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Pacific Grove Hometown Bulletin, CA July 4, 2007
PG Hometown Boy - Jerry Fry Monterey Mayor Businessman
by Lewis Abraham Leader
It was in Monterey that Jerry Fry served as a councilman and mayor,
raised his family and became a successful businessman, but Pacific
Grove was his hometown as a boy. Fry was born in Oakland, the third of
five boys, and the family moved here when he was a youngster. His
father, Fred X. Fry, worked as the golf professional and manager of
the Pacific Grove Municipal Golf Links. In 1931, the year that Jerry
turned 3, his dad helped to open the course. "I had an absolutely
wonderful childhood," Fry told me a few years ago, recalling that his
family lived close to the beach and to downtown P.G. Home was across
the street from Caledonia Park. It was while he was playing there, on
the first Sunday of December in 1941, that the Japanese attacked Pearl
Harbor. Following in their father's footsteps, his two older brothers
joined the Marines, and Jerry and another brother did later. Younger
brother Larry Fry said that his first memories of Jerry were during
the war "when so many things were in short supply. So Jerry decided
the Fry's needed a victory garden. Shortly after roping off a large
rectangular area in the front yard, he began digging. That's when we
all found out where the water main was located. I don't remember much
about the garden, but the large fountain, albeit short-lived, was
spectacular." Jerry was a graduate of Pacific Grove High, where,
Herald columnist Phil Bowhay pointed out recently, Fry, his classmate,
was class president three times. Jerry Fry's life came to an end on
May 24. He was 78. The cause was a severe cerebral hemorrhage,
suffered in a fall a day earlier. Over the past few years, he had
suffered from diabetes, Parkinson's disease, congestive heart failure,
coronary artery disease and cancer. Three times, starting in 1971, he
had undergone quadruple heart bypass surgery. But Fry deflected the
sympathy that people offered him, just as, through the years, he
deflected the praise that was often thrust upon him. That Fry was one
of the most popular and well-loved residents of the Monterey Peninsula
was shown in many ways through the decades, the last by the crowd that
filled every pew at San Carlos Cathedral for his Mass of Christian
Burial on May 30. During the vigil service, his son, Luke, described
him this way: "My father was the product of an Irish-Catholic mother
and a German-Catholic father, and they instilled in him love of family
and love of faith. He attended Pacific Grove public schools and the
Jesuit University of Santa Clara. He was an Eagle Scout and a Marine.
My father was well trained for adult life." Fry was not a wealthy man
if money is the measure. He and Mary, his wife of nearly 52 years and
an elementary school teacher, purchased a three-bedroom, two-bath home
in the Toyon Heights section of Monterey for $15,000 in 1956 with a GI
loan. There, they raised three daughters, Lisa, Terri and Leslie, and
son Luke, and there they lived for more than half a century. His
riches were in his family, the friends he made and the tireless
service he performed for his beloved community - as a city councilman
and mayor and a businessman. "Everything Jerry did in his public life
and in his private life, he did what was best for the people around
him," said Richard Pagnillo, a longtime friend and former business
partner. "In doing the city business, he did what was best for the
city. In working with his partners, he did what was best for the
partnerships. He never ever considered himself first." A longtime
member of Rotary International, Fry clearly lived by its motto:
"Service Above Self." "My father taught us love of others through
service and self-sacrifice," Luke Fry said. Jerry's political career
might never have gotten started were it not for Mary, his wife. At the
couple's 50th wedding anniversary celebration at the Asilomar
Conference Center in July of 2005, Fry recalled his first campaign for
City Council in 1963, when he was one of 14 running for four seats.
"It was a wild and woolly campaign," Fry said. "And my brother Fred,
the doctor, grounded me. He said I had to stay in bed with my foot
elevated because I had blood poisoning. "When he left, I said to Mary,
'There's no way. There's not a chance in hell I could miss that.'
Because it was THE event of the campaign. And she said, 'There's not a
chance in hell you're leaving.' I said, 'If I don't go, you have to
go.' "And with great courage and determination she went off and
represented me at the Candidates Night. My opponents were livid. She
not only did well, she got all the press. Weeks afterward, people
still thought they had voted for Mary." What the people had actually
done was to elect Jerry. And he stayed on the council for 20 years,
the last six as mayor. It was during his years as mayor that I first
got to know Jerry. I was a young reporter for The Herald at the time,
and I was assigned to cover the city of Monterey. Over time, we became
friends. I was proud of that. Fry was an impressive mayor. The city
was well run. He conducted meetings smoothly and quickly, yet allowed
the public to have its say. And he was witty and warm. "It was my
philosophy to allow for a fair and concise public hearing, but to move
the meeting along," Fry told me a few years ago in an interview for
the Monterey County Weekly. Leo McIntyre, retired public works
director for Monterey, put it this way: "He would listen to whatever
went on, whatever the report said, whatever the person standing at the
rostrum was espousing, and he could summarize that in about two
sentences." In his engaging book "Listen . . . It Will Change Your
Life," Charlie Page, who served on the Monterey City Council with Fry
during the 1970s and was one of his closest friends, described just
how Fry ran council meetings. "There were many volatile meetings over
controversial issues. The council chambers would fill with angry
people, half in favor of a project, half against, each group vehement.
Everyone wanted to speak. There was never enough time. Speakers would
make points with great passion. The next one would repeat the points
with equal passion. "Jerry had a remarkable technique for diffusing
the meeting. Before opening the controversial item to public comment,
he would acknowledge everyone's desire to be heard. He then
summarized, better than the speakers, the points to be made on each
side. He would then suggest that, while we would stay as long as
necessary, he hoped that speakers would refrain from repeating the
same points over and over . . .." "He was extremely fair," said
McIntyre, who worked for Monterey for 23 years. "He's got to be one of
the best elected officials, either as mayor or a councilman, that I
ever worked with." "He had a vision," Pagnillo said. "He looked ahead
all the time, and he had the courage to pursue whatever he thought was
important. Even if it wasn't considered good at the time, he still
fought for it. He went after what he thought was right." Pagnillo
pointed out how keen Fry was on buying the land where the Monterey
Sports Center now sits. "That was a very controversial purchase
because there wasn't any perceived use for it. He said, 'Well, one day
there will be.'" He was right. When he wasn't devoting countless hours
to serving on the City Council, Fry was manager of Palace Stationery
on Alvarado Street for some 20 years. After a Tuesday night council
meeting, you could find him on Wednesday morning eagerly responding to
customers' requests for folders, envelopes, adding machines or pen-and-
pencil sets. The combination of responsibilities made for true citizen-
government. Fry was never far from the demands of City Hall. Gail
McIntyre, who served as secretary to many city managers in Monterey,
and is Leo's wife, recalled frequently making the short walk from the
city offices to Palace Stationery to obtain Mayor Fry's signature on
city documents. As a councilman and mayor, Fry helped to change the
face of Monterey. For the better. The Monterey Bay Aquarium was
approved, and the then controversial downtown urban renewal project
conceived and built. It included the Conference Center, two big hotels
- now the Portola Plaza and the Marriott --- and a remarkable and long-
needed clean up. Alvarado Street used to end in a dirt parking lot
that turned into mud in the rainy season. Adult bookstores and pool
halls peppered the area. All of that is long gone. The Marriott Hotel
opened as a Sheraton, replacing the aging San Carlos Hotel. Even
though it was a cornerstone of the new downtown, many people
considered the new structure too bulky and too big, particularly in
its closeness to the streets. Some complained that it blocked the view
of Monterey Bay for people up the hill. So, in 1983, after 20 years
serving on the City Council, Mayor Fry was voted out of office. It was
a little like the British tossing out Prime Minister Winston Churchill
after he had led his nation to victory in World War II. "He was so
humble that when he lost that last election," Leslie Fry Sonné said of
her father, "he would not allow his friends to hold a party to honor
all of his years of service unless it was a fund-raiser for MPUSD
(Monterey Peninsula Unified School District) and the Jumpin' Pumpkins
(a district event). That was a typical Jerry Fry move. It was never
about him, but always about what he could do for others." Fry also had
a droll wit accompanied by an occasional needle, particularly if he
sniffed hypocrisy. But the tip never pierced deeply, and he could
receive as well as he gave. He loved to poke fun of friend Charlie
Page's study of wine. Fry enjoyed telling the story of how at a wine-
tasting party, at which people brought their favorite vintages in
paper bags, to be judged, Page's selection finished last and his own
burgundy, with a screw-top cap, was chosen the best. "He had a
fabulous sense of humor, a dry humor you had to really be watching
for," said Gail McIntyre. After being turned out of office, Fry
immersed himself in running Office Products & Interiors (OPI) with
Luke and serving on the board of the new First National Bank in
Monterey. He continued to play golf frequently, until his health
reduced his rounds from 18 holes to 9 holes to none at all. And he
kept abreast of city business. At their 50th anniversary celebration,
Jerry concluded with a tribute to his wife: "Mary is my spell-checker,
my proofreader, my clothing consultant, and, lately, my chauffer.
She's my dietician, my pharmacist's mate. She's the mother of my
children, the love of my life. And she's my best friend."
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 30, 2007
Gerald T. "Jerry" Fry 1928 ~ 2007 MONTEREY - Gerald T. Fry, 78, former
Mayor of Monterey and loving husband, father, grandfather, and
brother, died surrounded by his wife and four children at Community
Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula on Thursday, May 24, 2007 from
injuries sustained in a fall. Son of Fred and Helen Fry of Pacific
Grove, Jerry was born September 8, 1928 in Oakland and was a life-long
resident of his beloved Monterey Peninsula. A graduate of Pacific
Grove High School and the University of Santa Clara, Jerry Fry served
in the United States Marine Corps as a First Lieutenant, then began
long and esteemed careers in public service and business. He served on
the Monterey City Council for 20 years, including six years as Mayor,
during which he was instrumental in the revitalization of downtown
Monterey and the Cannery Row area, including approval of the Monterey
Conference Center and Monterey Bay Aquarium, acquisition of the right-
of-way for the Monterey Recreation Trail, and shaping the vision and
initiating negotiations for Window on the Bay/Monterey Bay Waterfront
Park. Following his term on the Council he continued to be active in
public affairs, including service on the Monterey County Water
Resources Agency. He was the 1985 Monterey Chamber of Commerce Citizen
of the Year. Jerry managed Palace Stationary in downtown Monterey for
many years. In 1980, with son Luke and friend Richard Bibby, he
founded Office Products + Interiors (OPI), a company which served the
office furniture and supplies needs of local businesses and
individuals for more than 20 years. He was a long-time member of the
Monterey Rotary Club, where he was a Paul Harris Fellow and a
recipient of the Anton Walker Community Service Award. He was a
founding director of the First National Bank of Central California and
served on the boards of Rancho Cañada Golf Club and the Naval
Postgraduate School Foundation. He was a founder of Leadership
Monterey Peninsula and participated in numerous service activities
including the History and Art Association, Friends of the Monterey
Library, and the Jumpin' Pumpkins fundraiser for the Monterey
Peninsula Unified School District. Jerry was an avid and opinionated
observer of sports and politics and was a dedicated viewer of Monterey
City Council television broadcasts. In addition, friends and family
believe that he was the inspiration for the commonly used term "to
jerry-rig". Jerry Fry is survived by Mary, his wife of 51 years;
children, Lisa and husband, Neal Gittleman; Luke and wife, Laura;
Terri; Leslie and husband, Peter Sonné; grandchildren, Sarah, Peter,
Stephanie, and Mark Fry, Shianne Stucky-Lincoln, Jessica and Joe
Brashers, and Michael Sonné and wife, Jonell; great-grandson, Andres
Jacob De Herrera; brothers, Laurence Fry and wife, Michele; and Thomas
Fry; sisters-in-law, Virginia Fry, Dolores Litch, and Sandra Selbicky;
nieces, Christine, Jenny, Sally, Polly, Julie, and Jennifer; nephews,
Donald Jr., Stephen, Larry, and Tom; and numerous grand-nieces, grand-
nephews, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents;
brothers, Fred and Donald; niece, Lindsey; and nephews, Peter,
Christopher, and Jimmy. The vigil service will be Tuesday, May 29,
2007 at 7:00 p.m. at San Carlos Cathedral. Mass of Christian Burial
will be Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at 3:30 p.m., also at San Carlos
Cathedral. The family requests that memorial contributions be sent to
the Community Hospital Foundation, Tyler Heart Institute, 23625 Holman
Highway, P.O. Box HH, Monterey, CA 93942.
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 26, 2007
Ex-Mayor Gerald Fry dies
Helped bring in aquarium and redevelop downtown
By DANIA AKKAD / Herald Staff Writer
Former Monterey mayor and longtime Peninsula resident Gerald "Jerry"
Fry died late Thursday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula
after suffering a fall earlier this week. He was 78. Fry served on the
Monterey City Council for 20 years, first as a councilman, then for
three terms as mayor. He helped bring the Monterey Bay Aquarium and
the Monterey Conference Center to fruition and was deeply involved in
redevelopment of downtown, a formerly rough neighborhood of abandoned
buildings and bars. At his final election party in 1983, he estimated
that he spent 20,000 hours on city business in 500 meetings for the
city he described as "a great lady." "She doesn't get any older," he
said at the time. "She just gets better." Fry, born in 1928, grew up
in Pacific Grove with four brothers. Their father, Fred X. Fry Sr.,
was the first golf pro at Pacific Grove Golf Course. After graduating
from Pacific Grove High School and Santa Clara University, Jerry Fry
joined the Marines and served during the Korean War, though he never
went to Korea. "He liked to say he fought the Battle of Waikiki," said
his son, Luke Fry. Jerry Fry returned to the Peninsula and took over a
taxi company with his cousin, Tom Rayn Jr. Jerry Fry met his wife,
Mary, who was renting a cottage from Fry's mother and teaching at
Santa Catalina School. He had his eye on her, and his mother suggested
that Jerry take her on a date, Luke Fry said. "(His mom) almost blew
it," he said. "He didn't really want to hook up with a woman his
mother suggested." Their first date was a barbecue at St. Angela's
Church in Pacific Grove. Eventually, they had four children. Along
with his taxi company, Jerry Fry managed Palace Stationery on Alvarado
Street for 20 years, until he opened an office supply and furniture
store, Office Products and Interiors Inc., with Luke Fry in 1980.
Jerry Fry's service to the city began in 1963, when he won a special
election to fill the remaining two years left by businessman Murray
Vout, who had resigned from the City Council. In 1977, Fry was elected
mayor for the first time. He won two more re-election campaigns. On
Friday, friends and family described Fry as a straightforward and
quiet leader who got down to business. "He liked to run a very tight
ship," said Luke Fry. "He'd leave the house for (a City Council)
meeting at 7. He'd say, 'If I'm not back by 10, I'm not doing my job
right.'" "He got to the point fast," said Ted Hooker, a former city
councilman who served when Fry was mayor. "He ran a good meeting and I
appreciated that. I was working the next day." Charles Page, a former
councilman who served with Fry, said he learned from his friend how to
listen. "Jerry had a remarkable technique for defusing a meeting,"
Page said. Fry would acknowledge everyone's desire to be heard,
summarize positions on both sides of an issue and ask speakers to
refrain from repeating points that had already been made. "He made the
audience aware that they were being listened to," Page said. "He
really was one of the best mayors I think we've ever had." Hooker and
Page remained close friends with Fry after serving on the City
Council. The three men and others had lunch every Tuesday at the La
Playa Hotel in Carmel, Page said. Hooker said he would pick up his
friend for lunch when Fry aged and his health got worse. When Fry
couldn't leave his house, Hooker said he would go over to sit and talk
with him. Fry remained deeply interested in city politics, avidly
watching Monterey City Council meetings when they were televised. He
enjoyed discussing contentious issues and was a repository of city
history, Hooker said. "He knew a lot about the city and the past so
that at lunch, a lot of people would refer to Jerry and say, 'You know
what happened.'" Fry's survivors include his wife, Mary; his children,
Lisa, Luke, Terri and Leslie; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A
rosary and vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday. His funeral will be
at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at San Carlos Cathedral.
1948 James Chester Turner (44)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 14, 1975 p4
James C. Turner, P.G. Planner, Succumbs at 44
Pacific Grove planning commissioner James C. "Bud" Turner was
pronounced dead on arrival of an apparent heart attack at Community
Hospital early this morning after collapsing at his home in Pacific
Grove. He was 44 years old. Mr. Turner, an insurance agent, was
appointed to the commission in 1974. A native of Pacific Grove, he was
born Sept. 13, 1930. Services are pending at The Paul Mortuary.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 22, 1975 p4
Services Set Tomorrow for James C. Turner
Services for James C. "Bud" Turner, Pacific Grove planning
commissioner, will be held tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Little Chapel by-
the-Sea in Pacific Grove. He died yesterday of an apparent heart
attack after collapsing at his home at 978 Syida Dr., Pacific Grove.
An insurance agent, Mr. Turner, 44, was appointed to the city planning
board in 1974 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Edmund
Rudoni. He had also served on the board by appointment for one year in
1964. In 1969 he was appointed to the city recreation commission and
served in that capacity until 1974. Mr. Turner has been employed with
the Verne Williams Insurance Agency in Pacific Grove for the past 10
years. A native of Pacific Grove and a graduate of schools there, he
was born Sept. 13, 1930. He was past president of the Pacific Grove
Kiwanis Club and former member of the 20-30 Club. He is survived by
his wife, Barbara Turner of Pacific Grove; a daughter, Mrs. Frank
(Jacolyn) Deniz of Pacific Grove; a son, James M. Turner of Pacific
Grove; and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Turner of Monterey.
Inurnment will be at El Carmelo Cemetery. Friends may call at The Paul
Mortuary today and tomorrow until time of service.
1950 Patricia Louise Lane (54)
Patricia Louise (Lane) Shaw
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Feb 8, 1987 p4
Patricia Louise Shaw, 54, of Pacific Grove died Thursday at Natividad
Medical Center after a lengthy illness. Born June 19, 1932, in San
Bernardino, Mrs. Shaw moved to the Peninsula from Los Angeles. A 20-
year resident of Pacific Grove, she worked at Ace's Pizza in Monterey
for 10 years, before her health began to fail about two years ago. She
is survived by her father, A. Vaughn Lane, and a brother, Tom Lane,
both of Pacific Grove. No services will be held. Cremation at the
Little Chapel by-the-Sea will be followed by the scattering of ashes
at sea, under direction of the Paul Mortuary.
1952 Richard Randall Campbell (39)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan. 6, 1974 p4A
Richard R. Campbell, 39, of Portola and San Lucas roads, Carmel died
yesterday at Community Hospital after a brief illness. He was a member
of the Monterey Fire Department, and yesterday, his colleagues lowered
the city's flags to half mast at the news of his death. A native of
Stockton, he had been a Peninsula resident most of his life, attending
Pacific Grove schools, and graduating from Pacific Grove High School
in 1952. He was a member of the Monterey Elks Lodge and of the
Monterey Presbyterian Church. Mr. Campbell leaves his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Campbell of Waterford; two brothers, Donald of Corpus
Christi, Tex., and Douglas of Portland, Ore.; two sisters, Mrs.
Dorothy Butler of Alameda and Mrs. Delinda Holland of Prunedale; and
several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday
at the Farlinger Funeral Home with the Rev. Ernest R. Lineberger of
St. Timothy Lutheran Church officiating. Contributions are preferred
to the Community Hospital Cancer Fund, Carmel.
1953 (t) Max Wayne Lykins (58)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA April 17, 1993 p4A
Max W. Lykins, 58, of Prunedale, an auto mechanic, died Thursday at
his home. A native of Sweetwater, Texas, Mr. Lykins was born Jan. 24,
1935, and had lived in the Salinas area for 54 years. He was a veteran
of the Navy. He is survived by a daughter, Susan Lykins of Pacific
Grove; a son, James of Prunedale; a sister, Patricia Moose of Redding;
a brother, Henry "Skipper" Lykins of Taft; and three grandchildren. At
his request no services will be held. The Healey Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
1954 (dis) Arthur Lyle "Barry" Wilson (16)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 8, 1952 p1
Shark Kills Boy Swimming in Bay
17-Year-Old Pacific Grove Lad Is Attacked By Man Eater Near Shore
A huge shark at least 15 feet long ripped a 17-year-old Pacific Grove
youth to death yesterday afternoon not more than 100 feet off Lovers
Point. The victim was Barry Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Wilson and a student at Pacific Grove High School. A companion, 15-
year-old Brookner Brady Jr. of the Monterey Presidio fought the shark
with a trench knife and made a heroic effort to save his friend before
four other swimmers came to his aid. The Wilson boy, his legs and
lower body horribly mutilated by the shark, was brought ashore on a
rubber tube after a half hour struggle in mountainous waves. He was
dead before his rescuers could reach the beach. Artery Severed. His
legs were mangled, large chunks of flesh having been torn away. His
femoral artery was severed. There are no records of another attack
against a human by a shark on the Pacific Coast and local fishermen
could not recall any similar incident. The shark was identified by
scientists as a great white shark, a type found commonly off Australia
and in the North Atlantic. Fishermen here theorized it might have been
driven into Monterey Bay by the storm, although, even so, it was far
from his usual haunts. Young Brady told Deputy Corner Chris Hill and
the herald he and Wilson had gone swimming in the high surf yesterday
afternoon. Brady said he was about 30 feet from the shore at Lover's
Point when he heard Wilson, swimming slightly further out in the surf,
give a horrible scream. He was making a terrific struggle. Another
witness said the lad was lifted clear out of the water as the fish
struck. Brady immediately swam for his friend, but before he got to
his side, the shark came towards him. Forked tail. "It had a long,
pointed head and a forked tail," he said. Brady stabbed the shark
three times in the eye with a trench knife he wore. He then went on to
Wilson's aid, securing him with a lifesaving grip, but the shark came
back again before the rescue was completed. Also alerted by Wilson's
screams were four members of the Monterey Peninsula Sea Otters, a skin
diving club who were in the water nearby. They were Sgt. Earl Stanley,
a military policeman at Fort Ord; John L. Poskus of Pacific Grove;
Robert Shaw, also of Fort Ord, and Officer Frank Ambrogio of the
Monterey squad of the California Highway Patrol. Lifted Victim. All
excellent swimmers, they went to the aid of the two boys and were able
to lift the shark's victim onto an inner tube. With some members
towing and othes pushing the emergency raft, they made the beach after
a half hour struggle in the high surf. During their battle with the
waves and their heavy burden, the shark returned. "It swam right
between my legs," Ambrogio said. "I don't know why it didn't attack,
unless it was because we were thrashing around so much in the water."
Stanley said he could see the shark as it made its pass and then left
the scene. (Stanley was cited for heroism last spring after saving the
life of Martin Green of San Francisco at almost the same site. Green
fractured a neck vertebrae in a dive from the beach breakwater and was
knocked unconscious.) Crowd Gathered. As they approached shore, Brady
came close to the rocks where a crowd already was gathered and asked
that medical aid be summoned. He then collapsed across the rocks,
bleeding from a number of minor scratches. Pacific Grove police,
sheriff's deputies and the PHG Fire Department responded to the
emergency call and once the Wilson lad was lifted onto the landing at
the municipal beach breakwater efforts were made to revive him.
Although firemen and Dr. Richard Hane worked with a resuscitator for
30 minutes they failed to revive the boy. Ambrogio said the youth
either was dead by the time his group reached him in the water or died
on the way to the beach. Dr. Hane said the extent of the boy's wounds
indicated he died within seconds of the attack. A call to the police
station brought Officer Mzatin Nodilo shortly after the tragedy.
Nodilo called the fire department resuscitator squad, a doctor,
ambulance, the Coast Guard and the sheriff's office. Brady, the son of
an Army colonel who commands the 1st Infantry Regiment at Fort Ord,
told police later he first believed his swimming companion had been
attacked by a sea lion. This led to a request for an opinion from
Hopkins Marine station biologists. From the tooth marks, they
definitely confirmed the identification of the attacker as a shark. By
another strange quirk of fate, young Wilson's grandfather, Arthur
Stone, also of Pacific Grove, heard the sirens resulting from the call
for aid and, acting on a hunch, rushed to the beach. He was among the
throng of several hundred persons who watched the boy's body brought
to shore. Wilson was a popular high school student, especially gifted
in music. He was a tuba player in the high school orchestra.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 8, 1952 p1
Witnesses Tell of Attack
Yesterday's encounter with a shark was one of the most horrifying
experiences of his life, Officer Frank Ambrosio said yesterday after
he and three other swimmers brought the body of Barry Wilson of
Pacific Grove to shore. Ambrosio, a member of the California Highway
Patrol, and three other members of the Monterey Peninsula Sea Otters,
a skin-diving group, were swimming about 200 feet off Lover's Point at
Pacific Grove yesterday afternoon when the shark attacked young
Wilson, who was about 200 feet away. Heard Screams. "I heard him
scream twice for help,: Ambrosio said. The group had an inner tube
with a line on it and they pulled the tube along with them as they
swam to Wilson, lying unconscious in the water. They put his body on
the inner tube, with John Poskus pulling on the line, Ambrosio and Bob
Shaw swimming beside the tube and holding young Wilson on the
improvised raft while Earl Stanley held his head out of the water.
Shortly after they got under way to come back to shore, Ambrosio said
he felt something swim between his legs and looked down. "It was the
biggest shark I ever saw in my life" Ambrosio said. "I don't know why
he didn't attack us." The sight of the death struggle was one which
can't be forgotten "in a million years," an eyewitness to the incident
said today. Jack Bassford of Carmel, an experienced skin-diver himself
and an acquaintance of most of the participants in yesterday's tragedy
off Pacific Grove, was one of the few witnesses to the savage attack
on Wilson. Bassford sat in his car and watched Wilson, who was about
150 feet directly off Lover's Point and his companion Brookner W.
Brady, who was about 75 feet back toward shore. Bassford was watching
Wilson when the shark struck. He said Wilson, suddenly turned in the
heavy sur and looked directly at him. Then Bassford noticed swirling
in the water by Wilson and suddenly both the boy and the shark shot at
least two feet out of the water. Both hung in the air a second and
Bassford noted the shark was light grey in color with a white belly.
He could not estimate its size too accurately but said it was bigger
than Wilson and probably between 8 and 10 feet long. Fell Back. As the
boy and shark fell back into the sea, Bassford said the fish seemed to
turn on its side. Then both the boy and the shark disappeared."
Seconds later a giant bubble of blood burst to the surface and spread
on the ocean surface. Bassford said he never expected to see Wilson
again. Shark Hit Again. It was then that Bassford saw Wilson bob to
the surface again - only to be hit again by the killer-shark. At this
point Wilson started calling for help "in the most agonizing voice...
heavy with fear." Bassford tried to warn Brady by yelling "shark
shark" and pointing to the spot where Wilson floated in a pool of
blood. But Brady swam directly toward his companion and as Bassford
said, "I never saw such a brave thing in my life." Besides his mother
and father, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Wilson leaves his brother,
Terryee and a sister Garree Claire of Pacific Grove; his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stone of Pacific Grove; and his
paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. R.B. Mullaney of Canada. The boy's
full name was Arthur Barry Lyle Wilson He was born Mar. 25, 1936, in
Nelson, C.C. He has resided in Pacific Grove for the past five years.
He was a member of the Boy Scouts of America and a squadron pilot in
Monterey Peninsula Air Squad 31, and a member of the high school
student band. Pallbearers are members of the junior class: Paul
Chalmers, Brookner Brady, Richard Greilich, Freddy Wilson, Barney
Mosley and Ronnie Fowler. Services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.
at Paul's Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Lon. D. Hitchcock officiating.
Private committal services will be held at the Little Chapel by-the-
Sea. Cremation and inurnment will be in El Carmelo Urn Garden, Pacific
Grove.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Dec. 9, 1952 p1
Shark Disaster Heroes Hailed
Seek Medals For 5 in Rescue Try
A wave of public appreciation swept the Peninsula today for the boy
and five men who swam virtually into the jaws of death Sunday in a
futile attempt to save the life of another boy as he was attacked by a
man-eating shark. Several movement were underway to secure public
recognition for the five men in the form of various medals or other
honors. They were being lauded at every turn for the selfless attempts
to save the shark's victim. Singled out for special praise for his
bravery was Brookner Brady Jr., 15, who attacked the shark with a
trench knife just after it had fatally bitten his friend and swimming
companion, Barry Wilson, 17. The four men who also rushed to the aid
of Wilson despite the knowledge a dangerous shark was nearby also were
included in the wave of public sentiment for higher recognition. They
were John Poskus of Pacific Grove, Sgt. Earl Stanley and Robert Shaw,
both of Fort Ord; and Officer Frank Ambrosio of the California Highway
Patrol. Their danger while making the rescue was brought to them
graphically when the maddened shark brushed two of them as they
struggled to get the Wilson youth ashore. Civilian authorities are
gathering material today for formal requests for recognition from the
Carnegie hero Fund Commission. At the same time, Army authorities were
known to be making plans to honor the five formally. No official
announcement of what form this will take has been forthcoming,
however. Meantime, the junior class at Pacific Grove High School, of
which the Wilson boy was a member, today established a memorial fund
to aid in the education of the boy's brother and sister, Terryee and
Garree Frances. Money may be contributed through any Pacific Grove
bank. Contributions to this fund are requested as memorial tributes.
Final rites for the shark's victim, whose full name was Arthur Barry
Lyale Wilson, will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Mayflower
Congregational Church. The funeral has been moved there from the Paul
Funeral Chapel because of the number of mourners expected. Pall
bearers, all members of the junior class, are Brady, Paul Chalmers,
Richard Breilich, Freddy Wilson, Barney Mosley and Ronnie Fowler.
Members of the High School band, of which Wilson also was a member,
will attend in a group. Besides his brother and sister, Wilson also
leaves his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, his
grandparents, Mr. and mrs. Arthur Stone, also of Pacific Grove and Mr.
and Mrs. R.B. Mullaney of Canada. City Manager Alfred Coons said
today, "My family knew Barry personally. We admired him, and are proud
of his friends who risked their lives under such terrible
circumstances. They certainly deserve medals." Chief of Police Ernest
McAnaney said that he had "never before seen or even head of such
courage. Brady, only 15 years old, is outstanding. Every swimmer who
went out there is made of real material. If anybody in the world
deserves recognition, these men do. It was a risk of life without
fear." John Poskus, a Red Cross life saver, will be recommended for a
Merit Award. If any of the others are Red Cross members, they will
also be recommended. Col. Brookner Brady of Fort Ord, father of the
heroic youth who was fist to go to Wilson's side and fight off the
shark with a trench-knife, said today that his son is "getting along
all right." Young Brady is "broken up over the loss of his friend."
Col. Brady said. "But will see Hopkins Marina Station scientists as
soon as he is able." Underwater Hunters. The four men who joined Brady
are members of a "skin dives" club. They practice cold-water and rough
sea swimming, and are experts in spearing and abalone hunting. They
wear face plates and "snorkels" for breathing while scouting, rubber
foot-fins, sometimes hand-fins or special equipment, like knives,
cape, rubber vests, or wool shirts. Four of their nine members were
swimming 100 feet from Brady and Wilson when the shark struck,
mangling Wilson's lower body and severing the femoral artery. Although
it was not then known, he died almost instantly. It is believed to be
the first time in the Western hemisphere that an actual man-eating
shark attack had been witnessed and authenticated.
1959 (t) Joseph Edward "Joe" Coble (66)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA July 4, 2007
Joseph E. (Joe) Coble April 1, 1941 ~ June 14, 2007 PACIFIC GROVE -
After three days in a semi-coma, culminating a lengthy illness, Joe
Coble passed away at home on June 14, 2007, with his loving wife
Sharon at his side. He was 66. Joe was known as a gutsy, hard-working
man with a great sense of humor, deep passion, firm religious beliefs,
and accompanying Christian concern for others. Even during the most
painful part of the illness that took his life, Joe was not a
complainer, and warmed us all with his ear-to-ear smile, friendliness
and compassion. Joe was the fourth of seven children of Benita
Legere and Jacob Henry Coble. Born in Rockville, Maryland, he lived
most of his young life in Woodland Beach, Maryland, where his mother
was a clerk-typist with the Naval Postgraduate School in Annapolis.
She brought her seven children to California when the school moved to
Monterey in 1952. Joe attended Mayo School in Maryland, and Robert
Down and St. Angela's schools in Pacific Grove. He began high school
at Pacific Grove High, but graduated from Richard Montgomery High
School in Rockville due to moving back to Maryland. While growing up
in Pacific Grove, Joe spent considerable time with his aunt and uncle
in Carmel, the late Elaine and Francis ("Forge in the Forest")
Whitaker. Preceding him in death were three sons from a previous
marriage, Mike, Steve and Curt, his parents, and his only sister,
Ellen Coble Duckworth. For awhile, Joe and his brother, Mike, owned
a gas station and repair shop in Maryland together. Joe then started
an engraving and printing business in Washington, D.C. During this
time he went to many Washington baseball and football games with his
oldest brother, Bert. Joe showed a passion for golf and tennis,
especially Wimbledon, throughout his adult life. Joe was a very
talented and versatile person, as shown by his starring as the lead in
a highly acclaimed stage production of "Welcome Home Red Rider" at
Georgetown University. As his health began to decline, he moved to
Florida to be near his son and daughter, but returned to Pacific Grove
after meeting his wife-to-be Sharon Alexander. The two married in
2000, and Joe worked at the 7-11 store in New Monterey until his
advancing illness prevented it. Joe leaves behind his wife, Sharon;
his son, Jack; his daughter, Lori and granddaughter, Hayley. Joe was
also very close to Sharon's children, Toni, Teri and Taci, and
grandchildren Brandon, Brittney, Laura, Corey and Tristin. His
surviving siblings and their spouses are Bert and Joan Coble of
Annapolis, Maryland; Tom and Coralyn Coble of Pacific Grove,
California; Bob and Patricia Coble of Seaside, California; Mike and
Brenda Coble of Palm Desert, California; and youngest brother, Pat of
San Leandro, California. A Funeral Mass and Celebration of Life will
be held for Joe at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 11, 2007, at St.
Angela's Church in Pacific Grove. Father Jerry Maher is officiating.
(PGHS)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA June 16, 2007
Joe Coble 66, died June 14 peaceably at home after a lengthy illness.
Memorial service TBA in future announcement when plans are
finalized.
1961 Jacquelyn Rose Loughran (64)
Jacquelyn Rose (Loughran) Trussas Shannon
Redding Record Searchlight, CA on 5/17/2007.
SHINGLETOWN - Jacquelyn "Jackie" Rose Loughran Shannon embarked on the
next stage of her journey on May 16, 2007 after a long hard-fought
battle with lung cancer. She had previously beaten breast cancer in
1999. Jackie was born on March 26, 1943 to John Redmond and Lillina
Silvia Loughran in Monterey Presidio Hospital, Monterey, California,
making her a relatively rare specimen-a native Californian. In 1944,
Jackie got a brother, Franklin John Loughran. Soon thereafter, John
and Lillian divorced. In 1950, John Loughran married Helen Liddell
Brown Loughran, and Jackie immediately gained two more brothers Edward
and Richard Brown, and later, another brother and sister, Tom and
Linda Loughran. Jackie grew up in Pacific Grove, California and
graduated from Pacific Grove High School in 1961. In 1962, she passed
the state exam for her cosmetology license and moved to Redding, where
she worked in that field for 35 years. In 2001, she switched careers
and began working for North Valley Bank, first as a teller, and then
as a clerk in the Marketing Department. In 1967, Jackie married James
D. Trussas in Redding. Jim and Jackie divorced in 1983, and they had
two children, Peter James Trussas and Nicole Dione Trussas. Jim died
in 2006. In 1997, Jackie married Michael F. Shannon. They lived in
Redding until their move to Shingletown in 2005. Throughout her life,
Jackie loved working with her hands and applying her artistic talent.
She loved reading, cooking, sewing, gardening, beadwork and
photography, among other pursuits. She also shared her time,
volunteering with the American Cancer Societies "Look Good and Feel
Better" program, and with the Shingletown Volunteer Fire Department.
Jackie will be loved and missed by her grieving husband, Mike Shannon;
her two children Peter Trussas and Nicole Trussas Limbird (Mark) and
grandson James Michael Limbird, and step-daughter and son-in-law
Charles and Carole Shannon Engell. She leaves an unfillable gap in the
lives of her parents, John and Helen Loughran, brothers Edward
(Carole) Brown, Richard Brown, Franklin (Donna) Loughran and Tom
(Brent) Loughran and sister, Linda (Rich) Loughran Lasko. Jackie is
also survived by her step-father, Robert Lee Bennett and step-sister,
Tammy (Art) Themel and her nine favorite nieces and nephews, and many
great-nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her mother, Lillian
Bennett. In lieu of flowers, Jackie requested that those wishing to
honor her memory might do so by donating to Mercy Hospice, Redding,
CA; the Shingletown Volunteer Fire Department, or the American Cancer
Society. Services will be held Friday May 25, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Allen
& Dahl Funeral Chapel in Palo Cedro.
1962 Donna Eileen Pepperdene (31)
Donna Eileen (Pepperdene) Culp
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 21, 1975 p9
Couple Found Dead in Carmel Knolls Home
Monterey County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the deaths of a
Carmel Knolls couple, whose bodies were found in the bedroom of the
home of George J. Culp, 422 Tolando Ter., at the mouth of Carmel
Valley. The two were identified by Sheriff's Capt. Henry Gilpin and
Coroner Christopher Hill as Cecil Culp, 41, and Donna Culp, 31, of the
Tolando terrance address. The bodies were found at 8 a.m. today,
Gilpin said, by George Culp, who notified deputies. Hill said the
cause of death has not been determined, and an autopsy was to be
performed today. The bodies were taken to Paul Mortuary in Pacific
Grove, where funeral arrangements are pending.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Nov. 23, 1975 p4A
Causes Still Unknown in Culp Deaths
Monterey County Det. Sgt. Jack Lewtschuk said his office has three or
four theories in the deaths of a Carmel Knolls couple, whose bodies
were found Friday morning, but he would not release any further
information until the causes of the deaths are determined tomorrow or
Tuesday. The bodies of Cecil Culp, 41, and his wife, Donna Culp, 31,
were found Friday morning at 4225 Tolando Terrace where they resided.
Preliminary autopsied did not reveal the causes of the deaths,
necessitating further studies. Lewtschuk said that there were no
visible injuries on either of the deceased. He said the department had
not rulled out murder, but had no suspects. "All we have is
suppositions or theories," Lewtschuk said, adding "we'll have an idea
as to which direction to turn," after the results of additional
coroner's tests are known. Memorial services for the pair will be held
tomorrow at 8 p.m. at Paul Mortuary with the Rev. Deane E. Hendricks
of Carmel Presbyterian Church officiating. Private cremation will be
held at the Little Chapel by-the-Sea in Pacific Grove at a later date.
Contributions to their memory are preferred to the Community Hospital
EMI Scanner Fund, Carmel. Cecil Allen Culp was born in Alhambra on
Feb. 27, 1934. He was proprietor of Prunedale hardware at the time of
his death. His is survived by a daughter, Christy Culp of Stockton; a
brother, Harold Culp of Lafayette; his father, George Culp of Carmel;
and a grandmother, Sadie Knepper of Pacific Grove. Donna Eileen Culp
was born in New York City on June 222, 1944. She had been a nurse's
aide at Community Hospital for eight years. She is survived by her
parents, John H. and Rose Faye Pepperdene of Pacific Grove; two
brothers, Donald Warren Pepperdene of Monterey and Robert Shelton
Pepperdene of Lake Tahoe; and a grandmother, Sally Morrison of Venice,
Fla.
1963 Janice Frances Lemos (29)
Janice Frances (Lemos) Tuchsen Fisher
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan. 30, 1975 p4
Janice Frances Fisher of 283 Young Cir., Marina, died Tuesday at
Community Hospital after a long illness. She was 29. Mrs. Fisher, a
native of Carmel, was born April 2, 1945. She was a lifelong resident
of the Peninsula and last was employed as a clerk typist for the
Monterey office of Coast Counties Land Title Co. She is survived by
daughters, Stacy Tuchsen and Stephanie Fisher and sons, Gregory
Tuchsen and Jeffrey Fisher, all of Marina; sisters, Judy Chamberlain
of Marina and Mary Dickinson of Livermore; mother, Frances Lemos of
Marina and father, Frank Lemos of Stites, Idaho, and a grandmother,
Mrs. Maria Lemos of Marina. Rosary will be recited at 8 tonight at St.
Angela's Catholic Church in Pacific Grove. Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Angela's with concluding
services and burial to follow at El Carmelo Cemetery in Pacific Grove.
Contributions are preferred to the American Cancer Research Society,
Monterey. Paul Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
1969 (t?) Anselm Adrian Wayland Moore (45)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 20, 1997 p4A
Anselm Adrian Wayland Moore, 45, of Monterey died Aug. 8 at St. Mary's
Hospital in San Francisco, of PML, a rare AIDS-related illness. Born
April 3, 1952, in Aschaffenburg, Germany, he immigrated to Monterey
with his family in 1955 and attended York School. A woodsman, he
worked in the local burlwood and wooden bowl industry. Mr. Moore
danced with Patsy Wester's Ballet School and at one time performed
with the Bolshoi Ballet in San Francisco. He loved the outdoors,
especially the Big Sur coast and Esalen. He is survived by two sons,
Wayland of Hawaii and Nicholas of Twentynine Palms; a daughter,
Adriana Moore of San Jose; his mother, Kalisa Moore of Monterey; two
sisters, Helga McMillan of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., and Riga Moore of
Escondido; and two brothers, Thomas Moore of Denver and Tak Moore of
Monterey.
1971 Diana Marie Rose (53)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA May 26, 2007
June 21, 1953 ~ May 16, 2007 GRANTS PASS, OR - Diana Marie Rose, 53,
died May 16, 2007 at her home, after a long battle with cancer. Diana
was born June 21, 1953 in Pacific Grove to Reginald and Delores Rose,
where she grew up attending Pacific Grove schools and graduated from
Pacific Grove High School. She was the Receiving Manager for the
Seaside Kmart for many years. She was a talented artist and teacher in
the ceramics field and co-owner of the ceramics hobby shop, C&D
Ceramics in Prunedale. Diana also got a great joy doing oil paintings.
She enjoyed fishing and camping. She moved to Oregon in 2005 with her
long-time partner, Candy Hopkins. She was preceded in death by her
father, Reginald Rose and her brothers, Reginald Jr., Anthony and
Manuel. She is survived by her mother, Delores Rose and her sister,
Betty Kumre of Grants Pass; as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins,
nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She will be
remembered as a loving person with great talent and a huge heart.
1975 Mark Noel Gaudoin (18)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Aug. 22, 1975 pr
Mark Noel Gaudoin, 18, of Pacific Grove died last night at Community
Hospital after a two-year illness. Mr. Gaudoin, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar C. Gaudoin, was a June graduate of Pacific Grove High School.
Born Dec. 25, 1956, in Rangoon, Burma, he had lived in this area since
1957. Also surviving are a sister, Mary Ann; five brothers, Michael of
Union City, Calif.; Keith of Monterey, Edgar of Santa Rosa and Tom and
Peter, both of Pacific Grove, and his maternal grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Yunoos of Monterey. The Rosary and a Mass will be recited at
8 p.m. today at St. Angela's Catholic Church in Pacific Grove. Burial
will be at 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at El Carmelo Cemetery. The Paul
Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Contributions to cancer
research, sent in care of Community Hospital, Carmel, are suggested.
1981 Theresa Diane Mattauch (23)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan. 30, 1987 p4
Victim of Auto Accident Dies
Theresa Mattauch of Pebble Beach died Thursday at Community Hospital
of the Monterey Peninsula of injuries received in an automobile
accident Jan. 18 in Pebble Beach. She was 23. She was a passenger in
car that hit a tree and overturned on the 17-Mile Drive near Spanish
Bay. Born Dec. 4, 1963, in Encino, Ms. Mattauch had been a Peninsula
resident for 10 years. She was advertising manager for the Small
Business Report. She is survived by her parents, Gene and Valerie
Mattauch, and a brother, Michael, all of Pebble Beach. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. at Carmel
Mission Basilica, with private burial following at San Carlos
Cemetery. The Mission Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Jan. 19, 1987 p4
Accident Victim in Critical Condition
A 23-year-old Pebble Beach woman was in critical condition Sunday at
Community Hospital after the car in which se was a passenger hit a
tree and overturned on 17 Mile Drive. The woman, Teresa Mattauch, was
in intensive care at the hospital following the 3:24 a.m. accident on
17 Mile Drive south of Spanish Bay Road. Both she and the driver, 21-
year-old John Rossi of Pacific Grove, were ejected from the car when
it hit a tree and overturned after failing to negotiate a turn, the
California Highway Patrol said. Rossi was treated at the hospital and
released.
1989 (dis) Jason Drake Humes (17)
Monterey Peninsula Herald, CA Sept. 22, 1988 p4
P.G. Youth Dies of Injuries received in Bicycle Accident
Jason Drake Humes, 17, a senior at GP High School, died early
Wednesday at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula of injuries
he received in a Sept. 9 bicycle accident. Born Feb. 28, 1971, in
Carmel, he was a lifelong resident of Pacific Grove and attended
Pacific Grove schools. He is survived by his father, Lloyd, and
mother, Patricia; a sister, Kelly Merrill of Seaside; two brothers,
Lloyd of Monterey and Kyle Woolsey of Pacific Grove; his maternal
grandparents, William and Kip Woolsey of Carmel; his paternal
grandparents, Frank and Margaret of Turlock; and several aunts,
uncles, nieces and nephews. Private family services will be held under
the direction of the Mission Mortuary. A public memorial service will
be held later. The family suggests that memorial contributions be sent
to the athletic department of Pacific Grove High School in care of
athletic director Steve Sosnowski.
2006 Riley Eagle McDowell (19)
Monterey County Herald (online ed.), CA June 1, 2007
November 13, 1987 ~ May 29, 2007 PACIFIC GROVE - Riley Eagle McDowell
passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 29th, at the age of 19.
He had been diagnosed with cancer two years ago. As a Christian young
man, Riley succeeded in handling his illness with great courage and
integrity - and rather than having his faith destroyed in the process,
we watched it become refined. He lived what he believed - that the
attitude one has in the midst of hardship is a choice. Riley was born
at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula in 1987. He attended
Carmel River School, Forest Grove Elementary, Pacific Grove Middle
School, and Pacific Grove High School. He graduated from PGHS in 2006
and was scheduled to attend Cal Poly San Luis Obispo when his illness
relapsed. While in high school, he participated in football, baseball,
and basketball, and during his freshman and sophomore years, played
saxophone in the school band. He loved the Breaker football program,
and when cancer ended his playing days, he continued with the team,
working with defensive backs in a coaching capacity given to him by
Coach Buck Roggeman. Thanks Coach! Riley loved his family and friends,
athletics and travel - and had fun in nearly everything he did. He was
tremendously grateful for the community support he received from
people throughout the Monterey Peninsula, and Pacific Grove, in
particular. His school friends, teammates, teachers, and coaches
remained close and encouraging throughout his illness. Riley lived up
to his first name, which means 'valiant'. His middle name, 'Eagle',
was one he shared with his American Indian great grandfather and great-
great grandfather. Riley is survived by many who loved him, including
his parents, Stuart and Caren McDowell; his sister, Sara McDowell;
grandparents, Jim and Barbara McDowell, all of Pacific Grove;
grandmother, Dorothy Turley of Huntington Beach, and many aunts,
uncles, and cousins. The great Christian evangelist D.L. Moody wrote,
"Soon, you will read in the newspaper that I am dead. Don't believe it
for a moment. I will be more alive than ever before". The Bible
teaches that we are passing through this world, and that our real home
is in Heaven. Whenever Riley parted from his family, he always said,
"I'll see you at home". That still goes for us. We'll see you at home.
A celebration of Riley's life will be held at Calvary Chapel Monterey
Bay on June 23, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. In lieu of any gifts or flowers, the
family has asked that friends consider donations to Coastal Kids
Homecare, an organization that provided outstanding medical support to
the family during Riley's homecare. Arrangements by The Paul Mortuary
in Pacific Grove.