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VIRGINIA FOURNIER
Virginia Fournier, 99, longtime OB resident and volunteer
Virginia (Ginger) Fournier, a longtime Ocean Beach resident, passed peacefully on June 14 in Washington State after living with her daughter Suzie (Fournier) Long and husband Jay for three years. V...
Jul 17, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Miriam and Jerome Katzin; UCSD benefactors died 12 days apart
Miriam and Jerome Katzin, UCSD philanthropists who established numerous gifts of support to the university and recognized it as one of the city's most important assets, have died 12 days apart. Mir...
Jun 20, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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WELDON DONALDSON
Weldon Donaldson, 78, TV executive, philanthropist
Weldon D. Donaldson, a San Diego philanthropist and former television executive, has died. He passed on May 23 with his wife and family by his side. He was 78. Donaldson served in a variety of prof...
Jun 11, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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JAMES WALLIS ISOM
'Wallie' Isom, 96, longtime OB resident, star athlete, Army veteran
James Wallis “Wallie” Isom, 96, of Ocean Beach passed away May 21 at home surrounded by family.
 He was born May 14, 1918 in Springfield, Mo. Wallie’s parents relocated him and his two brothers, Pa...
Jun 04, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gerald Edelman, 84, Nobel laureate, Neurosciences Institute founding director
Gerald Edelman, whose discoveries on cell growth and adhesion and the structure of antibodies led to his Nobel prize in 1972, died of natural causes Saturday, May 17, in his La Jolla home. He was 8...
May 22, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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JANICE THOMPSON
Janice Thompson, 87, nature enthusiast
Janice Thompson, a longtime teacher at the private Evans School, passed away peacefully at her Pacific Beach home on Saturday, April 5, surrounded by family. She was 87. When once asked what her dr...
Apr 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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ROBERT HILDT
Robert Hildt, 56, La Jolla resident, banker, volunteer
La Jolla resident Robert Hildt, CEO at Bank Development Group and a career banker instrumental in forming two community banks for which he served as president and CEO, died March 25 after a battle ...
Apr 04, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 32 32 recommendations | email to a friend
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Al Strohlein, 80, veteran, author, SDCNG newsman
Alfred Cramer Strohlein was born in Riverton, N.J. to Adolf Strohlein and Ethel Cramer Strohlein on March 21, 1934. He passed away at home in Pacific Beach on March 8, just shy of his 80th birthday...
Mar 15, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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LAWRENCE WING
Larry Wing, 75, Navy veteran, respected SDSU administrator
Lawrence “Larry” Marvin Wing passed away on Jan. 4. He was 75. Born Nov. 26, 1938 in Sumner, Neb., he moved to San Diego after joining the Navy at age 18. After graduating from San Diego State Univ...
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 42 42 recommendations | email to a friend
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BRADY TRUESDALE
Truesdale, 22, PLHS graduate and active outdoorsman
Brady Truesdale was born May 25, 1991 and left us far too soon on Jan. 11, 2014.   He was 22. Brady was a graduate of Point Loma High School, class of 2009, attended Sonoma State University and the...
Feb 12, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 44 44 recommendations | email to a friend
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MICHAEL PAUL CHARTER
Michael Charter, decorated veteran, tireless volunteer, activist
In the early morning hours on Jan. 23, Michael Paul Charter passed away. He was 69. As many grieve the loss of a great man, they remember who he was and the great things he has done. As a recipient...
Jan 29, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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DAVID SCOTT TREMEL
David Scott Tremel, 45, avid surfer and friend
David Scott Tremel passed away Jan. 24. He was 45. Born on Sept. 6, 1968, David was the beloved son of Jim and Jane Tremel and was a friend to all. David was a Point Loma High School graduate, clas...
Jan 29, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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THOMAS DAVID MINOR
Ocean Beach resident Thomas David Minor, 63, ardent golfer, artist, traveller
Tom Minor, avid outdoorsman, athlete, artist and devoted family man passed on Nov. 3 at the age of 63. Tom is survived by his loving wife, Jennie, son Michael, grandchildren Seth and Vanessa, siste...
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 68 68 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nelson, Robert Roy Nelson, lifeguard and Mission Bay port captain
Robert Roy ‘Nellie’Nelson , a lifeguard and Mission Bay port captain peacefully passed away Friday, Oct. 25th in his home in San Diego. Robert Nelson was born on Feb. 6, 1927 in San Diego. He grew ...
Nov 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 50 50 recommendations | email to a friend
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DOLLY BELT
Dolly Belt, 87, loving mother, grandmother and community member
Dolly Belt passed away peacefully and gracefully in her home on Sept. 26. She was 87. Born on Oct. 3, 1925 in Lubbock, Texas, Belt moved to San Diego when she was six months old. Her family settled...
Oct 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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