also enjoyed gardening, flowers and animals, and was
devoted to her family. Mrs. Anderson is survived by her husband of 30
years, Charles Anderson of Joplin; two sons, Wesley and Paul, both of
Joplin; her parents, Paul and Henrieta Cupps of Pacific Grove; a
brother, Michael Cupps of Pacific Grove; a sister, Joan Ford of
Monterey; and two grandchildren. Memorial services will be held at a
later date. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be made
to cancer research or Crones disease research.
Joplin Globe, MO Dec 14, 2002
Katherine L. Anderson, age 47, of 320 South Winfield, Joplin, passed
away at her home at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2002, after a long
illness. Mrs. Anderson was born on Oct. 1, 1955, in Sacramento, Calif.
She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Chuck Anderson, of
the home; two sons, Wes Anderson and Paul Anderson, of Joplin; a sister
Joan Ford, of Monterey, Calif.; a brother, Michael Cupps, of Pacific
Grove, Calif.; two grandchildren, Alex and Makala. The body of
Katherine L. Anderson has been cremated, and her cremains will be taken
back to California at a later date. Arrangements are under the
direction of Simpson Funeral Home, Webb City, Mo.
Knockout II April 2003
Katherine Laura Cupps Anderson, 47, died in Dec. 12, 2002, in Joplin,
MO. She was born Oct 1, 1955, in Sacramento and lived in Monterey
County 21 years. She completed the nurse's aid training program at PG
Adult School. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, Charles
Anderson of Joplin; two sons, Wesley and Paul of Joplin; her parents,
Paul and Henrieta Cupps of PG; a brother, Michael Cupps of PG and a
sister, Joan Cupps Ford '68 of Monterey.
1973 Ronald Lee "Ron" Jones (48)
Monterey County Herald, CA Prof. Toro Column Feb 14, 2004
P.G. notables: Ron Jones, Pacific Grove High School class of '73,
went on to big things but left it all behind way too soon. Jones died
of gastric cancer Feb. 2 at age 48. He was co-founder and chairman of
Los Angelesbased SongPro Inc., the maker of a computer device he
invented to turn the Nintendo GamBoy into a digital audio and video.
Portable digital devices. After high school, he attended Monterey
Peninsula College and San Jose State but dropped out to work for
several Silicon Valley honors for his various inventions.
San Francisco Chronicle, CA Saturday, February 7, 2004 pA21
Ron Jones -- tech innovator found new uses for gear
Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles -- Ron Jones, co-founder and chairman of the Los
Angeles-based SongPro Inc., the maker of a computer device he invented
that turns Nintendo's Game Boy into a digital audio and video player,
has died. He was 48. Mr. Jones, whose company is the first black-owned
portable digital multimedia device manufacturer, died of gastric cancer
Monday in Los Angeles. Mr. Jones, who had developed a way to reprogram
the codes of inkjet printers to enable desktop computers to access and
produce silk-screen quality printing, among other innovations, came up
with his idea for transforming Nintendo's Game Boy into a portable
music player in 1999. But six months after forming SongBoy.com with
business development professional Mark Bush in early 2000, the two
high-tech entrepreneurs found themselves at the center of media
attention after Nintendo of America Inc., denying their request to
become a Nintendo licensee, filed a lawsuit for infringement of its
intellectual property rights. "You can go to school to learn how to
play the corporate game, but the powers-that-be try to stop you at
every turn," Mr. Jones said at the time. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition promotes opportunities for minorities, became
involved on behalf of Mr. Jones and Bush and helped bring the two sides
together for a meeting. In August 2000, the two companies reached a
settlement, in which Mr. Jones and Bush agreed to change the company
and product's name and Nintendo granted them a license. The renamed
SongPro Inc. began selling its device in December 2002. "Ron was the
kind of guy who was just completely innovative," Bush told the Los
Angeles Times on Friday. "He was always coming up with ideas to enhance
something and make things better." A South Central Los Angeles native,
Mr. Jones moved to Pacific Grove (Monterey County) when he was 12. He
studied engineering at Monterey Peninsula College and San Jose State
University before dropping out to work for Hewlett- Packard, IBM and
Data General Corp. In the mid-1980s, he founded Colossal Graphics, a
large-format printing and desktop publishing company. Nine years later,
the trade publication Micro- Publishing News named him Innovator of the
Decade for his advances in large- format printing. Mr. Jones, whose
other inventions include electronic feeders for fish and animals, also
was recognized as the 1989 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year by the New
York Interracial Council for Business Opportunity and the 1997 National
Black Engineer by the Northern California Council of Black Professional
Engineers.
Los Angeles Times, CA Feb 7, 2004 (reprinted AP)
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/02/07/ron_jones_at_48_cofounder_and_chairman_of_songpro_inc?mode=PF
Ron Jones, at 48; cofounder and chairman of SongPro Inc.
By Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times, 2/7/2004
LOS ANGELES -- Ron Jones -- cofounder and chairman of the Los
Angeles-based SongPro Inc., the maker of a computer device he invented
that turns Nintendo's Game Boy into a digital audio and video player --
died of gastric cancer Monday in Los Angeles. He was 48. His company
became the first black-owned portable digital multimedia device
manufacturer. Mr. Jones developed a way to reprogram the codes of
inkjet printers to enable desktop computers to access and produce
silk-screen quality printing, among other innovations. He came up with
his idea for transforming Nintendo's Game Boy into a portable music
player in 1999. But six months after forming SongBoy.com with business
development professional Mark Bush in early 2000, the two high-tech
entrepreneurs found themselves the center of media attention after
Nintendo of America Inc., filed a lawsuit for infringement of its
intellectual property rights, after denying their request to become a
Nintendo licensee. "You can go to school to learn how to play the
corporate game, but the powers-that-be try to stop you at every turn,"
Mr. Jones said at the time. The Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose Rainbow/PUSH
Coalition promotes opportunities for minorities, became involved on
behalf of Mr. Jones. In August 2000, the two companies reached a
settlement, in which Mr. Jones and Bush agreed to change the company
and product's name and Nintendo granted them a license. The renamed
SongPro Inc. began selling its device in December 2002. "Ron was the
kind of guy who was just completely innovative," Bush told the Los
Angeles Times yesterday. "He was always coming up with ideas to enhance
something and make things better." A South Central Los Angeles native,
Mr. Jones moved to Pacific Grove, Calif., when he was 12. He studied
engineering at Monterey Peninsula College and San Jose State University
before dropping out to work for Hewlett-Packard, IBM, and Data General
Corp. In the mid-1980s, he founded Colossal Graphics, a large-format
printing and desktop publishing company. Nine years later, the trade
publication Micro-Publishing News named him Innovator of the Decade for
his advances in large-format printing. Mr. Jones, whose other
inventions include electronic feeders for fish and animals, also was
recognized as the 1989 Minority Entrepreneur of the Year by the New
York Interracial Council for Business Opportunity and the 1997 National
Black Engineer by the Northern California Council of Black Professional
Engineers.
Knockout II Spring (August) 2004
Ronald Lee Jones, 48, died Feb. 2nd of gastric cancer. He was the
co-founder and chairman of Los Angeles based SongPro Inc., the maker of
a computer device he invented to turn the Nintendo GameBoy into a
digital audio and video player. He won numerous honors for his
inventions. February 2004 Ronald Lee Jones 1973 Palo Alto CA
1973 Dennis John Kehoe (36)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 13, 1992
Dennis Kehoe memorial services set for Saturday
Memorial services for Dennis John Kehoe, 36, of Monterey, who died
Friday of complications from injuries he received in a 1987 auto
accident, will be held at The Paul Mortuary at 1 p.m. Saturday. Mr.
Kehoe's ashes will be scattered at sea. Born in Davenport, Iowa, on
May 15, 1955, he moved to Pacific Grove with his family in 1964. He was
a 1973 graduate of Pacific Grove High School. Mr. Kehoe was a general
contractor with his own business, Kehoe Corp. He started a solar
division and opened seven branches around the state. He is survived by
his mother, Merle Kehoe of Monterey; his father, Joseph of Pebble
Beach; a brother, J. Richard of Pacific Grove; a sister, Cindy Romero
of Monterey; and his paternal grandmother, Margaret Kehoe of Monterey.
The family suggests that any memorial contributions be sent to SHARE,
1295 LaSalle Ave., Seaside 93955, or to Del Mar Regional Resources
Center, 11 Maple St., Salinas 93901.
Knockout II Sept. 1992
Dennis J. Kehoe '73 of Monterey, CA, died April 1992
1973 (t) Janet Tomiko Kono (40)
Janet Tomiko (Kono) Hill Elkins
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 2, 1996
Seaside - Janet Tomiko Elkins, 40, of Seaside, a Castroville
restaurant owner, died Tuesday at the Hospice House. Born Sept. 21,
1955, in Fort Bragg, N.C., Mrs. Elkins was a homemaker and co-owner of
the Central Texas Barbecue restaurant in Castroville. She had lived in
Monterey County for 28 years. She is survived by her husband, Donald;
two sons, Victor hill of Monterey and Christopher Elkins of Seaside; a
stepson, Donnie Elkins of Seaside; her parents; a brother and three
sisters. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 1 to 3
p.m. tomorrow at the Mission Mortuary. Family and friends may gather at
3 p.m. tomorrow for funeral services at the mortuary. Cremation
services will be private. The family suggests that any memorial
contributions be sent to the Hospice of the Central Coast, or the
American Cancer Society.
1973 Deanise Louella Maugeri (51)
Monterey County Herald, CA Aug 13, 2005
Deanise L. Maugeri March 28, 1954 - August 8, 2005 SEASIDE - Deanise
Maugeri, age 51, was born March 28, 1954, and passed away August 8,
2005 of cancer. She was a graduate of PG High School and a member of
the First Church of God in PG. Deanise worked as a Bus Driver for
MPUSD. She loved driving the bus full of children to and from their
activities. She also enjoyed her home and gardening. Deanise is
survived by her father and mother, Joe Maugeri and Pauline Burton;
brothers, Tom and Mike Maugeri; sister, Pattie Inman and extended
family and friends. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday
Aug. 20 at Monterey High School, Randall Gym. A potluck will follow the
service. Donations in her name are suggested to the Hospice of the
Central Coast, 2 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite D210, Monterey, CA 93940.
Salinas Californian, CA Aug 13, 2005
Deanise L. Maugeri, 51, of Seaside, passed away Monday, Aug 8, 2005, of
cancer. She was born March 28, 1954, and was a graduate of Pacific
Grove High School. She was a member of First Church of God in Pacific
Grove. Deanise worked as a bus driver for the MPUSD. She loved driving
the bus full of children to and from their activities. She also enjoyed
her home and gardening. Deanise is survived by her father and mother,
Joe Maugeri and Pauline Burton; brothers, Tom and Mike Maugeri; sister,
Pattie Inman; and extended family and friends. Memorial service:11 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 20, at Monterey High School Cafeteria. Reception will
follow the service. Memorials:In her name to Hospice of the Central
Coast, 2 Upper Ragsdale Drive, Suite D210, Monterey, CA 93940. (PGHS)
1973 Thomas Michael Miller (35)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Oct 1990
Thomas Michael Miller of Pacific Grove, who was a commercial fisherman
for 15 years, died Thursday [Oct 4} at Community Hospital of the
Monterey Peninsula. He was 35. Mr. Miller was a lifelong resident of
the Monterey Peninsula. He was born Dec. 21, 1954 in Carmel. Survivors
include two brothers, James S. Miller of Pacific Grove and William G.
Miller of Monterey; a sister, Cindy Russo of Salinas; and one niece and
one nephew. Memorial services will be held Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the
Little Chapel by the Sea in Pacific Grove. His ashes will be scattered
at sea. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. The family
suggests that any memorial contributions go to the Clinishare Dialysis
Clinic, 3785 Via Nona Marie, Carmel 93923.
Knockout II May 1991
Thomas M. Miller '73, of PG, CA; d Oct 1990
1973 Daniel Joseph Potts (43)
Monterey County Herald, CA June 26, 1998
Daniel Joseph Potts, a businessman, died Friday at Stanford Medical
Center in Palo Alto from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was 43. Born Jan. 2, 1955, in Milwaukee, he had lived in Monterey
County for 38 years. Mr. Potts graduated from Pacific Grove High School
in 1973. For 15 years, he owned an operated Eurosport Import Repair in
Salinas, a business that specialized in repairing Italian and exotic
cars. In recent years, he provided mechanical support to two race teams
that won Sports Car Club of America (SCCA championships. Mr. Potts was
a member of the Salinas Area Modelers, a radio-controlled airplane
club, as well as the SCCA-San Francisco Region. An avid Motorcyclist,
he had recently planned on returning to racing. He also was working
toward a pilot's license. Mr. Potts is survived by his wife of 19
years, Marilyn; his mother, Barbara Potts of Pacific Grove; a sister,
Sally Schmidt of Salinas; and a brother, Tom Potts of Reno, Nev.
Services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's by-the-Sea
Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove. The Paul Mortuary is in charge of
arrangements. The family suggests that any memorial contributions be
sent to the SPCA of Monterey County, P.O. Box 5098, Monterey, 93942, or
to the donor's favorite charity.
Knockout II Aug 1998 & Spring 1999
Daniel Joseph Potts, 43 ('73 of Salinas, CA a businessman, died June
26, 1998 at Stanford Medical Center from injuries sustained in a
motorcycle accident. For 15 years he owned and operated Eurosport
Import Repair in Salinas, working on exotic cars. He provided
mechanical support for two Sports Car Club of American (SCCA
championships. An avid motorcyclist, he had planned to return to
racing. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Marilyn K. Brown Potts
'76 of Salinas; his mother, Barbara Potts of PG; a sister, Sally
Schmidt of Salinas; and a brother, Tom Potts of Reno, NV.
1973 Nancy Ruth Thompson (28)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan 2, 1984
Nancy R. Thompson, 28, a resident of Big Sur, died at Community
Hospital Sunday after a short illness. She was born March 23, 1955, in
San Mateo. Miss Thompson had worked as a clerk in the Fernwood Store in
Big Sur for about the past two years. She was a graduate of Pacific
Grove High School in 1973 and attended Monterey Peninsula College and
Sonoma State University. She was engaged to be married on Feb. 5 to
Stephen Macdonald of Big Sur. She is survived by her parents, Donald D.
and Bonnie Thompson of Santa Cruz; sisters, Judy Thompson of Pacific
Grove, Jeanne Deverell of Capitola and Joyce Dodge of Big Sur. Memorial
services will be at the Little Chapel-by-the-Sea on Wednesday at 11
a.m. followed by inurnment at El Carmelo Cemetery. The family suggests
memorial contributions to the Monterey County SPCA or the Big Sur
health Clinic, Big Sur 93920.
1973 Lou Ann Tomblinson (49)
>From information submitted by her family in 2006:
Lou Ann Tomblinson, 49, was born Feb. 2, 1955 in Marin County to Mancel
and Wanda Shaw Tomblinson, and died of a brain embolism on May 2, 2004
in Phoenix, AZ. Lou Ann was a landscape contractor in Little Rowe, NM,
at the time of her death. She is survived by her brother, Michael W.
Tomblinson '77 of Carmel. Her father died in 1975 and her mother
died in 2004.
1973 James "Jim" Albert Vance (49)
Monterey County Herald, CA Sept 3, 2004.
James "Jim" Vance, age 49 passed away peacefully in his sleep due to a
massive heart attack. He is survived by his loving parents, Lilo and
John Vance of Pacific Grove; brothers, Bill of Carmel Valley, Gary of
Tulsa, OK,Wayne of Salinas and Richard of Pacific Grove; sister, Audrey
Brown and her husband, Michael of Monterey; 1 niece and 5 nephews. A
private memorial service has been held. Arrangements by The Paul
Mortuary, Pacific Grove.
Knockout II Jan 2005
September 2004 - James "Jim" Vance 1973 Pacific Grove CA James
Albert Vance 49, passed away peacefully in his sleep from a massive
heart attack. He is survived by his loving parents Lilo and John Vance
of PG. His brothers, Bill '73 of Carmel Valley, Gary '75 of Tulsa
OK, Wayne '76 of Salinas, Richard '78 of PG, and sister Audry Vance
Brown '80, Monterey.
1973 Serge Sergeivich von Leuchtenberg (44)
aka H.S.H. Serge Duke von Leuchtenberg de Beauhamais
Monterey County Herald, CA Jan 2000
H.S.H. Serge Duke von Leuchtenberg de Beauhamais passed away at home in
Monterey, Monday, January 17, 2000, at the age of 44 of natural causes.
A life-long resident of Monterey County, Serge worked for Howard Carter
Associaties Inc., as a CAD/Netword Manager. Serge loved the outdoors
and in earlier years enjoyed volleyball and photography. Survived by
his mother, Olga Duchess von Leuchtenberg de Beauhamais of Pacific
Grove; his sister and brother-in-law, Lisa and Nicole Craft and his
nephews, Nicholas James Craft, Jonathan Daniel Craft and Andrew Casey
Craft, all of Carmel. A memorial service will be held Friday, January
21st at 2 p.m. at The Paul Mortuary Chapel, 390 Lighthouse Avenue,
Pacific Grove.
1973 Nancy Rae Walker (33)
Monterey Peninsla Herald, CA May 20, 1988
Nancy R. Walker, 33, a former resident of Pacific Grove, died May 26 at
Merrithew Memorial Hospital in Martinez after a long illness. Miss
Walker was born in San Jose on Nov. 13, 1954. She attended elementary
school in Pacific Grove and graduated from Pacific Grove High School in
1973. She was the president of the high school's senior class that
year, and was the homecoming queen in 1972. She also attended Monterey
Peninsula College and the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Miss Walker worked on the Peninsula at King's Cross Station and the
Carmel Valley Inn. In 1986 she moved to Wendover, Utah, and was a hotel
manager for two years. She is survived by her mother, Margaret Reeves
and her stepfather, Drayton Reeves, both of Hercules, and her father,
Jerald Walker of Seattle. An inurnment service will be held at 11 a.m.
today at the Monterey City Cemetery. The family requests that any
memorial contributions go to a fund established in Miss Walker's name
at the Intensive Care Unit of Merrithew Memorial Hospital, 2500
Alhambra Ave., Martinez 94553.