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Bob Hope and Anna Galloway at El Mirador Hotel in Palm Springs.
Longtime La Jolla REBA executive director Anna Galloway dies at 89
Anna Galloway, the executive director and manager of the La Jolla Real Estate Brokers’ Association for decades beginning in 1968, and who retired in 2011 at the age of 89, died Sunday, July 10, at ...
Jul 29, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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Conrad Prebys
Billionaire and philanthropist Conrad Prebys dead at 82
High-profile San Diego businessman and philanthropist Conrad Prebys, who donated generously to the zoo and educational and medical facilities, among others, died Sunday, July 24 following a battle ...
Jul 28, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Raul Cadena
Raul Cadena
Raul Cadena died on June 11, 2016 from injuries sustained when he was a passenger in a vehicle headed to a Boy Scout trip in the Borrego Springs area with his son, Julian. Cadena was born to Raul Y...
Jun 24, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 31 31 recommendations | email to a friend
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Gregory B. Anderson
Greg Anderson passed away peacefully at home of congestive heart failure on March 17, 2016, just days shy of his 85th birthday, surrounded by his wife Eve and his children. Greg was born on March 2...
Apr 18, 2016 | 0 0 comments | 41 41 recommendations | email to a friend
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CHARLES (CHIP) COX
Charles S. (Chip) Cox, 93, Scripps ocean study pioneer
Charles Shipley Cox, a professor emeritus at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died of cancer on Nov. 30 at his home in Del Mar. He was 93. Cox pioneered research in two fields – the elec...
Dec 04, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 57 57 recommendations | email to a friend
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RICHARD (MOON) MULLEN
Richard (Moon) Mullen, 84; former Vietnam POW founded Junior Olympics
It is with huge regret that we note the passing of La Jolla resident Richard Dean (Moon) Mullen, USN (Ret.), a kind and thoughtful gentleman and a true American hero who was a La Jolla Kiwanian for...
Oct 21, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 52 52 recommendations | email to a friend
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DONALD W. WILKIE
Donald W. Wilkie, 84, founded Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Donald Walter Wilkie, director of the Scripps Aquarium-Museum from 1965 to 1993 and founding director of the Stephen Birch Aquarium-Museum (now known as Birch Aquarium at Scripps), died on Oct. 5 i...
Oct 21, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 49 49 recommendations | email to a friend
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BILL KOLENDER
William Kolender dies at 80; county ex-sheriff fueled community policing initiatives
The man who served as San Diego County sheriff for 14 years and who instituted a local community-oriented policy in local police work has died, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department confirmed O...
Oct 07, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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MARINA PEQUEGNAT
Marina Pequegnat, 1958-2015
Marina Lynn Pequegnat, 56, of La Jolla, died Sept. 18 of kidney failure. She was the daughter of Dr. Linda Pequegnat of La Jolla and the late Dr. Willis Pequegnat. She was the granddaughter of the ...
Oct 02, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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Kevin McKay
Kevin McKay, former managing editor of Peninsula Beacon
Kevin McKay, managing editor of San Diego Community Newspaper Group for seven years, died Thursday, Sept. 10, after a lengthy illness following a medical leave of absence. He was 51. McKay was a Sa...
Sep 16, 2015 | 4 4 comments | 74 74 recommendations | email to a friend
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Charles (Chuck) D. Cromar
Charles (Chuck) D. Cromar – 12-time world champion of Over The Line
Charles Douglas Cromar, (Chuck), was a life-long resident of Pacific Beach, San Diego, Calif. He was born in La Jolla on Sept. 11, 1955 to Charles and Hannah Cromar, Scottish immigrants, who came t...
Aug 19, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dr. Martin Evan Glasser
Military funeral honors for Point Loma doctor
Point Loma resident Dr. Martin Evan Glasser was simply known by his family and many friends as Marty. After a long battle with several hard-fought medical issues, Marty passed away on July 26 at ag...
Aug 17, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 59 59 recommendations | email to a friend
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The intrepid Gary Sutton. COURTESY PHOTO
Gary Sutton, central figure in renters' eviction, dies
LaJolla resident Gary Edwin Sutton, subject of a July 2014 Village News article outlining his take-back of a home with renters from hell, died of an aortic aneurysm on July 12, one day shy of his 7...
Aug 12, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 55 55 recommendations | email to a friend
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ROBERT MOSHER
Robert Mosher, longtime La Jolla architect, town council co-founder
Robert Mosher, co-founder of La Jolla Town Council, designer of the Coronado Bridge and a noted figure in the wave of postwar architects, died July 26 of natural causes in his La Jolla home. He was...
Aug 06, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 60 60 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sally Thornton, 81; philanthropist funded UCSD teaching hospital
San Diego philanthropist Sally Bullard Thornton, 81, died June 12 at UCSD Medical Center. Thornton reportedly became ill a month ago and had been in a coma since then. A San Diego native, Thornton ...
Jun 15, 2015 | 0 0 comments | 63 63 recommendations | email to a friend
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