A beloved volunteer at an adult assisted-living center. A dad who would always "find the funny" in tough situations. A volunteer firefighter who died far from home while battling a blaze in the North Bay. A couple who had celebrated 75 years together.
They were among the 44 people who perished in the series of monstrous, wind-driven wildfires that brought death and destruction to huge swaths of Northern California, devastating communities in Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties. On this final day of 2017, as we look back on the year and a tragedy that touched so many, we remember those who died, the lives they lived and those they touched along the way.
Here are their stories.
Karen Aycock: 'She Had a Big Heart, Was Always There to Help'
Karen Aycock, a former construction worker who lived alone in Santa Rosa in her Coffey Park home with her cats, died in the Tubbs Fire that devastated the neighborhood.
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When Aycock’s niece, Victoria Rilling, learned of her aunt’s death, she felt “heartbreak, utter dismay,” she told The Press Democrat. She was also thankful for the efforts to locate Aycock. “They didn’t give up. Their perseverance is phenomenal.”
Aycock volunteered with animal rescue groups and her cats meant the world to her, Chad Hinden, a former roommate, told the San Francisco Chronicle. She was shy “but she had a big heart,” he said. “If you needed anything, she’d always be there to help you.”
Michel Azarian: A Creative, Globetrotting Engineer With ‘the Kindest Heart’
Michel Azarian, 41, died on Nov. 26 at UC Davis Medical Center from extensive burns he suffered when the Tubbs Fire trapped him outside his home on the outskirts of Santa Rosa.
People who knew him describe Azarian as a natural engineer -- his mind was the right mix of creative and analytical. His talents brought him from tragedy in war-torn Lebanon to the United States, Silicon Valley and eventually Santa Rosa.
Azarian’s father and uncle were killed in the mid-1980s during the Lebanese civil war, his friend Khachik Papanyan said in a phone interview. The family business was destroyed in a bombing.
Azarian helped his mother rebuild and worked in a shop selling bedding in his hometown of Zahle, Lebanon, but he dreamed of attending the American University of Beirut.
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He found out the only way he’d have a shot at getting in was an exceptionally high SAT score.
“He was a smart enough guy where he was able to get an amazing score on the test and get admitted,” Papanyan said. “However, that wasn’t enough. They didn’t have enough funds to cover the tuition for the first year.”
Azarian sold land left to him by his father, invested, and sold again, eventually generating enough money to cover his first year’s tuition. He majored in electrical engineering and started earning scholarships.
In 2002, Azarian was recruited to work for National Instruments in Austin, Texas, where he met Papanyan.
“We went to an event, actually a lecture about Greek architecture, and somehow I think I asked a question related to Armenia,” Papanyan said. Azarian, whose father was Armenian, approached Papanyan after the lecture. “That’s how we struck our friendship in Austin, and we’ve been best friends since then.”
Azarian spent eight years in Austin, designing radio technology and other wireless circuitry.
“He was extremely gifted when it came to problem-solving,” said Papanyan, who worked for Dell at the time. “The regular puzzles it would take me a day to solve, he could solve it in the blink of an eye.”
Outside of work, Azarian’s passions led him away from circuit boards and into nature. Papanyan said his friend was elated when he got a new job -- for Linear Technology -- and moved to San Jose in 2014.
“He loved to travel. He loved photography. He loved hiking quite a bit,” Papanyan said. He added that Azarian told him he’d hiked almost every weekend in Silicon Valley and “never had to repeat a trail.”
But he left a community of friends in Texas, including one associated with the Armenian Church of Austin.
“For those of you who had the pleasure of knowing Michel, he had the kindest heart and an incredible lust for life,” wrote Mihran Aroian, parish council chairman for the church, in an announcement of Azarian’s death. “He was also an active globetrotter and a brilliant photographer. He had a robust appreciation both for the quiet beauty in nature, along with fun adventures and laughter with friends.”
Azarian’s Instagram feed contains a mix of landscape photography, vibrant natural close-ups and some urban/architectural shots. Papanyan said the bulk of Azarian’s photos are believed to have been stored on his home computer, destroyed in the fire.
He moved to Santa Rosa about two years ago, Papanyan said, and took a new job with Keysight Technologies there.
Papanyan said he wasn’t sure whether Azarian was at home on Oct. 8, the night the fires hit Santa Rosa, or if he was outdoors and trapped by the wind-whipped wall of flames that roared across the hills from Calistoga.
Either way, he couldn’t get out, and appears to have tried to take shelter in a small clearing near his home. That’s where he was discovered the next day, with severe burns on more than half his body.
“It’s just amazing that he was able to survive the whole night being surrounded by the firestorm,” Papanyan said.
Thus began some six weeks of hospital visits to Azarian’s bedside at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Azarian couldn’t talk -- his throat was blocked by a ventilator.
“The only way he could communicate was with his hand,” Papanyan said. “He would actually write out the letters and we would try to decode what he was saying.”
A family friend went to Lebanon to bring Azarian’s mother to his bedside. She had been with him for the past few weeks, Papanyan said.
Keysight Technologies helped support his mother’s room and travel, according to friends and high-ranking executives, who joined her in Azarian’s hospital room many times.
He died Sunday, according to information from Cal Fire, UC Davis Medical Center and the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.
“He was an intelligent, fun-loving, nature-loving guy that always had a broad smile on his face, was always there for his friends,” Papanyan said. “He’s now in the heavens, and he will be with us in our memories forever. It was an honor, a great honor, knowing him.”
Carmen Caldentey Berriz: Beloved Mother and Grandmother
Carmen Caldentey Berriz, 75, died in the arms of her husband, Armando Berriz, a man from whom she’d been inseparable since they met in Cuba when they were young. The couple, married 55 years, had been on vacation with family in Santa Rosa when the Tubbs Fire erupted.
When their car got stuck on a fallen tree as they fled, the pair decided to seek shelter in a swimming pool at the vacation home where they’d been staying. Carmen held onto Armando, who was keeping them afloat by hanging onto the sides of the pool, KTVU reported. She died in the pool.
"Everything they did was as a team," daughter Monica Ocon told KTVU. "They had this bond and this strength that literally lasted a lifetime."
Berriz, from Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, is survived by her husband; daughter Monica Ocon and her son-in-law, Luis Ocon; daughter Carmen T. Berriz; son Armando J. Berriz and daughter-in-law Catherine Berriz; and seven grandchildren, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“I talked to her every day,” Monica Ocon told the Chronicle. “It’s an amazing bond that I had with her. I will forever try to be like her.”
'They Were Holding Each Other': Roy and Irma Bowman of Redwood Valley
The past two years were not the easiest of Roy and Irma Bowman's more than half-century together. Roy needed triple-bypass heart surgery early in 2016, a procedure that required a long convalescence. Family members had to persuade Irma to leave his bedside to eat and sleep.
"She would spend the night there if we wouldn't have made her go home," said Elizabeth Bowman, who is married to the Bowmans' son, Gary, and lives in Medford, Oregon.
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Earlier this year, Roy Bowman suffered a stroke that put him back in the hospital and left him struggling to speak.
"He knew who we were and would try to say our names," said Elizabeth Bowman. "The fact he couldn't talk was very rough on him. He would get agitated, so he worked very hard on regaining his speech.
The Bowmans — Irma was 88, Roy was 87 — were still emerging from that crisis last month when a wildfire charged across a nearby ridge and toward their home in a development set amid vineyards and oak woodlands in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley, north of Ukiah.
All 22 homes in the development burned in the fire early Oct. 9. The Bowmans were among nine people killed or fatally injured in a 1.5-mile-long corridor along Tomki and West roads.
"They must have been in bed," Elizabeth Bowman said. "The fire marshal told us that they were holding each other when they found their remains."
The Bowmans are remembered as intensely devoted to their family, to their churches and to each other. They had been members of the Assembly of God congregations in both Ukiah and Redwood Valley and were well-known and loved for their usually unadvertised generosity.
"They were very dedicated to the Lord and very dedicated to their church," said the Rev. Jack McMilin, pastor of the Redwood Valley Assembly of God. "Any time there was a need or any time there was a campaign for something, they always wanted to be involved as far as supporting it financially."
McMilin said that at a memorial service for the Bowmans, members of the congregation talked about how the couple had helped them with various needs -- in one case, for instance, paying the tuition for a family that was otherwise unable to send its children to a local religious school.
"When I pass away, I'd like to be that well spoken of," McMilin said. "It was pretty amazing the things people said."
Roy Howard Bowman was born in 1930, the descendant of Oregon pioneers, and graduated from Oregon State University in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree in general agriculture. He served in the Air Force, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. After his military service, he worked as a soil scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He's listed as the author and editor of several Soil Conservation Service studies of California counties, including San Diego, Santa Cruz, Placer and eastern Mendocino.
Irma Elsie Wobschall was born to a German-American family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1929. She emigrated to San Diego by 1950, married, had two sons, and divorced. She later studied art at Palomar Junior College, in the northern San Diego County town of San Marcos.
Elizabeth Bowman said Irma met Roy at a square dance in San Marcos. They dated for a year or so and were married June 13, 1965. After the wedding, Roy formally adopted Irma's sons — Gary and Mark — "and gave them his name," Bowman said.
She added that her late mother-in-law was a creative force — a skilled visual artist and an accomplished baker and chef.
When Elizabeth and Gary Bowman married, "She made our wedding cake -- a four-tier wedding cake. It was wonderful -- she was very artistic and could bake anything."
Elizabeth Bowman said the family is still grappling with its grief over the deaths — a process she doesn't expect to end anytime soon.
"It's going to take time," she said. "It's going to take a long time."
George Chaney and Edward Stone Loved Traveling and Collecting Art
Napa Valley resident Don Judah said he was out on his deck sometime between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 8 when he noticed fire coming down the ridgeline across the valley.
"I told my wife, 'Call George to get his ass out of there now,' " Judah said.
Judah's wife, Margaret, called their good friend George Chaney, 89, who lived with his lifelong partner, Edward Stone, 79, on Atlas Peak Road.
The area has a history of fires. Chaney’s shed had burned down in swept the countryside in 1981, but his house survived.
Margaret Judah got through to Chaney on the phone. He told her he couldn’t see anything. She said he and Edward would come to their house.
Fifteen minutes later, she phoned again to see if he’d left the house yet.
“He says, ‘Margaret, my house is on fire,' ” Don said. Then the line went dead.
Don and Margaret tried to get up the hill to see if they could help Chaney and Stone, their friends of nearly half a century, get out. Within a mile of their house, the fire was so intense the two had to turn back.
On Thursday, Oct. 12, Don got word from officials that George Chaney and Edward Stone had died in their home.
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Originally from Texas, Chaney moved to Napa in 1958 to work as a radiologist at the newly opened Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa. Don met Chaney in 1960, when Chaney hired him to work in the radiology department.
"He was an excellent physician and radiologist," Don remembered. "He just had a manner about him that was always kind of calm. He wasn’t a volatile person at all."
Don said Chaney's leadership helped keep Queen of the Valley's radiology department on the cutting edge of medical imaging technology.
"He knew where we were going, and he wanted to do the best he could for the patients," Don said.
Chaney's partner, Stone, worked for Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco.
After Chaney and Stone retired, Don said, they spent a lot of time traveling together to Europe, Asia and Africa. Don and his wife often joined them.
"I know they really enjoyed travel," he said. "I would say the two enjoyed classical music and artwork. George had an Asian art collection with Chinese screens and Japanese sculptures."
Don said the pair had excellent senses of humor.
"The thing about most of the dear friends I have is there’s a bond you have," Don said. "Humor is what hangs us together and keeps us together."
Carol Collins-Swasey Remembered for Her 'Wicked Sense of Irreverent Humor'
Carol Collins-Swasey was known by close family and friends as an independent, strong-willed woman with a “wicked sense of irreverent humor.”
And in typical fashion, she insisted on writing her own obituary.
“She didn’t want them saying a bunch of flowery crap about her,” said Staci Peyer-Reupke, a close friend. “She just wanted it to be funny.”
“If you are reading this, I am dead,” she wrote in the obituary that her family incorporated into a larger one published in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “And no, I did not look this good when I checked out.”
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Collins-Swasey, 76, a Santa Rosa real estate agent and former journalist, died on Oct. 9 in her Hemlock Street home near Coffey Park in the Tubbs Fire that devastated her neighborhood. Her husband of 27 years, Jim Swasey, was out of town.
Born in January 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky, Collins-Swasey grew up with three brothers, and bounced between her divorced parents’ homes in Georgia and Chicago.
In the obituary the family published, one brother remembered her as "a bit glamorous and a bit demanding, but always magic.”
Collins-Swasey went on to study journalism at the University of Iowa, and after working briefly as a journalist in Los Angeles, headed north, She eventually settled in Santa Rosa, where she lived for the remaining 30 years of her life, working as a Century 21 residential real estate agent.
“I was blessed with some talents and was successful in several professional fields,” she said in her obituary notes. But she added: “I never stayed long with anything -- jobs, houses, husbands or friends -- until moving to Sonoma County.”
Collins-Swasey was an avid traveler and a committed community volunteer, most recently helping out at Sutter Hospice Thrift Store on Sundays.
Her friend Peyer-Reupke, a regular at the thrift store, said she was drawn to Collins-Swasey’s giving nature and fun-loving personality. “I think that’s what I’m really going to miss the most,” she said. “She once told me she didn’t want a memorial service when she died. She wanted a party.”
Collins-Swasey underscored that wish in her obituary notes: “Instead of feeling obligated to attend a memorial service -- and there won't be one -- contribute to a charity of your choice, and give a friend an extra hug today.”
In addition to her husband and brothers, Collins-Swasey is survived by a son and multiple stepchildren.
Stanley Coolidge, a Noted Attorney Who Loved Riding a Motorcycle
Stanley Coolidge leaves behind a legacy as a noted attorney, loving father and grandfather, short story writer and prolific volunteer.
According to his obituary in Marysville's Appeal Democrat, Coolidge was 78 when he died at his Yuba County home in Loma Rica on Oct. 9 during the Cascade Fire. His obit reports that he was with his fiancee, Roseann Hannah, who also died in the fire.
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Born in San Francisco on May 17, 1939, Coolidge, who went by "Stan," earned his law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall and was admitted to the bar in 1965.
Coolidge had three children. One son, Andrew Coolidge, told KRCR News that he and his father spoke nearly every other day.
"This fire was a complete tragedy," Andrew Coolidge told the television station. "It was fast and it was terrible and I know a lot of people are concerned about the property damage, but when you're dealing with losing someone close to you, losing a loved one, it really makes all of that other stuff very much not important."
Stanley Coolidge's obituary tells the story of a man who dedicated his life to volunteering and giving back to others. According to his obituary, he also loved to ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was a longtime member of The Americans Motorcycle Club, which raises funds to cure childhood cancer.
A joint service was held for Coolidge and Hannah on Nov. 3 at Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City.
Janet Kay Costanzo was warm, smart, spunky and a real trailblazer, her friends said.
“She wanted to work a man’s job so she could make a man’s wage," said Reeah Winkle, who was 8 years old when she met Costanzo. “And that’s what she did. She drove trucks at Pac Bell, just like my dad.”
Costanzo lived in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley with Steve Stelter, Winkle’s father. Both died in the October wildfires that swept through Mendocino County.
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Costanzo, 71, was found inside her home in Redwood Valley. Stelter, 56, was found near a vehicle. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said it appears he was attempting to evacuate.
Costanzo had lived in the valley for about 10 years and it suited her outdoorsy personality, Winkle said. “She was a very smart woman; she knew a lot about everything.”
One of Winkle’s first memories of Costanzo was the time she was allowed to ride her horse.
“She was around horses all of her life,” said Robert Costanzo, who dated Janet in the 1970s.
He remembers Janet as a “warm, friendly, outgoing person.” The two lived together in her mother’s house on Coolidge Avenue in Oakland. She took Robert’s last name in order to get health insurance at the time, he said. She kept the name for the rest of her life.
Her dad lived in Southern California on several acres of land and had a few horses, Robert recalls. “She used to like to do dressage and trail rides,” he said.
Janet Costanzo also bred cats. She had a parrot and two dogs, Riot and Annie.
She and Stelter moved from Oakland to her aunt’s property in Redwood Valley roughly 10 years ago. "They had a lot of land up there,” said Steve's brother, Doug Stelter.
Doug moved into a trailer on the property about five years ago. The three of them would go on walks together, watch television -- "American Pickers" and "Deadliest Catch" were favorites -- and they would take turns cooking dinner and then eat together almost every night, said Doug.
"She was a good person," he said.
“They were taken from our lives too soon," said Winkle. "We love them very much and they remain in our hearts."
David Patrick Culp, 76, a Vietnam veteran, died on Oct. 10 in the Cascade Fire that swept through his Loma Rica neighborhood in Yuba County.
“People came by and told him it’s getting too close, he had to leave, but being the stubborn vet that he was, he decided to stay with his equipment, figuring he could stop it,” Mike Saala, a friend, told CBS Sacramento.
Culp piloted UH-1 “Huey” helicopters during the Vietnam War, according to an obituary on the website of the Foothill Lions and Lioness Club in Marysville. He was a regular at the club on Thursday nights.
“He will be missed ... there will be a vacant spot,” Saala said.
Michael Dornbach Was Searching for His ‘Little Piece of Heaven’
Michael Dornbach came to California with his family when he was just 10 years old. They settled in the small West Marin town of Inverness, where he learned how to fish for salmon on Tomales Bay. His mother, Maria Triliegi, said he became a great fisherman, always winning the jackpot in any competition he entered.
Triliegi remembered how much her son loved the water. Not just the ocean, but lakes and rivers, too.
“That’s why he was so anxious to get his little piece of heaven,” she said.
Dornbach, 57, lived in San Pedro but came to Northern California in October, searching for that piece of heaven. The family was hoping to buy a small piece of land close to the Klamath River, someplace where he could build a cabin, fish, plant a garden and watch the stars at night.
Triliegi said he wanted to live out in the open, like the guys in his favorite movie, “Lonesome Dove.” But he didn’t want to be all alone out there.
“The cabin would have enough room for his mom and family members to come and stay,” Triliegi said. “His family was everything to him.”
Dornbach was staying with family on an 18-acre property in rural Calistoga when the October Tubbs Fire tore through and claimed his life. Triliegi said. “My biggest sadness is that the land he loved so much, in the finality of it all, took him.”
Dornbach is survived by his mother; a brother, Joshua Triliegi; a sister, Laura Dornbach; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins.
Valerie Lynn Evans loved horses. She grew up around them as a child and continued to raise and show horses as an adult. That was one reason she was so happy in her home on Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa -- she had space for her horses and plenty of beautiful places to ride.
“She was a real cowboy-type girl,” said her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr., who himself spent time working as a rodeo cowboy. In fact, that’s how the two met.
It was Nov. 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was shot. Houston was scheduled for a rodeo in Las Vegas that was canceled because of the assassination, so he drove to Los Angeles to see if he could work a rodeo there instead. He approached a group of people talking out front, one of whom he knew, and met Valerie. They went to a party together and were soon dating, marrying a few years later.
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In the early morning hours of Oct. 9, the couple woke to a fire outside their window. Houston said they had only a few minutes to get out of the house.
Valerie wanted to save the horse trailer parked in the yard, so her husband, who is 88 years old and suffers from gout, went down the road to get the tractor. When he turned around, the house was an inferno. He rushed back, but Valerie wasn’t where she said she’d be waiting.
“I almost knew instantly that she went back into the house to get the dogs,” Houston said. He fled, barely escaping with his own life. Their son, Houston Evans Jr., and his wife, Victoria, used their knowledge of the back roads around his parents' house to find a way around closures, eventually reaching Evans Sr., who had taken cover behind a shed down the road.
“I haven’t seen anything like this since I was in the war,” the elder Houston said.
Valerie, who was 75 when she died, loved their home in Santa Rosa, working “every kind of dirty lousy job you can think of to pay for this place.”
She operated a Caterpillar tractor at the dump and drove trucks for several companies in the area. She even worked as a dispatcher in Santa Rosa, a job her husband said she had to quit. “It was too much for her to handle, people getting killed and murdered. It would give her nightmares.”
Raising and showing horses was Valerie’s passion. The couple traveled all over the country to compete in horse shows, often bringing home ribbons and trophies. She loved to ride in the beautiful countryside around Santa Rosa and in the Southern California mountains when the couple lived there.
“She enjoyed life," her husband said. "She enjoyed friends; she enjoyed nature.”
Valerie Lynn Evans is survived by her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr.; a son, Houston G. Evans Jr.; and her daughter-in-law, Victoria Evans. The family plans to hold a memorial service for Valerie sometime in the spring.
Barbara Jane Gardiner and Elizabeth Charlene Foster: A Creative Soul and Her Caregiver
The walls and halls of Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Mendocino County home in Redwood Valley were her museum.
Gardiner was a creative soul, according to her obituary in the Ukiah Daily Journal. From the beaded earrings to the knitted crafts, her personality was as vibrant as the colors she chose in her personal art pieces. She collect painted glass art and fashionable handbags. Her needlework was intricate, along with the never-conforming art she made.
According to her obituary in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Barbara Jane Gardiner moved to Redwood Valley with her husband Eugene Vincent Gardiner about 1980.
On Oct. 9 at 1 a.m., she called her stepson, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department, to tell him that fire had surrounded her home. She was with her caregiver, Elizabeth Charlene Foster.
Foster was 64 years old. The two lived together on Tomki Road in Redwood Valley.
According to the county sheriff’s department, Gardiner told her stepson that she and Foster were waiting for the fire department to evacuated them from their home. They didn’t survive.
“Her signature smile and high-pitch, jolly laugh will echo in the hearts of those who loved her,” said Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Ukiah Daily Journal obituary.
Mike Grabow 'Instantly Made People Feel Better About Themselves'
The morning before the Tubbs Fire swept through Santa Rosa, Mike Charles Grabow was in a local bar giving away hope bracelets. He'd bought them for friends as a way to donate to breast cancer research.
Grabow's sister, Lindsay Osier, said he often gave generously to those around him.
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“He was always giving money to charities and wherever he could find ways to help out,” Osier said. “He didn’t require anything back. It was all freely given.”
Grabow was 40 when he died. Osier misses her brother’s hugs.
“The hugs that he gave me would take all of the problems away,” she said. “He just instantly made people feel better about themselves and encouraged you to be a better human being.”
Grabow lived in Northern California for the past five years and had a tight-knit circle of friends. They remember his energy and his love of craft beer.
“I’ll remember him for how much he loved everyone around him and how fully he lived his life,” said Rachael Ingram, one of his friends.
Earlier in his life, Grabow lived in the Pacific Northwest. He eventually moved back to Idaho, where he was born and lived for most of his adult life.
He loved the outdoors and found lots of opportunities to enjoy it around Boise. Osier said that when Grabow was young, his grandfather took him fishing a lot, and that is when he was truly the happiest. Grabow also liked to snowboard, hunt and golf.
As for work, he showed his independence by being self-employed in jobs that allowed him to be outside, such as landscaping and construction.
On Oct. 26, friends and family celebrated Grabow at one of his favorite places to grab a beer, Cooperage Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa. They raised money for fire relief efforts in his name.
“There’s a huge community of people that are missing him right now,” Ingram says.
Retired Navy Pilot Arthur Tasman Grant ‘Would Do Anything to Help Somebody Out’
Like his wife, Suiko Grant, Arthur Tasman Grant loved spending time with his granddaughter, Sloane.
The retired Navy lieutenant and Pan Am Airlines captain also relished sitting in the sun watching the birds ride the updrafts, having a beer and sharing his stories about all the years he spent flying airplanes. “Those little things, and his garden, which really was his realm,” says Grant’s daughter, Trina Grant, of her father’s many favorite pastimes.
Grant was 95 at the time of his death in the Tubbs Fire. He and his wife, who also died in the blaze, fled to the wine cellar of their hilltop Santa Rosa home to escape the flames.
He is survived by daughters Tasman Grant of San Francisco and Trina Grant of Denver, as well as his granddaughter.
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Grant grew up in Point Arena on a dairy farm. He had 12 siblings. He joined the Navy during World War II, where he trained as a fighter pilot. After retiring from the military, he worked for Pan Am for 25 years.
Trina Grant remembers her father’s innate kindness. “He would do anything to help somebody out,” Trina Grant says.” In addition to being an accomplished aviator, Trina Grant said, her father was an extraordinary artist.
But cooking wasn’t among his many skills.
Trina Grant fondly remembered the time she was home from college, grievously sick, at age 18. This was before cellphones. Her mom was away, and she needed her father’s help.
“It took me two hours to drag myself along the floor from the bed to the phone, whereupon I finally called him,” Trina Grant said. “He leapt into action, bringing me microwaved mushroom soup that was barely lukewarm and not particularly appetizing. But he came and brought it to me with such good intention, that despite how horrid the soup was, at that moment, it was the best meal I’d ever had.”
Donna and Leroy Halbur Were Always Prepared for an Extra Guest
Donna Mae Kearney was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa. Four days later, LeRoy Halbur came into the world in Roselle, almost due east and 200 miles across the state. They died together, Oct. 9, at their home in the Larkfield area of Santa Rosa, at the age of 80.
In between, they married, had careers, two sons and two grandchildren. Over the years they welcomed many people into their home.
They first met in Iowa, after Leroy was out of the Army and Donna had graduated from college, which she had left a Catholic religious order to attend. They married on Aug. 12, 1967. Some 40 years ago, they moved into the hillside house on Angela Drive, next to a vineyard.
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LeRoy was a CPA and worked for over 30 years at the real estate company Codding Enterprises, becoming a vice president. Donna, with her degree in education, worked as a substitute teacher in elementary schools and later as a reading specialist. He was the serious financial guy, she the creative free spirit, says their son, Tim Halbur.
“They were both Depression-era kids,” he says. “So they always had a full pantry and full freezer and were ready to feed people.” LeRoy, too, had Catholic roots, and he practiced rather than preached a life of service. Three nights a week, he delivered food to the poor.
The couple loved to travel and once a year took the family on a big trip -- Mongolia, the Nile, China. At home, they played pinochle. That was the family game. “Every time we got together, it was the rhythm of our house,” says Halbur. “Eat a meal, clear the table, play some games.”
In August, Donna and LeRoy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and for the occasion Tim created a video tribute, in which you can see snapshots of their life together. The song is Glenn Miller’s“ Moonlight Serenade.”
They are survived by their two sons, Tim and David Halbur; their daughters-in-law, Michelle Halbur and Amy Heibel; their grandsons, Travion Jackson and Rowan Halbur; and siblings, Jolene, Linda, Ken, Duane and Glen Halbur; and Cecil, Paul and Marcella Kearney.
Roseann Hannah, Cascade Fire Victim, 'Prided Herself on Being a Great Mom'
Roseann Hannah died in Yuba County's Cascade Fire on Oct. 9. She and her fiance, Stanley Coolidge, loved adventuring together. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, they would ride Coolidge's motorcycle from his home in the community of Loma Rica up the coast to Oregon or to the beach in Mendocino County, where Hannah enjoyed spending time.
The newspaper tribute said Hannah was visiting Coolidge in Loma Rica when they both died in the Cascade Fire. She was 53 years old.
Hannah lived in Grass Valley with her 26-year-old twin sons, Jeffrey and Jordan Hannah. Her obituary said she was a loving mother and friend who "loved her boys and doing things with them and for them."
In addition to her two sons, Hannah is survived by a grandson, Aleczander Hannah.
Christina Hanson shared one thing with everyone — her smile.
"Your smile was infectious," wrote Santa Rosa resident Meg Barry in one of many tributes posted online for the 27-year-old Hanson. "You made my babies laugh, and we relaxed in the sunshine sharing jokes with one another. It was one of those moments where I felt like we’d known each other for a long time even though we’d just met."
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Hanson was well known in her community and was close with her spiritual family at Spring Hills Community Church in Santa Rosa.
Hanson died Oct. 9 at her home on Wikiup Bridge Way in Santa Rosa, a month shy of her 28th birthday. Hanson's apartment in the Mark West Springs neighborhood was overrrun by the Tubbs Fire.
For days she was listed among the missing as her family and friends circulated photos asking for help in locating her.
She was a much loved volunteer at Primrose, a local adult assisted living center specializing in memory care.
"She had a connection with seniors her whole life," said her cousin, Brittney Vinculado. "Maybe it was because of her own mobility issues."
Hanson was born with spina bifida, a spinal condition that affected her mobility and caused her to spend a lot of time in the hospital as a child. She was also very close to her grandmother, Vera Hanson, who passed away earlier this year, and Vinculado said talking and enjoying time with elders came naturally to Hanson.
Her father, Michael Hanson, lived in a separate apartment on the property. He was badly burned in the fire and his family believes he was trying to rescue his daughter when he was overcome by smoke and collapsed outside. He is still recovering from his injuries.
"The fire came down the road and it was in the middle of the night, so people were sleeping and unaware and no evacuations had started. And they were one of the first neighborhoods hit," said Vinculado.
Hanson was very fond of animals and for many years was seen with her guide dog, Zulu, at the side of the wheelchair she used to help her move around.
Most recently she adopted Joey, a terrier mix. The dog managed to make it out of the fire with minor burns on his paws.
In middle school Hanson enjoyed playing basketball on an adaptive sports team. She was known for her love of singing, especially anything by Celine Dion.
"She had a great sense of humor and a very positive attitude," Vinculado said.
Hanson was a talented craftswoman, especially with intricate work involving her hands. She loved making beaded jewelry to give as gifts for friends and family. She also learned American Sign Language, and her family says she was very good at interpreting for people with hearing impairments.
On the online tribute page, Christine O'Neil Frazier wrote: Your wit and wisdom touched everyone. You taught us all how to be better people. The world needed your love and kindness, but heaven needed you more."
Christina Hanson is survived by her father, Michael Hanson of Santa Rosa; her stepmother, Jennifer Watson of Santa Rosa; a grandfather, Richard Hanson of Oakley; and a grandmother, Rose Diaz of Dublin.
The family suggests donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
At 101 Years Old, Tak-Fu Hung Could Still Command a Room
By all accounts, Tak-Fu Hung was a remarkable man. He would have turned 102 on Nov. 25, but instead, his family held his funeral on that day.
Hung died in his Fountaingrove home, on the eastern side of Santa Rosa, a victim of the Tubbs Fire. According to accounts by his family (in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat), he couldn’t get out of his house fast enough as the flames approached. He told his wife of 46 years to flee, and he perished in the fire. She sustained burns but survived.
Born in 1915, Hung held the rank of general with the Chinese Nationalist army defeated by Chinese Communist forces after World War II. Hung fled to Hong Kong and then Taiwan, where he worked as a civil engineer, before moving to the Bay Area, according to his family.
They described him to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat as a man who loved his children and grandchildren and “was really good at commanding a room.” He only recently began using a cane to walk, and “liked a party” according to his daughter, Anne O’Hara.
He is survived by his wife, six children, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Sitting around a dinner table with Monte Kirven meant an evening of entertaining tales. Maybe he’d talk about the time he scaled cliffs to reach peregrine falcon nests in his efforts to conserve the species.
Or he’d talk about the trips he led to Baja California in Mexico to see gray whales -- including the time he had to patch a car tire using a lighter, tequila and a tooth from a plastic comb.
Sometimes he’d talk about his time in the military, or the birding trips he led to Africa.
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Whatever his tale, whatever his task, Kirven approached all things with passion and intensity.
Kirven died in his home in the Mark Springs West neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9, when the Tubbs Fire consumed his house. He was 81.
Kirven’s love for nature began during his childhood in rural Indiana, where he spent much of his time outdoors. He fished and hunted from a young age. He later turned these passions into his academic focus: He majored in biology at the University of Mississippi, got a master's degree focusing on Caspian and elegant terns at San Diego State University, and later got a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Colorado.
In 1961, he married Valerie Quate and they had three children, raising them mostly in San Diego. His daughter, Kathleen Groppe, recalls a childhood full of adventure. She says her father always spearheaded wildlife rescue projects -- and used their house as a base camp.
She remembers injured ducks, falcons and other birds. Sometimes the animals would be in the backyard, other times they’d take up residence in the bathtub. The goal was to release them back to the wild, but if that couldn’t happen, Kirven would pass the healed animals off to the San Diego Zoo.
Groppe remembers his passion for falcons especially. He worked with them tirelessly and always had one or two of the birds. These experiences sparked Groppe’s own academic pursuits in ecology.
Notably, Kirven was part of a team of scientists who helped show that the use of insecticide DDT led to the thinning of peregrine falcon eggshells. DDT was subsequently banned in 1972.
Still, in 1978, there were only 19 known pairs of these falcons in California.
Kirven’s former employer, the Bureau of Land Management, quotes him saying: “Humans brought these birds to near extinction, and we have a moral obligation to bring them back.”
To rebuild the population, Kirven and colleagues would take peregrine falcon eggs from nests, and replace them with porcelain fakes. The real eggs were hatched at UC Santa Cruz, and then cautiously returned to their home nests and mothers.
Accessing these nests often required scaling steep cliffs, which Kirven did enthusiastically. Through these efforts, the American peregrine falcon was removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife in 1999.
Through the years, Kirven became increasingly passionate about environmental conservation and efforts to curb climate change. He funneled this energy into teaching undergraduates at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College.
It’s ironic, his daughter Kathleen Groppe notes, that something he worked to combat -- climate change -- could have contributed to his demise.
Beyond nature, Kirven had an extraordinary love of people. He’d host dinners after returning from fishing or hunting to share his goods. The evening before his death, he threw a celebratory party for friends and workers who had just finished construction of his new roof.
He made them steaks and turkey with stuffing, and he opened a fancy bottle of wine to share. He went to sleep that night content, having lived another day to its fullest.
Monte Kirven is survived by daughter Kathleen Groppe of Lancaster, Texas; sons Kenneth Kirven of San Diego and Brian Kirven of Point Reyes Station; sister Marcia Gray of Helena, Montana; ex-wife Valerie Quate of Poway (San Diego County); and grandchildren Patrick Kirven, Caroline Groppe, Andy Arredondo and Chinzia Pinnamonti.
Sally Lewis, a Napa Native With a Pioneer Spirit, and Her Caregiver, Teresa Santos
A native of the Napa Valley, Sally Lewis died on Oct. 8, when a fire engulfed her Soda Canyon home.
Lewis lived with a pioneer spirit that fit her surroundings. According to the Napa Valley Register, she was an active fisher and hunter. Lewis raised two daughters by herself after the sudden death of her husband. She took over his school bus business and became one of just two female auto dealers in California at the time, the newspaper reported.
Lewis is survived by two daughters, Windermere Tirados and Dixie Lewis. Tirados told the San Francisco Chronicle that her mother was “a down-to-earth person who loved everybody.”
The Chronicle reports that the Soda Canyon Road home where Lewis died at the age of 90 was constructed by her grandparents in 1920 and had been her home for most of her life. In the last year of her life, Lewis received in-home care from Teresa Santos, a native of the Philippines who lived in Fairfield. She also died in the fire at the age of 50 years old. Her family told the Chronicle they wanted privacy to grieve and little was reported about her life and work, but Tirados called her a "fantastic" woman who took good care of her mother.
Veronica McCombs was the oldest of six children, and her siblings say that her imprint on them "will live on forever."
The San Francisco Chronicle reported that McCombs died in her home on Oct. 9 during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. She was 67 years old.
In her obituary, her siblings write that "throughout her life, Veronica was always there to listen and help her family, siblings, and others who needed the wisdom and care that she gave unconditionally."
McCombs' family is mourning the loss of what her son, Brandon McCombs, calls the family's "foundation" (according to his statement to the Chronicle).
"She devoted her life to the love and care of our family and her community," Brandon McCombs wrote. "As a family we are grieving deeply and she will be missed forever."
Carmen Colleen McReynolds: 'Gutsy and Self-Reliant'
When Carmen Colleen McReynolds was born on Jan. 30, 1935, her father, Joseph McKinley, wasn't present. He had to be quarantined after contracting tuberculosis. He wouldn't meet Carmen until she was 9 months old.
"My grandfather is an important part of my aunt's story," says Gabriel Coke, McReynolds' nephew. It was her father, according to Coke, who inspired McReynolds to become a doctor. "My grandfather became a doctor after his own mother died of tuberculosis, and my Aunt Carmen went on to be a doctor because of my grandfather. She looked up to him."
McReynolds graduated from medical school at the University of Colorado in Denver. She worked as an internist for Kaiser until 1995, when she retired and moved to the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa.
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"She was very gutsy and self-reliant," remembered Coke. "She liked to have friends that were also independent. She loved to play the guitar and the piano. She was a big Hank Williams fan, she knew how to shoot a rifle, and she rode a motorcycle until she was in her 70s."
McReynolds, 82, was so tough that her family held out hope that, even with her failing health, maybe she had escaped the Tubbs Fire that swept her neighborhood and destroyed her home.
But nearly a week after the fire, a search team found McReynolds' remains in her garage, inside her 1973 Mercedes convertible.
Coke said his aunt was a trailblazer and a dignified woman who valued her independence. She was married for seven years in the 1960s, he said, but later divorced. McReynolds cared a lot for her family, and although he didn't see her often in later years, Coke said she was always a strong presence in their lives. "She came to my wedding in France," Coke said. "That meant a lot to me because she was very frugal. She spent money on experiences, she wasn't frivolous."
After McReynolds' death. Coke learned that she was deeply committed to charities like the Earle Baum Center for the blind. "There's still so much I'm learning about her extraordinary life."
Firefighting 'Was His Passion': Garrett Angel Paiz
From the time he was a boy, there were two things Garrett Angel Paiz wanted to be when he grew up: a cowboy and a firefighter.
Before his death on Oct. 16, while helping to battle the Northern California fires in Napa County, Paiz, 38, had fulfilled those dreams.
"A cowboy he became by working several ranches across the United States, herding cattle, branding and roping," said his big sister, Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz of Palm Springs. "Anything a cowboy did, Garrett did. He was also a trail supervisor in Mammoth."
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Paiz served as a volunteer firefighter in Noel, Missouri, too, and was assisting with fires in Washington state when he was called to help fight the Northern California blazes.
"He loved to help and did whatever was needed," his sister said. "Firefighting was not a job. It was his passion. Serving others was his passion."
Early on Oct. 16, Paiz was driving a tanker truck designed to bring water to the scene of the fire when the rig crashed on the Oakville Grade in Napa County. His truck went down an embankment, turning over and landing on its roof. Authorities aren't certain what caused the accident but say fatigue might have been a factor.
Paiz was born in Indio, California, and raised in the town of Mecca. He came from a large family that loved to spend time together and play pranks on one another.
"I will always remember my baby brother as the funny kid who was always up to something," said Cinthia Paiz. "You just never knew what he would get into next."
Paiz graduated from Coachella Valley High School and studied agriculture at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. He came from a long line of men and women who served as first responders and in the armed forces, said his brother, Carlos Paiz.
"We believe that helping others is paramount in life. Standing up for others is just what you do," he said in a statement.
Paiz is survived by his wife, Bobbie Paiz of Noel, Missouri; parents, Judi and Armando Paiz of Coachella; sister, Cinthia Paiz; brother, Carlos Paiz of Coachella; and a daughter, Terri Ann Paiz of Tehachapi.
Carlos Paiz said there were three things he wanted people to do to honor his brother: "Love your family, follow your dreams and serve your community."
Sandra Picciano, Cascade Fire Victim, Loved Animals and Always Helped Her Neighbors
Those who lived near Sandra Picciano in the Yuba County hamlet of Loma Rica remember her as a compassionate woman who always lent a helping hand.
"She helped out with neighbors, taking them to doctor appointments and checking on them when they were sick," said Nadine Webb, Picciano's neighbor of 17 years.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Picciano was 77 years old and had no living relatives. She did have several horses, which she cared for through their old age.
When the Cascade Fire started to blaze, Picciano was quick to leave her home. Authorities said she was killed when she crashed into a tree along the road.
Another Loma Rica neighbor, John Billingsley, told The Sacramento Bee that the smoke from the fire that night was so thick "you could just see a little bit in front of your hood."
Lynne Anderson Powell Thrived on Music, Quilting and Her Dogs
Lynne Anderson Powell woke up every morning at 5 a.m, no matter what. Her border collies, four of them total, needed to go hiking. So she and her husband, George, would take them for a walk in the hills of northeast Santa Rosa, near their home on Blue Ridge Trail, right up to the day before the fire.
Lynne and George were married for 33 years. They met at a holiday party thrown by someone at El Camino Community College in Southern California, where her mother, artist Jean Jenkins, taught. George was a staff photographer there.
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George said they had an instant connection.
“It was just incredible,” he said. They married just weeks after meeting, over Presidents Day weekend in 1984.
Lynne played the flute throughout her life, starting at age 7. She majored in flute performance and music education at Carnegie Tech (later renamed Carnegie Mellon) in Pittsburgh. She was a roommate with lifelong friend Joan Sextro, and they took part in each other’s weddings. Sextro said she always admired Lynne’s strength, honesty and kindness.
“Lynne was a very upfront person,” said Sextro. “You know where you stand with her, yet she was a very kind, warm person.”
When she and George met and fell in love, Lynne was first chair flute in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. George joined her in Albuquerque so that she could continue to play. After 17 years in the symphony, Lynne began working an office job at Sandia National Laboratories, also in Albuquerque.
The couple retired to Eugene, Oregon, but soon moved to Northern California to be closer to Lynne’s aging parents.
Lynne was devoted to her dogs and trained them for agility trials. She was also an avid quilter, a hobby well-suited to her meticulous and intelligent nature.
“She was the most brilliant person on the planet — there was nothing she couldn’t figure out,” said George.
For the past year and a half, Lynne had been undergoing intensive treatment for salivary gland cancer. Even though the chemotherapy and radiation took a heavy toll, George remembers her strong determination in the face of discomfort. “She was my rock. She took care of me, no matter how much pain she was in.”
Sextro said Lynne was just beginning to get back to normal life, after her cancer treatments, making her death “a double sadness.”
On the night of the fire, the couple woke to smoke and the red glow of the Tubbs Fire sweeping toward their house. George told Lynne to leave with her dog, who slept next to her. He would follow in another car with his three dogs. They planned an escape route, but Lynne did not make it to their meeting place. Apparently blinded by smoke and flames, she drove off the road and crashed down a ravine. Her car and body, along with the body of her dog, were found days later.
If he had known Lynne was down in the ravine, George would have tried to find her and would have been satisfied to die next to her, he said. The fire destroyed their home, her quilting studio and George’s photography collection.
George said he’d like people to know “how loving and kind she was.” When a new person moved into the neighborhood, he said, “she’d be the first person to welcome them and ask what she could do for them.”
Lynne was 72 when she died. George remembers her as being the best spouse he could have hoped for. “She’s still with me,” he said.
A Box of Chocolates and an Infectious Smile: The Big Heart of Marilyn Ress
Once a week, Marilyn Ress would board a city bus from her home at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park and ride 35 minutes to the Montgomery Village Shopping Center on the east side of Santa Rosa. From there, Ress would walk into See’s Candies.
“She would easily buy $100 worth of peanut brittle, chocolate and gift cards,” said manager Susan Murphy.
But the gift cards and candies were not for herself. Ress bought them as gifts for others. One box of chocolates would go to the bus drivers who took her around town. One would go to her doctor’s office. Another would end up with a neighbor who was having a bad day.
“She would even give chocolates to the landscapers,” said her best friend, Cynthia Conners.
Ress died in the Tubbs Fire. She was 71.
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Conners said Ress was the epitome of selflessness. “I never saw her do anything for herself, not even go to the salon.”
Ress was known to pay for strangers' groceries and cups of coffee. Once, on a trip to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco with Conners, Ress paid for several drivers’ tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge.
“She handed the toll booth clerk a $50 bill and said, 'Pay for all the cars behind us that this covers,' ” Conners said. “She lived and breathed ‘pay it forward.’ ”
Conners and Ress met in the late 1970s, when they both worked at Santa Rosa’s Creekside Hospital. Ress was a certified nursing assistant and Conners was the activities director. Conners said Ress had a goofy sense of humor and an infectious smile.
Ress grew up in the Sonoma County town of Penngrove and attended Petaluma High School. She led a simple life with her two cats at Journey’s End. Conners would sometimes take her on rides through the Sonoma County countryside or to the coast. They would go to Fosters Freeze, where Ress would order her favorite meal: a chili cheeseburger, fries and a vanilla malt.
Ress spent holidays with Conners. A more recent tradition involved hours of holiday cooking in Conners’ small apartment.
“She’d get a list of people that had nowhere to go on Thanksgiving and then show up at my house and tell me I was cooking dinner,” Conners said. “I didn’t have a choice. I had to make fresh cranberries, stuffing, turkey, I mean the whole nine yards.”
Ress would then deliver foil-wrapped meals, two plates at a time, to her neighbors.
Conners and Ress talked over the phone at least once a week. So when she didn’t hear from Ress the week of the fires, she knew something was wrong. But Conners believes Ress is at peace now.
“I just have a funny feeling that she would be happy in heaven,” Conners said. “I can just see her smiling and dancing.”
Charles Rippey -- nicknamed “Peach” as a child for his fuzzy cheeks -- and his wife, Sara Rippey, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in March. Four months later, Charles celebrated his 100th birthday.
Just three months after that, he died, apparently trying to reach his wife as flames engulfed their home in Napa.
“My father certainly wouldn’t have left her,” his son, Mike Rippey, told the Associated Press.
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Charles Rippey grew up in Hartford, Wisconsin, where he met Sara in grade school. According to the Napa Valley Register, the two attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, together. Charles graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1939.
The Register reported the couple married in 1942, just before Charles joined the Army for World War II service in North Africa, France, Italy and Germany. After the war, Charles and Sara Rippey had three daughters and two sons, and Charles went on to work for the Firestone tire company.
Rippey spent 30 years with Firestone, the Register reports, leading three different divisions and working in Sweden, Argentina and across the Midwest.
In 1978, when most of their adult children moved to California, the elder Rippeys followed, with Charles going to work with Southern California's Norris Industries.
The Rippeys' children say their parents delighted in each other's company.
“Every Sunday night they went dancing,” Mike Rippey told the Register. “They loved to do stuff together; they’d always come home laughing and giggling. Neither ever vacationed alone or went anywhere alone. They were together all the time.”
That remained true until their final moments, when Charles apparently tried to reach Sara, who had been partially paralyzed since suffering a stroke in 2012.
In an interview with the AP, Mike Rippey said his brother discovered their parents’ bodies in the remains of their home in Napa. His father, Rippey said, appeared to be heading to his mother’s room when he was overcome by smoke and flames.
“If he’d survived and she was gone, he would be the most miserable person alive,” Mike Rippey said in an interview with the Register. “If you had asked them if they wanted to go out together, they would have said yes.”
Sharon Robinson, a 79-year-old artist and antiques collector, died in when the Tubbs Fire engulfed her Santa Rosa neighborhood.
In the immediate aftermath of the fires, Robinson's daughter, Cathie Merkel, searched for her mom. She posted recent photos of her on Facebook, along with a photo of the lot where Robinson's home had been reduced to ashes. Robinson’s car remained in what was left of the garage.
After days of searching, Merkel posted a message on her Facebook page to let loved ones know Robinson had not survived:
“To my dear friends, thank you all for your efforts in trying to find my mom. We received the news today that she did not make it out of her home the night of the fire. During the next few days I won’t be returning any messages as we deal with the effects of this tragedy. We know she found peace in her passing. Thank you for understanding, stay safe.”
Merkel told the San Jose Mercury News that she visited her mother shortly before the fire with her daughter, who suffers from terminal brain cancer. “It was a very happy visit, very friendly.”
“She was really a warm and lovely woman, absolutely,” Jeri Sprague, a former neighbor of Robinson who knew her for decades, told the San Francisco Chronicle.
Lee Chadwick Rogers, 72, died in her Sonoma County home on Cavedale Road as the Nuns Fire burned near the town of Glen Ellen. She lived east of Highway 12 near Mountain Terraces Winery and Vineyard.
Marnie Schwartz Devoted Herself to Activism and Teaching
Marjorie Schwartz was her real name, but everyone called her Marnie.
And everyone remembers that she called them "sweetie." Denise Harrison, a friend of Schwartz, told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I don't ever remember her calling me 'Denise.' I remember her calling me 'sweetie.' I can hear it in my head now: 'Hi, sweetie.' "
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Schwartz, 68, died in the Tubbs Fire.
Schwartz' spirit will live on in the memories of those she taught, which spanned students in Walnut Creek, San Rafael, Santa Rosa and English-language learners, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
She was also active in her religious community, serving as president of the Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa at one point, according to the Chronicle.
Rabbi George Gittleman told the paper that Schwartz loved to study and discuss Jewish texts of all kinds, and she was very literate, well-read and well-educated.
Touch Football and a Middle School Crush: After the Fire, 8th-Graders Remember Classmate Kai Shepherd
Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, was the youngest person to die in the October wildfires. But in the weeks after the tragedy, he was still a presence among his classmates at Redwood Valley's Eagle Peak Middle School.
Eagle Peak's Spirit Week, which features a different dress-up theme every day, was delayed by three weeks after the fire that devastated the Mendocino County community and killed nine people, including Kai's 17-year-old sister, Kressa.
Eagle Peak Principal Dan Stearns, shuffling down a school hallway on wear-your-pajamas-to-school day in slippers and a plaid bathrobe, says he remembers Kai as a kid "constantly running from group to group, interacting, laughing, joking around.”
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Stearns stops at a classroom on the second floor where a group of eighth-grade students are hunched over their laptops, scrolling through photos: Kai at the beach, Kai playing baseball, Kai goofing around with his friends.
School was closed for a week after the fire, but the first day back, students asked their digital media teacher if they could make a dedication page for Kai in the yearbook.
"They've been working nonstop on it since then," says Elizabeth DeVinny, who taught Kai in her honors English class last year. "They've been gathering photos and even asking if they could have extra space, because they have so much that their classmates want to say and their teachers want to say."
Kai loved sports. One of his best friends, Brenton Wheeler, took a video of Kai competing in a wrestling match last year.
"After he was done wrestling ... he kinda ... he smiled. Even though he lost, he smiled, and, kept his chin up," Brenton remembers.
Winning or losing, he always walked off the mat with a smile, says Shane Stearns, another of Kai's friends.
The three boys played touch football every morning on the blacktop at school, he says. Kai was the quarterback.
"He would get frustrated easily, but ...," Brenton says.
"He'd always be laughing when he was arguing, though," Shane finishes.
Kai had other dimensions, and Janeane Higdon, 13, wants to show the side of him that she knew in the yearbook.
"On the outside, I know he was very athletic. But on Instagram, he’d just act like a totally different person. He would talk about nerd stuff like Magic and video games," she says. "Deep down inside, I think he was a nerd."
For their celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, students put together an altar for Kai. It has a baseball and football on it. And a box of Kai's favorite cereal: Golden Grahams. Janeane draped a special necklace over the box.
"We had matching shark-tooth necklaces from Six Flags," she says, the kind that are sold in pairs.
Janeane kept one, and gave the other one to Kai.
"I had a crush on Kai last year," she says. "So I brought him back a necklace. And he wore it, I think, twice. And then he put it on his shelf, I’m pretty sure he told me. So I had one of his best friends deliver it to him, 'cause I was kind of scared to."
They started messaging over Instagram. Janeane wrote poems about him in her honors English class, including an ode to Kai’s blue eyes.
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
they make me get butterflies.
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
around you they make me feel shy.
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
they make me feel high.
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
they make me love the plain dull sky
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
thoughts of you preoccupy my mind
Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,
they’re prettier than a dragon’s eye….
Janeane gave a couple of her poems to Kai, and he told her he liked them because they reminded him of rap music. She was never really sure, though, what Kai thought about her.
But Brenton and Shane did.
"I remember Kai kinda liked Janeane, too, at one point," Shane says. "I remember him talking about that."
"Kai would say, 'It's kinda nice knowing that Janeane likes me,' " Brenton says. "And how he kinda liked her back."
Janeane didn’t know this.
"It kinda makes me sad now. Because we could have gotten closer," she says. "And now that he's dead, I know that we won't be able to replay that."
Ukiah High School Students Mourn the Death of Kressa Shepherd and Celebrate Homecoming in the Same Week
Homecoming is not a day at Ukiah High School; it's a weeklong series of events. After a wildfire tore through Redwood Valley in October, the school district postponed the football game and festivities to give the town some time to recover.
Three weeks later, the night before the rescheduled events were about to start, high school junior Kressa Shepherd died in the hospital. She was 17.
“The mood is definitely complicated and complex,” said Gordon Oslund, the school principal, as he watched students milling in the courtyard. “It’s people trying to figure out, how do you deal with a community tragedy and then carry on and have a community celebration all at the same time?”
Kressa and her parents were found in the road near their home the night of the fire and flown to hospitals for treatment of severe burns. Kressa’s younger brother, Kai, 14, died before help arrived. Both of Kressa’s legs were amputated in the hospital, and she suffered cardiac arrest and multiple infections before she also died.
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On the morning of the big football game, Nov. 3, students packed the bleachers in the gym for a homecoming rally, one of several held throughout the week. The juniors wore all shades of pink, their class color. Hanging on the wall above them, gold balloons shimmered in the fluorescent light, spelling out K-R-E-S-S-A and K-A-I.
For some of Kressa’s friends, the ones who made it to school that week, the whole scene was just weird.
“It was just like, ‘Wow, like how can you be happy right now?’ ” said Sasha Wilkins, a sophomore.
The class period right before, she had been to a grief circle for Kressa’s friends and classmates.
“It was weird being in a group of everyone having such strong emotions, of being sad and down. And then going to another group of people who's so excited and so happy,” Wilkins said. “But then I realized not everyone's thinking about that all the time, but that's OK.”
Before Ukiah high, Kressa went to a Waldorf school. From fourth grade through eighth, she was in the same class with the same teacher and the same 23 kids. The high school counselors gathered them, and the class of sophomores below hers, to talk and share memories of Kressa.
Wilkins remembered feeling intimidated last year about becoming a sophomore. She was confiding in her friends about it when Kressa walked by.
“She overheard that and came up to me later and we just sat down and talked about it, and she comforted me,” she said. “She was like, ‘Yeah I was really nervous as well, but it's going to be OK and it's not as hard as you think it is.’ It was a wonderful moment.”
Kressa’s teachers embodied the mixed emotions of the week. Some cried openly in front of their classrooms, then dressed up days later in purple and gold for homecoming. Across the board, they remember Kressa as a star student who kept a 4.0 GPA.
“She’s the rock in the classroom,” said Meagan Davis, her English teacher. “To have at least one student in the class be there for you. You look up and you see them fully enveloped in what you're teaching – she was that student in my class.”
A peacemaker, is how Liz Johnson, Kressa's U.S. history teacher, described her.
“She had a lot of compassion for multiple points of view,” Johnson said. “She had a deeper understanding of the world around her.”
And she was a natural-born artist, according to her art teacher, Rose Easterbrook.
“She wanted to be an illustrator someday, and she truly could have done that,” she said.
Kressa had been working on a series of drawings of a young girl with blond hair frolicking in a meadow. She carried them everywhere with her. For her photography class, she took a similar picture of her cousin picking flowers, and photo-shopped fairy wings into it.
“That was her: innocent and sincere,” said Lech Slocinski, her photography teacher, as he hung a collection of Kressa’s black-and-white prints in the school lobby. “There was nothing fake about her. Everything was just real. And kind. And it shows in her pictures.”
Her work often portrayed a calm world, he said, removed from madness and conflict.
And that was the kind of scene the school tried to recreate in her memory the night of the homecoming game.
“This evening, we pay tribute to the lives of Ukiah High School junior, Kressa Shepherd, and her brother, Kai Logan Shepherd,” principal Gordon Oslund said to the crowd, asking them to join him in a moment of silence.
Before the marching band came on, before the football players took the field, and before screaming erupted in the stands, more than a thousand people stood up and went completely quiet.
Even at 71, Daniel Martin Southard Hadn't Lost His Love of Football
Daniel Martin Southard, 71, one of those who died in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, was known for his love of football. According to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, when he graduated Southern California's Crescenta Valley High School in 1964, he received special awards in athletics.
That love of sports athleticism and love of the sport never left him. The Press Democrat reports that he went on to become a personal trainer and eventually bought a Gold's Gym in Santa Rosa.
Daniel Southard's son Derek told the Mercury News in San Jose that his father "was just a very loving guy. He was very sweet and very kind."
A photograph of Steve Stelter shows him wearing a shirt of "Beavis and Butt-Head," who are themselves wearing "Ren & Stimpy" costumes. It helps to be familiar with the crude hilarity of these shows to better understand what Stelter’s daughter, Reeah Winkle, means when she says her dad was playful.
But along with his love of irreverent, fart-joke humor was his witty, softer side, she said. “If there was a hard situation, he would find the funny in it,” said Winkle, who gave him the shirt as a birthday present. “You could laugh with him even when you were having a hard time.”
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Winkle laughs thinking about memories she has of her dad: trips to the movies or the flea market or an amusement park. Winkle said that even though she didn’t live with her dad, he was very present.
“He was the kind of person that if you needed anything, he was there to help you any way he could,” she said.
Stelter helped neighbors clear iced-over driveways on cold winter days. He helped family with plumbing problems or with cars that needed fixing (his specialty). He was a handyman.
“He would be right over to fix it,” said Winkle.
Stelter drove trucks for a number of companies, but it was at Pacific Bell that he met his longtime partner, Janet Costanzo, who also died in the fire.
The pair lived on a large parcel where they’d take their dogs for walks and where Steve could shoot his guns and work on cars, Winkle said.
Steve’s brother, Doug Stelter, eventually moved into a trailer on their property. The three of them would eat dinner together most nights: more meat and fewer vegetables, said Doug Stelter.
“We’d all sit around and watch TV," he said. "They liked '[American] Pickers.' " And "Deadliest Catch" was also a favorite.
Steve loved the holidays, too. Winkle remembers fireworks on the Fourth of July, trick-or-treating on Halloween and how her father loved being around family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. But more than anything, he loved being a grandpa to his two grandchildren, Winkle said.
“He’d be down on the ground playing with them,” she said. “He was that kind of grandfather.”
Steve Stelter, 56, is survived by his brother Doug, his daughter Reeah Winkle, and his grandchildren, Mac and Sunny Mortensen.
Margaret Stephenson Spread Joy With Huge Heart and Love of Parties
Margaret Stephenson, 86, was a vibrant and tenacious British transplant to Mendocino County's Redwood Valley who lived alone on 2 rural acres, loved animals and never shied away from a good party.
“She was very proud of her British heritage and a person that loved to celebrate festivities,” said Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who received Halloween and Christmas cards from her every year. “I can’t imagine ever not having fun if Margaret was at an event.”
Stephenson was the last victim found after the fire.
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Stephenson moved to Mendocino County in the 1970s with her husband, Raymond, who took a job as a manager at Mendo Mill & Lumber Co.. She briefly worked as a schoolteacher but devoted most of her life to helping her husband and maintaining their land. The couple were married roughly 60 years. They had no children.
“She and her husband came over with nothing, essentially,” said Mandi Hamilton, who became Margaret’s insurance agent and close friend after her husband died in 2015. “They worked hard, joined clubs and became an integral part of community."
“She spoke so openly of her husband, Raymond, and how much she loved him,” Hamilton added.
Soon after she met Stephenson, Hamilton said, the two of them hit it off and began calling each other every morning. About six months before the fire, Stephenson was diagnosed with cancer, but was responding well to treatment and remained very independent. Last summer, Hamilton taught her how to drive her husband's truck, which she had previously refused to touch. And to boost her spirits, Hamilton also recently gave her a cat, which she instantly fell in love with.
Tamara Latrice Thomas, a San Francisco Native Who Perished in Assisted-Care Home
Tamara Latrice Thomas, 47, was a native of San Francisco who split her time between her hometown and a board-and-care facility in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, one of the areas ravaged by the Tubbs Fire early Oct. 9.
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported Thomas, who was paralyzed, died after being unable to get out of her second-floor bedroom at the Crestview Court Residential Care Home.
KQED was unable to reach Thomas's family members for comment, but the Press Democrat reported her brother is suing PG&E for wrongful death, alleging the utility failed to maintain power lines that could have sparked the wind-whipped fire. The case was filed in Sonoma County Superior Court and seeks unspecified damages for pain and suffering.
Linda Tunis Was Close to Her Daughter Until the End
In January 2017, Linda Tunis moved from Florida to Santa Rosa to be closer to her daughter, Jessica.
Their time together in California was cut short. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Linda Tunis called her daughter early the morning of Oct. 9 as the Tubbs Fire began burning her mobile home. “I was telling her I love her when the phone died," Jessica Tunis said.
According to an obituary published in The Boston Globe, Tunis loved going to the beach, playing bingo, traveling and going to the theater.
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href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20240422-Los-Angeles-Superior-Court-Judge-ruling-on-SB-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ruling\u003c/a> striking down \u003ca href=\"https://focus.senate.ca.gov/sb9\">Senate Bill 9\u003c/a> only applies to the five Southern California charter cities that were parties to the case: Redondo Beach, Whittier, Carson, Del Mar and Torrance. However, if the case is appealed, the appellate court’s ruling will apply to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cacities.org/UploadedFiles/LeagueInternet/6b/6bbb4ee3-88f9-4d8f-93ad-0075a7b486c4.pdf\">charter cities\u003c/a> statewide, including San Francisco, Oakland and San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The decision, issued on Monday, is a blow to key state leaders, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/09/16/governor-newsom-signs-historic-legislation-to-boost-californias-housing-supply-and-fight-the-housing-crisis/\">hailed the law\u003c/a> as a way to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840548/the-racist-history-of-single-family-home-zoning\">open single-family neighborhoods\u003c/a> to desperately needed housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s an endorsement of an opposing idea: that suburban neighborhoods should be reserved for single-family homes, said Chris Elmendorf, a law professor at UC Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an indication of unease or discomfort with housing laws that are trying to transform single-family-home neighborhoods,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for state Attorney General Rob Bonta, the named defendant in the case, said his office is reviewing the case and would “consider all options in defense of SB 9.” The office of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a supporter of the law, did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pam Lee, an attorney with Aleshire & Wynder, who represented the plaintiffs in the case, said the ruling came as a surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew that the stakes were high, but we also knew that it was an uphill battle,” Lee said. “So many of the [housing] laws that have been challenged — in particular, cases against charter cities — have just not been met with a favorable fate.”[aside label=\"more housing coverage\" tag=\"affordable-housing\"]Charter cities have special privileges under the state Constitution, Lee said, including the right to enact their own laws. When the state Legislature wants its laws to apply to those charter cities, Lee said lawmakers have to demonstrate the law addresses a statewide concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his decision, Judge Curtis Kin said the Legislature didn’t do that in this case. Specifically, SB 9 says its purpose is to “ensure access to affordable housing.” Lee and her colleagues argued that “affordable housing” means something very specific: below-market-rate, deed-restricted housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the law doesn’t specifically require property owners to develop that kind of housing, the law is unconstitutional, Kin ruled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elmendorf called that interpretation “kind of silly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By allowing property owners to split their lots and build up to two homes on each new one, the law promotes the construction of homes that are smaller and therefore relatively more affordable, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Legislature is not a house full of idiots,” Elmendorf said, adding the law itself clearly states the Legislature’s intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, state Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who authored SB 9, called the judge’s ruling “sadly misguided” and vowed to “remedy any loopholes biased city governments might utilize” to block new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assertion by NIMBY city governments that SB 9 is only about subsidized housing is a stretch at best,” said Atkins, who recently stepped down as Senate President Pro Tempore. “The goal of SB 9 has always been to increase equity and accessibility in our neighborhoods while growing our housing supply and production across the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since it went into effect in 2022, however, the law has produced little in the way of new lots or housing. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980785/these-california-companies-want-to-buy-your-backyard-and-build-a-house\">KQED survey\u003c/a> of 16 cities of varying sizes found that between 2022 and 2023, the cities collectively approved 75 lot-split applications and 112 applications for new units under the law. That’s compared to more than 8,800 accessory dwelling units, or in-law apartments, the cities permitted during the same time frame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Developers have generally supported the bill but have criticized anti-speculation provisions in the law that require a property owner requesting a lot split to agree to live in the house for at least three years. They have also argued that fees and other barriers cities have imposed have prevented the law from working as intended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Atkins authored a second bill, SB 450, to address some of those issues, but it is currently on hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elmendorf said the Legislature’s unwillingness to address those issues demonstrates a certain unease with the law’s intent to open single-family neighborhoods to more housing — even among lawmakers who voted to approve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That unease is reflected in SB 9 itself,” he said. “SB 9 is written with loopholes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state could easily fix those loopholes, Elmendorf said, just as it can easily remedy the error Kin identified in his ruling. How swiftly it does so will demonstrate how serious lawmakers are about dismantling barriers to housing in single-family neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s worth watching the legislative response to this case,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doing so will better answer the question underlying SB 9, Elmendorf added. “Do we really want these traditional single-family home neighborhoods to be transformed into something that’s a little bit different?”\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week struck down SB 9, a 2021 California law allowing property owners to split their lots and build up to two new homes.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1714153584,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":25,"wordCount":896},"headData":{"title":"California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is 'Unconstitutional,' Judge Rules | KQED","description":"A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week struck down SB 9, a 2021 California law allowing property owners to split their lots and build up to two new homes.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"California Law Letting Property Owners Split Lots to Build New Homes Is 'Unconstitutional,' Judge Rules","datePublished":"2024-04-25T21:11:17.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-26T17:46:24.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11984016/judge-rules-california-split-lot-housing-law-unconstitutional","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11860308/why-just-allowing-fourplexes-wont-solve-californias-housing-affordability-crisis\">controversial 2021 law\u003c/a> that allows property owners in California to split their lots and build up to two new homes is unconstitutional, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled this week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/20240422-Los-Angeles-Superior-Court-Judge-ruling-on-SB-9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The ruling\u003c/a> striking down \u003ca href=\"https://focus.senate.ca.gov/sb9\">Senate Bill 9\u003c/a> only applies to the five Southern California charter cities that were parties to the case: Redondo Beach, Whittier, Carson, Del Mar and Torrance. However, if the case is appealed, the appellate court’s ruling will apply to \u003ca href=\"https://www.cacities.org/UploadedFiles/LeagueInternet/6b/6bbb4ee3-88f9-4d8f-93ad-0075a7b486c4.pdf\">charter cities\u003c/a> statewide, including San Francisco, Oakland and San José.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The decision, issued on Monday, is a blow to key state leaders, who \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/09/16/governor-newsom-signs-historic-legislation-to-boost-californias-housing-supply-and-fight-the-housing-crisis/\">hailed the law\u003c/a> as a way to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11840548/the-racist-history-of-single-family-home-zoning\">open single-family neighborhoods\u003c/a> to desperately needed housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s an endorsement of an opposing idea: that suburban neighborhoods should be reserved for single-family homes, said Chris Elmendorf, a law professor at UC Davis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an indication of unease or discomfort with housing laws that are trying to transform single-family-home neighborhoods,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for state Attorney General Rob Bonta, the named defendant in the case, said his office is reviewing the case and would “consider all options in defense of SB 9.” The office of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a supporter of the law, did not respond to a request for comment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pam Lee, an attorney with Aleshire & Wynder, who represented the plaintiffs in the case, said the ruling came as a surprise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew that the stakes were high, but we also knew that it was an uphill battle,” Lee said. “So many of the [housing] laws that have been challenged — in particular, cases against charter cities — have just not been met with a favorable fate.”\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"more housing coverage ","tag":"affordable-housing"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Charter cities have special privileges under the state Constitution, Lee said, including the right to enact their own laws. When the state Legislature wants its laws to apply to those charter cities, Lee said lawmakers have to demonstrate the law addresses a statewide concern.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In his decision, Judge Curtis Kin said the Legislature didn’t do that in this case. Specifically, SB 9 says its purpose is to “ensure access to affordable housing.” Lee and her colleagues argued that “affordable housing” means something very specific: below-market-rate, deed-restricted housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the law doesn’t specifically require property owners to develop that kind of housing, the law is unconstitutional, Kin ruled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elmendorf called that interpretation “kind of silly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By allowing property owners to split their lots and build up to two homes on each new one, the law promotes the construction of homes that are smaller and therefore relatively more affordable, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Legislature is not a house full of idiots,” Elmendorf said, adding the law itself clearly states the Legislature’s intent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, state Sen. Toni Atkins (D-San Diego), who authored SB 9, called the judge’s ruling “sadly misguided” and vowed to “remedy any loopholes biased city governments might utilize” to block new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The assertion by NIMBY city governments that SB 9 is only about subsidized housing is a stretch at best,” said Atkins, who recently stepped down as Senate President Pro Tempore. “The goal of SB 9 has always been to increase equity and accessibility in our neighborhoods while growing our housing supply and production across the state.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since it went into effect in 2022, however, the law has produced little in the way of new lots or housing. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11980785/these-california-companies-want-to-buy-your-backyard-and-build-a-house\">KQED survey\u003c/a> of 16 cities of varying sizes found that between 2022 and 2023, the cities collectively approved 75 lot-split applications and 112 applications for new units under the law. That’s compared to more than 8,800 accessory dwelling units, or in-law apartments, the cities permitted during the same time frame.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Developers have generally supported the bill but have criticized anti-speculation provisions in the law that require a property owner requesting a lot split to agree to live in the house for at least three years. They have also argued that fees and other barriers cities have imposed have prevented the law from working as intended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Atkins authored a second bill, SB 450, to address some of those issues, but it is currently on hold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elmendorf said the Legislature’s unwillingness to address those issues demonstrates a certain unease with the law’s intent to open single-family neighborhoods to more housing — even among lawmakers who voted to approve it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That unease is reflected in SB 9 itself,” he said. “SB 9 is written with loopholes.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state could easily fix those loopholes, Elmendorf said, just as it can easily remedy the error Kin identified in his ruling. How swiftly it does so will demonstrate how serious lawmakers are about dismantling barriers to housing in single-family neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it’s worth watching the legislative response to this case,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doing so will better answer the question underlying SB 9, Elmendorf added. “Do we really want these traditional single-family home neighborhoods to be transformed into something that’s a little bit different?”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11984016/judge-rules-california-split-lot-housing-law-unconstitutional","authors":["11652"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_3921","news_24805","news_1775","news_22804"],"featImg":"news_11984069","label":"news"},"news_11983858":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11983858","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11983858","found":true},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"alameda-the-island-that-almost-wasnt","title":"Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t","publishDate":1714039234,"format":"image","headTitle":"Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Alameda has all the sure signs of an island. To get there, you have to use a bridge, a tunnel or a boat. Locals talk about going “on and off island.” And residents, like Nate Puckett, wear Alameda-themed T-shirts that say “Islander.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t leave the island for, like, weeks,” says Puckett, who lives, works and raises two kids in the Bay Area city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But recently, Puckett’s sense of place was thrown off-kilter. He was enjoying an ice cream at a favorite local spot — Tucker’s — when he looked up at a historical map on the wall. It showed Alameda connected to the mainland. That must be wrong, he thought; Alameda is an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriouspodcastinfo]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the map was not wrong — it was just old. In fact, Alameda is not a natural island. And it almost never became an island at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It kind of felt like we’ve been living a lie,” Puckett says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Puckett asked Bay Curious to find out more about Alameda’s island origin story. The project took nearly 30 years to complete and had enough twists and turns to make anyone dizzy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>When it all began\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.org/ohc/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11983868 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked.jpg\" alt=\"An old map shows what is now Alameda Island as connected to the mainland.\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked.jpg 999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked-800x602.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Alameda from 1877 shows it as a connected peninsula, not an island. \u003ccite>(Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the 1870s, Alameda was a big peninsula that jutted out from what is now Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood like an outstretched arm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back then, things were pretty quiet in that part of the East Bay (it wasn’t Oakland until later). The marshy region was not very populated; the landscape was mostly wide open fields and the estates of a few wealthy families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Oakland’s inner harbor was nearby, and it was quickly becoming a bustling center for maritime commerce. Once the Gold Rush started, more and more ships arrived, bringing in all sorts of goods. And Oakland itself was growing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But navigation to the budding port was tricky. Boats had to traverse a wild waterway that hadn’t seen much development yet. Sediment on the harbor’s bottom would shift with the tides, causing sandbars to move in unpredictable patterns that caused problems for navigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[The sandbars] were there on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, [and then] they’d be over here on Tuesday and Thursday,” Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky says. “It impeded the shipping traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett.jpg\" alt=\"Older man in blue sweater stands next to a younger one in brown.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Evanosky (left) with Nate Puckett next to the Alameda canal. The Park Street bridge looms in the background. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland was never going to become the shipping destination it wanted to be if the waterways remained so unpredictable and the port so difficult to reach. And Oakland had big development ambitions, says Richard Walker, a \u003ca href=\"https://geography.berkeley.edu/professor-emeritus-richard-walker\">professor emeritus in geography at UC Berkeley\u003c/a> and author of several books about California history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The sense of competition with San Francisco [was] intense,” Walker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the late 1800s, Oakland was coming into its own politically and economically, developing its own banks, businesses and shipping companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That grows and grows so that Oakland, by the early 20th century, is really thumbing its nose at San Francisco,” Walker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to local lobbying, Congressmen worked to bring in millions of federal dollars to pay the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since shifting sandbars on the bottom was the biggest problem, \u003ca href=\"https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2600/ca2606/data/ca2606data.pdf\">the initial plan\u003c/a> was to cut through the marshy area of the Alameda peninsula, where it was connected to the mainland, to create a canal. Engineers thought if they built a dam at one end, they could release powerful torrents of water through the canal to flush out built-up sediment in the harbor. That would clear the way for bigger ships to come and go more easily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project got the green light in the early 1870s, but over the next three decades, it hit roadblock after roadblock.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Resistance to the project\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">Eleven families owned land where the government wanted to dredge the canal\u003c/a>. Oakland officials offered families $40,000 at the time, more than $1.2 million today. But one person refused — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cohenbrayhouse.org/about-6\">A.A. Cohen, a railroad industry baron and attorney\u003c/a> who owned an estate with a 70-room mansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were screwing with his kingdom,” says Patty Donald, Cohen’s great-great-granddaughter and manager of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cohenbrayhouse.org/history\"> Cohen Bray house\u003c/a>, a historic Victorian building in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. The Cohen family challenged the canal project more than once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was one of the most powerful people in Alameda at that time because he had bought a failing rail system,” Donald says. “He built it up in two years and created another one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the canal project progressed despite Cohen’s legal challenge, and by 1889 the excavation was underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The setbacks pile up\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Quickly, the canal project suffered another setback — flooding. The winter of 1889 was one of the wettest on record. More than 45 inches of rain fell that year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Disaster struck on a stormy night in January when Sausal Creek overflowed its banks at Fruitvale Avenue and flooded the ditch and equipment,” \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">wrote historian Woody Minor in the Alameda Museum newslette\u003c/a>r. “It took two months to pump out the water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, the project’s proponents had to deal with public opinion and perhaps the very first complaints from Alamedans about commuting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People complain, ‘Well if you’re gonna have this canal here, how are we going to get home?’” Evanosky says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dredged canal cut across one of the main thoroughfares, leading to the Alameda peninsula, disrupting traffic \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">for two years\u003c/a>. The Park Street bridge opened in 1891, and Alameda’s two other bridges, at High Street and Fruitvale Avenue, were built the following decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If legal battles, payouts and flooding weren’t enough, there was an economic depression in the 1890s. Funding for the canal project dried up. And then, the project’s long-time champion at the Army Corp of Engineers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Portals/68/docs/History/Engineers%20at%20the%20Golden%20Gate.pdf?ver=2019-10-24-161149-027\">Major George Mendell\u003c/a>, retired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the nail in the coffin for the dam/canal combo plan came from \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">new research suggesting that dredging deeper in Oakland’s harbor would be more effective for boat passage\u003c/a> than this idea of flushing sediment away using a dam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While government officials debated the next steps, a partially dug, unfinished giant trench was left.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>‘Fetid water awash with dead fish’\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At this point, 20 years after the project began, raw sewage in the area’s waterways had become a real problem. In the late 1800s, people in Oakland and Alameda started installing residential sewer systems, and the waste flowed right into Lake Merritt and the Oakland Harbor. The unfinished canal became a cesspool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fetid water awash with dead fish lapped against the dam and seeped into the ditch, emitting a pervasive stench,” \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">wrote Minor in his history of the island\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda’s health officer at the time, Dr. John T. McClean, became the biggest crusader for completing the canal. In a letter to Washington, published by the Oakland Enquirer in 1897, McLean argued that the stench from the incomplete trench had not only become offensive, but the foul water was killing fish and crabs and posed a health hazard. Better water circulation through the canal would help flush away foul substances, he argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, government officials soon found the money to put a massive steam shovel to work ripping through the marsh between Alameda and modern-day Oakland. They finished dredging the canal in 1902, nearly 30 years after the plan was first hatched. Alameda was officially an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was no dam. … but residents celebrated anyway — through days of fireworks, carnival acts and a procession of two hundred lighted boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A failed idea? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The scale and ambition of the Alameda Island project don’t impress geographer Richard Walker. In the grand scheme of things, he says, the project was actually pretty small. There are very few parts of the San Francisco Bay that humans haven’t somehow altered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is California,” Walker says. “California [is] one of the most monumentally re-engineered landscapes on Earth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a century after the project was completed, the water in the neatly engineered tidal canal that separates Alameda from Oakland is relatively still, looking like a moat around a castle. People mostly use it for recreation now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nate Puckett says it doesn’t bother him that Alameda isn’t naturally an island. Residents here still bond over bridge and tunnel delays and over a beer at Alameda Island Brewing Company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[baycuriousquestion]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cbr>\nOlivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>One of the best parts about a deep and long-running friendship is you can poke a little fun at each other for your quirks. Like how you’re a diehard fan for a chronically losing sports team or how you put ketchup on everything – gross. For Nate Puckett, his friends rib him about how he never leaves the city of Alameda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> So I work here, I live here, my kids go to school here. I have a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old. So I don’t leave the island for like weeks. And people make fun of me for that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Alameda is an island, in case you didn’t know, and that fact is pretty wrapped up in the identity of some people who live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> I have a T-shirt that says Islander. That’s, like, Alameda themed. There’s Alameda Island Brewing. Like, you talk about whether, you know, you’re on the island or not on the island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>But recently, Nate’s sense of place was thrown off-kilter. He was eating ice cream at a local spot – Tuckers. He glanced up at a historical map hanging on the wall. And there, he saw something that shook him to the core. Alameda was connected to what is now mainland Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> It kind of felt like we’ve been all living a lie. It kind of felt like, no, that’s wrong. Alameda is an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>But no. The map was not wrong. It was just \u003ci>old\u003c/i>. Alameda is not a natural island. And it almost never became an island at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Bay Curious theme music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>On this episode of Bay Curious, we’re going to find out how and \u003ci>why \u003c/i>Alameda was sliced off the mainland. It’s a story with enough twists and turns to make your head spin. I’m Olivia Allen Price. We’ll dive in just after this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sponsor break\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Making Alameda into an island took nearly 30 years. And in the end, the original idea for the massive excavation, didn’t quite pan out as planned. KQED Producer Pauline Bartolone tells us all about the bumpy journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Flooding, legal battles, an economic slump and raw sewage. They’re all part of Alameda’s island origin story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It all starts back in the 1870s, Alameda was a big peninsula, jutting out like an outstretched arm from what is now Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back then, things were pretty quiet where Alameda connected with the mainland. Not many people lived in this marshy region. Think open fields and maybe just a few estates of wealthy families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just to the west was a waterway, the Oakland harbor, that opened up to the San Francisco Bay. And it was becoming a bustling center for maritime commerce. More and more ships were arriving since the Gold Rush, bringing all sorts of goods. But navigation in this waterway was tricky. Sediment on its floor would shift — a lot! — causing all sorts of problems for boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music ends. We hear the sounds of street traffic and outside noises.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> The trouble is, there were sandbars. And there were all kinds of impediments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky took me and our question-asker, Nate Puckett, on a tour along Alameda’s waterfront. He says around what is now the Port of Oakland, the waterway was wild and untouched, with sandbars that would ebb and flow with the tide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They were there on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, then they’d be over here on Tuesday and Thursday, this place else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> Oh, yeah, haha.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> And it impeded the shipping traffic!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The unpredictable nature of the waterway didn’t work for the shipping industry, which wanted to get more boats into the port. Oakland had big development ambitions, says Richard Walker, a professor emeritus in geography at UC Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker: \u003c/b>Then, the sense of competition with San Francisco is intense, even though there’s a lot of San Francisco investment in Oakland. But you start to create Oakland having its own capitalist class, its own leadership who have banks in Oakland, have businesses, you know, have shipping companies, and they actually have a local interest. And that grows and grows so that Oakland, you know, by the early 20th century, is really thumbing its nose at San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Local Congressmen made deals to bring in millions of federal dollars to improve the harbor. Evanosky says the big idea was to dredge a canal all the way across the north side of Alameda, turning the peninsula into an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>We hear sounds of traffic near the canal\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They planned to build this tidal canal as a scouring channel. What they planned to do was build a dam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> The dam would be built on the far east side of Alameda. And then during ebb tide, when the water is naturally flowing out to the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They are going to open that dam, and we’re going to have the water to, I say, “whoosh” through the scouring channel here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> Engineers thought this would harness the natural power of tides to flush sediment out of the Oakland estuary and toward the Bay, learning the passage for boats coming in and out of the narrow waterway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> And these aren’t necessarily big, huge ships. These could be smaller ships, but they need a place to navigate and turn around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> So, that was the plan. … in the beginning. The project got the green light in the early 1870s but had a slow start. And over the next three decades, it hit roadblock after roadblock. Early on, the government had to buy out 11 families who would lose part of their estates to the canal. They were offered $40,000 at the time, what is more than $1.2 million today. But one family refused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Patty Donald:\u003c/b> They were screwing with his kingdom. If you put it that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Patty Donald is the great-great-granddaughter of A.A. Cohen, a railroad industry baron and attorney who owned an estate with a 70-room mansion on Alameda. A.A. Cohen’s family challenged the canal project more than once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Patty Donald:\u003c/b> He was one of the most powerful people in Alameda at that time because he had started, he had bought a failing rail system in 1876, I think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>He sued to stop the canal project and lost. And it went forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/i>\u003cb>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>By 1889, the excavation was underway. But quickly suffered another setback. A deluge, literally. The winter that started in 1889 was one of the wettest on record. More than 45 inches of rain fell that year. That’s according to a history written by Woody Minor of the Alameda Museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound effect of typewriter under voice-over\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ci>Voice actor reading:\u003c/i>\u003c/b> Disaster struck on a stormy night in January when Sausal Creek overflowed its banks at Fruitvale Avenue and flooded the ditch and equipment. It took two months to pump out the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Then, they had to deal with public opinion. And perhaps the very first complaints from Alameda residents about commuting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They are digging this canal. And there’s a problem. People complain, well, if you’re gonna have this canal here, how are we going to get home?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The canal dredging was disrupting traffic to one of Alameda’s main entrances, Evanosky says. So, the Park Street Bridge was built first, and then two other bridges came.. in the decade that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>As if legal battles, payouts and flooding weren’t enough, the canal project suffered more roadblocks in the 1890s. According to the Alameda Museum’s Woody Minor, funding dried up during an economic depression. Then, the project’s long-time champion at the Army Corps of Engineers retired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then — this one’s big — new research suggested that dredging deeper in Oakland’s harbor would be more effective for boat passage than this idea of flushing sediment out using a dam. While government officials debated next steps, a partially dug unfinished canal was left. A big giant trench.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> So they had to stop. And this is all done, and they had to stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Now, this is where the raw sewage comes into the picture. Right around this time, people in Oakland and Alameda started installing residential sewer systems. And the waste was flowing right into Lake Merritt and the Oakland Harbor. By the Alameda Museum’s account, the waterway became a cesspool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound effect of typewriter under voice-over\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Voice Actor:\u003c/b> Fetid water awash with dead fish lapped against the dam and seeped into the ditch, emitting a pervasive stench.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Alameda’s health officer became the biggest crusader for completing the canal. In 1897, he argued that the stench from the incomplete trench had not only become offensive, but the foul water was killing fish and crabs and posing a health hazard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So government officials soon found the money to put a massive steam shovel to work and finish that canal excavation once and for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound of a big machine starting up\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>In case you’re wondering if, during this era, anyone ever chimed in about the ecological impacts of ripping through this marshy area?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker:\u003c/b> No, no, no, no, no, it’s nothing like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Richard Walker says there wasn’t really an environmental movement at this time. Maybe an oysterman was concerned about declining catches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker:\u003c/b> The conservationists at that time would be, I think, entirely obsessed with creating the first state parks. Saving the redwoods. They’re worried about mine debris in the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>By 1902, the dredging was done. And 30 years after the plan was first hatched, the canal filled with water. Alameda was officially an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents in the city of Alameda were ready to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sounds of a marching band, crowd noise and fireworks\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>In September of 1902, there were days of fireworks, parades, brass bands, carnival acts, fancy diving and a procession of two hundred lighted boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things were different from what was originally envisioned, of course. For one, there was no dam to help flush water out of the estuary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> In my view, they didn’t build the dam because they were just tired of this whole thing, and a lot of people didn’t think the dam was going to work anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Now, more than a century later, as I walk along the canal with Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky near the Park Street Bridge, the canal water is relatively still. A few boats are docked, but none sail by. This neatly engineered waterway looks like a moat around a castle. It’s mostly used for recreation now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> This wasn’t natural. It looks very not natural.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Right? Right? Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Our question asker, Nate Puckett, has been walking with us, listening to Evanosky this whole time. He looks slightly unsettled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> So it sounds like the reason it’s an island was a failed idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I would say, “The island city, sort of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> Yeah, yeah, the island city by accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Right, right. Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Nate clarified later that he found Alameda’s island origin story “surprising.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> You kind of always assume big projects like this are for a very clear and thought-out purpose. And to find that it was kind of an accident or the plan changed so many times is definitely surprising. Especially just, you know, because Alameda is so into being an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The fact that Alameda isn’t naturally an island doesn’t bother Nate Puckett too much now. After all, it’s been that way for a while, and residents here still bond over bridge and tunnel delays. And over a beer at Alameda Island Brewing Co.\u003cbr>\n\u003cb>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003ci>Island-themed music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>That story was produced by Pauline Bartolone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big shout out and thanks to Liam O’Donoghue of the \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayyesterday.com/\">East Bay Yesterday podcast \u003c/a>and UC Davis geographer Javier Arbona for their help on this story. Facts in this story came from Woody Minor of the Alameda Museum and historical documents from the Army Corp of Engineers and the National Park Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s still time to vote in our April voting round. 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We’ll be back next week.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Alameda residents fully own their island identity, but many don't know that it used to be connected to mainland Oakland.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1714062860,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":136,"wordCount":3910},"headData":{"title":"Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t | KQED","description":"Alameda residents fully own their island identity, but many don't know that it used to be connected to mainland Oakland.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Alameda: The Island That Almost Wasn’t","datePublished":"2024-04-25T10:00:34.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-25T16:34:20.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"Bay Curious","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/baycurious/","audioUrl":"https://dcs.megaphone.fm/KQINC3081122282.mp3?key=fc075dc0e32f001c439745b9697d7766&request_event_id=3ff129a1-c582-463c-8902-bc37d989ad55","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11983858/alameda-the-island-that-almost-wasnt","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"#episode-transcript\">View the full episode transcript.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The city of Alameda has all the sure signs of an island. To get there, you have to use a bridge, a tunnel or a boat. Locals talk about going “on and off island.” And residents, like Nate Puckett, wear Alameda-themed T-shirts that say “Islander.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t leave the island for, like, weeks,” says Puckett, who lives, works and raises two kids in the Bay Area city.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But recently, Puckett’s sense of place was thrown off-kilter. He was enjoying an ice cream at a favorite local spot — Tucker’s — when he looked up at a historical map on the wall. It showed Alameda connected to the mainland. That must be wrong, he thought; Alameda is an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003caside class=\"alignleft utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__bayCuriousPodcastShortcode__bayCurious\">\u003cimg src=https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/bayCuriousLogo.png alt=\"Bay Curious Podcast\" />\n \u003ca href=\"/news/series/baycurious\">Bay Curious\u003c/a> is a podcast that answers your questions about the Bay Area.\n Subscribe on \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bay-curious/id1172473406\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts\u003c/a>,\n \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/podcasts/500557090/bay-curious\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR One\u003c/a> or your favorite podcast platform.\u003c/aside>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the map was not wrong — it was just old. In fact, Alameda is not a natural island. And it almost never became an island at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It kind of felt like we’ve been living a lie,” Puckett says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Puckett asked Bay Curious to find out more about Alameda’s island origin story. The project took nearly 30 years to complete and had enough twists and turns to make anyone dizzy.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>When it all began\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983868\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 999px\">\u003ca href=\"https://oaklandlibrary.org/ohc/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11983868 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked.jpg\" alt=\"An old map shows what is now Alameda Island as connected to the mainland.\" width=\"999\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked.jpg 999w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked-800x602.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Alameda1877-tweaked-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 999px) 100vw, 999px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A map of Alameda from 1877 shows it as a connected peninsula, not an island. \u003ccite>(Oakland Public Library, Oakland History Center)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the 1870s, Alameda was a big peninsula that jutted out from what is now Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood like an outstretched arm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back then, things were pretty quiet in that part of the East Bay (it wasn’t Oakland until later). The marshy region was not very populated; the landscape was mostly wide open fields and the estates of a few wealthy families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Oakland’s inner harbor was nearby, and it was quickly becoming a bustling center for maritime commerce. Once the Gold Rush started, more and more ships arrived, bringing in all sorts of goods. And Oakland itself was growing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But navigation to the budding port was tricky. Boats had to traverse a wild waterway that hadn’t seen much development yet. Sediment on the harbor’s bottom would shift with the tides, causing sandbars to move in unpredictable patterns that caused problems for navigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[The sandbars] were there on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, [and then] they’d be over here on Tuesday and Thursday,” Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky says. “It impeded the shipping traffic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983870\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983870\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett.jpg\" alt=\"Older man in blue sweater stands next to a younger one in brown.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1276\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Evanosky-Puckett-1536x1021.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dennis Evanosky (left) with Nate Puckett next to the Alameda canal. The Park Street bridge looms in the background. \u003ccite>(Pauline Bartolone/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Oakland was never going to become the shipping destination it wanted to be if the waterways remained so unpredictable and the port so difficult to reach. And Oakland had big development ambitions, says Richard Walker, a \u003ca href=\"https://geography.berkeley.edu/professor-emeritus-richard-walker\">professor emeritus in geography at UC Berkeley\u003c/a> and author of several books about California history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The sense of competition with San Francisco [was] intense,” Walker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the late 1800s, Oakland was coming into its own politically and economically, developing its own banks, businesses and shipping companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That grows and grows so that Oakland, by the early 20th century, is really thumbing its nose at San Francisco,” Walker says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to local lobbying, Congressmen worked to bring in millions of federal dollars to pay the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the harbor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since shifting sandbars on the bottom was the biggest problem, \u003ca href=\"https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/pnp/habshaer/ca/ca2600/ca2606/data/ca2606data.pdf\">the initial plan\u003c/a> was to cut through the marshy area of the Alameda peninsula, where it was connected to the mainland, to create a canal. Engineers thought if they built a dam at one end, they could release powerful torrents of water through the canal to flush out built-up sediment in the harbor. That would clear the way for bigger ships to come and go more easily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The project got the green light in the early 1870s, but over the next three decades, it hit roadblock after roadblock.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>Resistance to the project\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">Eleven families owned land where the government wanted to dredge the canal\u003c/a>. Oakland officials offered families $40,000 at the time, more than $1.2 million today. But one person refused — \u003ca href=\"https://www.cohenbrayhouse.org/about-6\">A.A. Cohen, a railroad industry baron and attorney\u003c/a> who owned an estate with a 70-room mansion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were screwing with his kingdom,” says Patty Donald, Cohen’s great-great-granddaughter and manager of the\u003ca href=\"https://www.cohenbrayhouse.org/history\"> Cohen Bray house\u003c/a>, a historic Victorian building in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood. The Cohen family challenged the canal project more than once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was one of the most powerful people in Alameda at that time because he had bought a failing rail system,” Donald says. “He built it up in two years and created another one.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the canal project progressed despite Cohen’s legal challenge, and by 1889 the excavation was underway.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>The setbacks pile up\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Quickly, the canal project suffered another setback — flooding. The winter of 1889 was one of the wettest on record. More than 45 inches of rain fell that year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Disaster struck on a stormy night in January when Sausal Creek overflowed its banks at Fruitvale Avenue and flooded the ditch and equipment,” \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">wrote historian Woody Minor in the Alameda Museum newslette\u003c/a>r. “It took two months to pump out the water.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Next, the project’s proponents had to deal with public opinion and perhaps the very first complaints from Alamedans about commuting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People complain, ‘Well if you’re gonna have this canal here, how are we going to get home?’” Evanosky says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dredged canal cut across one of the main thoroughfares, leading to the Alameda peninsula, disrupting traffic \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">for two years\u003c/a>. The Park Street bridge opened in 1891, and Alameda’s two other bridges, at High Street and Fruitvale Avenue, were built the following decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If legal battles, payouts and flooding weren’t enough, there was an economic depression in the 1890s. Funding for the canal project dried up. And then, the project’s long-time champion at the Army Corp of Engineers, \u003ca href=\"https://www.spn.usace.army.mil/Portals/68/docs/History/Engineers%20at%20the%20Golden%20Gate.pdf?ver=2019-10-24-161149-027\">Major George Mendell\u003c/a>, retired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the nail in the coffin for the dam/canal combo plan came from \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">new research suggesting that dredging deeper in Oakland’s harbor would be more effective for boat passage\u003c/a> than this idea of flushing sediment away using a dam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While government officials debated the next steps, a partially dug, unfinished giant trench was left.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>‘Fetid water awash with dead fish’\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At this point, 20 years after the project began, raw sewage in the area’s waterways had become a real problem. In the late 1800s, people in Oakland and Alameda started installing residential sewer systems, and the waste flowed right into Lake Merritt and the Oakland Harbor. The unfinished canal became a cesspool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Fetid water awash with dead fish lapped against the dam and seeped into the ditch, emitting a pervasive stench,” \u003ca href=\"https://alamedamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/AMQ_MAR_2019.pdf\">wrote Minor in his history of the island\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda’s health officer at the time, Dr. John T. McClean, became the biggest crusader for completing the canal. In a letter to Washington, published by the Oakland Enquirer in 1897, McLean argued that the stench from the incomplete trench had not only become offensive, but the foul water was killing fish and crabs and posed a health hazard. Better water circulation through the canal would help flush away foul substances, he argued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, government officials soon found the money to put a massive steam shovel to work ripping through the marsh between Alameda and modern-day Oakland. They finished dredging the canal in 1902, nearly 30 years after the plan was first hatched. Alameda was officially an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There was no dam. … but residents celebrated anyway — through days of fireworks, carnival acts and a procession of two hundred lighted boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>A failed idea? \u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The scale and ambition of the Alameda Island project don’t impress geographer Richard Walker. In the grand scheme of things, he says, the project was actually pretty small. There are very few parts of the San Francisco Bay that humans haven’t somehow altered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is California,” Walker says. “California [is] one of the most monumentally re-engineered landscapes on Earth.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a century after the project was completed, the water in the neatly engineered tidal canal that separates Alameda from Oakland is relatively still, looking like a moat around a castle. People mostly use it for recreation now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nate Puckett says it doesn’t bother him that Alameda isn’t naturally an island. Residents here still bond over bridge and tunnel delays and over a beer at Alameda Island Brewing Company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"baycuriousquestion","attributes":{"named":{"label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2 id=\"episode-transcript\">Episode Transcript\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003cbr>\nOlivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>One of the best parts about a deep and long-running friendship is you can poke a little fun at each other for your quirks. Like how you’re a diehard fan for a chronically losing sports team or how you put ketchup on everything – gross. For Nate Puckett, his friends rib him about how he never leaves the city of Alameda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> So I work here, I live here, my kids go to school here. I have a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old. So I don’t leave the island for like weeks. And people make fun of me for that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Alameda is an island, in case you didn’t know, and that fact is pretty wrapped up in the identity of some people who live there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> I have a T-shirt that says Islander. That’s, like, Alameda themed. There’s Alameda Island Brewing. Like, you talk about whether, you know, you’re on the island or not on the island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>But recently, Nate’s sense of place was thrown off-kilter. He was eating ice cream at a local spot – Tuckers. He glanced up at a historical map hanging on the wall. And there, he saw something that shook him to the core. Alameda was connected to what is now mainland Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> It kind of felt like we’ve been all living a lie. It kind of felt like, no, that’s wrong. Alameda is an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>But no. The map was not wrong. It was just \u003ci>old\u003c/i>. Alameda is not a natural island. And it almost never became an island at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Bay Curious theme music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>On this episode of Bay Curious, we’re going to find out how and \u003ci>why \u003c/i>Alameda was sliced off the mainland. It’s a story with enough twists and turns to make your head spin. I’m Olivia Allen Price. We’ll dive in just after this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sponsor break\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Making Alameda into an island took nearly 30 years. And in the end, the original idea for the massive excavation, didn’t quite pan out as planned. KQED Producer Pauline Bartolone tells us all about the bumpy journey.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Flooding, legal battles, an economic slump and raw sewage. They’re all part of Alameda’s island origin story.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It all starts back in the 1870s, Alameda was a big peninsula, jutting out like an outstretched arm from what is now Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back then, things were pretty quiet where Alameda connected with the mainland. Not many people lived in this marshy region. Think open fields and maybe just a few estates of wealthy families.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just to the west was a waterway, the Oakland harbor, that opened up to the San Francisco Bay. And it was becoming a bustling center for maritime commerce. More and more ships were arriving since the Gold Rush, bringing all sorts of goods. But navigation in this waterway was tricky. Sediment on its floor would shift — a lot! — causing all sorts of problems for boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music ends. We hear the sounds of street traffic and outside noises.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> The trouble is, there were sandbars. And there were all kinds of impediments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky took me and our question-asker, Nate Puckett, on a tour along Alameda’s waterfront. He says around what is now the Port of Oakland, the waterway was wild and untouched, with sandbars that would ebb and flow with the tide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They were there on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, then they’d be over here on Tuesday and Thursday, this place else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> Oh, yeah, haha.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> And it impeded the shipping traffic!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The unpredictable nature of the waterway didn’t work for the shipping industry, which wanted to get more boats into the port. Oakland had big development ambitions, says Richard Walker, a professor emeritus in geography at UC Berkeley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker: \u003c/b>Then, the sense of competition with San Francisco is intense, even though there’s a lot of San Francisco investment in Oakland. But you start to create Oakland having its own capitalist class, its own leadership who have banks in Oakland, have businesses, you know, have shipping companies, and they actually have a local interest. And that grows and grows so that Oakland, you know, by the early 20th century, is really thumbing its nose at San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Local Congressmen made deals to bring in millions of federal dollars to improve the harbor. Evanosky says the big idea was to dredge a canal all the way across the north side of Alameda, turning the peninsula into an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>We hear sounds of traffic near the canal\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They planned to build this tidal canal as a scouring channel. What they planned to do was build a dam.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> The dam would be built on the far east side of Alameda. And then during ebb tide, when the water is naturally flowing out to the Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They are going to open that dam, and we’re going to have the water to, I say, “whoosh” through the scouring channel here.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> Engineers thought this would harness the natural power of tides to flush sediment out of the Oakland estuary and toward the Bay, learning the passage for boats coming in and out of the narrow waterway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> And these aren’t necessarily big, huge ships. These could be smaller ships, but they need a place to navigate and turn around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone:\u003c/b> So, that was the plan. … in the beginning. The project got the green light in the early 1870s but had a slow start. And over the next three decades, it hit roadblock after roadblock. Early on, the government had to buy out 11 families who would lose part of their estates to the canal. They were offered $40,000 at the time, what is more than $1.2 million today. But one family refused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Patty Donald:\u003c/b> They were screwing with his kingdom. If you put it that way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Patty Donald is the great-great-granddaughter of A.A. Cohen, a railroad industry baron and attorney who owned an estate with a 70-room mansion on Alameda. A.A. Cohen’s family challenged the canal project more than once.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Patty Donald:\u003c/b> He was one of the most powerful people in Alameda at that time because he had started, he had bought a failing rail system in 1876, I think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>He sued to stop the canal project and lost. And it went forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003ci>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/i>\u003cb>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>By 1889, the excavation was underway. But quickly suffered another setback. A deluge, literally. The winter that started in 1889 was one of the wettest on record. More than 45 inches of rain fell that year. That’s according to a history written by Woody Minor of the Alameda Museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound effect of typewriter under voice-over\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\u003ci>Voice actor reading:\u003c/i>\u003c/b> Disaster struck on a stormy night in January when Sausal Creek overflowed its banks at Fruitvale Avenue and flooded the ditch and equipment. It took two months to pump out the water.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Then, they had to deal with public opinion. And perhaps the very first complaints from Alameda residents about commuting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> They are digging this canal. And there’s a problem. People complain, well, if you’re gonna have this canal here, how are we going to get home?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The canal dredging was disrupting traffic to one of Alameda’s main entrances, Evanosky says. So, the Park Street Bridge was built first, and then two other bridges came.. in the decade that followed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>As if legal battles, payouts and flooding weren’t enough, the canal project suffered more roadblocks in the 1890s. According to the Alameda Museum’s Woody Minor, funding dried up during an economic depression. Then, the project’s long-time champion at the Army Corps of Engineers retired.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And then — this one’s big — new research suggested that dredging deeper in Oakland’s harbor would be more effective for boat passage than this idea of flushing sediment out using a dam. While government officials debated next steps, a partially dug unfinished canal was left. A big giant trench.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> So they had to stop. And this is all done, and they had to stop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Now, this is where the raw sewage comes into the picture. Right around this time, people in Oakland and Alameda started installing residential sewer systems. And the waste was flowing right into Lake Merritt and the Oakland Harbor. By the Alameda Museum’s account, the waterway became a cesspool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound effect of typewriter under voice-over\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Voice Actor:\u003c/b> Fetid water awash with dead fish lapped against the dam and seeped into the ditch, emitting a pervasive stench.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Alameda’s health officer became the biggest crusader for completing the canal. In 1897, he argued that the stench from the incomplete trench had not only become offensive, but the foul water was killing fish and crabs and posing a health hazard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So government officials soon found the money to put a massive steam shovel to work and finish that canal excavation once and for good.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sound of a big machine starting up\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>In case you’re wondering if, during this era, anyone ever chimed in about the ecological impacts of ripping through this marshy area?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker:\u003c/b> No, no, no, no, no, it’s nothing like that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Richard Walker says there wasn’t really an environmental movement at this time. Maybe an oysterman was concerned about declining catches.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Richard Walker:\u003c/b> The conservationists at that time would be, I think, entirely obsessed with creating the first state parks. Saving the redwoods. They’re worried about mine debris in the Central Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>By 1902, the dredging was done. And 30 years after the plan was first hatched, the canal filled with water. Alameda was officially an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Residents in the city of Alameda were ready to celebrate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>Sounds of a marching band, crowd noise and fireworks\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>In September of 1902, there were days of fireworks, parades, brass bands, carnival acts, fancy diving and a procession of two hundred lighted boats.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Things were different from what was originally envisioned, of course. For one, there was no dam to help flush water out of the estuary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> In my view, they didn’t build the dam because they were just tired of this whole thing, and a lot of people didn’t think the dam was going to work anyway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Now, more than a century later, as I walk along the canal with Alameda historian Dennis Evanosky near the Park Street Bridge, the canal water is relatively still. A few boats are docked, but none sail by. This neatly engineered waterway looks like a moat around a castle. It’s mostly used for recreation now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> This wasn’t natural. It looks very not natural.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Right? Right? Right, right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Our question asker, Nate Puckett, has been walking with us, listening to Evanosky this whole time. He looks slightly unsettled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> So it sounds like the reason it’s an island was a failed idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Yeah, exactly. Yeah. I would say, “The island city, sort of.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> Yeah, yeah, the island city by accident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Dennis Evanosky:\u003c/b> Right, right. Right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>Nate clarified later that he found Alameda’s island origin story “surprising.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Nate Puckett:\u003c/b> You kind of always assume big projects like this are for a very clear and thought-out purpose. And to find that it was kind of an accident or the plan changed so many times is definitely surprising. Especially just, you know, because Alameda is so into being an island.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Pauline Bartolone: \u003c/b>The fact that Alameda isn’t naturally an island doesn’t bother Nate Puckett too much now. After all, it’s been that way for a while, and residents here still bond over bridge and tunnel delays. And over a beer at Alameda Island Brewing Co.\u003cbr>\n\u003cb>\u003cbr>\n\u003c/b>\u003ci>Island-themed music starts\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>That story was produced by Pauline Bartolone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big shout out and thanks to Liam O’Donoghue of the \u003ca href=\"https://eastbayyesterday.com/\">East Bay Yesterday podcast \u003c/a>and UC Davis geographer Javier Arbona for their help on this story. Facts in this story came from Woody Minor of the Alameda Museum and historical documents from the Army Corp of Engineers and the National Park Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s still time to vote in our April voting round. Here are your choices:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Voice 1:\u003c/b> I was recently at the Morcom Rose Garden in Oakland and saw three different official Oakland signs that read, “No glitter.” I would love to know what happened at the rose garden to warrant so many signs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Voice 2:\u003c/b> Yesterday, I walked with a fellow science teacher on the Great Hwy. We commented on the blackish sand, made of iron filings. Where does the iron come from?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Voice 3:\u003c/b> Who are the de Youngs? I think they have some crazy stories!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Vote for which question you think we should tackle next at baycurious.org. While you’re there, sign up for our monthly newsletter, ask your own question or get lost listening through the Bay Curious archive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bay Curious is made in San Francisco at member-supported KQED.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>Our show is made by:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Katrina Schwartz: \u003c/b>Katrina Schwartz\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Christopher Beale: \u003c/b>Christopher Beale\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Katherine Monahan:\u003c/b> Katherine Monahan\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>and me, Olivia Allen Price. Additional support from:\u003cbr>\n\u003cb>Jen Chien: \u003c/b>Jen Chien\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Katie Springer: \u003c/b>Katie Springer\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Cesar Saldana: \u003c/b>Cesar Saldana\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Maha Sanad: \u003c/b>Maha Sanad\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Holly Kernan:\u003c/b> Holly Kernan\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Crowd:\u003c/b> And the whole KQED family.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Olivia Allen-Price: \u003c/b>I’m Olivia Allen-Price. We’ll be back next week.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11983858/alameda-the-island-that-almost-wasnt","authors":["11879"],"programs":["news_33523"],"series":["news_17986"],"categories":["news_31795","news_28250","news_8"],"tags":["news_3631","news_32459","news_28262","news_22761"],"featImg":"news_11983865","label":"source_news_11983858"},"news_11976218":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11976218","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11976218","found":true},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"california-will-help-fund-the-down-payment-for-your-first-house-heres-how-to-apply","title":"Just Days Left to Apply for California Program That Helps Pay for Your First House","publishDate":1714071347,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Just Days Left to Apply for California Program That Helps Pay for Your First House | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981458/ayuda-a-comprar-su-primera-casa-california-2023\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it rolled out last year, the California Dream for All program — a loan application for first-time home buyers — exhausted its approximately $300 million of funding within 11 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That prompted some changes this year for when the down payment assistance program opened again to California residents on April 3. The state has about $250 million on the table, which is expected to assist between 1,600–2,000 new applicants, said Eric Johnson, a spokesperson for the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">The program — officially called the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan\u003c/a> — is designed to have the state step into the role of a parent or grandparent in assisting their offspring buy a home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The program is designed to help those who may not have had the benefit of generational wealth in buying their first home,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">apply for the California Dream for All program\u003c/a> in 2024, keep reading to see who is eligible, how the program has changed this year, and what you need to do. But hurry: \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">Applications for the program\u003c/a> officially close at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#californiadream\">How does the California Dream for All program work?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eligible\">Who is eligible to apply in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Who got the money in 2023?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While wildly popular, the California Dream for All program didn’t have the geographic reach its designers had hoped for — nor did it reach its intended demographic target, said Adam Briones, the CEO of California Community Builders, a nonprofit housing research and advocacy organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones and his team did the research that helped design the program to close the racial homeownership gap in the state. In California, nearly 37% of Black households own their homes compared to 63% of white households, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/blog/californias-housing-divide/\">according to the Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The original hope of the program had been that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11952984/reparations-commentary\">formerly redlined communities\u003c/a>, low-wealth communities … [would] be disproportionately supported by this program,” Briones said, “because they’ve been disproportionately held back by inequalities, both in terms of public policy and the way that our economic system works.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Eric Johnson, California Housing Finance Agency\"]‘The program is designed to help those who may not have had the benefit of generational wealth in buying their first home.’[/pullquote]“And we didn’t see that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first round of California Dream For All funding helped nearly 2,200 new homeowners purchase homes. But of those, only 3% of the grantees were Black, \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/images/dfa-phase-I-outcomes.png\">according to CalHFA\u003c/a>. That’s compared to 35% of white recipients, 33% Latino and 19% Asian American and Pacific Islander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nor were the California Dream for All funds distributed equally on a geographic basis, Briones said. A disproportionate share went to Sacramento residents, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of that had to do with informal knowledge access and understanding of a large program that was going to be rolled out,” Briones said. But he cautioned, “If Californians throughout the state don’t benefit from the program, it’s going to be really hard to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917267/california-legislators-propose-helping-people-buy-homes-in-exchange-for-partial-ownership\">make the argument to voters that they should continue investing in these types of things\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time around, changes to the 2024 California Dream for All program are meant to address those disparities, Johnson said. Here’s what you need to know to apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"californiadream\">\u003c/a>What is the California Dream For All program, and how does it work?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under the California Dream For All program, the state will put down up to 20% of the cost of the home, or up to $150,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That money does have to be repaid, just not right away. It gets repaid — without interest — when you sell the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there’s a catch. You also have to pay back 20% of any appreciation on the home’s value (which is why the program is called a Shared Appreciation Loan). So, if you buy a $600,000 home and then sell it 10 years later for $700,000, you would have to pay back the initial $120,000 down payment, along with an additional $20,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11917267,news_11946353 label='California Dream for All']In December, the median price of homes in California was nearly $820,000, \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/en/marketdata/data/countysalesactivity\">according to the California Association of Realtors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Basically, in return for an investment from the state into your down payment, when you sell the home, you should share that appreciation with the state,” Briones said, adding that the money homebuyers repay will go toward funding future California Dream for All loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization working to close the racial wealth gap we thought that trade-off is fair, to ensure that we can support families now and in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applicants can \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">apply for the California Dream for All program before it closes at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29 at calhfa.ca.gov/dream\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"eligible\">\u003c/a>Who is eligible to apply for California Dream for All?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Who’s eligible” is where some of the program’s changes this year come into play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like last year, California Dream for All applicants must be California residents — who are either citizens, permanent residents or \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1641%20edition:prelim)\">otherwise defined as a “Qualified Alien”\u003c/a> — and first-time home buyers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike last year, at least one person on the application must also be a first-generation home buyer — meaning their parents do not currently own a home in the United States. Applicants who have ever been in foster care also qualify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones said he was skeptical at first about this requirement that applicants be first-generation home buyers. But, given how quickly the money flew out the door last year, he’s now in favor of the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do think that this is probably a needed additional step to make sure that this program truly is targeted to people that really do need the funds,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, residents making up to 150% of the area’s median income could apply. But this year, that threshold has been reduced to 120% of the area median income. Those income limits now range from $287,000 in Santa Clara County to $132,000 in some of the more rural or agricultural parts of the state, such as Humboldt and Fresno counties. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/limits/income/income-cadfa.pdf\">Check out the full list of county income limits here (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson said that CalHFA (California Housing Finance Agency) relies on \u003ca href=\"https://ami-lookup-tool.fanniemae.com/\">the income the lender uses to qualify the homebuyers\u003c/a>. So, if, for example, a married couple applies, then the lender uses their combined income. If a single person applies to the program, the lender only uses one income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applicants must also have a credit score of 680 and a debt-to-income ratio of no more than 45%. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/programs/loans-cadfa.pdf\">Read the full list of eligibility requirements for California Dream for All (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I think I qualify for the California Dream for All program. What’s next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don’t start picking out your dream home just yet. Johnson said the first thing to do is to find \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">a CalHFA-approved lender\u003c/a> who is offering the California Dream for All program and can get you pre-approved. This is because you’ll need that \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/forms/pre-approval-letter-cadfa.pdf\">pre-approval letter (PDF)\u003c/a> from them to register for the program in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure out how much home you can qualify for,” Johnson said. “Then work with a loan officer to make sure your application is ready.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online California Dream for All application \u003c/a>portal will open at 8 a.m. on April 3 and will remain open until 5 p.m. on April 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that, you’ll need to take a five- to six-hour home-buyer education course and a second one-hour course about how a shared appreciation mortgage works. You can register at \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfadreamforall.com/\">calhfadreamforall.com\u003c/a>, and the classes are online and free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do end up getting selected for a loan under the program, then you have 90 days to find that dream house, enter into a contract to purchase a home and have the lender reserve the loan through CalHFA’s Mortgage Access System.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you aren’t quite ready to talk to a loan officer yet, Johnson said you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.hud.gov/states/california/homeownership/hsgcounseling\">talk to a free HUD-approved housing counselor\u003c/a>, who can dig into your finances and figure out what you need to do to get ready to buy a home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What happens after I apply for California Dream for All?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This is another way the 2024 application differs from last year’s: Unlike 2023’s first round of funding, when loans were given on a first-come, first-served basis, this year, there will be a lottery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means you don’t need to worry about getting your application in right when the program opens up. Johnson confirmed that you will have until the end of April to submit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\"]How to apply\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">an approved loan officer\u003c/a> or talk with \u003ca href=\"https://www.hud.gov/states/california/homeownership/hsgcounseling\">a HUD-approved housing counselor\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get a pre-approval letter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Register before \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">the program lottery deadline on April 29\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[/pullquote]After that, Johnson said CalHFA has separated the state into nine geographic zones. The number of applicants selected for the California Dream for All loans will be based on the number of households in each zone. “We really wanted to make sure these funds were distributed equitably,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people didn’t have time to get their paperwork together [last year],” Johnson said. “We wanted to make sure we had done everything we possibly could and for people to get their finances in order, to make sure they could be successful this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson said it’s OK if the applicant makes an honest mistake or there’s an error on the application: They won’t be rejected outright. CalHFA will work with the applicant to correct any mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a very robust customer service platform in place,” he said. “We help people get through the process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he also said starting early to prepare for the application process is important. So, if you haven’t already, \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">find a loan officer\u003c/a> who can help assist you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, if it doesn’t happen this year, Johnson said you might also qualify for some of the state’s other home-buyer-assistance programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, helpful explainers and guides about issues like COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[hearken id=\"10483\" src=\"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The original version of this story published on Feb. 19, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Applications for the state’s high-demand loan program for first-time home buyers will close on Monday, April 29 at 5 p.m.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1714071452,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":true,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":51,"wordCount":1939},"headData":{"title":"Just Days Left to Apply for California Program That Helps Pay for Your First House | KQED","description":"Applications for the state’s high-demand loan program for first-time home buyers will close on Monday, April 29 at 5 p.m.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Just Days Left to Apply for California Program That Helps Pay for Your First House","datePublished":"2024-04-25T18:55:47.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-25T18:57:32.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11976218/california-will-help-fund-the-down-payment-for-your-first-house-heres-how-to-apply","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11981458/ayuda-a-comprar-su-primera-casa-california-2023\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it rolled out last year, the California Dream for All program — a loan application for first-time home buyers — exhausted its approximately $300 million of funding within 11 days.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That prompted some changes this year for when the down payment assistance program opened again to California residents on April 3. The state has about $250 million on the table, which is expected to assist between 1,600–2,000 new applicants, said Eric Johnson, a spokesperson for the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">The program — officially called the California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan\u003c/a> — is designed to have the state step into the role of a parent or grandparent in assisting their offspring buy a home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The program is designed to help those who may not have had the benefit of generational wealth in buying their first home,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">apply for the California Dream for All program\u003c/a> in 2024, keep reading to see who is eligible, how the program has changed this year, and what you need to do. But hurry: \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">Applications for the program\u003c/a> officially close at 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Monday, April 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#californiadream\">How does the California Dream for All program work?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#eligible\">Who is eligible to apply in 2024?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Who got the money in 2023?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While wildly popular, the California Dream for All program didn’t have the geographic reach its designers had hoped for — nor did it reach its intended demographic target, said Adam Briones, the CEO of California Community Builders, a nonprofit housing research and advocacy organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones and his team did the research that helped design the program to close the racial homeownership gap in the state. In California, nearly 37% of Black households own their homes compared to 63% of white households, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/blog/californias-housing-divide/\">according to the Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The original hope of the program had been that \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11952984/reparations-commentary\">formerly redlined communities\u003c/a>, low-wealth communities … [would] be disproportionately supported by this program,” Briones said, “because they’ve been disproportionately held back by inequalities, both in terms of public policy and the way that our economic system works.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘The program is designed to help those who may not have had the benefit of generational wealth in buying their first home.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Eric Johnson, California Housing Finance Agency","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“And we didn’t see that.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The first round of California Dream For All funding helped nearly 2,200 new homeowners purchase homes. But of those, only 3% of the grantees were Black, \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/images/dfa-phase-I-outcomes.png\">according to CalHFA\u003c/a>. That’s compared to 35% of white recipients, 33% Latino and 19% Asian American and Pacific Islander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nor were the California Dream for All funds distributed equally on a geographic basis, Briones said. A disproportionate share went to Sacramento residents, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“A lot of that had to do with informal knowledge access and understanding of a large program that was going to be rolled out,” Briones said. But he cautioned, “If Californians throughout the state don’t benefit from the program, it’s going to be really hard to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917267/california-legislators-propose-helping-people-buy-homes-in-exchange-for-partial-ownership\">make the argument to voters that they should continue investing in these types of things\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This time around, changes to the 2024 California Dream for All program are meant to address those disparities, Johnson said. Here’s what you need to know to apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"californiadream\">\u003c/a>What is the California Dream For All program, and how does it work?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Under the California Dream For All program, the state will put down up to 20% of the cost of the home, or up to $150,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That money does have to be repaid, just not right away. It gets repaid — without interest — when you sell the home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, there’s a catch. You also have to pay back 20% of any appreciation on the home’s value (which is why the program is called a Shared Appreciation Loan). So, if you buy a $600,000 home and then sell it 10 years later for $700,000, you would have to pay back the initial $120,000 down payment, along with an additional $20,000.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11917267,news_11946353","label":"California Dream for All "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In December, the median price of homes in California was nearly $820,000, \u003ca href=\"https://www.car.org/en/marketdata/data/countysalesactivity\">according to the California Association of Realtors\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Basically, in return for an investment from the state into your down payment, when you sell the home, you should share that appreciation with the state,” Briones said, adding that the money homebuyers repay will go toward funding future California Dream for All loans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As an organization working to close the racial wealth gap we thought that trade-off is fair, to ensure that we can support families now and in the future.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applicants can \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">apply for the California Dream for All program before it closes at 5 p.m. on Monday, April 29 at calhfa.ca.gov/dream\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003c/h2>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"eligible\">\u003c/a>Who is eligible to apply for California Dream for All?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“Who’s eligible” is where some of the program’s changes this year come into play.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Like last year, California Dream for All applicants must be California residents — who are either citizens, permanent residents or \u003ca href=\"https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:8%20section:1641%20edition:prelim)\">otherwise defined as a “Qualified Alien”\u003c/a> — and first-time home buyers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But unlike last year, at least one person on the application must also be a first-generation home buyer — meaning their parents do not currently own a home in the United States. Applicants who have ever been in foster care also qualify.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Briones said he was skeptical at first about this requirement that applicants be first-generation home buyers. But, given how quickly the money flew out the door last year, he’s now in favor of the idea.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I do think that this is probably a needed additional step to make sure that this program truly is targeted to people that really do need the funds,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, residents making up to 150% of the area’s median income could apply. But this year, that threshold has been reduced to 120% of the area median income. Those income limits now range from $287,000 in Santa Clara County to $132,000 in some of the more rural or agricultural parts of the state, such as Humboldt and Fresno counties. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/limits/income/income-cadfa.pdf\">Check out the full list of county income limits here (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson said that CalHFA (California Housing Finance Agency) relies on \u003ca href=\"https://ami-lookup-tool.fanniemae.com/\">the income the lender uses to qualify the homebuyers\u003c/a>. So, if, for example, a married couple applies, then the lender uses their combined income. If a single person applies to the program, the lender only uses one income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applicants must also have a credit score of 680 and a debt-to-income ratio of no more than 45%. \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/programs/loans-cadfa.pdf\">Read the full list of eligibility requirements for California Dream for All (PDF)\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I think I qualify for the California Dream for All program. What’s next?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Don’t start picking out your dream home just yet. Johnson said the first thing to do is to find \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">a CalHFA-approved lender\u003c/a> who is offering the California Dream for All program and can get you pre-approved. This is because you’ll need that \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homeownership/forms/pre-approval-letter-cadfa.pdf\">pre-approval letter (PDF)\u003c/a> from them to register for the program in April.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Figure out how much home you can qualify for,” Johnson said. “Then work with a loan officer to make sure your application is ready.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online California Dream for All application \u003c/a>portal will open at 8 a.m. on April 3 and will remain open until 5 p.m. on April 29.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After that, you’ll need to take a five- to six-hour home-buyer education course and a second one-hour course about how a shared appreciation mortgage works. You can register at \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfadreamforall.com/\">calhfadreamforall.com\u003c/a>, and the classes are online and free.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you do end up getting selected for a loan under the program, then you have 90 days to find that dream house, enter into a contract to purchase a home and have the lender reserve the loan through CalHFA’s Mortgage Access System.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you aren’t quite ready to talk to a loan officer yet, Johnson said you can also \u003ca href=\"https://www.hud.gov/states/california/homeownership/hsgcounseling\">talk to a free HUD-approved housing counselor\u003c/a>, who can dig into your finances and figure out what you need to do to get ready to buy a home.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What happens after I apply for California Dream for All?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This is another way the 2024 application differs from last year’s: Unlike 2023’s first round of funding, when loans were given on a first-come, first-served basis, this year, there will be a lottery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means you don’t need to worry about getting your application in right when the program opens up. Johnson confirmed that you will have until the end of April to submit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"How to apply\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Find \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">an approved loan officer\u003c/a> or talk with \u003ca href=\"https://www.hud.gov/states/california/homeownership/hsgcounseling\">a HUD-approved housing counselor\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Get a pre-approval letter\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Register before \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/dream/\">the program lottery deadline on April 29\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>After that, Johnson said CalHFA has separated the state into nine geographic zones. The number of applicants selected for the California Dream for All loans will be based on the number of households in each zone. “We really wanted to make sure these funds were distributed equitably,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some people didn’t have time to get their paperwork together [last year],” Johnson said. “We wanted to make sure we had done everything we possibly could and for people to get their finances in order, to make sure they could be successful this year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Johnson said it’s OK if the applicant makes an honest mistake or there’s an error on the application: They won’t be rejected outright. CalHFA will work with the applicant to correct any mistakes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a very robust customer service platform in place,” he said. “We help people get through the process.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he also said starting early to prepare for the application process is important. So, if you haven’t already, \u003ca href=\"https://www.calhfa.ca.gov/homebuyer/lenders.htm\">find a loan officer\u003c/a> who can help assist you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, if it doesn’t happen this year, Johnson said you might also qualify for some of the state’s other home-buyer-assistance programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003chr>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"tellus\">\u003c/a>Tell us: What else do you need information about?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>At KQED News, we know that it can sometimes be hard to track down the answers to navigate life in the Bay Area in 2024. We’ve published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/coronavirus-resources-and-explainers\">clear, helpful explainers and guides about issues like COVID-19\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11936674/how-to-prepare-for-this-weeks-atmospheric-river-storm-sandbags-emergency-kits-and-more\">how to cope with intense winter weather\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11821950/how-to-safely-attend-a-protest-in-the-bay-area\">how to exercise your right to protest safely\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So tell us: What do you need to know more about? Tell us, and you could see your question answered online or on social media. What you submit will make our reporting stronger and help us decide what to cover here on our site and on KQED Public Radio, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"hearken","attributes":{"named":{"id":"10483","src":"https://modules.wearehearken.com/kqed/embed/10483.js","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The original version of this story published on Feb. 19, 2024.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11976218/california-will-help-fund-the-down-payment-for-your-first-house-heres-how-to-apply","authors":["11652"],"categories":["news_6266","news_8"],"tags":["news_32707","news_27626","news_31235","news_1775"],"featImg":"news_11976223","label":"news"},"news_11983907":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11983907","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11983907","found":true},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"in-fresnos-chinatown-high-speed-rail-sparks-hope-and-debate-within-residents","title":"In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents","publishDate":1714042842,"format":"image","headTitle":"In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>On a recent weekday in Fresno’s Chinatown, a steady stream of customers flow into the Central Fish Company. The Japanese grocery store doubles as a modest restaurant, where owner Morgan Doizaki serves up catfish nuggets and fish and chips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This business is bustling, but around the shop, there’s not a lot of activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my great uncle opened the store, this was the downtown for communities of color,” Doizaki said. “Then, it became a ghost town.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because, in the 1960s, Fresno’s Chinatown was hit hard by \u003ca href=\"https://www.urbandisplacement.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Fresno.pdf\">urban renewal\u003c/a>. A major highway cut through the once-vibrant neighborhood, resulting in demolished buildings and shuttered stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the California High-Speed Rail Authority promises to bring economic prosperity back to this area by constructing a new station — one of the first to be built along the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while some Chinatown residents said this station will be a boon to the local economy, others worry it will be a catalyst for gentrification, ultimately pushing out the very people and businesses the new station aims to benefit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Margaret Cederoth, the director of planning and sustainability at the California High-Speed Rail Authority, said that after decades of segregation, she hopes the new station — with entrances on both the Chinatown and downtown sides of the tracks — will be a bridge to reknit the two neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s actually a fantastic opportunity for reconnecting downtown and Chinatown,” Cederoth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983935\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2024 rendering of the high-speed rail station in Fresno. \u003ccite>(Courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To jumpstart economic activity, the authority secured a \u003ca href=\"https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RAISE-2023-Factsheet-Revised-A11Y.pdf\">$20 million grant\u003c/a> from the federal government to build a plaza in front of the new station that will host food trucks and street vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plaza, which will sit on the downtown side of the tracks, is slated to open in 2026, a full four years before trains are expected to start running. On the Chinatown side, the authority plans to build an electric vehicle charging station for residents. The funding will also help restore the historic train depot, which will be incorporated into the new station’s design and is believed to be one of Fresno’s oldest buildings, according to the High-Speed Rail Authority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Fresno] was a city that was really born out of the railway, and having that historic station next to the future high-speed rail station creates this real chemistry between old and new,” Cederoth said. “We want these to be places that are enjoyed by the public, even in advance of high-speed rail service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The history of Fresno’s Chinatown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chinese immigrants were among the first to settle in Fresno after they helped build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. When white landlords in the city agreed not to sell or lease homes east of the railroad to Chinese residents, they were forced to relocate to the west side of the tracks, where Chinatown is now, separating downtown Fresno from Chinese residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These residents created a bustling neighborhood filled with shops, restaurants and civic organizations. But, Jan Minami, director of the Chinatown Fresno Foundation Project, said it was also a locus of illicit activity, which took place inside a warren of underground tunnels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At one point, Chinatown was a red light district,” Minami said. “Many of the underground tunnels and basements were created to escape the heat, but they were also used to essentially hide gambling and prostitution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chinese immigrants continued to move to the neighborhood and began working at nearby farms, picking figs, grapes, cotton and wheat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in the 1880s, the Chinese Exclusion Act diminished the Chinese workforce. Japanese immigrants, including Doizaki’s family, moved in with many replacing Chinese workers in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-800x601.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Doizaki stands outside his family business, Central Fish Company, in Fresno’s Chinatown on March 26, 2024. Doizaki’s family has run the shop since 1950. \u003ccite>(Madi Bolanos/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Doizaki’s great-grandpa first moved from Japan to Fowler, a small rural town south of Fresno, in 1898. He and his family relocated to Fresno’s Chinatown years later and began creating a life there — until World War II when Japanese immigrants were forced into internment camps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doizaki’s family was one of the few that was able to rebuild and maintain a business in the area. Over time, Fresno’s Chinatown would become home to 11 different cultures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had our ups and downs, but we’re starting to see improvements,” Doizaki said of his neighborhood. ” High-speed rail definitely has helped put a lot of focus into Chinatown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chinatown revitalization\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The High-Speed Rail Authority estimates it will spend more than \u003ca href=\"https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/06/28/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-receives-20-million-from-federal-government-to-revitalize-historic-fresno-train-depot/#:~:text=NEWS%20RELEASE%3A%E2%80%8B%20High%2DSpeed,Revitalize%20Historic%20Fresno%20Train%20Depot&text=FRESNO%2C%20Calif.\">$33 million\u003c/a> on the plaza and other early work near the new station — an investment that’s also prompting city officials to get in on the revitalization effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno City Council members recently approved a $10 million contract, with funding from the \u003ca href=\"https://sgc.ca.gov/grant-programs/tcc/\">Transforming Climate Communities Program\u003c/a>, to construct median islands with greenery and new sidewalks, as well as install street lights with Chinese lanterns to honor the neighborhood’s culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983940\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983940\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2024 rendering of the high-speed rail station in Fresno. \u003ccite>(Courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the last year, the city has opened an apartment building with \u003ca href=\"https://fresnohousing.org/properties/the-monarch-chinatown/\">57 affordable units\u003c/a> just three blocks from the Chinatown station. Councilmember Miguel Arias, who represents the district, said the city has also acquired old motels and historic buildings that will eventually be converted into market-rate and affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a responsibility to these communities to not allow the next modern transit system to continue that historical redlining because the freeway system, the train system fundamentally killed Chinatown,” Arias said. “Our goal is to have about half a dozen housing projects be opened or in the final stages of construction by 2026.” [aside label='Related Coverage' tag='central-valley']But housing advocates said building more is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. Marisa Moraza, a campaign director with Power California, said the city needs to ensure that all this new development does not price out tenants and business owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For that, she’s advocating for the city to impose a rent cap, increase tenant protections and institute a new oversight board to oversee these efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s Department of Housing and Community Development has mandated that Fresno build nearly \u003ca href=\"https://fresnocog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FCOG_RHNP_Public_Review_Final_November_2022_Compiled.pdf\">37,000 new homes and apartments\u003c/a> by 2031 as part of California’s broader goal to construct \u003ca href=\"https://statewide-housing-plan-cahcd.hub.arcgis.com/\">2.5 million homes\u003c/a> in that time. And in a \u003ca href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eZOB6B6RPRgSnWfKu27p8iYwbPij2vaU/view?usp=sharing\">letter to the city\u003c/a> (PDF), the department recommended it listen and incorporate comments from community groups, such as Power California, as it plans for its share of that new housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We want to continue to see the city of Fresno grow,” Moraza said. “However, we want to ensure that we are not increasing displacement in downtown and in southwest Fresno as well.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For Doizaki, whose family business has been in Chinatown since 1950, he hopes the city and businesses can work together to provide enough housing for residents with a healthy range of incomes and backgrounds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Some of the plans that I’m seeing right now is to fill Chinatown with affordable housing. That’s not how you build a thriving community,” he said. “It’s 2024; we should be able to foresee that this is not how you treat a cultural minority district that was born through racism.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1714148558,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":30,"wordCount":1296},"headData":{"title":"In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents | KQED","description":"California High-Speed Rail Authorities are promising to revitalize Fresno’s Chinatown years before the first trains leave the station, intending to spur economic growth for the struggling neighborhood.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"In Fresno’s Chinatown, High-Speed Rail Sparks Hope and Debate Within Residents","datePublished":"2024-04-25T11:00:42.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-26T16:22:38.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"audioUrl":"https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/0af137ef-751e-4b19-a055-aaef00d2d578/ffca7e9f-6831-41c5-bcaf-aaef00f5a073/5fe27eaf-26a1-4ef5-bdf2-b15c00f545df/audio.mp3","sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11983907/in-fresnos-chinatown-high-speed-rail-sparks-hope-and-debate-within-residents","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On a recent weekday in Fresno’s Chinatown, a steady stream of customers flow into the Central Fish Company. The Japanese grocery store doubles as a modest restaurant, where owner Morgan Doizaki serves up catfish nuggets and fish and chips.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This business is bustling, but around the shop, there’s not a lot of activity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When my great uncle opened the store, this was the downtown for communities of color,” Doizaki said. “Then, it became a ghost town.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s because, in the 1960s, Fresno’s Chinatown was hit hard by \u003ca href=\"https://www.urbandisplacement.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Fresno.pdf\">urban renewal\u003c/a>. A major highway cut through the once-vibrant neighborhood, resulting in demolished buildings and shuttered stores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, the California High-Speed Rail Authority promises to bring economic prosperity back to this area by constructing a new station — one of the first to be built along the line.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But while some Chinatown residents said this station will be a boon to the local economy, others worry it will be a catalyst for gentrification, ultimately pushing out the very people and businesses the new station aims to benefit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Margaret Cederoth, the director of planning and sustainability at the California High-Speed Rail Authority, said that after decades of segregation, she hopes the new station — with entrances on both the Chinatown and downtown sides of the tracks — will be a bridge to reknit the two neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s actually a fantastic opportunity for reconnecting downtown and Chinatown,” Cederoth said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983935\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-Crossing-Path.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2024 rendering of the high-speed rail station in Fresno. \u003ccite>(Courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To jumpstart economic activity, the authority secured a \u003ca href=\"https://hsr.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/RAISE-2023-Factsheet-Revised-A11Y.pdf\">$20 million grant\u003c/a> from the federal government to build a plaza in front of the new station that will host food trucks and street vendors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The plaza, which will sit on the downtown side of the tracks, is slated to open in 2026, a full four years before trains are expected to start running. On the Chinatown side, the authority plans to build an electric vehicle charging station for residents. The funding will also help restore the historic train depot, which will be incorporated into the new station’s design and is believed to be one of Fresno’s oldest buildings, according to the High-Speed Rail Authority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“[Fresno] was a city that was really born out of the railway, and having that historic station next to the future high-speed rail station creates this real chemistry between old and new,” Cederoth said. “We want these to be places that are enjoyed by the public, even in advance of high-speed rail service.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The history of Fresno’s Chinatown\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Chinese immigrants were among the first to settle in Fresno after they helped build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s. When white landlords in the city agreed not to sell or lease homes east of the railroad to Chinese residents, they were forced to relocate to the west side of the tracks, where Chinatown is now, separating downtown Fresno from Chinese residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These residents created a bustling neighborhood filled with shops, restaurants and civic organizations. But, Jan Minami, director of the Chinatown Fresno Foundation Project, said it was also a locus of illicit activity, which took place inside a warren of underground tunnels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At one point, Chinatown was a red light district,” Minami said. “Many of the underground tunnels and basements were created to escape the heat, but they were also used to essentially hide gambling and prostitution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chinese immigrants continued to move to the neighborhood and began working at nearby farms, picking figs, grapes, cotton and wheat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then, in the 1880s, the Chinese Exclusion Act diminished the Chinese workforce. Japanese immigrants, including Doizaki’s family, moved in with many replacing Chinese workers in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983937\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-800x601.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/8A450199-F2F2-4509-AAE8-C6ED1F7A34D1_1_105_c_qut-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morgan Doizaki stands outside his family business, Central Fish Company, in Fresno’s Chinatown on March 26, 2024. Doizaki’s family has run the shop since 1950. \u003ccite>(Madi Bolanos/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Doizaki’s great-grandpa first moved from Japan to Fowler, a small rural town south of Fresno, in 1898. He and his family relocated to Fresno’s Chinatown years later and began creating a life there — until World War II when Japanese immigrants were forced into internment camps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doizaki’s family was one of the few that was able to rebuild and maintain a business in the area. Over time, Fresno’s Chinatown would become home to 11 different cultures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ve had our ups and downs, but we’re starting to see improvements,” Doizaki said of his neighborhood. ” High-speed rail definitely has helped put a lot of focus into Chinatown.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Chinatown revitalization\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The High-Speed Rail Authority estimates it will spend more than \u003ca href=\"https://hsr.ca.gov/2023/06/28/news-release-high-speed-rail-authority-receives-20-million-from-federal-government-to-revitalize-historic-fresno-train-depot/#:~:text=NEWS%20RELEASE%3A%E2%80%8B%20High%2DSpeed,Revitalize%20Historic%20Fresno%20Train%20Depot&text=FRESNO%2C%20Calif.\">$33 million\u003c/a> on the plaza and other early work near the new station — an investment that’s also prompting city officials to get in on the revitalization effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fresno City Council members recently approved a $10 million contract, with funding from the \u003ca href=\"https://sgc.ca.gov/grant-programs/tcc/\">Transforming Climate Communities Program\u003c/a>, to construct median islands with greenery and new sidewalks, as well as install street lights with Chinese lanterns to honor the neighborhood’s culture.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983940\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983940\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/2024_01-Fresno.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2024 rendering of the high-speed rail station in Fresno. \u003ccite>(Courtesy California High-Speed Rail Authority)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the last year, the city has opened an apartment building with \u003ca href=\"https://fresnohousing.org/properties/the-monarch-chinatown/\">57 affordable units\u003c/a> just three blocks from the Chinatown station. Councilmember Miguel Arias, who represents the district, said the city has also acquired old motels and historic buildings that will eventually be converted into market-rate and affordable housing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We have a responsibility to these communities to not allow the next modern transit system to continue that historical redlining because the freeway system, the train system fundamentally killed Chinatown,” Arias said. “Our goal is to have about half a dozen housing projects be opened or in the final stages of construction by 2026.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"Related Coverage ","tag":"central-valley"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>But housing advocates said building more is just one piece of a much larger puzzle. Marisa Moraza, a campaign director with Power California, said the city needs to ensure that all this new development does not price out tenants and business owners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For that, she’s advocating for the city to impose a rent cap, increase tenant protections and institute a new oversight board to oversee these efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s Department of Housing and Community Development has mandated that Fresno build nearly \u003ca href=\"https://fresnocog.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FCOG_RHNP_Public_Review_Final_November_2022_Compiled.pdf\">37,000 new homes and apartments\u003c/a> by 2031 as part of California’s broader goal to construct \u003ca href=\"https://statewide-housing-plan-cahcd.hub.arcgis.com/\">2.5 million homes\u003c/a> in that time. 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The university said it will still host dozens of smaller commencement events, including all the traditional individual school ceremonies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tensions were already high after USC \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/university-of-southern-california-commencement-speech-canceled-125cb8db93f2247ca3e45f782b7fcb2a\">canceled a planned commencement speech\u003c/a> by the school’s pro-Palestinian valedictorian, citing safety concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand that this is disappointing; however, we are adding many new activities and celebrations to make this commencement academically meaningful, memorable, and uniquely USC,” the university said in a statement on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles Police Department said 93 people were arrested Wednesday night during a campus protest for allegedly trespassing. 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Students link arms to resist officers, who move forcefully through the crowd and throw some protesters to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boston police said four officers suffered injuries that were not life-threatening during the confrontation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the night progressed, it got tenser and tenser. There were just more cops on all sides. It felt like we were being slowly pushed in and crushed,” said Ocean Muir, a sophomore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, the scariest moment was holding these umbrellas out in case we were tear-gassed, and hearing them come, and hearing their boots on the ground, just pounding into the ground louder than we could chant, and not being able to see a single person,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muir said police lifted her by her arms and legs and carried her away. 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Some officers carried semiautomatic weapons, and video shows officers using a stun gun on one protester who they had pinned to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jail records showed 22 people arrested by university police were charged with disorderly conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters at Emory chanted slogans supporting Palestinians and opposing a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/cop-city-atlanta-police-training-center-cost-d4f5073d4372d7b327127e193fce30f2\">public safety training center\u003c/a> being built in Atlanta. The two movements are closely entwined in Atlanta, where activists have for years waged a “Stop Cop City” campaign against the facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many colleges, including Harvard University, chose not to take immediate action against protesters who had set up tents, even though they were openly defying campus rules. And some colleges were making new rules, like Northwestern University, which hastily changed its student code of conduct on Thursday morning to bar tents on its suburban Chicago campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George Washington University said it would move its law school finals from a building next to the protest encampment to a new location because of the noise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current wave of protests was \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/inside-columbia-protest-movement-0b35ff55f18d0bf4b2c8c0a27b1dbe04\">inspired by events at Columbia University\u003c/a> in New York, where police cleared an encampment and arrested more than 100 people last week, only for students to defiantly put up tents again in an area where many are set to graduate in front of families in a few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the ability to embrace student voices and different perspectives was a hallmark of the nation’s growth but warned that authorities wouldn’t tolerate hate, discrimination or threats of violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war\">Israel-Hamas war\u003c/a> began more than six months ago, the U.S. Education Department has launched civil rights investigations into dozens of universities and schools in response to complaints of antisemitism or Islamophobia. Among those under investigation are many colleges facing protests, including Harvard and Columbia.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The cancellation announcement comes as college officials across the U.S. grow increasingly worried that ongoing protests and arrests on their campuses could disrupt plans for commencement ceremonies next month.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1714089416,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":27,"wordCount":1007},"headData":{"title":"USC Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Amid Ongoing Gaza Protests | KQED","description":"The cancellation announcement comes as college officials across the U.S. grow increasingly worried that ongoing protests and arrests on their campuses could disrupt plans for commencement ceremonies next month.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"USC Cancels Main Graduation Ceremony Amid Ongoing Gaza Protests","datePublished":"2024-04-25T23:32:43.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-25T23:56:56.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Steve LeBlanc and Nick Perry\u003cbr>Associated Press","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11984094/usc-cancels-main-graduation-ceremony-amid-ongoing-gaza-protests","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony on Thursday amid ongoing \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/gaza-war-campus-protests-966eb531279f8e4381883fc5d79d5466\">protests against the Israel-Hamas war\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School officials announced the cancellation of the May 10 ceremony a day after more than 90 protesters were arrested on campus. The university said it will still host dozens of smaller commencement events, including all the traditional individual school ceremonies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tensions were already high after USC \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/university-of-southern-california-commencement-speech-canceled-125cb8db93f2247ca3e45f782b7fcb2a\">canceled a planned commencement speech\u003c/a> by the school’s pro-Palestinian valedictorian, citing safety concerns.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We understand that this is disappointing; however, we are adding many new activities and celebrations to make this commencement academically meaningful, memorable, and uniquely USC,” the university said in a statement on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles Police Department said 93 people were arrested Wednesday night during a campus protest for allegedly trespassing. One person was arrested on allegations of assault with a deadly weapon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cancellation announcement comes as college officials across the U.S. grow increasingly worried that ongoing protests on their campuses could disrupt plans for \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/college-graduation-israel-gaza-protest-3b363f57cbe915e95b68eeed04ca342d\">commencement ceremonies\u003c/a> next month. Some universities called in police to break up the demonstrations, resulting in ugly scuffles and hundreds of arrests of students nationwide, while others appeared content to wait out student protests as the final days of the semester ticked down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While some schools continue negotiating with demonstrators, others are rewriting their rules to ban encampments and moving final exams to new locations.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"label":"related coverage ","tag":"gaza"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Students protesting the war are demanding \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/college-protests-israel-divestment-palestinians-3f37f96f7be8e1124f266842d9caa627\">schools cut financial ties\u003c/a> to Israel and divest from companies enabling the conflict. Some Jewish students say the protests have veered into antisemitism and made them afraid to set foot on campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Encampments and protests continued to spring up on Thursday. A tent encampment popped up at Indiana University Bloomington before police with shields and batons shoved into a line of protesters, arresting an unknown number.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the City College of New York, hundreds of students who were gathered on the lawn beneath the Harlem campus’ famed gothic buildings erupted in cheers after a small contingent of police officers retreated from the scene. In one corner of the quad, a “security training” was held among students who said they expected to be arrested in the coming hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Emerson College in Boston, 108 people were arrested overnight at an alleyway encampment. Video shows police first warning students there to leave. Students link arms to resist officers, who move forcefully through the crowd and throw some protesters to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Boston police said four officers suffered injuries that were not life-threatening during the confrontation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“As the night progressed, it got tenser and tenser. There were just more cops on all sides. It felt like we were being slowly pushed in and crushed,” said Ocean Muir, a sophomore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, the scariest moment was holding these umbrellas out in case we were tear-gassed, and hearing them come, and hearing their boots on the ground, just pounding into the ground louder than we could chant, and not being able to see a single person,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Muir said police lifted her by her arms and legs and carried her away. Along with other students, Muir was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Emerson College leaders warned students that the alley was a public right-of-way and that city authorities had threatened to take action if the protesters didn’t leave. The school canceled classes on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The University of Texas at Austin campus was much calmer Thursday after 57 people were jailed and charged with criminal trespass a day earlier. University officials pulled back barricades and allowed demonstrators onto the main square beneath the school’s iconic clock tower.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, students and some faculty protested both the war and Wednesday’s arrests, when state troopers in riot gear and on horseback plowed into protesters, forcing hundreds of students off the school’s main lawn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Emory University in Atlanta, local and state police swept in to dismantle a camp, although the university said the protesters weren’t students but rather outside activists. Some officers carried semiautomatic weapons, and video shows officers using a stun gun on one protester who they had pinned to the ground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jail records showed 22 people arrested by university police were charged with disorderly conduct.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Protesters at Emory chanted slogans supporting Palestinians and opposing a \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/cop-city-atlanta-police-training-center-cost-d4f5073d4372d7b327127e193fce30f2\">public safety training center\u003c/a> being built in Atlanta. The two movements are closely entwined in Atlanta, where activists have for years waged a “Stop Cop City” campaign against the facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Many colleges, including Harvard University, chose not to take immediate action against protesters who had set up tents, even though they were openly defying campus rules. And some colleges were making new rules, like Northwestern University, which hastily changed its student code of conduct on Thursday morning to bar tents on its suburban Chicago campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George Washington University said it would move its law school finals from a building next to the protest encampment to a new location because of the noise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The current wave of protests was \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/inside-columbia-protest-movement-0b35ff55f18d0bf4b2c8c0a27b1dbe04\">inspired by events at Columbia University\u003c/a> in New York, where police cleared an encampment and arrested more than 100 people last week, only for students to defiantly put up tents again in an area where many are set to graduate in front of families in a few weeks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said the ability to embrace student voices and different perspectives was a hallmark of the nation’s growth but warned that authorities wouldn’t tolerate hate, discrimination or threats of violence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war\">Israel-Hamas war\u003c/a> began more than six months ago, the U.S. Education Department has launched civil rights investigations into dozens of universities and schools in response to complaints of antisemitism or Islamophobia. Among those under investigation are many colleges facing protests, including Harvard and Columbia.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11984094/usc-cancels-main-graduation-ceremony-amid-ongoing-gaza-protests","authors":["byline_news_11984094"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_6631","news_33333","news_33647"],"featImg":"news_11984107","label":"news"},"news_11983918":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11983918","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11983918","found":true},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"this-literary-expert-reveals-the-key-problem-undermining-american-education","title":"This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education","publishDate":1714055427,"format":"standard","headTitle":"This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Amid a deepening \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/californias-reading-dilemma/672845\">literacy crisis\u003c/a>, there’s been a focus on how to close the achievement gap, but Natalie Wexler sees the key problem undermining the American educational system a little differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The education author maintains that we can’t truly reach equity in achievement unless we first close \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.com/the-knowledge-gap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Knowledge Gap.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also argues that, in the rush to embrace the science of reading, some have focused so intently on the need for phonics in the early years that they have overlooked the need for systematic \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://youtu.be/r0Orifq6j8Q?si=DsgcZ5dS2UQfkBHa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knowledge-building\u003c/a>, which is also a core part of \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.reallygreatreading.com/scarboroughs-reading-rope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">structured literacy\u003c/a>, as is vocabulary. There’s more to the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">science of reading\u003c/a> than phonics, experts have long suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wexler is best known for her book \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.com/the-knowledge-gap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Knowledge Gap\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> but she also has a \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/podcast/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast\u003c/a> and \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.substack.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter\u003c/a> on the subject. The frequent \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/?sh=71b125ae4e29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes contributor\u003c/a> recently made time to discuss with EdSource why background knowledge is so fundamental to reading and why it’s crucial to teach kids about the world, from science to history, if you want them to become deep readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rich sense of context is key to fueling both vocabulary growth and reading comprehension, making inferences and connections while reading, paving the way for critical thinking and analysis, cornerstones of higher education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why do you think there are so many misunderstandings about the science of reading, and why is it often getting boiled down to just phonics? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983931\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983931\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-800x1021.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman with a white shirt stands with her hands together in front of a white door.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-800x1021.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-1020x1302.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-160x204.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-1203x1536.jpg 1203w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie Wexler, a literacy expert and author of\u003cem> The Knowledge Gap\u003c/em>. \u003ccite>(Photo Courtesy of Natalie Wexler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A large part of it is that the phonics issue is more familiar. We’ve been hearing about it for decades. Since the 1950s, if not before, and it’s less complicated than the whole comprehension message. Not to say it’s simple, but it’s easy to grasp. You want kids to be able to read, you have to help them sound out words, and you have to teach that explicitly, and you can see results pretty quickly when you do. Right? Whereas building knowledge is this very gradual process. The way we measure progress is mostly through the standardized reading comprehension test. And it takes a long time, years sometimes, to see the fruits of your labors reflected in standardized test scores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Has the phonics debate overshadowed other aspects of how the brain learns how to read?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I do think that the focus on just the problems with phonics instruction or decoding instruction has given rise to the assumption that the other aspects of reading instruction are lined up with science, that they accord with what scientific evidence tells us will work. And with comprehension, that’s actually not the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is there so little understanding of cognitive science in the classroom? What do we need to know about working memory, for example?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I certainly didn’t know about working memory being only able to hold maybe four or five items of new information for about 20 seconds before it starts to become overwhelmed. And that’s the scientific explanation, but I also think once you give people concrete examples, it starts to make sense at a gut level. The goal is for kids to require enough general academic vocabulary and familiarity with the complex syntax of written language to enable them to read and understand texts on topics they don’t already know about.[aside postID=\"news_11983654,news_11982920,news_11982920\" label=\"Related Stories\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>At some point, you have built up enough understanding of the world to learn through reading, is that right? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a proficient reader, that’s a very efficient way of learning through reading. That’s the goal. But how do we enable students to acquire that kind of general knowledge? Really, the only way is through teaching them about a lot of specific topics because the vocabulary, the syntax, doesn’t stick in the abstract, it needs a meaningful context. But there are different ways for kids to acquire that general knowledge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is background knowledge so important to reading comprehension?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vocabulary and background knowledge are inextricably linked. So, if you’ve got baseball vocabulary, you’re going to have a better chance of understanding a text on baseball. If you’re practicing finding the main idea and you’re reading a text about the solar system and you have no idea what the solar system is, your ability to decode the words is probably not going to be enough. You need to have some background knowledge in place in order to acquire more knowledge from that text. To understand a word like “dynasty,” you need to have some idea of monarchies. You can’t just memorize the definition and really understand it, right? But you could acquire that understanding by learning about African dynasties, Asian dynasties, European dynasties, indigenous dynasties. There are lots of different paths to that goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is this an equity issue? Is it because we’re not really spending as much time on history and science in the classroom these days, but you don’t notice that as much with higher-income children because those families are better able to fill in the gaps outside of school?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s right. But I’ve heard from educators and administrators these days that even higher-income kids are coming in with poor oral language skills because people are on their phones so much, and even more affluent, more highly educated parents are not engaging in that kind of dialogue with kids that leads to rich oral language abilities. This has long been a problem with kids from less highly educated families. I think it really has to do with the level of parental education more than with socioeconomic status or race. If you have a poor kid whose parents both have Ph. D.s, but they’re struggling because they’re adjunct professors, that kid’s probably going to be exposed to a lot of academic language and vocabulary at home. But other kids rely on school for that. I’m not saying that education can completely level the playing field, but it could be doing way more than it is currently doing to give all kids the kind of exposure to academic knowledge and vocabulary that kids from highly educated families acquire more or less naturally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So, it’s more related to education than income. Is part of the issue also that schools prefer inquiry-based learning to direct instruction? We let the kids try to figure things out on their own instead of explaining it to them.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where this belief in discovery and inquiry has really taken hold is at the elementary level. I do think that this focus on comprehension skills and strategies, whether consciously or not, it’s connected to that idea that we shouldn’t be the ‘sages on the stages’ just pouring information into kids’ brains. If you teach them a skill, like finding them an idea or making inferences, then they can use that skill to discover knowledge on their own, acquire knowledge on their own. That’s the theory. But it often doesn’t work in practice. It’s hard to make an inference if you don’t really understand the subject matter. Some of these skills do need to be taught, but others really are just sort of natural outgrowths of knowledge. I want to make it clear, it’s not like you have to choose between building knowledge and teaching skills and strategies. It’s a question of what you put in the foreground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why are deep dives into a topic, say dinosaurs or mummies, more compelling for children than randomly chosen abstract passages to drive comprehension?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you get deeply into a topic, it’s much more interesting than if you just skim the surface. … The power of narrative is really important. It doesn’t have to be fiction; it could be a story from history. I’ve seen second graders fascinated by the War of 1812. Teachers are like, how are second graders going to be able to deal with that? Well, if they’ve learned about the American Revolution and they have the background knowledge, they get fascinated by it because they understand what’s going on. They understand the issues, but they don’t know who won. They’re like, oh, no, America’s going to lose!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Everybody loves a cliffhanger.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Amid a literacy crisis, there’s been a focus on how to close the achievement gap, but literary expert Natalie Wexler sees the key problem undermining the American educational system a little differently.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1713996945,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1457},"headData":{"title":"This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education | KQED","description":"Amid a literacy crisis, there’s been a focus on how to close the achievement gap, but literary expert Natalie Wexler sees the key problem undermining the American educational system a little differently.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"This Literary Expert Reveals the Key Problem Undermining American Education","datePublished":"2024-04-25T14:30:27.000Z","dateModified":"2024-04-24T22:15:45.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"source":"EdSource","sourceUrl":"https://edsource.org","sticky":false,"nprByline":"Karen D'Souza, EdSource","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","showOnAuthorArchivePages":"No","articleAge":"0","path":"/news/11983918/this-literary-expert-reveals-the-key-problem-undermining-american-education","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Amid a deepening \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2022/californias-reading-dilemma/672845\">literacy crisis\u003c/a>, there’s been a focus on how to close the achievement gap, but Natalie Wexler sees the key problem undermining the American educational system a little differently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The education author maintains that we can’t truly reach equity in achievement unless we first close \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.com/the-knowledge-gap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Knowledge Gap.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She also argues that, in the rush to embrace the science of reading, some have focused so intently on the need for phonics in the early years that they have overlooked the need for systematic \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://youtu.be/r0Orifq6j8Q?si=DsgcZ5dS2UQfkBHa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">knowledge-building\u003c/a>, which is also a core part of \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.reallygreatreading.com/scarboroughs-reading-rope\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">structured literacy\u003c/a>, as is vocabulary. There’s more to the \u003ca href=\"https://edsource.org/2023/why-theres-more-to-the-science-of-reading-than-phonics/695976\">science of reading\u003c/a> than phonics, experts have long suggested.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wexler is best known for her book \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.com/the-knowledge-gap/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Knowledge Gap\u003c/em>,\u003c/a> but she also has a \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://knowledgematterscampaign.org/podcast/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast\u003c/a> and \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://nataliewexler.substack.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter\u003c/a> on the subject. The frequent \u003ca class=\"external\" href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliewexler/?sh=71b125ae4e29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forbes contributor\u003c/a> recently made time to discuss with EdSource why background knowledge is so fundamental to reading and why it’s crucial to teach kids about the world, from science to history, if you want them to become deep readers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A rich sense of context is key to fueling both vocabulary growth and reading comprehension, making inferences and connections while reading, paving the way for critical thinking and analysis, cornerstones of higher education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why do you think there are so many misunderstandings about the science of reading, and why is it often getting boiled down to just phonics? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983931\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11983931\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-800x1021.jpg\" alt=\"A white woman with a white shirt stands with her hands together in front of a white door.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1021\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-800x1021.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-1020x1302.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-160x204.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot-1203x1536.jpg 1203w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/Natalie-Wexler-Headshot.jpg 1234w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Natalie Wexler, a literacy expert and author of\u003cem> The Knowledge Gap\u003c/em>. \u003ccite>(Photo Courtesy of Natalie Wexler)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A large part of it is that the phonics issue is more familiar. We’ve been hearing about it for decades. Since the 1950s, if not before, and it’s less complicated than the whole comprehension message. Not to say it’s simple, but it’s easy to grasp. You want kids to be able to read, you have to help them sound out words, and you have to teach that explicitly, and you can see results pretty quickly when you do. Right? Whereas building knowledge is this very gradual process. The way we measure progress is mostly through the standardized reading comprehension test. And it takes a long time, years sometimes, to see the fruits of your labors reflected in standardized test scores.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Has the phonics debate overshadowed other aspects of how the brain learns how to read?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I do think that the focus on just the problems with phonics instruction or decoding instruction has given rise to the assumption that the other aspects of reading instruction are lined up with science, that they accord with what scientific evidence tells us will work. And with comprehension, that’s actually not the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is there so little understanding of cognitive science in the classroom? What do we need to know about working memory, for example?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I certainly didn’t know about working memory being only able to hold maybe four or five items of new information for about 20 seconds before it starts to become overwhelmed. And that’s the scientific explanation, but I also think once you give people concrete examples, it starts to make sense at a gut level. The goal is for kids to require enough general academic vocabulary and familiarity with the complex syntax of written language to enable them to read and understand texts on topics they don’t already know about.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11983654,news_11982920,news_11982920","label":"Related Stories "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>At some point, you have built up enough understanding of the world to learn through reading, is that right? \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a proficient reader, that’s a very efficient way of learning through reading. That’s the goal. But how do we enable students to acquire that kind of general knowledge? Really, the only way is through teaching them about a lot of specific topics because the vocabulary, the syntax, doesn’t stick in the abstract, it needs a meaningful context. But there are different ways for kids to acquire that general knowledge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is background knowledge so important to reading comprehension?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Vocabulary and background knowledge are inextricably linked. So, if you’ve got baseball vocabulary, you’re going to have a better chance of understanding a text on baseball. If you’re practicing finding the main idea and you’re reading a text about the solar system and you have no idea what the solar system is, your ability to decode the words is probably not going to be enough. You need to have some background knowledge in place in order to acquire more knowledge from that text. To understand a word like “dynasty,” you need to have some idea of monarchies. You can’t just memorize the definition and really understand it, right? But you could acquire that understanding by learning about African dynasties, Asian dynasties, European dynasties, indigenous dynasties. There are lots of different paths to that goal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is this an equity issue? Is it because we’re not really spending as much time on history and science in the classroom these days, but you don’t notice that as much with higher-income children because those families are better able to fill in the gaps outside of school?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s right. But I’ve heard from educators and administrators these days that even higher-income kids are coming in with poor oral language skills because people are on their phones so much, and even more affluent, more highly educated parents are not engaging in that kind of dialogue with kids that leads to rich oral language abilities. This has long been a problem with kids from less highly educated families. I think it really has to do with the level of parental education more than with socioeconomic status or race. If you have a poor kid whose parents both have Ph. D.s, but they’re struggling because they’re adjunct professors, that kid’s probably going to be exposed to a lot of academic language and vocabulary at home. But other kids rely on school for that. I’m not saying that education can completely level the playing field, but it could be doing way more than it is currently doing to give all kids the kind of exposure to academic knowledge and vocabulary that kids from highly educated families acquire more or less naturally.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So, it’s more related to education than income. Is part of the issue also that schools prefer inquiry-based learning to direct instruction? We let the kids try to figure things out on their own instead of explaining it to them.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Where this belief in discovery and inquiry has really taken hold is at the elementary level. I do think that this focus on comprehension skills and strategies, whether consciously or not, it’s connected to that idea that we shouldn’t be the ‘sages on the stages’ just pouring information into kids’ brains. If you teach them a skill, like finding them an idea or making inferences, then they can use that skill to discover knowledge on their own, acquire knowledge on their own. That’s the theory. But it often doesn’t work in practice. It’s hard to make an inference if you don’t really understand the subject matter. Some of these skills do need to be taught, but others really are just sort of natural outgrowths of knowledge. I want to make it clear, it’s not like you have to choose between building knowledge and teaching skills and strategies. It’s a question of what you put in the foreground.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why are deep dives into a topic, say dinosaurs or mummies, more compelling for children than randomly chosen abstract passages to drive comprehension?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you get deeply into a topic, it’s much more interesting than if you just skim the surface. … The power of narrative is really important. It doesn’t have to be fiction; it could be a story from history. I’ve seen second graders fascinated by the War of 1812. Teachers are like, how are second graders going to be able to deal with that? Well, if they’ve learned about the American Revolution and they have the background knowledge, they get fascinated by it because they understand what’s going on. They understand the issues, but they don’t know who won. They’re like, oh, no, America’s going to lose!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Everybody loves a cliffhanger.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11983918/this-literary-expert-reveals-the-key-problem-undermining-american-education","authors":["byline_news_11983918"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_32584","news_20013","news_18500","news_4398"],"featImg":"news_11983930","label":"source_news_11983918"},"news_11651196":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11651196","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11651196","found":true},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"remembering-those-lost-in-northern-californias-october-fires","title":"Remembering Those Lost in Northern California's October Fires","publishDate":1519161510,"format":"image","headTitle":"The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>A beloved volunteer at an adult assisted-living center. A dad who would always \"find the funny\" in tough situations. A volunteer firefighter who died far from home while battling a blaze in the North Bay. A couple who had celebrated 75 years together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were among the 44 people who perished in the series of monstrous, wind-driven wildfires that brought death and destruction to huge swaths of Northern California, devastating communities in Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties. On this final day of 2017, as we look back on the year and a tragedy that touched so many, we remember those who died, the lives they lived and those they touched along the way. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are their stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside id=\"top\" class=\"aligncenter noborder\">\n\u003ch2>Click on the person's name to read more about the victims of the fires\u003c/h2>\n\u003ctable>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\">\n- \u003ca href=\"#aycock\">Karen Aycock\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#azarian\">Michel Azarian\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#berriz\">Carmen Caldentey Berriz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#bowman\">Roy and Irma Bowman\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#chaney\">George Chaney and Edward Stone\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#collinsswasey\">Carol Collins-Swasey\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#coolidge\">Stanley Coolidge\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#costanzo\">Janet Costanzo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#culp\">David Culp\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#dornbach\">Michael Dornbach\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#evans\">Valerie Lynn Evans\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#gardiner\">Barbara Jane Gardiner and Elizabeth Charlene Foster\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#grabow\">Mike Grabow\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#grant\">Arthur Tasman Grant and Suiko Grant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#halbur\">Donna and Leroy Halbur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hannah\">Roseann Hannah\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hanson\">Christina Hanson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hung\">Tak-Fu Hung\u003c/a>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\">\n- \u003ca href=\"#kirven\">Monte Kirven\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#lewis\">Sally Lewis and Teresa Santos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#mccombs\">Veronica McCombs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#mcreynolds\">Carmen McReynolds\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#paiz\">Garrett Paiz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#picciano\">Sandra Picciano\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#powell\">Lynne Anderson Powell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#ress\">Marilyn Ress\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#rippey\">Charles and Sara Rippey\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#robinson\">Sharon Robinson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#rogers\">Lee Chadwick Rogers\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#schwartz\">Marnie Schwartz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#shepherd\">Kai Shepherd\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#kressa\">Kressa Shepherd\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#southard\">Daniel Southard\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#stelter\">Steve Stelter\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#stephenson\">Margaret Stephenson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#thomas\">Tamara Latrice Thomas\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#tunis\">Linda Tunis\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"aycock\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Karen Aycock: 'She Had a Big Heart, Was Always There to Help'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Karen Aycock, a former construction worker who lived alone in Santa Rosa in her Coffey Park home with her cats, died in the Tubbs Fire that devastated the neighborhood. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Aycock’s niece, Victoria Rilling, learned of her aunt’s death, she felt “heartbreak, utter dismay,” she told \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7519692-181/victims-identified-in-deadly-sonoma?artslide=0\">The Press Democrat\u003c/a>. She was also thankful for the efforts to locate Aycock. “They didn’t give up. Their perseverance is phenomenal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aycock volunteered with animal rescue groups and her cats meant the world to her, Chad Hinden, a former roommate, told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-wildfires-Karen-Aycock-54-dead-in-12280011.php\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>. She was shy “but she had a big heart,” he said. “If you needed anything, she’d always be there to help you.”\u003ca id=\"azarian\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Michel Azarian: A Creative, Globetrotting Engineer With ‘the Kindest Heart’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 576px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"669\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633811\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian.jpg 576w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-160x186.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-240x279.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-375x436.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-520x604.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michel Azarian, photographed during a recent trip. Azarian lived outside Santa Rosa and died Nov. 26 as the result of burns suffered during the Tubbs Fire in October. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Khachik Papanyan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michel Azarian, 41, died on Nov. 26 at UC Davis Medical Center from extensive burns he suffered when the Tubbs Fire trapped him outside his home on the outskirts of Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who knew him describe Azarian as a natural engineer -- his mind was the right mix of creative and analytical. His talents brought him from tragedy in war-torn Lebanon to the United States, Silicon Valley and eventually Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian’s father and uncle were killed in the mid-1980s during the Lebanese civil war, his friend Khachik Papanyan said in a phone interview. The family business was destroyed in a bombing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian helped his mother rebuild and worked in a shop selling bedding in his hometown of Zahle, Lebanon, but he dreamed of attending the American University of Beirut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Michel Azarian\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>He found out the only way he’d have a shot at getting in was an exceptionally high SAT score.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was a smart enough guy where he was able to get an amazing score on the test and get admitted,” Papanyan said. “However, that wasn’t enough. They didn’t have enough funds to cover the tuition for the first year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian sold land left to him by his father, invested, and sold again, eventually generating enough money to cover his first year’s tuition. He majored in electrical engineering and started earning scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2002, Azarian was recruited to work for National Instruments in Austin, Texas, where he met Papanyan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We went to an event, actually a lecture about Greek architecture, and somehow I think I asked a question related to Armenia,” Papanyan said. Azarian, whose father was Armenian, approached Papanyan after the lecture. “That’s how we struck our friendship in Austin, and we’ve been best friends since then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian spent eight years in Austin, designing radio technology and other wireless circuitry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was extremely gifted when it came to problem-solving,” said Papanyan, who worked for Dell at the time. “The regular puzzles it would take me a day to solve, he could solve it in the blink of an eye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside of work, Azarian’s passions led him away from circuit boards and into nature. Papanyan said his friend was elated when he got a new job -- for Linear Technology -- and moved to San Jose in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He loved to travel. He loved photography. He loved hiking quite a bit,” Papanyan said. He added that Azarian told him he’d hiked almost every weekend in Silicon Valley and “never had to repeat a trail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he left a community of friends in Texas, including one associated with the Armenian Church of Austin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For those of you who had the pleasure of knowing Michel, he had the kindest heart and an incredible lust for life,” wrote Mihran Aroian, parish council chairman for the church, in an announcement of Azarian’s death. “He was also an active globetrotter and a brilliant photographer. He had a robust appreciation both for the quiet beauty in nature, along with fun adventures and laughter with friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian’s Instagram feed contains a mix of landscape photography, vibrant natural close-ups and some urban/architectural shots. Papanyan said the bulk of Azarian’s photos are believed to have been stored on his home computer, destroyed in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.instagram.com/p/BYH4U11F9tM/\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He moved to Santa Rosa about two years ago, Papanyan said, and took a new job with Keysight Technologies there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Papanyan said he wasn’t sure whether Azarian was at home on Oct. 8, the night the fires hit Santa Rosa, or if he was outdoors and trapped by the wind-whipped wall of flames that roared across the hills from Calistoga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Either way, he couldn’t get out, and appears to have tried to take shelter in a small clearing near his home. That’s where he was discovered the next day, with severe burns on more than half his body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just amazing that he was able to survive the whole night being surrounded by the firestorm,” Papanyan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus began some six weeks of hospital visits to Azarian’s bedside at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Azarian couldn’t talk -- his throat was blocked by a ventilator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only way he could communicate was with his hand,” Papanyan said. “He would actually write out the letters and we would try to decode what he was saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A family friend went to Lebanon to bring Azarian’s mother to his bedside. She had been with him for the past few weeks, Papanyan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keysight Technologies helped support his mother’s room and travel, according to friends and high-ranking executives, who joined her in Azarian’s hospital room many times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He died Sunday, according to information from Cal Fire, UC Davis Medical Center and the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was an intelligent, fun-loving, nature-loving guy that always had a broad smile on his face, was always there for his friends,” Papanyan said. “He’s now in the heavens, and he will be with us in our memories forever. It was an honor, a great honor, knowing him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"berriz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carmen Caldentey Berriz: Beloved Mother and Grandmother\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Carmen Caldentey Berriz, 75, died in the arms of her husband, Armando Berriz, a man from whom she’d been inseparable since they met in Cuba when they were young. The couple, married 55 years, had been on vacation with family in Santa Rosa when the Tubbs Fire erupted. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When their car got stuck on a fallen tree as they fled, the pair decided to seek shelter in a swimming pool at the vacation home where they’d been staying. Carmen held onto Armando, who was keeping them afloat by hanging onto the sides of the pool, KTVU reported. She died in the pool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything they did was as a team,\" daughter Monica Ocon told \u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/news/woman-dies-in-husbands-arms-seeking-shelter-in-pool-during-santa-rosa-fire\">KTVU\u003c/a>. \"They had this bond and this strength that literally lasted a lifetime.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berriz, from Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, is survived by her husband; daughter Monica Ocon and her son-in-law, Luis Ocon; daughter Carmen T. Berriz; son Armando J. Berriz and daughter-in-law Catherine Berriz; and seven grandchildren, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Carmen-Berriz-died-in-her-husband-s-arms-trying-12277372.php\">San Francisco Chronicle reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I talked to her every day,” Monica Ocon told the Chronicle. “It’s an amazing bond that I had with her. I will forever try to be like her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"bowman\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'They Were Holding Each Other': Roy and Irma Bowman of Redwood Valley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/bowmans1-2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-11629165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/bowmans1-2-1020x934.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"586\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma and Roy Bowman in 2015 with a plaque commemorating their 50th wedding anniversary.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The past two years were not the easiest of Roy and Irma Bowman's more than half-century together. Roy needed triple-bypass heart surgery early in 2016, a procedure that required a long convalescence. Family members had to persuade Irma to leave his bedside to eat and sleep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She would spend the night there if we wouldn't have made her go home,\" said Elizabeth Bowman, who is married to the Bowmans' son, Gary, and lives in Medford, Oregon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Irma and Roy Bowman\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Roy Bowman suffered a stroke that put him back in the hospital and left him struggling to speak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He knew who we were and would try to say our names,\" said Elizabeth Bowman. \"The fact he couldn't talk was very rough on him. He would get agitated, so he worked very hard on regaining his speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bowmans — Irma was 88, Roy was 87 — were still emerging from that crisis last month when a wildfire charged across a nearby ridge and toward their home in a development set amid vineyards and oak woodlands in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley, north of Ukiah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 22 homes in the development burned in the fire early Oct. 9. The Bowmans were among nine people killed or fatally injured in a 1.5-mile-long corridor along Tomki and West roads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They must have been in bed,\" Elizabeth Bowman said. \"The fire marshal told us that they were holding each other when they found their remains.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bowmans are remembered as intensely devoted to their family, to their churches and to each other. They had been members of the Assembly of God congregations in both Ukiah and Redwood Valley and were well-known and loved for their usually unadvertised generosity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They were very dedicated to the Lord and very dedicated to their church,\" said the Rev. Jack McMilin, pastor of the Redwood Valley Assembly of God. \"Any time there was a need or any time there was a campaign for something, they always wanted to be involved as far as supporting it financially.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McMilin said that at a memorial service for the Bowmans, members of the congregation talked about how the couple had helped them with various needs -- in one case, for instance, paying the tuition for a family that was otherwise unable to send its children to a local religious school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I pass away, I'd like to be that well spoken of,\" McMilin said. \"It was pretty amazing the things people said.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roy Howard Bowman was born in 1930, the descendant of Oregon pioneers, and graduated from Oregon State University in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree in general agriculture. He served in the Air Force, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. After his military service, he worked as a soil scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He's listed as the author and editor of several Soil Conservation Service studies of California counties, including San Diego, Santa Cruz, Placer and eastern Mendocino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Irma Elsie Wobschall was born to a German-American family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1929. She emigrated to San Diego by 1950, married, had two sons, and divorced. She later studied art at Palomar Junior College, in the northern San Diego County town of San Marcos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Bowman said Irma met Roy at a square dance in San Marcos. They dated for a year or so and were married June 13, 1965. After the wedding, Roy formally adopted Irma's sons — Gary and Mark — \"and gave them his name,\" Bowman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that her late mother-in-law was a creative force — a skilled visual artist and an accomplished baker and chef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Elizabeth and Gary Bowman married, \"She made our wedding cake -- a four-tier wedding cake. It was wonderful -- she was very artistic and could bake anything.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Bowman said the family is still grappling with its grief over the deaths — a process she doesn't expect to end anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's going to take time,\" she said. \"It's going to take a long time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"chaney\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>George Chaney and Edward Stone Loved Traveling and Collecting Art\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Napa Valley resident Don Judah said he was out on his deck sometime between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 8 when he noticed fire coming down the ridgeline across the valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I told my wife, 'Call George to get his ass out of there now,' \" Judah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judah's wife, Margaret, called their good friend George Chaney, 89, who lived with his lifelong partner, Edward Stone, 79, on Atlas Peak Road. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The area has a history of fires. Chaney’s shed had burned down in swept the countryside in 1981, but his house survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Margaret Judah got through to Chaney on the phone. He told her he couldn’t see anything. She said he and Edward would come to their house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen minutes later, she phoned again to see if he’d left the house yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He says, ‘Margaret, my house is on fire,' ” Don said. Then the line went dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don and Margaret tried to get up the hill to see if they could help Chaney and Stone, their friends of nearly half a century, get out. Within a mile of their house, the fire was so intense the two had to turn back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oct. 12, Don got word from officials that George Chaney and Edward Stone had died in their home. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about George Chaney and Edward Stone\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Originally from Texas, Chaney moved to Napa in 1958 to work as a radiologist at the newly opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.thequeen.org/\">Queen of the Valley Medical Center\u003c/a> in Napa. Don met Chaney in 1960, when Chaney hired him to work in the radiology department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He was an excellent physician and radiologist,\" Don remembered. \"He just had a manner about him that was always kind of calm. He wasn’t a volatile person at all.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don said Chaney's leadership helped keep Queen of the Valley's radiology department on the cutting edge of medical imaging technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He knew where we were going, and he wanted to do the best he could for the patients,\" Don said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney's partner, Stone, worked for Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Chaney and Stone retired, Don said, they spent a lot of time traveling together to Europe, Asia and Africa. Don and his wife often joined them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know they really enjoyed travel,\" he said. \"I would say the two enjoyed classical music and artwork. George had an Asian art collection with Chinese screens and Japanese sculptures.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don said the pair had excellent senses of humor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The thing about most of the dear friends I have is there’s a bond you have,\" Don said. \"Humor is what hangs us together and keeps us together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"collinsswasey\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carol Collins-Swasey Remembered for Her 'Wicked Sense of Irreverent Humor'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Carol Collins-Swasey was known by close family and friends as an independent, strong-willed woman with a “wicked sense of irreverent humor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in typical fashion, she insisted on writing her own obituary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She didn’t want them saying a bunch of flowery crap about her,” said Staci Peyer-Reupke, a close friend. “She just wanted it to be funny.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are reading this, I am dead,” she wrote in the obituary that her family incorporated into a \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=carol-h-collins&pid=187019168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">larger one\u003c/a> published in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “And no, I did not look this good when I checked out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Carol Collins-Swasey\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey, 76, a Santa Rosa real estate agent and former journalist, died on Oct. 9 in her Hemlock Street home near Coffey Park in the Tubbs Fire that devastated her neighborhood. Her husband of 27 years, Jim Swasey, was out of town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in January 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky, Collins-Swasey grew up with three brothers, and bounced between her divorced parents’ homes in Georgia and Chicago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the obituary the family published, one brother remembered her as \"a bit glamorous and a bit demanding, but always magic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey went on to study journalism at the University of Iowa, and after working briefly as a journalist in Los Angeles, headed north, She eventually settled in Santa Rosa, where she lived for the remaining 30 years of her life, working as a Century 21 residential real estate agent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was blessed with some talents and was successful in several professional fields,” she said in her obituary notes. But she added: “I never stayed long with anything -- jobs, houses, husbands or friends -- until moving to Sonoma County.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey was an avid traveler and a committed community volunteer, most recently helping out at Sutter Hospice Thrift Store on Sundays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her friend Peyer-Reupke, a regular at the thrift store, said she was drawn to Collins-Swasey’s giving nature and fun-loving personality. “I think that’s what I’m really going to miss the most,” she said. “She once told me she didn’t want a memorial service when she died. She wanted a party.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey underscored that wish in her obituary notes: “Instead of feeling obligated to attend a memorial service -- and there won't be one -- contribute to a charity of your choice, and give a friend an extra hug today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to her husband and brothers, Collins-Swasey is survived by a son and multiple stepchildren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"coolidge\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Stanley Coolidge, a Noted Attorney Who Loved Riding a Motorcycle\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636547\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 130px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28508_stanleycoolidge-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28508_stanleycoolidge-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"152\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11636547\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stanley Coolidge loved volunteering and riding his motorcycle. He passed away at age 78 in the Cascade Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Appeal Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> Stanley Coolidge leaves behind a legacy as a noted attorney, loving father and grandfather, short story writer and prolific volunteer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to his obituary in Marysville's \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appeal Democrat\u003c/a>, Coolidge was 78 when he died at his Yuba County home in Loma Rica on Oct. 9 during the Cascade Fire. His obit reports that he was with his fiancee, \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=187076628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseann Hannah\u003c/a>, who also died in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Stanley Coolidge\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Born in San Francisco on May 17, 1939, Coolidge, who went by \"Stan,\" earned his law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall and was admitted to the bar in 1965. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coolidge had three children. One son, Andrew Coolidge, told \u003ca href=\"http://www.krcrtv.com/news/father-of-chico-city-councilman-presumed-dead-in-fire/635873925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRCR News\u003c/a> that he and his father spoke nearly every other day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This fire was a complete tragedy,\" Andrew Coolidge told the television station. \"It was fast and it was terrible and I know a lot of people are concerned about the property damage, but when you're dealing with losing someone close to you, losing a loved one, it really makes all of that other stuff very much not important.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanley Coolidge's \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a> tells the story of a man who dedicated his life to volunteering and giving back to others. According to his \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a>, he also loved to ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was a longtime member of \u003ca href=\"http://www.theamericansmc.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Americans Motorcycle Club\u003c/a>, which raises funds to cure childhood cancer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A joint service was held for Coolidge and \u003ca href=\"#hannah\">Hannah\u003c/a> on Nov. 3 at Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"costanzo\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Friends Were Like Family to Janet Costanzo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Janet Kay Costanzo was warm, smart, spunky and a real trailblazer, her friends said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wanted to work a man’s job so she could make a man’s wage,\" said Reeah Winkle, who was 8 years old when she met Costanzo. “And that’s what she did. She drove trucks at Pac Bell, just like my dad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costanzo lived in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley with \u003ca href=\"#stelter\">Steve Stelter\u003c/a>, Winkle’s father. Both died in the October wildfires that swept through Mendocino County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Janet Kay Costanzo\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Costanzo, 71, was found inside her home in Redwood Valley. Stelter, 56, was found near a vehicle. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said it appears he was attempting to evacuate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costanzo had lived in the valley for about 10 years and it suited her outdoorsy personality, Winkle said. “She was a very smart woman; she knew a lot about everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Winkle’s first memories of Costanzo was the time she was allowed to ride her horse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was around horses all of her life,” said Robert Costanzo, who dated Janet in the 1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He remembers Janet as a “warm, friendly, outgoing person.” The two lived together in her mother’s house on Coolidge Avenue in Oakland. She took Robert’s last name in order to get health insurance at the time, he said. She kept the name for the rest of her life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 646px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627604 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s.jpg 646w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-160x154.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-240x231.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-375x361.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-520x501.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Costanzo and Robert Costanzo dated in the 1970s. The two never married but Janet took his last name in order to get health insurance. Robert remembers Janet as warm, friendly and outgoing. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robert Costanzo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her dad lived in Southern California on several acres of land and had a few horses, Robert recalls. “She used to like to do dressage and trail rides,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janet Costanzo also bred cats. She had a parrot and two dogs, Riot and Annie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and Stelter moved from Oakland to her aunt’s property in Redwood Valley roughly 10 years ago. \"They had a lot of land up there,” said Steve's brother, Doug Stelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doug moved into a trailer on the property about five years ago. The three of them would go on walks together, watch television -- \"American Pickers\" and \"Deadliest Catch\" were favorites -- and they would take turns cooking dinner and then eat together almost every night, said Doug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She was a good person,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were taken from our lives too soon,\" said Winkle. \"We love them very much and they remain in our hearts.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"culp\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Vietnam Vet David Culp Leaves an Empty Spot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637505\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 242px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637505\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut.jpg 242w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut-160x216.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut-240x323.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire victim David Culp was a member of the Foothill Lions Club. \u003ccite>(Foothill Lions Club)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>David Patrick Culp, 76, a Vietnam veteran, died on Oct. 10 in the Cascade Fire that swept through his Loma Rica neighborhood in Yuba County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People came by and told him it’s getting too close, he had to leave, but being the stubborn vet that he was, he decided to stay with his equipment, figuring he could stop it,” Mike Saala, a friend, told \u003ca href=\"http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/10/19/yuba-county-mourns-4-killed-by-devastating-cascade-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sacramento\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Culp piloted UH-1 “Huey” helicopters during the Vietnam War, according to an obituary on the website of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.foothill-lions.net/index_files/Page682.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foothill Lions and Lioness Club\u003c/a> in Marysville. He was a regular at the club on Thursday nights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He will be missed ... there will be a vacant spot,” Saala said. \u003ca id=\"dornbach\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Michael Dornbach Was Searching for His ‘Little Piece of Heaven’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11631075\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-800x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"589\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11631075\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-800x589.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-160x118.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-1180x868.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-960x706.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-240x177.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-375x276.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-520x383.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Dornbach, 57, died Oct. 9 in Calistoga. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Maria Triliegi)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michael Dornbach came to California with his family when he was just 10 years old. They settled in the small West Marin town of Inverness, where he learned how to fish for salmon on Tomales Bay. His mother, Maria Triliegi, said he became a great fisherman, always winning the jackpot in any competition he entered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Triliegi remembered how much her son loved the water. Not just the ocean, but lakes and rivers, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s why he was so anxious to get his little piece of heaven,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach, 57, lived in San Pedro but came to Northern California in October, searching for that piece of heaven. The family was hoping to buy a small piece of land close to the Klamath River, someplace where he could build a cabin, fish, plant a garden and watch the stars at night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Triliegi said he wanted to live out in the open, like the guys in his favorite movie, “Lonesome Dove.” But he didn’t want to be all alone out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The cabin would have enough room for his mom and family members to come and stay,” Triliegi said. “His family was everything to him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach was staying with family on an 18-acre property in rural Calistoga when the October Tubbs Fire tore through and claimed his life. Triliegi said. “My biggest sadness is that the land he loved so much, in the finality of it all, took him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach is survived by his mother; a brother, Joshua Triliegi; a sister, Laura Dornbach; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"evans\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Valerie Lynn Evans: 'A Real Cowboy-Type Girl'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Lynn Evans, right, with her son, Houston Evans Jr.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627475\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Lynn Evans, right, shares a treat with her son, Houston Evans Jr. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Victoria Evans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Valerie Lynn Evans loved horses. She grew up around them as a child and continued to raise and show horses as an adult. That was one reason she was so happy in her home on Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa -- she had space for her horses and plenty of beautiful places to ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a real cowboy-type girl,” said her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr., who himself spent time working as a rodeo cowboy. In fact, that’s how the two met.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was Nov. 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was shot. Houston was scheduled for a rodeo in Las Vegas that was canceled because of the assassination, so he drove to Los Angeles to see if he could work a rodeo there instead. He approached a group of people talking out front, one of whom he knew, and met Valerie. They went to a party together and were soon dating, marrying a few years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Valerie Lynn Evans\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>In the early morning hours of Oct. 9, the couple woke to a fire outside their window. Houston said they had only a few minutes to get out of the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie wanted to save the horse trailer parked in the yard, so her husband, who is 88 years old and suffers from gout, went down the road to get the tractor. When he turned around, the house was an inferno. He rushed back, but Valerie wasn’t where she said she’d be waiting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I almost knew instantly that she went back into the house to get the dogs,” Houston said. He fled, barely escaping with his own life. Their son, Houston Evans Jr., and his wife, Victoria, used their knowledge of the back roads around his parents' house to find a way around closures, eventually reaching Evans Sr., who had taken cover behind a shed down the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t seen anything like this since I was in the war,” the elder Houston said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie, who was 75 when she died, loved their home in Santa Rosa, working “every kind of dirty lousy job you can think of to pay for this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She operated a Caterpillar tractor at the dump and drove trucks for several companies in the area. She even worked as a dispatcher in Santa Rosa, a job her husband said she had to quit. “It was too much for her to handle, people getting killed and murdered. It would give her nightmares.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raising and showing horses was Valerie’s passion. The couple traveled all over the country to compete in horse shows, often bringing home ribbons and trophies. She loved to ride in the beautiful countryside around Santa Rosa and in the Southern California mountains when the couple lived there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She enjoyed life,\" her husband said. \"She enjoyed friends; she enjoyed nature.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie Lynn Evans is survived by her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr.; a son, Houston G. Evans Jr.; and her daughter-in-law, Victoria Evans. The family plans to hold a memorial service for Valerie sometime in the spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"gardiner\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Barbara Jane Gardiner and Elizabeth Charlene Foster: A Creative Soul and Her Caregiver\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The walls and halls of Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Mendocino County home in Redwood Valley were her museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635940\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 324px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11635940\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg 324w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101-160x233.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101-240x349.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo is from the Ukiah Daily Journal obituary page\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gardiner was a creative soul, according to her obituary in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-jane-gardiner&pid=187113806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukiah Daily Journal\u003c/a>. From the beaded earrings to the knitted crafts, her personality was as vibrant as the colors she chose in her personal art pieces. She collect painted glass art and fashionable handbags. Her needlework was intricate, along with the never-conforming art she made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7809163-181/remembering-northern-california-fire-victims?sba=AAS\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her obituary\u003c/a> in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Barbara Jane Gardiner moved to Redwood Valley with her husband Eugene Vincent Gardiner about 1980. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 9 at 1 a.m., she called her stepson, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mendovoice.com/2017/10/names-of-deceased-redwood-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department\u003c/a>, to tell him that fire had surrounded her home. She was with her caregiver, Elizabeth Charlene Foster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foster was 64 years old. The two lived together on Tomki Road in Redwood Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the county sheriff’s department, Gardiner told her stepson that she and Foster were waiting for the fire department to evacuated them from their home. They didn’t survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Her signature smile and high-pitch, jolly laugh will echo in the hearts of those who loved her,” said Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Ukiah Daily Journal obituary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"grabow\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Mike Grabow 'Instantly Made People Feel Better About Themselves'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11628766\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Grabow, 40, and his French bulldog, Stax, died when the Tubbs Fire hit their neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Grabow, 40, and his French bulldog, Stax, died when the Tubbs Fire hit their neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rachael Ingram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The morning before the Tubbs Fire swept through Santa Rosa, Mike Charles Grabow was in a local bar giving away hope bracelets. He'd bought them for friends as a way to donate to breast cancer research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grabow's sister, Lindsay Osier, said he often gave generously to those around him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Mike Grabow\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>“He was always giving money to charities and wherever he could find ways to help out,” Osier said. “He didn’t require anything back. It was all freely given.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grabow was 40 when he died. Osier misses her brother’s hugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The hugs that he gave me would take all of the problems away,” she said. “He just instantly made people feel better about themselves and encouraged you to be a better human being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628765\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 437px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11628765\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607.jpg 437w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-160x232.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-240x348.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-375x543.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Grabow, 40, passed away when the Tubbs Fire hit his Santa Rosa neighborhood early the morning of Oct. 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lindsay Osier)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Grabow lived in Northern California for the past five years and had a tight-knit circle of friends. They remember his energy and his love of craft beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll remember him for how much he loved everyone around him and how fully he lived his life,” said Rachael Ingram, one of his friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier in his life, Grabow lived in the Pacific Northwest. He eventually moved back to Idaho, where he was born and lived for most of his adult life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He loved the outdoors and found lots of opportunities to enjoy it around Boise. Osier said that when Grabow was young, his grandfather took him fishing a lot, and that is when he was truly the happiest. Grabow also liked to snowboard, hunt and golf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for work, he showed his independence by being self-employed in jobs that allowed him to be outside, such as landscaping and construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11628769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and family of Mike Grabow, 40, celebrate his life at Cooperage Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa on Oct. 25, 2017. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rachael Ingram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 26, friends and family celebrated Grabow at one of his favorite places to grab a beer, Cooperage Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa. They raised money for fire relief efforts in his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge community of people that are missing him right now,” Ingram says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"grant\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Retired Navy Pilot Arthur Tasman Grant ‘Would Do Anything to Help Somebody Out’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Like his wife, Suiko Grant, Arthur Tasman Grant loved spending time with his granddaughter, Sloane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627332\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 236px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Grant of Santa Rosa as a young man.\" width=\"236\" height=\"133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11627332\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485.jpg 236w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Grant of Santa Rosa as a young man. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Trina Grant)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The retired Navy lieutenant and Pan Am Airlines captain also relished sitting in the sun watching the birds ride the updrafts, having a beer and sharing his stories about all the years he spent flying airplanes. “Those little things, and his garden, which really was his realm,” says Grant’s daughter, Trina Grant, of her father’s many favorite pastimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grant was 95 at the time of his death in the Tubbs Fire. He and his wife, who also died in the blaze, fled to the wine cellar of their hilltop Santa Rosa home to escape the flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is survived by daughters Tasman Grant of San Francisco and Trina Grant of Denver, as well as his granddaughter. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Arthur Tasman and Suiko Grant\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627316\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 217px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11627316\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613.jpg 217w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trina, Suiko and Arthur Grant at Trina and Arthur's home in Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Trina Grant)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Grant grew up in Point Arena on a dairy farm. He had 12 siblings. He joined the Navy during World War II, where he trained as a fighter pilot. After retiring from the military, he worked for Pan Am for 25 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trina Grant remembers her father’s innate kindness. “He would do anything to help somebody out,” Trina Grant says.” In addition to being an accomplished aviator, Trina Grant said, her father was an extraordinary artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But cooking wasn’t among his many skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trina Grant fondly remembered the time she was home from college, grievously sick, at age 18. This was before cellphones. Her mom was away, and she needed her father’s help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me two hours to drag myself along the floor from the bed to the phone, whereupon I finally called him,” Trina Grant said. “He leapt into action, bringing me microwaved mushroom soup that was barely lukewarm and not particularly appetizing. But he came and brought it to me with such good intention, that despite how horrid the soup was, at that moment, it was the best meal I’d ever had.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family asks that donations be made to veterans support organizations or to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youcaring.com/arthursuikotrinagrant-979411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur and Suiko Grant Memorial Fund\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp> \u003ca id=\"halbur\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Donna and Leroy Halbur Were Always Prepared for an Extra Guest\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11634271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11634271\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna and LeRoy Halbur, Aug. 4, 2017. \u003ccite>(Michelle Halbur)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Donna Mae Kearney was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa. Four days later, LeRoy Halbur came into the world in Roselle, almost due east and 200 miles across the state. They died together, Oct. 9, at their home in the Larkfield area of Santa Rosa, at the age of 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In between, they married, had careers, two sons and two grandchildren. Over the years they welcomed many people into their home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They first met in Iowa, after Leroy was out of the Army and Donna had graduated from college, which she had left a Catholic religious order to attend. They married on Aug. 12, 1967. Some 40 years ago, they moved into the hillside house on Angela Drive, next to a vineyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Donna and Leroy Halbur\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>LeRoy was a CPA and worked for over 30 years at the real estate company Codding Enterprises, becoming a vice president. Donna, with her degree in education, worked as a substitute teacher in elementary schools and later as a reading specialist. He was the serious financial guy, she the creative free spirit, says their son, Tim Halbur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were both Depression-era kids,” he says. “So they always had a full pantry and full freezer and were ready to feed people.” LeRoy, too, had Catholic roots, and he practiced rather than preached a life of service. Three nights a week, he delivered food to the poor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple loved to travel and once a year took the family on a big trip -- Mongolia, the Nile, China. At home, they played pinochle. That was the family game. “Every time we got together, it was the rhythm of our house,” says Halbur. “Eat a meal, clear the table, play some games.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In August, Donna and LeRoy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and for the occasion Tim created a video tribute, in which you can see snapshots of their life together. The song is Glenn Miller’s“ Moonlight Serenade.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1VRk8JTd-0&feature=youtu.be\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They are survived by their two sons, Tim and David Halbur; their daughters-in-law, Michelle Halbur and Amy Heibel; their grandsons, Travion Jackson and Rowan Halbur; and siblings, Jolene, Linda, Ken, Duane and Glen Halbur; and Cecil, Paul and Marcella Kearney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"hannah\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Roseann Hannah, Cascade Fire Victim, 'Prided Herself on Being a Great Mom'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11636684\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg 171w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut-160x187.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\">\u003c/a>Roseann Hannah died in Yuba County's Cascade Fire on Oct. 9. She and her fiance, Stanley Coolidge, loved adventuring together. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Engaged-couple-who-loved-motorcycle-rides-die-12312065.php#next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, they would ride Coolidge's motorcycle from his home in the community of Loma Rica up the coast to Oregon or to the beach in Mendocino County, where Hannah enjoyed spending time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The newspaper tribute said Hannah was visiting \u003ca href=\"#coolidge\">Coolidge\u003c/a> in Loma Rica when they both died in the Cascade Fire. She was 53 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hannah lived in Grass Valley with her 26-year-old twin sons, Jeffrey and Jordan Hannah. Her \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=187076628\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obituary\u003c/a> said she was a loving mother and friend who \"loved her boys and doing things with them and for them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to her two sons, Hannah is survived by a grandson, Aleczander Hannah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"hanson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Christina Hanson Shared Her Smile with Santa Rosa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629022\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/brittney-frankie-846-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Hanson of Santa Rosa was known as the life of every party. Here she is on the dance floor enjoying a family wedding with her father, Michael Hanson, left, and cousin, Shane Riordan, right. Christina Hanson died in the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 9, a month shy of her 28th birthday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina Hanson of Santa Rosa was known as the life of every party. Here she is on the dance floor enjoying a family wedding with her father, Michael Hanson, left, and cousin, Shane Riordan, right, Christina Hanson died in the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 9, a month shy of her 28th birthday.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Christina Hanson shared one thing with everyone — her smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Your smile was infectious,\" wrote Santa Rosa resident Meg Barry in one of many \u003ca href=\"http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/ChristinaHanson/homepage.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tributes\u003c/a> posted online for the 27-year-old Hanson. \"You made my babies laugh, and we relaxed in the sunshine sharing jokes with one another. It was one of those moments where I felt like we’d known each other for a long time even though we’d just met.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Christina Hanson\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Hanson was well known in her community and was close with her spiritual family at Spring Hills Community Church in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson died Oct. 9 at her home on Wikiup Bridge Way in Santa Rosa, a month shy of her 28th birthday. Hanson's apartment in the Mark West Springs neighborhood was overrrun by the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For days she was listed among the missing as her family and friends circulated photos asking for help in locating her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was a much loved volunteer at Primrose, a local adult assisted living center specializing in memory care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She had a connection with seniors her whole life,\" said her cousin, Brittney Vinculado. \"Maybe it was because of her own mobility issues.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson was born with \u003ca href=\"http://spinabifidaassociation.org/what-is-sb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spina bifida\u003c/a>, a spinal condition that affected her mobility and caused her to spend a lot of time in the hospital as a child. She was also very close to her grandmother, Vera Hanson, who passed away earlier this year, and Vinculado said talking and enjoying time with elders came naturally to Hanson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her father, Michael Hanson, lived in a separate apartment on the property. He was badly burned in the fire and his family believes he was trying to rescue his daughter when he was overcome by smoke and collapsed outside. He \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-fight-after-the-fires-Loved-ones-keep-vigil-12332531.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is still recovering\u003c/a> from his injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The fire came down the road and it was in the middle of the night, so people were sleeping and unaware and no evacuations had started. And they were one of the first neighborhoods hit,\" said Vinculado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629026\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11629026 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_5174-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina Hanson, 27, of Santa Rosa always had a smile to share with friends and family. She was especially close with her grandfather, Richard Hanson, left, and father Michael Hanson, right.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hanson was very fond of animals and for many years was seen with her guide dog, Zulu, at the side of the wheelchair she used to help her move around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most recently she adopted Joey, a terrier mix. The dog managed to make it out of the fire with minor burns on his paws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In middle school Hanson enjoyed playing basketball on an adaptive sports team. She was known for her love of singing, especially anything by Celine Dion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She had a great sense of humor and a very positive attitude,\" Vinculado said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson was a talented craftswoman, especially with intricate work involving her hands. She loved making beaded jewelry to give as gifts for friends and family. She also learned American Sign Language, and her family says she was very good at interpreting for people with hearing impairments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the online tribute page, Christine O'Neil Frazier wrote: Your wit and wisdom touched everyone. You taught us all how to be better people. The world needed your love and kindness, but heaven needed you more.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christina Hanson is survived by her father, Michael Hanson of Santa Rosa; her stepmother, Jennifer Watson of Santa Rosa; a grandfather, Richard Hanson of Oakley; and a grandmother, Rose Diaz of Dublin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family suggests donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"hung\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>At 101 Years Old, Tak-Fu Hung Could Still Command a Room\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>By all accounts, Tak-Fu Hung was a remarkable man. He would have turned 102 on Nov. 25, but instead, his family held his funeral on that day. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hung died in his Fountaingrove home, on the eastern side of Santa Rosa, a victim of the Tubbs Fire. According to accounts by his family (in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7649296-181/101-year-old-santa-rosa-man-now?artslide=0&sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat)\u003c/a>, he couldn’t get out of his house fast enough as the flames approached. He told his wife of 46 years to flee, and he perished in the fire. She sustained burns but survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in 1915, Hung held the rank of general with the Chinese Nationalist army defeated by Chinese Communist forces after World War II. Hung fled to Hong Kong and then Taiwan, where he worked as a civil engineer, before moving to the Bay Area, according to his family. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They described him to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7649296-181/101-year-old-santa-rosa-man-now?artslide=0&sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a> as a man who loved his children and grandchildren and “was really good at commanding a room.” He only recently began using a cane to walk, and “liked a party” according to his daughter, Anne O’Hara. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is survived by his wife, six children, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"kirven\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Monte Kirven Helped Save the Peregrine Falcon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_10561-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Kirven holding a peregrine falcon. Kirven was a lifelong falconer and lover of the outdoors. He died in the Tubbs Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627460\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven holding a peregrine falcon. Kirven was a life-long falconer and lover of the outdoors. He died in the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sitting around a dinner table with Monte Kirven meant an evening of entertaining tales. Maybe he’d talk about the time he scaled cliffs to reach peregrine falcon nests in his efforts to conserve the species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or he’d talk about the trips he led to Baja California in Mexico to see gray whales -- including the time he had to patch a car tire using a lighter, tequila and a tooth from a plastic comb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes he’d talk about his time in the military, or the birding trips he led to Africa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Monte Kirven\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Whatever his tale, whatever his task, Kirven approached all things with passion and intensity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven died in his home in the Mark Springs West neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9, when the Tubbs Fire consumed his house. He was 81.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven’s love for nature began during his childhood in rural Indiana, where he spent much of his time outdoors. He fished and hunted from a young age. He later turned these passions into his academic focus: He majored in biology at the University of Mississippi, got a master's degree focusing on Caspian and elegant terns at San Diego State University, and later got a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1961, he married Valerie Quate and they had three children, raising them mostly in San Diego. His daughter, Kathleen Groppe, recalls a childhood full of adventure. She says her father always spearheaded wildlife rescue projects -- and used their house as a base camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She remembers injured ducks, falcons and other birds. Sometimes the animals would be in the backyard, other times they’d take up residence in the bathtub. The goal was to release them back to the wild, but if that couldn’t happen, Kirven would pass the healed animals off to the San Diego Zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Groppe remembers his passion for falcons especially. He worked with them tirelessly and always had one or two of the birds. These experiences sparked Groppe’s own academic pursuits in ecology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_6253-e1509576539433-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627504\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven with his children and former wife at daughter Kathleen Groppe's 1992 wedding. From left to right: Brian Kirven, Valerie Quate, Kathleen Groppe, Monte Kirven, and Kenneth Kirven.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Notably, Kirven was part of a team of scientists who helped show that the use of insecticide DDT led to the thinning of peregrine falcon eggshells. DDT was subsequently banned in 1972.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, in 1978, there were only 19 known pairs of these falcons in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven’s former employer, the Bureau of Land Management, quotes him saying: “Humans brought these birds to near extinction, and we have a moral obligation to bring them back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To rebuild the population, Kirven and colleagues would take peregrine falcon eggs from nests, and replace them with porcelain fakes. The real eggs were hatched at UC Santa Cruz, and then cautiously returned to their home nests and mothers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessing these nests often required scaling steep cliffs, which Kirven did enthusiastically. Through these efforts, the American peregrine falcon was removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife in 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the years, Kirven became increasingly passionate about environmental conservation and efforts to curb climate change. He funneled this energy into teaching undergraduates at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s ironic, his daughter Kathleen Groppe notes, that something he worked to combat -- climate change -- could have contributed to his demise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Monte-800x1226.jpeg\" alt=\"Monte Kirven displays the trout he caught at the White Tail Ranch in Montana.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven displays the trout he caught at the White Tail Ranch in Montana.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beyond nature, Kirven had an extraordinary love of people. He’d host dinners after returning from fishing or hunting to share his goods. The evening before his death, he threw a celebratory party for friends and workers who had just finished construction of his new roof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He made them steaks and turkey with stuffing, and he opened a fancy bottle of wine to share. He went to sleep that night content, having lived another day to its fullest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monte Kirven is survived by daughter Kathleen Groppe of Lancaster, Texas; sons Kenneth Kirven of San Diego and Brian Kirven of Point Reyes Station; sister Marcia Gray of Helena, Montana; ex-wife Valerie Quate of Poway (San Diego County); and grandchildren Patrick Kirven, Caroline Groppe, Andy Arredondo and Chinzia Pinnamonti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"lewis\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sally Lewis, a Napa Native With a Pioneer Spirit, and Her Caregiver, Teresa Santos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A native of the Napa Valley, Sally Lewis died on Oct. 8, when a fire engulfed her Soda Canyon home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis lived with a pioneer spirit that fit her surroundings. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/families-and-friends-of-napa-s-fire-victims-remember-the/article_2ebb83a4-9bfb-59e9-80d4-e3132bc57cfb.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Register\u003c/a>, she was an active fisher and hunter. Lewis raised two daughters by herself after the sudden death of her husband. She took over his school bus business and became one of just two female auto dealers in California at the time, the newspaper reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis is survived by two daughters, Windermere Tirados and Dixie Lewis. Tirados told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-fire-takes-Sally-Lewis-90-12282443.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> that her mother was “a down-to-earth person who loved everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chronicle reports that the Soda Canyon Road home where Lewis died at the age of 90 was constructed by her grandparents in 1920 and had been her home for most of her life. In the last year of her life, Lewis received in-home care from Teresa Santos, a native of the Philippines who lived in Fairfield. She also died in the fire at the age of 50 years old. Her family told the Chronicle they wanted privacy to grieve and little was reported about her life and work, but Tirados called her a \"fantastic\" woman who took good care of her mother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"mccombs\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Family Mourns the Loss of Veronica McCombs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636875\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 123px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11636875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28559_veronica-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"180\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veronica McCombs died in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veronica McCombs was the oldest of six children, and her siblings say that her imprint on them \"will live on forever.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Veronica-McCombs-67-died-in-Tubbs-Fire-12280409.php#photo-14354955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> reported that McCombs died in her home on Oct. 9 during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. She was 67 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In her \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?pid=187196889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a>, her siblings write that \"throughout her life, Veronica was always there to listen and help her family, siblings, and others who needed the wisdom and care that she gave unconditionally.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCombs' family is mourning the loss of what her son, Brandon McCombs, calls the family's \"foundation\" (according to his statement to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Veronica-McCombs-67-died-in-Tubbs-Fire-12280409.php#photo-14354955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronicle\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She devoted her life to the love and care of our family and her community,\" Brandon McCombs wrote. \"As a family we are grieving deeply and she will be missed forever.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"mcreynolds\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carmen Colleen McReynolds: 'Gutsy and Self-Reliant'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638311\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Colleen McReynolds \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jonathan Gabriel Coke)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Carmen Colleen McReynolds was born on Jan. 30, 1935, her father, Joseph McKinley, wasn't present. He had to be quarantined after contracting tuberculosis. He wouldn't meet Carmen until she was 9 months old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My grandfather is an important part of my aunt's story,\" says Gabriel Coke, McReynolds' nephew. It was her father, according to Coke, who inspired McReynolds to become a doctor. \"My grandfather became a doctor after his own mother died of tuberculosis, and my Aunt Carmen went on to be a doctor because of my grandfather. She looked up to him.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McReynolds graduated from medical school at the University of Colorado in Denver. She worked as an internist for Kaiser until 1995, when she retired and moved to the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Carmen Colleen McReynolds\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>\"She was very gutsy and self-reliant,\" remembered Coke. \"She liked to have friends that were also independent. She loved to play the guitar and the piano. She was a big Hank Williams fan, she knew how to shoot a rifle, and she rode a motorcycle until she was in her 70s.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McReynolds, 82, was so tough that her family held out hope that, even with her failing health, maybe she had escaped the Tubbs Fire that swept her neighborhood and destroyed her home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nearly a week after the fire, a search team found McReynolds' remains in her garage, inside her 1973 Mercedes convertible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coke said his aunt was a trailblazer and a dignified woman who valued her independence. She was married for seven years in the 1960s, he said, but later divorced. McReynolds cared a lot for her family, and although he didn't see her often in later years, Coke said she was always a strong presence in their lives. \"She came to my wedding in France,\" Coke said. \"That meant a lot to me because she was very frugal. She spent money on experiences, she wasn't frivolous.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After McReynolds' death. Coke learned that she was deeply committed to charities like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.earlebaum.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earle Baum Center\u003c/a> for the blind. \"There's still so much I'm learning about her extraordinary life.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"paiz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Firefighting 'Was His Passion': Garrett Angel Paiz\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11627393\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz, a volunteer firefighter from Noel, Missouri, was killed on Oct. 16, 2017, when his water truck crashed in Napa County as he helped fight the Northern California fires.\" width=\"720\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-160x140.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-240x209.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-375x327.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-520x454.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz, a volunteer firefighter from Noel, Missouri, was killed on Oct. 16 when his water truck crashed in Napa County as he helped fight the Northern California fires. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From the time he was a boy, there were two things Garrett Angel Paiz wanted to be when he grew up: a cowboy and a firefighter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before his death on Oct. 16, while helping to battle the Northern California fires in Napa County, Paiz, 38, had fulfilled those dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A cowboy he became by working several ranches across the United States, herding cattle, branding and roping,\" said his big sister, Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz of Palm Springs. \"Anything a cowboy did, Garrett did. He was also a trail supervisor in Mammoth.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Garrett Angel Paiz\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Paiz served as a volunteer firefighter in Noel, Missouri, too, and was assisting with fires in Washington state when he was called to help fight the Northern California blazes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627396\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz traveled throughout the country helping to fight wildfires. \" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz traveled throughout the country helping to fight wildfires. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"He loved to help and did whatever was needed,\" his sister said. \"Firefighting was not a job. It was his passion. Serving others was his passion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early on Oct. 16, Paiz was driving a tanker truck designed to bring water to the scene of the fire when the rig crashed on the Oakville Grade in Napa County. His truck went down an embankment, turning over and landing on its roof. Authorities aren't certain what caused the accident but say fatigue might have been a factor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz was born in Indio, California, and raised in the town of Mecca. He came from a large family that loved to spend time together and play pranks on one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will always remember my baby brother as the funny kid who was always up to something,\" said Cinthia Paiz. \"You just never knew what he would get into next.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz graduated from Coachella Valley High School and studied agriculture at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. He came from a long line of men and women who served as first responders and in the armed forces, said his brother, Carlos Paiz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627395 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1020x1388.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz fulfilled his dream of being cowboy at a young age.\" width=\"640\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1020x1388.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-160x218.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-800x1088.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1180x1605.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-960x1306.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-240x327.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-375x510.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-520x707.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717.jpg 1811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz fulfilled his dream of being cowboy at a young age. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We believe that helping others is paramount in life. Standing up for others is just what you do,\" he said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz is survived by his wife, Bobbie Paiz of Noel, Missouri; parents, Judi and Armando Paiz of Coachella; sister, Cinthia Paiz; brother, Carlos Paiz of Coachella; and a daughter, Terri Ann Paiz of Tehachapi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carlos Paiz said there were three things he wanted people to do to honor his brother: \"Love your family, follow your dreams and serve your community.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"picciano\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sandra Picciano, Cascade Fire Victim, Loved Animals and Always Helped Her Neighbors\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Those who lived near Sandra Picciano in the Yuba County hamlet of Loma Rica remember her as a compassionate woman who always lent a helping hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She helped out with neighbors, taking them to doctor appointments and checking on them when they were sick,\" said Nadine Webb, Picciano's neighbor of 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Neighborly-woman-dies-in-Cascade-Fire-trying-to-12335627.php#photo-14357930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, Picciano was 77 years old and had no living relatives. She did have several horses, which she cared for through their old age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Cascade Fire started to blaze, Picciano was quick to leave her home. Authorities said she was killed when she crashed into a tree along the road. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another Loma Rica neighbor, John Billingsley, told \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article178046466.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sacramento Bee\u003c/a> that the smoke from the fire that night was so thick \"you could just see a little bit in front of your hood.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"powell\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lynne Anderson Powell Thrived on Music, Quilting and Her Dogs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/20861810_111117646276007_5886828533173973108_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/20861810_111117646276007_5886828533173973108_o-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11633685\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne Anderson Powell woke up every morning at 5 a.m, no matter what. Her border collies, four of them total, needed to go hiking. So she and her husband, George, would take them for a walk in the hills of northeast Santa Rosa, near their home on Blue Ridge Trail, right up to the day before the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne and George were married for 33 years. They met at a holiday party thrown by someone at El Camino Community College in Southern California, where her mother, artist Jean Jenkins, taught. George was a staff photographer there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Lynne Anderson Powell\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>George said they had an instant connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just incredible,” he said. They married just weeks after meeting, over Presidents Day weekend in 1984.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne played the flute throughout her life, starting at age 7. She majored in flute performance and music education at Carnegie Tech (later renamed Carnegie Mellon) in Pittsburgh. She was a roommate with lifelong friend Joan Sextro, and they took part in each other’s weddings. Sextro said she always admired Lynne’s strength, honesty and kindness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lynne was a very upfront person,” said Sextro. “You know where you stand with her, yet she was a very kind, warm person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she and George met and fell in love, Lynne was first chair flute in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. George joined her in Albuquerque so that she could continue to play. After 17 years in the symphony, Lynne began working an office job at Sandia National Laboratories, also in Albuquerque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple retired to Eugene, Oregon, but soon moved to Northern California to be closer to Lynne’s aging parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne was devoted to her dogs and trained them for agility trials. She was also an avid quilter, a hobby well-suited to her meticulous and intelligent nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was the most brilliant person on the planet — there was nothing she couldn’t figure out,” said George.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past year and a half, Lynne had been undergoing intensive treatment for salivary gland cancer. Even though the chemotherapy and radiation took a heavy toll, George remembers her strong determination in the face of discomfort. “She was my rock. She took care of me, no matter how much pain she was in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sextro said Lynne was just beginning to get back to normal life, after her cancer treatments, making her death “a double sadness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the night of the fire, the couple woke to smoke and the red glow of the Tubbs Fire sweeping toward their house. George told Lynne to leave with her dog, who slept next to her. He would follow in another car with his three dogs. They planned an escape route, but Lynne did not make it to their meeting place. Apparently blinded by smoke and flames, she drove off the road and crashed down a ravine. Her car and body, along with the body of her dog, were found days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If he had known Lynne was down in the ravine, George would have tried to find her and would have been satisfied to die next to her, he said. The fire destroyed their home, her quilting studio and George’s photography collection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George said he’d like people to know “how loving and kind she was.” When a new person moved into the neighborhood, he said, “she’d be the first person to welcome them and ask what she could do for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne was 72 when she died. George remembers her as being the best spouse he could have hoped for. “She’s still with me,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"ress\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A Box of Chocolates and an Infectious Smile: The Big Heart of Marilyn Ress\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Once a week, Marilyn Ress would board a city bus from her home at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park and ride 35 minutes to the Montgomery Village Shopping Center on the east side of Santa Rosa. From there, Ress would walk into See’s Candies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She would easily buy $100 worth of peanut brittle, chocolate and gift cards,” said manager Susan Murphy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the gift cards and candies were not for herself. Ress bought them as gifts for others. One box of chocolates would go to the bus drivers who took her around town. One would go to her doctor’s office. Another would end up with a neighbor who was having a bad day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She would even give chocolates to the landscapers,” said her best friend, Cynthia Conners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress died in the Tubbs Fire. She was 71.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Marilyn Ress\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Conners said Ress was the epitome of selflessness. “I never saw her do anything for herself, not even go to the salon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress was known to pay for strangers' groceries and cups of coffee. Once, on a trip to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco with Conners, Ress paid for several drivers’ tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She handed the toll booth clerk a $50 bill and said, 'Pay for all the cars behind us that this covers,' ” Conners said. “She lived and breathed ‘pay it forward.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conners and Ress met in the late 1970s, when they both worked at Santa Rosa’s Creekside Hospital. Ress was a certified nursing assistant and Conners was the activities director. Conners said Ress had a goofy sense of humor and an infectious smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress grew up in the Sonoma County town of Penngrove and attended Petaluma High School. She led a simple life with her two cats at Journey’s End. Conners would sometimes take her on rides through the Sonoma County countryside or to the coast. They would go to Fosters Freeze, where Ress would order her favorite meal: a chili cheeseburger, fries and a vanilla malt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress spent holidays with Conners. A more recent tradition involved hours of holiday cooking in Conners’ small apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’d get a list of people that had nowhere to go on Thanksgiving and then show up at my house and tell me I was cooking dinner,” Conners said. “I didn’t have a choice. I had to make fresh cranberries, stuffing, turkey, I mean the whole nine yards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress would then deliver foil-wrapped meals, two plates at a time, to her neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conners and Ress talked over the phone at least once a week. So when she didn’t hear from Ress the week of the fires, she knew something was wrong. But Conners believes Ress is at peace now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just have a funny feeling that she would be happy in heaven,” Conners said. “I can just see her smiling and dancing.”\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"rippey\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Together All the Time': Sara and Charles Rippey\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1075\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637438\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-160x143.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-800x717.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-1020x914.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-1180x1057.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-960x860.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-240x215.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-375x336.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-520x466.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara and Charles Rippey in 1946. \u003ccite>(submitted photo via Napa Valley Register)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Charles Rippey -- nicknamed “Peach” as a child for his fuzzy cheeks -- and his wife, Sara Rippey, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in March. Four months later, Charles celebrated his 100th birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just three months after that, he died, apparently trying to reach his wife as flames engulfed their home in Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My father certainly wouldn’t have left her,” his son, Mike Rippey, told the Associated Press. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Sara and Charles Rippey\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Charles Rippey grew up in Hartford, Wisconsin, where he met Sara in grade school. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/families-and-friends-of-napa-s-fire-victims-remember-the/article_2ebb83a4-9bfb-59e9-80d4-e3132bc57cfb.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Register\u003c/a>, the two attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, together. Charles graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1939.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Register reported the couple married in 1942, just before Charles joined the Army for World War II service in North Africa, France, Italy and Germany. After the war, Charles and Sara Rippey had three daughters and two sons, and Charles went on to work for the Firestone tire company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rippey spent 30 years with Firestone, the Register reports, leading three different divisions and working in Sweden, Argentina and across the Midwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1978, when most of their adult children moved to California, the elder Rippeys followed, with Charles going to work with Southern California's Norris Industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rippeys' children say their parents delighted in each other's company. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every Sunday night they went dancing,” Mike Rippey told the Register. “They loved to do stuff together; they’d always come home laughing and giggling. Neither ever vacationed alone or went anywhere alone. They were together all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That remained true until their final moments, when Charles apparently tried to reach Sara, who had been partially paralyzed since suffering a stroke in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with the AP, Mike Rippey said his brother discovered their parents’ bodies in the remains of their home in Napa. His father, Rippey said, appeared to be heading to his mother’s room when he was overcome by smoke and flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If he’d survived and she was gone, he would be the most miserable person alive,” Mike Rippey said in an interview with the Register. “If you had asked them if they wanted to go out together, they would have said yes.”\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"robinson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Loving Mom, Generous Artist: Sharon Robinson\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627679\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 525px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11627679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22448120_10210923817400136_3298257612672619342_n-2-e1510879015873.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, of Santa Rosa.\" width=\"525\" height=\"538\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, of Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cathie Merkel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sharon Robinson, a 79-year-old artist and antiques collector, died in when the Tubbs Fire engulfed her Santa Rosa neighborhood. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the immediate aftermath of the fires, Robinson's daughter, Cathie Merkel, searched for her mom. She posted recent photos of her on Facebook, along with a photo of the lot where Robinson's home had been reduced to ashes. Robinson’s car remained in what was left of the garage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After days of searching, Merkel posted a message on her \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/cathie.merkel?fref=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page\u003c/a> to let loved ones know Robinson had not survived:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“To my dear friends, thank you all for your efforts in trying to find my mom. We received the news today that she did not make it out of her home the night of the fire. During the next few days I won’t be returning any messages as we deal with the effects of this tragedy. We know she found peace in her passing. Thank you for understanding, stay safe.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Nothing was left but the car and ashes after the Tubbs Fire engulfed Sharon Robinson's home.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing was left but the car and ashes after the Tubbs Fire engulfed Sharon Robinson's home. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cathie Merkel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Merkel told \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/11/hundreds-missing-in-wine-country-fires-here-are-some-of-their-stories/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a> that she visited her mother shortly before the fire with her daughter, who suffers from terminal brain cancer. “It was a very happy visit, very friendly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was really a warm and lovely woman, absolutely,” Jeri Sprague, a former neighbor of Robinson who knew her for decades, told the\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-wildfires-Sharon-Robinson-79-named-12280042.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"rogers\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lee Chadwick Rogers, 72\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lee Chadwick Rogers, 72, died in her Sonoma County home on Cavedale Road as the Nuns Fire burned near the town of Glen Ellen. She lived east of Highway 12 near Mountain Terraces Winery and Vineyard. \u003ca id=\"schwartz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Marnie Schwartz Devoted Herself to Activism and Teaching\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marnie Schwartz passed away in the Tubbs Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marjorie Schwartz was her real name, but everyone called her Marnie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And everyone remembers that she called them \"sweetie.\" Denise Harrison, a friend of Schwartz, told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Marjorie-Schwartz-teacher-killed-in-Tubbs-Fire-12367366.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, \"I don't ever remember her calling me 'Denise.' I remember her calling me 'sweetie.' I can hear it in my head now: 'Hi, sweetie.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Marjorie Schwartz\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Schwartz, 68, died in the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schwartz' spirit will live on in the memories of those she taught, which spanned students in Walnut Creek, San Rafael, Santa Rosa and English-language learners, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7578851-181/family-former-santa-rosa-teacher?sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was also active in her religious community, serving as president of the Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa at one point, according to the Chronicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rabbi George Gittleman told the paper that Schwartz loved to study and discuss Jewish texts of all kinds, and she was very literate, well-read and well-educated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"shepherd\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Touch Football and a Middle School Crush: After the Fire, 8th-Graders Remember Classmate Kai Shepherd\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-800x647.jpg\" alt=\"Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, was the youngest person to die in the Northern California Wildfires in October.\" width=\"800\" height=\"647\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629618\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-800x647.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-1020x825.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-1180x954.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-960x777.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-240x194.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-375x303.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-520x421.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, was the youngest person to die in the October wildfires. But in the weeks after the tragedy, he was still a presence among his classmates at Redwood Valley's Eagle Peak Middle School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eagle Peak's Spirit Week, which features a different dress-up theme every day, was delayed by three weeks after the fire that devastated the Mendocino County community and killed nine people, including Kai's 17-year-old sister, \u003ca href=\"#kressa\">Kressa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eagle Peak Principal Dan Stearns, shuffling down a school hallway on wear-your-pajamas-to-school day in slippers and a plaid bathrobe, says he remembers Kai as a kid \"constantly running from group to group, interacting, laughing, joking around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Kai Shepherd\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Stearns stops at a classroom on the second floor where a group of eighth-grade students are hunched over their laptops, scrolling through photos: Kai at the beach, Kai playing baseball, Kai goofing around with his friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School was closed for a week after the fire, but the first day back, students asked their digital media teacher if they could make a dedication page for Kai in the yearbook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They've been working nonstop on it since then,\" says Elizabeth DeVinny, who taught Kai in her honors English class last year. \"They've been gathering photos and even asking if they could have extra space, because they have so much that their classmates want to say and their teachers want to say.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3030-e1510177623777.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3030-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janeane Higdon (left) and Joshua Harding work on the yearbook dedication page for Kai. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kai loved sports. One of his best friends, Brenton Wheeler, took a video of Kai competing in a wrestling match last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"After he was done wrestling ... he kinda ... he smiled. Even though he lost, he smiled, and, kept his chin up,\" Brenton remembers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winning or losing, he always walked off the mat with a smile, says Shane Stearns, another of Kai's friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three boys played touch football every morning on the blacktop at school, he says. Kai was the quarterback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He would get frustrated easily, but ...,\" Brenton says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He'd always be laughing when he was arguing, though,\" Shane finishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629205\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Brenton-and-Shane-e1510177341493.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Brenton-and-Shane-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629205\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Stearns, foreground, and Brenton Wheeler, friends of Kai's, edit photos of Kai they plan to use in the yearbook. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kai had other dimensions, and Janeane Higdon, 13, wants to show the side of him that she knew in the yearbook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On the outside, I know he was very athletic. But on Instagram, he’d just act like a totally different person. He would talk about nerd stuff like Magic and video games,\" she says. \"Deep down inside, I think he was a nerd.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For their celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, students put together an altar for Kai. It has a baseball and football on it. And a box of Kai's favorite cereal: Golden Grahams. Janeane draped a special necklace over the box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629206\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Eagle Peak Middle School built an altar in Kai's memory for Day of the Dead. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We had matching shark-tooth necklaces from Six Flags,\" she says, the kind that are sold in pairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janeane kept one, and gave the other one to Kai.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had a crush on Kai last year,\" she says. \"So I brought him back a necklace. And he wore it, I think, twice. And then he put it on his shelf, I’m pretty sure he told me. So I had one of his best friends deliver it to him, 'cause I was kind of scared to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They started messaging over Instagram. Janeane wrote poems about him in her honors English class, including an ode to Kai’s blue eyes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me get butterflies.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\naround you they make me feel shy.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me feel high.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me love the plain dull sky\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthoughts of you preoccupy my mind\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey’re prettier than a dragon’s eye….\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629207\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629207\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janeane Higdon looks at a selfie she took during Spirit Week last year. She is in the front with red hair. Kai is in the back row on the left. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Janeane gave a couple of her poems to Kai, and he told her he liked them because they reminded him of rap music. She was never really sure, though, what Kai thought about her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Brenton and Shane did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember Kai kinda liked Janeane, too, at one point,\" Shane says. \"I remember him talking about that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Kai would say, 'It's kinda nice knowing that Janeane likes me,' \" Brenton says. \"And how he kinda liked her back.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janeane didn’t know this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It kinda makes me sad now. Because we could have gotten closer,\" she says. \"And now that he's dead, I know that we won't be able to replay that.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"kressa\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Ukiah High School Students Mourn the Death of Kressa Shepherd and Celebrate Homecoming in the Same Week\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-self-portrait-e1510283178339.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-self-portrait-1020x1275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629956\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa Shepherd took this self-portrait in a photography class at Ukiah High School. \u003ccite>(Kressa Shepherd)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Homecoming is not a day at Ukiah High School; it's a weeklong series of events. After a wildfire tore through Redwood Valley in October, the school district postponed the football game and festivities to give the town some time to recover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, the night before the rescheduled events were about to start, high school junior Kressa Shepherd died in the hospital. She was 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mood is definitely complicated and complex,” said Gordon Oslund, the school principal, as he watched students milling in the courtyard. “It’s people trying to figure out, how do you deal with a community tragedy and then carry on and have a community celebration all at the same time?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kressa and her parents were found in the road near their home the night of the fire and flown to hospitals for treatment of severe burns. Kressa’s \u003ca href=\"#shepherd\">younger brother, Kai,\u003c/a> 14, died before help arrived. Both of Kressa’s legs were amputated in the hospital, and she suffered cardiac arrest and multiple infections before she also died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Kressa Shepherd\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>On the morning of the big football game, Nov. 3, students packed the bleachers in the gym for a homecoming rally, one of several held throughout the week. The juniors wore all shades of pink, their class color. Hanging on the wall above them, gold balloons shimmered in the fluorescent light, spelling out K-R-E-S-S-A and K-A-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629957\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juniors cheer at a homecoming rally at Ukiah High School. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For some of Kressa’s friends, the ones who made it to school that week, the whole scene was just weird.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just like, ‘Wow, like how can you be happy right now?’ ” said Sasha Wilkins, a sophomore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The class period right before, she had been to a grief circle for Kressa’s friends and classmates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was weird being in a group of everyone having such strong emotions, of being sad and down. And then going to another group of people who's so excited and so happy,” Wilkins said. “But then I realized not everyone's thinking about that all the time, but that's OK.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Ukiah high, Kressa went to a Waldorf school. From fourth grade through eighth, she was in the same class with the same teacher and the same 23 kids. The high school counselors gathered them, and the class of sophomores below hers, to talk and share memories of Kressa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilkins remembered feeling intimidated last year about becoming a sophomore. She was confiding in her friends about it when Kressa walked by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She overheard that and came up to me later and we just sat down and talked about it, and she comforted me,” she said. “She was like, ‘Yeah I was really nervous as well, but it's going to be OK and it's not as hard as you think it is.’ It was a wonderful moment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629958\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Voltaire-person-of-the-year-e1510283675349.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Voltaire-person-of-the-year-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629958\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa turned in this homework assignment to her history teacher last year. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kressa’s teachers embodied the mixed emotions of the week. Some cried openly in front of their classrooms, then dressed up days later in purple and gold for homecoming. Across the board, they remember Kressa as a star student who kept a 4.0 GPA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s the rock in the classroom,” said Meagan Davis, her English teacher. “To have at least one student in the class be there for you. You look up and you see them fully enveloped in what you're teaching – she was that student in my class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A peacemaker, is how Liz Johnson, Kressa's U.S. history teacher, described her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She had a lot of compassion for multiple points of view,” Johnson said. “She had a deeper understanding of the world around her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629959\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-drawing-e1510283824939.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-drawing-e1510283804287-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"426\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629959\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa was working on a series of illustrations when she died. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gordon Oslund)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she was a natural-born artist, according to her art teacher, Rose Easterbrook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wanted to be an illustrator someday, and she truly could have done that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kressa had been working on a series of drawings of a young girl with blond hair frolicking in a meadow. She carried them everywhere with her. For her photography class, she took a similar picture of her cousin picking flowers, and photo-shopped fairy wings into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was her: innocent and sincere,” said Lech Slocinski, her photography teacher, as he hung a collection of Kressa’s black-and-white prints in the school lobby. “There was nothing fake about her. Everything was just real. And kind. And it shows in her pictures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629960\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-cousin-e1510283977514.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-cousin-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629960\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa took this picture of her cousin for her photography class in high school. \u003ccite>(Kressa Shepherd)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her work often portrayed a calm world, he said, removed from madness and conflict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was the kind of scene the school tried to recreate in her memory the night of the homecoming game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This evening, we pay tribute to the lives of Ukiah High School junior, Kressa Shepherd, and her brother, Kai Logan Shepherd,” principal Gordon Oslund said to the crowd, asking them to join him in a moment of silence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the marching band came on, before the football players took the field, and before screaming erupted in the stands, more than a thousand people stood up and went completely quiet.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"southard\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Even at 71, Daniel Martin Southard Hadn't Lost His Love of Football\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637203\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 458px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637203\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg 458w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-160x175.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-240x262.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-375x409.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Southard was 71 when he died in the Tubbs Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Daniel Martin Southard, 71, one of those who died in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, was known for his love of football. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187361346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a>, when he graduated Southern California's Crescenta Valley High School in 1964, he received special awards in athletics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That love of sports athleticism and love of the sport never left him. The\u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187361346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Press Democrat \u003c/a>reports that he went on to become a personal trainer and eventually bought a Gold's Gym in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel Southard's son Derek told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/11/hundreds-missing-in-wine-country-fires-here-are-some-of-their-stories/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercury News in San Jose\u003c/a> that his father \"was just a very loving guy. He was very sweet and very kind.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"stelter\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Steve Stelter 'Would Find the Funny in It'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 693px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627298 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Dad-and-Janet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"539\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Stelter and Janet Costanzo were longtime partners and lived together in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley. Both died in the fire that swept the area early the morning of Oct. 9.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A photograph of Steve Stelter shows him wearing a shirt of \"Beavis and Butt-Head,\" who are themselves wearing \"Ren & Stimpy\" costumes. It helps to be familiar with the crude hilarity of these shows to better understand what Stelter’s daughter, Reeah Winkle, means when she says her dad was playful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But along with his love of irreverent, fart-joke humor was his witty, softer side, she said. “If there was a hard situation, he would find the funny in it,” said Winkle, who gave him the shirt as a birthday present. “You could laugh with him even when you were having a hard time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Steve Stelter\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627297\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Aunt-Shelia-Dad-Mac-and-Me.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Stelter (center) loved being a grandfather. He poses with daughter, Reeah Winkle, left, and sister, Shelia Garoni, right, while holding Winkle's son, Mac. Stelter died on Oct. 8 in Redwood Valley.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Winkle laughs thinking about memories she has of her dad: trips to the movies or the flea market or an amusement park. Winkle said that even though she didn’t live with her dad, he was very present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was the kind of person that if you needed anything, he was there to help you any way he could,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stelter helped neighbors clear iced-over driveways on cold winter days. He helped family with plumbing problems or with cars that needed fixing (his specialty). He was a handyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He would be right over to fix it,” said Winkle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stelter drove trucks for a number of companies, but it was at Pacific Bell that he met his longtime partner, Janet Costanzo, who also died in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair lived on a large parcel where they’d take their dogs for walks and where Steve could shoot his guns and work on cars, Winkle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627301\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627301 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Dad-1-800x1065.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1065\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Steve Stelter poses for the camera.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Steve’s brother, Doug Stelter, eventually moved into a trailer on their property. The three of them would eat dinner together most nights: more meat and fewer vegetables, said Doug Stelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d all sit around and watch TV,\" he said. \"They liked '[American] Pickers.' \" And \"Deadliest Catch\" was also a favorite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve loved the holidays, too. Winkle remembers fireworks on the Fourth of July, trick-or-treating on Halloween and how her father loved being around family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. But more than anything, he loved being a grandpa to his two grandchildren, Winkle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’d be down on the ground playing with them,” she said. “He was that kind of grandfather.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Stelter, 56, is survived by his brother Doug, his daughter Reeah Winkle, and his grandchildren, Mac and Sunny Mortensen.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"stephenson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Margaret Stephenson Spread Joy With Huge Heart and Love of Parties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638786\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Stephenson, left, celebrated her 86th birthday in March with friend Drew Wallace. (Courtesy of Mandi Hamilton)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Margaret Stephenson, 86, was a vibrant and tenacious British transplant to Mendocino County's Redwood Valley who lived alone on 2 rural acres, loved animals and never shied away from a good party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was very proud of her British heritage and a person that loved to celebrate festivities,” said Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who received Halloween and Christmas cards from her every year. “I can’t imagine ever not having fun if Margaret was at an event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephenson was the last victim found after the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Margaret Stephenson\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Stephenson moved to Mendocino County in the 1970s with her husband, Raymond, who took a job as a manager at Mendo Mill & Lumber Co.. She briefly worked as a schoolteacher but devoted most of her life to helping her husband and maintaining their land. The couple were married roughly 60 years. They had no children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She and her husband came over with nothing, essentially,” said Mandi Hamilton, who became Margaret’s insurance agent and close friend after her husband died in 2015. “They worked hard, joined clubs and became an integral part of community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She spoke so openly of her husband, Raymond, and how much she loved him,” Hamilton added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soon after she met Stephenson, Hamilton said, the two of them hit it off and began calling each other every morning. About six months before the fire, Stephenson was diagnosed with cancer, but was responding well to treatment and remained very independent. Last summer, Hamilton taught her how to drive her husband's truck, which she had previously refused to touch. And to boost her spirits, Hamilton also recently gave her a cat, which she instantly fell in love with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"thomas\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Tamara Latrice Thomas, a San Francisco Native Who Perished in Assisted-Care Home\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Tamara Latrice Thomas, 47, was a native of San Francisco who split her time between her hometown and a board-and-care facility in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, one of the areas ravaged by the Tubbs Fire early Oct. 9. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7593757-181/pge-sued-in-santa-rosa?artslide=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported\u003c/a> Thomas, who was paralyzed, died after being unable to get out of her second-floor bedroom at the Crestview Court Residential Care Home. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED was unable to reach Thomas's family members for comment, but the Press Democrat reported her brother is suing PG&E for wrongful death, alleging the utility failed to maintain power lines that could have sparked the wind-whipped fire. The case was filed in Sonoma County Superior Court and seeks unspecified damages for pain and suffering. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"tunis\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Linda Tunis Was Close to Her Daughter Until the End\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In January 2017, Linda Tunis moved from Florida to Santa Rosa to be closer to her daughter, Jessica.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Their time together in California was cut short. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Tubbs-Fire-claims-life-of-Linda-Tunis-a-recent-12271331.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, Linda Tunis called her daughter early the morning of Oct. 9 as the Tubbs Fire began burning her mobile home. “I was telling her I love her when the phone died,\" Jessica Tunis said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to an obituary published in \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?pid=187042018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Boston Globe\u003c/a>, Tunis loved going to the beach, playing bingo, traveling and going to the theater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\u003c/div>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"We look back on the tragedy that visited so many communities and remember those who died, the lives they lived and the people they touched. \r\n","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1520300315,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":445,"wordCount":14839},"headData":{"title":"Remembering Those Lost in Northern California's October Fires | KQED","description":"We look back on the tragedy that visited so many communities and remember those who died, the lives they lived and the people they touched. \r\n","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Remembering Those Lost in Northern California's October Fires","datePublished":"2018-02-20T21:18:30.000Z","dateModified":"2018-03-06T01:38:35.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"authorsData":[{"type":"authors","id":"236","meta":{"index":"authors_1591205172","id":"236","found":true},"name":"KQED News Staff","firstName":"KQED News Staff","lastName":null,"slug":"kqed","email":"faq@kqed.org","display_author_email":false,"staff_mastheads":[],"title":null,"bio":null,"avatar":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twitter":null,"facebook":null,"instagram":null,"linkedin":null,"sites":[{"site":"arts","roles":["contributor"]},{"site":"news","roles":["editor"]},{"site":"futureofyou","roles":["author"]}],"headData":{"title":"KQED News Staff | KQED","description":null,"ogImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g","twImgSrc":"https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef0e801a68c4c54afa9180db14084167?s=600&d=blank&r=g"},"isLoading":false,"link":"/author/kqed"}],"imageData":{"ogImageSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28698_fire_memorials_final01-qut-1020x546.jpg","width":1020,"height":546,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twImageSize":{"file":"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28698_fire_memorials_final01-qut-1020x546.jpg","width":1020,"height":546,"mimeType":"image/jpeg"},"twitterCard":"summary_large_image"},"tagData":{"tags":["North Bay Fires Information","North Bay wildfires","obituaries","tcr"]}},"disqusIdentifier":"11651196 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11651196","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2018/02/20/remembering-those-lost-in-northern-californias-october-fires/","disqusTitle":"Remembering Those Lost in Northern California's October Fires","path":"/news/11651196/remembering-those-lost-in-northern-californias-october-fires","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>A beloved volunteer at an adult assisted-living center. A dad who would always \"find the funny\" in tough situations. A volunteer firefighter who died far from home while battling a blaze in the North Bay. A couple who had celebrated 75 years together.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They were among the 44 people who perished in the series of monstrous, wind-driven wildfires that brought death and destruction to huge swaths of Northern California, devastating communities in Mendocino, Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties. On this final day of 2017, as we look back on the year and a tragedy that touched so many, we remember those who died, the lives they lived and those they touched along the way. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are their stories.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside id=\"top\" class=\"aligncenter noborder\">\n\u003ch2>Click on the person's name to read more about the victims of the fires\u003c/h2>\n\u003ctable>\n\u003ctr>\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\">\n- \u003ca href=\"#aycock\">Karen Aycock\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#azarian\">Michel Azarian\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#berriz\">Carmen Caldentey Berriz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#bowman\">Roy and Irma Bowman\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#chaney\">George Chaney and Edward Stone\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#collinsswasey\">Carol Collins-Swasey\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#coolidge\">Stanley Coolidge\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#costanzo\">Janet Costanzo\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#culp\">David Culp\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#dornbach\">Michael Dornbach\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#evans\">Valerie Lynn Evans\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#gardiner\">Barbara Jane Gardiner and Elizabeth Charlene Foster\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#grabow\">Mike Grabow\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#grant\">Arthur Tasman Grant and Suiko Grant\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#halbur\">Donna and Leroy Halbur\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hannah\">Roseann Hannah\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hanson\">Christina Hanson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#hung\">Tak-Fu Hung\u003c/a>\n\u003c/td>\n\u003ctd width=\"50%\">\n- \u003ca href=\"#kirven\">Monte Kirven\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#lewis\">Sally Lewis and Teresa Santos\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#mccombs\">Veronica McCombs\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#mcreynolds\">Carmen McReynolds\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#paiz\">Garrett Paiz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#picciano\">Sandra Picciano\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#powell\">Lynne Anderson Powell\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#ress\">Marilyn Ress\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#rippey\">Charles and Sara Rippey\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#robinson\">Sharon Robinson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#rogers\">Lee Chadwick Rogers\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#schwartz\">Marnie Schwartz\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#shepherd\">Kai Shepherd\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#kressa\">Kressa Shepherd\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#southard\">Daniel Southard\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#stelter\">Steve Stelter\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#stephenson\">Margaret Stephenson\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#thomas\">Tamara Latrice Thomas\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n- \u003ca href=\"#tunis\">Linda Tunis\u003c/a>\u003c/td>\n\u003c/tr>\n\u003c/table>\n\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"aycock\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Karen Aycock: 'She Had a Big Heart, Was Always There to Help'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Karen Aycock, a former construction worker who lived alone in Santa Rosa in her Coffey Park home with her cats, died in the Tubbs Fire that devastated the neighborhood. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Aycock’s niece, Victoria Rilling, learned of her aunt’s death, she felt “heartbreak, utter dismay,” she told \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7519692-181/victims-identified-in-deadly-sonoma?artslide=0\">The Press Democrat\u003c/a>. She was also thankful for the efforts to locate Aycock. “They didn’t give up. Their perseverance is phenomenal.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Aycock volunteered with animal rescue groups and her cats meant the world to her, Chad Hinden, a former roommate, told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-wildfires-Karen-Aycock-54-dead-in-12280011.php\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>. She was shy “but she had a big heart,” he said. “If you needed anything, she’d always be there to help you.”\u003ca id=\"azarian\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Michel Azarian: A Creative, Globetrotting Engineer With ‘the Kindest Heart’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11633811\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 576px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"669\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11633811\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian.jpg 576w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-160x186.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-240x279.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-375x436.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/michelazarian-520x604.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michel Azarian, photographed during a recent trip. Azarian lived outside Santa Rosa and died Nov. 26 as the result of burns suffered during the Tubbs Fire in October. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Khachik Papanyan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michel Azarian, 41, died on Nov. 26 at UC Davis Medical Center from extensive burns he suffered when the Tubbs Fire trapped him outside his home on the outskirts of Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>People who knew him describe Azarian as a natural engineer -- his mind was the right mix of creative and analytical. His talents brought him from tragedy in war-torn Lebanon to the United States, Silicon Valley and eventually Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian’s father and uncle were killed in the mid-1980s during the Lebanese civil war, his friend Khachik Papanyan said in a phone interview. The family business was destroyed in a bombing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian helped his mother rebuild and worked in a shop selling bedding in his hometown of Zahle, Lebanon, but he dreamed of attending the American University of Beirut.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Michel Azarian\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>He found out the only way he’d have a shot at getting in was an exceptionally high SAT score.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was a smart enough guy where he was able to get an amazing score on the test and get admitted,” Papanyan said. “However, that wasn’t enough. They didn’t have enough funds to cover the tuition for the first year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian sold land left to him by his father, invested, and sold again, eventually generating enough money to cover his first year’s tuition. He majored in electrical engineering and started earning scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2002, Azarian was recruited to work for National Instruments in Austin, Texas, where he met Papanyan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We went to an event, actually a lecture about Greek architecture, and somehow I think I asked a question related to Armenia,” Papanyan said. Azarian, whose father was Armenian, approached Papanyan after the lecture. “That’s how we struck our friendship in Austin, and we’ve been best friends since then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian spent eight years in Austin, designing radio technology and other wireless circuitry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was extremely gifted when it came to problem-solving,” said Papanyan, who worked for Dell at the time. “The regular puzzles it would take me a day to solve, he could solve it in the blink of an eye.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Outside of work, Azarian’s passions led him away from circuit boards and into nature. Papanyan said his friend was elated when he got a new job -- for Linear Technology -- and moved to San Jose in 2014.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He loved to travel. He loved photography. He loved hiking quite a bit,” Papanyan said. He added that Azarian told him he’d hiked almost every weekend in Silicon Valley and “never had to repeat a trail.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he left a community of friends in Texas, including one associated with the Armenian Church of Austin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For those of you who had the pleasure of knowing Michel, he had the kindest heart and an incredible lust for life,” wrote Mihran Aroian, parish council chairman for the church, in an announcement of Azarian’s death. “He was also an active globetrotter and a brilliant photographer. He had a robust appreciation both for the quiet beauty in nature, along with fun adventures and laughter with friends.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Azarian’s Instagram feed contains a mix of landscape photography, vibrant natural close-ups and some urban/architectural shots. Papanyan said the bulk of Azarian’s photos are believed to have been stored on his home computer, destroyed in the fire.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"instagramLink","attributes":{"named":{"instagramId":"BYH4U11F9tM"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>He moved to Santa Rosa about two years ago, Papanyan said, and took a new job with Keysight Technologies there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Papanyan said he wasn’t sure whether Azarian was at home on Oct. 8, the night the fires hit Santa Rosa, or if he was outdoors and trapped by the wind-whipped wall of flames that roared across the hills from Calistoga.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Either way, he couldn’t get out, and appears to have tried to take shelter in a small clearing near his home. That’s where he was discovered the next day, with severe burns on more than half his body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s just amazing that he was able to survive the whole night being surrounded by the firestorm,” Papanyan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thus began some six weeks of hospital visits to Azarian’s bedside at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Azarian couldn’t talk -- his throat was blocked by a ventilator.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only way he could communicate was with his hand,” Papanyan said. “He would actually write out the letters and we would try to decode what he was saying.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A family friend went to Lebanon to bring Azarian’s mother to his bedside. She had been with him for the past few weeks, Papanyan said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keysight Technologies helped support his mother’s room and travel, according to friends and high-ranking executives, who joined her in Azarian’s hospital room many times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He died Sunday, according to information from Cal Fire, UC Davis Medical Center and the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was an intelligent, fun-loving, nature-loving guy that always had a broad smile on his face, was always there for his friends,” Papanyan said. “He’s now in the heavens, and he will be with us in our memories forever. It was an honor, a great honor, knowing him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"berriz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carmen Caldentey Berriz: Beloved Mother and Grandmother\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Carmen Caldentey Berriz, 75, died in the arms of her husband, Armando Berriz, a man from whom she’d been inseparable since they met in Cuba when they were young. The couple, married 55 years, had been on vacation with family in Santa Rosa when the Tubbs Fire erupted. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When their car got stuck on a fallen tree as they fled, the pair decided to seek shelter in a swimming pool at the vacation home where they’d been staying. Carmen held onto Armando, who was keeping them afloat by hanging onto the sides of the pool, KTVU reported. She died in the pool.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Everything they did was as a team,\" daughter Monica Ocon told \u003ca href=\"http://www.ktvu.com/news/woman-dies-in-husbands-arms-seeking-shelter-in-pool-during-santa-rosa-fire\">KTVU\u003c/a>. \"They had this bond and this strength that literally lasted a lifetime.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Berriz, from Apple Valley in San Bernardino County, is survived by her husband; daughter Monica Ocon and her son-in-law, Luis Ocon; daughter Carmen T. Berriz; son Armando J. Berriz and daughter-in-law Catherine Berriz; and seven grandchildren, the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Carmen-Berriz-died-in-her-husband-s-arms-trying-12277372.php\">San Francisco Chronicle reported\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I talked to her every day,” Monica Ocon told the Chronicle. “It’s an amazing bond that I had with her. I will forever try to be like her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"bowman\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'They Were Holding Each Other': Roy and Irma Bowman of Redwood Valley\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629165\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/bowmans1-2.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-11629165\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/bowmans1-2-1020x934.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"586\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Irma and Roy Bowman in 2015 with a plaque commemorating their 50th wedding anniversary.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The past two years were not the easiest of Roy and Irma Bowman's more than half-century together. Roy needed triple-bypass heart surgery early in 2016, a procedure that required a long convalescence. Family members had to persuade Irma to leave his bedside to eat and sleep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She would spend the night there if we wouldn't have made her go home,\" said Elizabeth Bowman, who is married to the Bowmans' son, Gary, and lives in Medford, Oregon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Irma and Roy Bowman\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Roy Bowman suffered a stroke that put him back in the hospital and left him struggling to speak.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He knew who we were and would try to say our names,\" said Elizabeth Bowman. \"The fact he couldn't talk was very rough on him. He would get agitated, so he worked very hard on regaining his speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bowmans — Irma was 88, Roy was 87 — were still emerging from that crisis last month when a wildfire charged across a nearby ridge and toward their home in a development set amid vineyards and oak woodlands in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley, north of Ukiah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All 22 homes in the development burned in the fire early Oct. 9. The Bowmans were among nine people killed or fatally injured in a 1.5-mile-long corridor along Tomki and West roads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They must have been in bed,\" Elizabeth Bowman said. \"The fire marshal told us that they were holding each other when they found their remains.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bowmans are remembered as intensely devoted to their family, to their churches and to each other. They had been members of the Assembly of God congregations in both Ukiah and Redwood Valley and were well-known and loved for their usually unadvertised generosity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They were very dedicated to the Lord and very dedicated to their church,\" said the Rev. Jack McMilin, pastor of the Redwood Valley Assembly of God. \"Any time there was a need or any time there was a campaign for something, they always wanted to be involved as far as supporting it financially.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McMilin said that at a memorial service for the Bowmans, members of the congregation talked about how the couple had helped them with various needs -- in one case, for instance, paying the tuition for a family that was otherwise unable to send its children to a local religious school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"When I pass away, I'd like to be that well spoken of,\" McMilin said. \"It was pretty amazing the things people said.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roy Howard Bowman was born in 1930, the descendant of Oregon pioneers, and graduated from Oregon State University in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree in general agriculture. He served in the Air Force, retiring with the rank of lieutenant colonel. After his military service, he worked as a soil scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. He's listed as the author and editor of several Soil Conservation Service studies of California counties, including San Diego, Santa Cruz, Placer and eastern Mendocino.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Irma Elsie Wobschall was born to a German-American family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1929. She emigrated to San Diego by 1950, married, had two sons, and divorced. She later studied art at Palomar Junior College, in the northern San Diego County town of San Marcos.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Bowman said Irma met Roy at a square dance in San Marcos. They dated for a year or so and were married June 13, 1965. After the wedding, Roy formally adopted Irma's sons — Gary and Mark — \"and gave them his name,\" Bowman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She added that her late mother-in-law was a creative force — a skilled visual artist and an accomplished baker and chef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Elizabeth and Gary Bowman married, \"She made our wedding cake -- a four-tier wedding cake. It was wonderful -- she was very artistic and could bake anything.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elizabeth Bowman said the family is still grappling with its grief over the deaths — a process she doesn't expect to end anytime soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's going to take time,\" she said. \"It's going to take a long time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"chaney\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>George Chaney and Edward Stone Loved Traveling and Collecting Art\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Napa Valley resident Don Judah said he was out on his deck sometime between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on Oct. 8 when he noticed fire coming down the ridgeline across the valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I told my wife, 'Call George to get his ass out of there now,' \" Judah said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Judah's wife, Margaret, called their good friend George Chaney, 89, who lived with his lifelong partner, Edward Stone, 79, on Atlas Peak Road. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The area has a history of fires. Chaney’s shed had burned down in swept the countryside in 1981, but his house survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Margaret Judah got through to Chaney on the phone. He told her he couldn’t see anything. She said he and Edward would come to their house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fifteen minutes later, she phoned again to see if he’d left the house yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He says, ‘Margaret, my house is on fire,' ” Don said. Then the line went dead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don and Margaret tried to get up the hill to see if they could help Chaney and Stone, their friends of nearly half a century, get out. Within a mile of their house, the fire was so intense the two had to turn back.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday, Oct. 12, Don got word from officials that George Chaney and Edward Stone had died in their home. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about George Chaney and Edward Stone\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Originally from Texas, Chaney moved to Napa in 1958 to work as a radiologist at the newly opened \u003ca href=\"https://www.thequeen.org/\">Queen of the Valley Medical Center\u003c/a> in Napa. Don met Chaney in 1960, when Chaney hired him to work in the radiology department.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He was an excellent physician and radiologist,\" Don remembered. \"He just had a manner about him that was always kind of calm. He wasn’t a volatile person at all.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don said Chaney's leadership helped keep Queen of the Valley's radiology department on the cutting edge of medical imaging technology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He knew where we were going, and he wanted to do the best he could for the patients,\" Don said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chaney's partner, Stone, worked for Wells Fargo Bank in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Chaney and Stone retired, Don said, they spent a lot of time traveling together to Europe, Asia and Africa. Don and his wife often joined them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I know they really enjoyed travel,\" he said. \"I would say the two enjoyed classical music and artwork. George had an Asian art collection with Chinese screens and Japanese sculptures.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Don said the pair had excellent senses of humor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The thing about most of the dear friends I have is there’s a bond you have,\" Don said. \"Humor is what hangs us together and keeps us together.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"collinsswasey\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carol Collins-Swasey Remembered for Her 'Wicked Sense of Irreverent Humor'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Carol Collins-Swasey was known by close family and friends as an independent, strong-willed woman with a “wicked sense of irreverent humor.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in typical fashion, she insisted on writing her own obituary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She didn’t want them saying a bunch of flowery crap about her,” said Staci Peyer-Reupke, a close friend. “She just wanted it to be funny.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you are reading this, I am dead,” she wrote in the obituary that her family incorporated into a \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=carol-h-collins&pid=187019168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">larger one\u003c/a> published in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “And no, I did not look this good when I checked out.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Carol Collins-Swasey\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey, 76, a Santa Rosa real estate agent and former journalist, died on Oct. 9 in her Hemlock Street home near Coffey Park in the Tubbs Fire that devastated her neighborhood. Her husband of 27 years, Jim Swasey, was out of town.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in January 1941 in Louisville, Kentucky, Collins-Swasey grew up with three brothers, and bounced between her divorced parents’ homes in Georgia and Chicago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the obituary the family published, one brother remembered her as \"a bit glamorous and a bit demanding, but always magic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey went on to study journalism at the University of Iowa, and after working briefly as a journalist in Los Angeles, headed north, She eventually settled in Santa Rosa, where she lived for the remaining 30 years of her life, working as a Century 21 residential real estate agent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was blessed with some talents and was successful in several professional fields,” she said in her obituary notes. But she added: “I never stayed long with anything -- jobs, houses, husbands or friends -- until moving to Sonoma County.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey was an avid traveler and a committed community volunteer, most recently helping out at Sutter Hospice Thrift Store on Sundays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her friend Peyer-Reupke, a regular at the thrift store, said she was drawn to Collins-Swasey’s giving nature and fun-loving personality. “I think that’s what I’m really going to miss the most,” she said. “She once told me she didn’t want a memorial service when she died. She wanted a party.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Collins-Swasey underscored that wish in her obituary notes: “Instead of feeling obligated to attend a memorial service -- and there won't be one -- contribute to a charity of your choice, and give a friend an extra hug today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to her husband and brothers, Collins-Swasey is survived by a son and multiple stepchildren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"coolidge\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Stanley Coolidge, a Noted Attorney Who Loved Riding a Motorcycle\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636547\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 130px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28508_stanleycoolidge-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28508_stanleycoolidge-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"130\" height=\"152\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11636547\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stanley Coolidge loved volunteering and riding his motorcycle. He passed away at age 78 in the Cascade Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Appeal Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> Stanley Coolidge leaves behind a legacy as a noted attorney, loving father and grandfather, short story writer and prolific volunteer. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to his obituary in Marysville's \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appeal Democrat\u003c/a>, Coolidge was 78 when he died at his Yuba County home in Loma Rica on Oct. 9 during the Cascade Fire. His obit reports that he was with his fiancee, \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=187076628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseann Hannah\u003c/a>, who also died in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Stanley Coolidge\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Born in San Francisco on May 17, 1939, Coolidge, who went by \"Stan,\" earned his law degree from UC Berkeley's Boalt Hall and was admitted to the bar in 1965. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coolidge had three children. One son, Andrew Coolidge, told \u003ca href=\"http://www.krcrtv.com/news/father-of-chico-city-councilman-presumed-dead-in-fire/635873925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KRCR News\u003c/a> that he and his father spoke nearly every other day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This fire was a complete tragedy,\" Andrew Coolidge told the television station. \"It was fast and it was terrible and I know a lot of people are concerned about the property damage, but when you're dealing with losing someone close to you, losing a loved one, it really makes all of that other stuff very much not important.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stanley Coolidge's \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a> tells the story of a man who dedicated his life to volunteering and giving back to others. According to his \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187076634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a>, he also loved to ride his Harley-Davidson motorcycle and was a longtime member of \u003ca href=\"http://www.theamericansmc.com/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Americans Motorcycle Club\u003c/a>, which raises funds to cure childhood cancer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A joint service was held for Coolidge and \u003ca href=\"#hannah\">Hannah\u003c/a> on Nov. 3 at Veterans Memorial Hall in Yuba City.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"costanzo\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Friends Were Like Family to Janet Costanzo\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Janet Kay Costanzo was warm, smart, spunky and a real trailblazer, her friends said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wanted to work a man’s job so she could make a man’s wage,\" said Reeah Winkle, who was 8 years old when she met Costanzo. “And that’s what she did. She drove trucks at Pac Bell, just like my dad.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costanzo lived in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley with \u003ca href=\"#stelter\">Steve Stelter\u003c/a>, Winkle’s father. Both died in the October wildfires that swept through Mendocino County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Janet Kay Costanzo\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Costanzo, 71, was found inside her home in Redwood Valley. Stelter, 56, was found near a vehicle. The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said it appears he was attempting to evacuate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Costanzo had lived in the valley for about 10 years and it suited her outdoorsy personality, Winkle said. “She was a very smart woman; she knew a lot about everything.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of Winkle’s first memories of Costanzo was the time she was allowed to ride her horse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was around horses all of her life,” said Robert Costanzo, who dated Janet in the 1970s.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He remembers Janet as a “warm, friendly, outgoing person.” The two lived together in her mother’s house on Coolidge Avenue in Oakland. She took Robert’s last name in order to get health insurance at the time, he said. She kept the name for the rest of her life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 646px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627604 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"646\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s.jpg 646w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-160x154.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-240x231.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-375x361.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-520x501.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/1970s-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janet Costanzo and Robert Costanzo dated in the 1970s. The two never married but Janet took his last name in order to get health insurance. Robert remembers Janet as warm, friendly and outgoing. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Robert Costanzo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her dad lived in Southern California on several acres of land and had a few horses, Robert recalls. “She used to like to do dressage and trail rides,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janet Costanzo also bred cats. She had a parrot and two dogs, Riot and Annie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She and Stelter moved from Oakland to her aunt’s property in Redwood Valley roughly 10 years ago. \"They had a lot of land up there,” said Steve's brother, Doug Stelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Doug moved into a trailer on the property about five years ago. The three of them would go on walks together, watch television -- \"American Pickers\" and \"Deadliest Catch\" were favorites -- and they would take turns cooking dinner and then eat together almost every night, said Doug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She was a good person,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were taken from our lives too soon,\" said Winkle. \"We love them very much and they remain in our hearts.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\n\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"culp\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Vietnam Vet David Culp Leaves an Empty Spot\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637505\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 242px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"326\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637505\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut.jpg 242w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut-160x216.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28581_David-Culp-qut-240x323.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fire victim David Culp was a member of the Foothill Lions Club. \u003ccite>(Foothill Lions Club)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>David Patrick Culp, 76, a Vietnam veteran, died on Oct. 10 in the Cascade Fire that swept through his Loma Rica neighborhood in Yuba County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“People came by and told him it’s getting too close, he had to leave, but being the stubborn vet that he was, he decided to stay with his equipment, figuring he could stop it,” Mike Saala, a friend, told \u003ca href=\"http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/10/19/yuba-county-mourns-4-killed-by-devastating-cascade-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sacramento\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Culp piloted UH-1 “Huey” helicopters during the Vietnam War, according to an obituary on the website of the \u003ca href=\"http://www.foothill-lions.net/index_files/Page682.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Foothill Lions and Lioness Club\u003c/a> in Marysville. He was a regular at the club on Thursday nights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He will be missed ... there will be a vacant spot,” Saala said. \u003ca id=\"dornbach\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Michael Dornbach Was Searching for His ‘Little Piece of Heaven’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11631075\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-800x589.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"589\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11631075\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-800x589.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-160x118.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-1020x750.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-1180x868.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-960x706.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-240x177.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-375x276.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut-520x383.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27977_Uncle-Michael-qut.jpg 1392w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Dornbach, 57, died Oct. 9 in Calistoga. \u003ccite>(Photo courtesy of Maria Triliegi)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Michael Dornbach came to California with his family when he was just 10 years old. They settled in the small West Marin town of Inverness, where he learned how to fish for salmon on Tomales Bay. His mother, Maria Triliegi, said he became a great fisherman, always winning the jackpot in any competition he entered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Triliegi remembered how much her son loved the water. Not just the ocean, but lakes and rivers, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s why he was so anxious to get his little piece of heaven,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach, 57, lived in San Pedro but came to Northern California in October, searching for that piece of heaven. The family was hoping to buy a small piece of land close to the Klamath River, someplace where he could build a cabin, fish, plant a garden and watch the stars at night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Triliegi said he wanted to live out in the open, like the guys in his favorite movie, “Lonesome Dove.” But he didn’t want to be all alone out there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The cabin would have enough room for his mom and family members to come and stay,” Triliegi said. “His family was everything to him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach was staying with family on an 18-acre property in rural Calistoga when the October Tubbs Fire tore through and claimed his life. Triliegi said. “My biggest sadness is that the land he loved so much, in the finality of it all, took him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dornbach is survived by his mother; a brother, Joshua Triliegi; a sister, Laura Dornbach; as well as aunts, uncles and cousins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"evans\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Valerie Lynn Evans: 'A Real Cowboy-Type Girl'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Valerie Lynn Evans, right, with her son, Houston Evans Jr.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627475\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Valerie-Evans-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valerie Lynn Evans, right, shares a treat with her son, Houston Evans Jr. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Victoria Evans)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Valerie Lynn Evans loved horses. She grew up around them as a child and continued to raise and show horses as an adult. That was one reason she was so happy in her home on Coffey Lane in Santa Rosa -- she had space for her horses and plenty of beautiful places to ride.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was a real cowboy-type girl,” said her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr., who himself spent time working as a rodeo cowboy. In fact, that’s how the two met.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was Nov. 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was shot. Houston was scheduled for a rodeo in Las Vegas that was canceled because of the assassination, so he drove to Los Angeles to see if he could work a rodeo there instead. He approached a group of people talking out front, one of whom he knew, and met Valerie. They went to a party together and were soon dating, marrying a few years later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Valerie Lynn Evans\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>In the early morning hours of Oct. 9, the couple woke to a fire outside their window. Houston said they had only a few minutes to get out of the house.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie wanted to save the horse trailer parked in the yard, so her husband, who is 88 years old and suffers from gout, went down the road to get the tractor. When he turned around, the house was an inferno. He rushed back, but Valerie wasn’t where she said she’d be waiting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I almost knew instantly that she went back into the house to get the dogs,” Houston said. He fled, barely escaping with his own life. Their son, Houston Evans Jr., and his wife, Victoria, used their knowledge of the back roads around his parents' house to find a way around closures, eventually reaching Evans Sr., who had taken cover behind a shed down the road.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I haven’t seen anything like this since I was in the war,” the elder Houston said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie, who was 75 when she died, loved their home in Santa Rosa, working “every kind of dirty lousy job you can think of to pay for this place.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She operated a Caterpillar tractor at the dump and drove trucks for several companies in the area. She even worked as a dispatcher in Santa Rosa, a job her husband said she had to quit. “It was too much for her to handle, people getting killed and murdered. It would give her nightmares.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raising and showing horses was Valerie’s passion. The couple traveled all over the country to compete in horse shows, often bringing home ribbons and trophies. She loved to ride in the beautiful countryside around Santa Rosa and in the Southern California mountains when the couple lived there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She enjoyed life,\" her husband said. \"She enjoyed friends; she enjoyed nature.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Valerie Lynn Evans is survived by her husband, Houston G. Evans Sr.; a son, Houston G. Evans Jr.; and her daughter-in-law, Victoria Evans. The family plans to hold a memorial service for Valerie sometime in the spring.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"gardiner\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Barbara Jane Gardiner and Elizabeth Charlene Foster: A Creative Soul and Her Caregiver\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The walls and halls of Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Mendocino County home in Redwood Valley were her museum.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11635940\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 324px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"471\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11635940\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101.jpg 324w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101-160x233.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/JaneGardiner1.eps_20171101-240x349.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo is from the Ukiah Daily Journal obituary page\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gardiner was a creative soul, according to her obituary in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ukiahdailyjournal/obituary.aspx?n=barbara-jane-gardiner&pid=187113806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ukiah Daily Journal\u003c/a>. From the beaded earrings to the knitted crafts, her personality was as vibrant as the colors she chose in her personal art pieces. She collect painted glass art and fashionable handbags. Her needlework was intricate, along with the never-conforming art she made.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7809163-181/remembering-northern-california-fire-victims?sba=AAS\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">her obituary\u003c/a> in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Barbara Jane Gardiner moved to Redwood Valley with her husband Eugene Vincent Gardiner about 1980. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 9 at 1 a.m., she called her stepson, according to \u003ca href=\"https://www.mendovoice.com/2017/10/names-of-deceased-redwood-fire/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department\u003c/a>, to tell him that fire had surrounded her home. She was with her caregiver, Elizabeth Charlene Foster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Foster was 64 years old. The two lived together on Tomki Road in Redwood Valley.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the county sheriff’s department, Gardiner told her stepson that she and Foster were waiting for the fire department to evacuated them from their home. They didn’t survive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Her signature smile and high-pitch, jolly laugh will echo in the hearts of those who loved her,” said Barbara Jane Gardiner’s Ukiah Daily Journal obituary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"grabow\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Mike Grabow 'Instantly Made People Feel Better About Themselves'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11628766\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"Mike Grabow, 40, and his French bulldog, Stax, died when the Tubbs Fire hit their neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9.\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27896_22489993_10208498866384214_2692149478615782517_n-qut-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Grabow, 40, and his French bulldog, Stax, died when the Tubbs Fire hit their neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rachael Ingram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The morning before the Tubbs Fire swept through Santa Rosa, Mike Charles Grabow was in a local bar giving away hope bracelets. He'd bought them for friends as a way to donate to breast cancer research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grabow's sister, Lindsay Osier, said he often gave generously to those around him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Mike Grabow\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>“He was always giving money to charities and wherever he could find ways to help out,” Osier said. “He didn’t require anything back. It was all freely given.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grabow was 40 when he died. Osier misses her brother’s hugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The hugs that he gave me would take all of the problems away,” she said. “He just instantly made people feel better about themselves and encouraged you to be a better human being.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628765\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 437px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11628765\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"633\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607.jpg 437w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-160x232.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-240x348.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/RS27895_23115093_10210794951373989_1858367344_n-qut-e1510955812607-375x543.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 437px) 100vw, 437px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mike Grabow, 40, passed away when the Tubbs Fire hit his Santa Rosa neighborhood early the morning of Oct. 9. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Lindsay Osier)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Grabow lived in Northern California for the past five years and had a tight-knit circle of friends. They remember his energy and his love of craft beer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’ll remember him for how much he loved everyone around him and how fully he lived his life,” said Rachael Ingram, one of his friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier in his life, Grabow lived in the Pacific Northwest. He eventually moved back to Idaho, where he was born and lived for most of his adult life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He loved the outdoors and found lots of opportunities to enjoy it around Boise. Osier said that when Grabow was young, his grandfather took him fishing a lot, and that is when he was truly the happiest. Grabow also liked to snowboard, hunt and golf.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for work, he showed his independence by being self-employed in jobs that allowed him to be outside, such as landscaping and construction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11628769\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11628769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22780678_10208545187702218_6620350318759447796_n-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Friends and family of Mike Grabow, 40, celebrate his life at Cooperage Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa on Oct. 25, 2017. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Rachael Ingram)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>On Oct. 26, friends and family celebrated Grabow at one of his favorite places to grab a beer, Cooperage Brewing Co. in Santa Rosa. They raised money for fire relief efforts in his name.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s a huge community of people that are missing him right now,” Ingram says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"grant\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Retired Navy Pilot Arthur Tasman Grant ‘Would Do Anything to Help Somebody Out’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Like his wife, Suiko Grant, Arthur Tasman Grant loved spending time with his granddaughter, Sloane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627332\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 236px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485.jpg\" alt=\"Arthur Grant of Santa Rosa as a young man.\" width=\"236\" height=\"133\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11627332\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485.jpg 236w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Arthur-Grant-e1509496770485-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 236px) 100vw, 236px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Arthur Grant of Santa Rosa as a young man. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Trina Grant)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The retired Navy lieutenant and Pan Am Airlines captain also relished sitting in the sun watching the birds ride the updrafts, having a beer and sharing his stories about all the years he spent flying airplanes. “Those little things, and his garden, which really was his realm,” says Grant’s daughter, Trina Grant, of her father’s many favorite pastimes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grant was 95 at the time of his death in the Tubbs Fire. He and his wife, who also died in the blaze, fled to the wine cellar of their hilltop Santa Rosa home to escape the flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is survived by daughters Tasman Grant of San Francisco and Trina Grant of Denver, as well as his granddaughter. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Arthur Tasman and Suiko Grant\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627316\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 217px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11627316\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613.jpg 217w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/The-Grants-e1509494914613-160x91.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trina, Suiko and Arthur Grant at Trina and Arthur's home in Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(Photo: Courtesy of Trina Grant)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Grant grew up in Point Arena on a dairy farm. He had 12 siblings. He joined the Navy during World War II, where he trained as a fighter pilot. After retiring from the military, he worked for Pan Am for 25 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trina Grant remembers her father’s innate kindness. “He would do anything to help somebody out,” Trina Grant says.” In addition to being an accomplished aviator, Trina Grant said, her father was an extraordinary artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But cooking wasn’t among his many skills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trina Grant fondly remembered the time she was home from college, grievously sick, at age 18. This was before cellphones. Her mom was away, and she needed her father’s help.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It took me two hours to drag myself along the floor from the bed to the phone, whereupon I finally called him,” Trina Grant said. “He leapt into action, bringing me microwaved mushroom soup that was barely lukewarm and not particularly appetizing. But he came and brought it to me with such good intention, that despite how horrid the soup was, at that moment, it was the best meal I’d ever had.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family asks that donations be made to veterans support organizations or to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youcaring.com/arthursuikotrinagrant-979411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arthur and Suiko Grant Memorial Fund\u003c/a>. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp> \u003ca id=\"halbur\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Donna and Leroy Halbur Were Always Prepared for an Extra Guest\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11634271\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11634271\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Halbur2-1020x680-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donna and LeRoy Halbur, Aug. 4, 2017. \u003ccite>(Michelle Halbur)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Donna Mae Kearney was born Aug. 10, 1937, in Iowa City, Iowa. Four days later, LeRoy Halbur came into the world in Roselle, almost due east and 200 miles across the state. They died together, Oct. 9, at their home in the Larkfield area of Santa Rosa, at the age of 80.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In between, they married, had careers, two sons and two grandchildren. Over the years they welcomed many people into their home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They first met in Iowa, after Leroy was out of the Army and Donna had graduated from college, which she had left a Catholic religious order to attend. They married on Aug. 12, 1967. Some 40 years ago, they moved into the hillside house on Angela Drive, next to a vineyard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Donna and Leroy Halbur\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>LeRoy was a CPA and worked for over 30 years at the real estate company Codding Enterprises, becoming a vice president. Donna, with her degree in education, worked as a substitute teacher in elementary schools and later as a reading specialist. He was the serious financial guy, she the creative free spirit, says their son, Tim Halbur.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They were both Depression-era kids,” he says. “So they always had a full pantry and full freezer and were ready to feed people.” LeRoy, too, had Catholic roots, and he practiced rather than preached a life of service. Three nights a week, he delivered food to the poor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple loved to travel and once a year took the family on a big trip -- Mongolia, the Nile, China. At home, they played pinochle. That was the family game. “Every time we got together, it was the rhythm of our house,” says Halbur. “Eat a meal, clear the table, play some games.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In August, Donna and LeRoy celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, and for the occasion Tim created a video tribute, in which you can see snapshots of their life together. The song is Glenn Miller’s“ Moonlight Serenade.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/i1VRk8JTd-0'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/i1VRk8JTd-0'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>They are survived by their two sons, Tim and David Halbur; their daughters-in-law, Michelle Halbur and Amy Heibel; their grandsons, Travion Jackson and Rowan Halbur; and siblings, Jolene, Linda, Ken, Duane and Glen Halbur; and Cecil, Paul and Marcella Kearney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"hannah\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Roseann Hannah, Cascade Fire Victim, 'Prided Herself on Being a Great Mom'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"171\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11636684\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut.jpg 171w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28510_Roseann-qut-160x187.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\">\u003c/a>Roseann Hannah died in Yuba County's Cascade Fire on Oct. 9. She and her fiance, Stanley Coolidge, loved adventuring together. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Engaged-couple-who-loved-motorcycle-rides-die-12312065.php#next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, they would ride Coolidge's motorcycle from his home in the community of Loma Rica up the coast to Oregon or to the beach in Mendocino County, where Hannah enjoyed spending time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The newspaper tribute said Hannah was visiting \u003ca href=\"#coolidge\">Coolidge\u003c/a> in Loma Rica when they both died in the Cascade Fire. She was 53 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hannah lived in Grass Valley with her 26-year-old twin sons, Jeffrey and Jordan Hannah. Her \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/appealdemocrat/obituary.aspx?page=lifestory&pid=187076628\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">obituary\u003c/a> said she was a loving mother and friend who \"loved her boys and doing things with them and for them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to her two sons, Hannah is survived by a grandson, Aleczander Hannah.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"hanson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Christina Hanson Shared Her Smile with Santa Rosa\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629022\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629022\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/brittney-frankie-846-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Hanson of Santa Rosa was known as the life of every party. Here she is on the dance floor enjoying a family wedding with her father, Michael Hanson, left, and cousin, Shane Riordan, right. Christina Hanson died in the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 9, a month shy of her 28th birthday.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina Hanson of Santa Rosa was known as the life of every party. Here she is on the dance floor enjoying a family wedding with her father, Michael Hanson, left, and cousin, Shane Riordan, right, Christina Hanson died in the Tubbs Fire on Oct. 9, a month shy of her 28th birthday.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Christina Hanson shared one thing with everyone — her smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Your smile was infectious,\" wrote Santa Rosa resident Meg Barry in one of many \u003ca href=\"http://memorialwebsites.legacy.com/ChristinaHanson/homepage.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tributes\u003c/a> posted online for the 27-year-old Hanson. \"You made my babies laugh, and we relaxed in the sunshine sharing jokes with one another. It was one of those moments where I felt like we’d known each other for a long time even though we’d just met.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Christina Hanson\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Hanson was well known in her community and was close with her spiritual family at Spring Hills Community Church in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson died Oct. 9 at her home on Wikiup Bridge Way in Santa Rosa, a month shy of her 28th birthday. Hanson's apartment in the Mark West Springs neighborhood was overrrun by the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For days she was listed among the missing as her family and friends circulated photos asking for help in locating her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was a much loved volunteer at Primrose, a local adult assisted living center specializing in memory care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She had a connection with seniors her whole life,\" said her cousin, Brittney Vinculado. \"Maybe it was because of her own mobility issues.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson was born with \u003ca href=\"http://spinabifidaassociation.org/what-is-sb/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spina bifida\u003c/a>, a spinal condition that affected her mobility and caused her to spend a lot of time in the hospital as a child. She was also very close to her grandmother, Vera Hanson, who passed away earlier this year, and Vinculado said talking and enjoying time with elders came naturally to Hanson.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her father, Michael Hanson, lived in a separate apartment on the property. He was badly burned in the fire and his family believes he was trying to rescue his daughter when he was overcome by smoke and collapsed outside. He \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/The-fight-after-the-fires-Loved-ones-keep-vigil-12332531.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">is still recovering\u003c/a> from his injuries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The fire came down the road and it was in the middle of the night, so people were sleeping and unaware and no evacuations had started. And they were one of the first neighborhoods hit,\" said Vinculado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629026\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11629026 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_5174-800x1066.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1066\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christina Hanson, 27, of Santa Rosa always had a smile to share with friends and family. She was especially close with her grandfather, Richard Hanson, left, and father Michael Hanson, right.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hanson was very fond of animals and for many years was seen with her guide dog, Zulu, at the side of the wheelchair she used to help her move around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most recently she adopted Joey, a terrier mix. The dog managed to make it out of the fire with minor burns on his paws.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In middle school Hanson enjoyed playing basketball on an adaptive sports team. She was known for her love of singing, especially anything by Celine Dion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She had a great sense of humor and a very positive attitude,\" Vinculado said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hanson was a talented craftswoman, especially with intricate work involving her hands. She loved making beaded jewelry to give as gifts for friends and family. She also learned American Sign Language, and her family says she was very good at interpreting for people with hearing impairments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the online tribute page, Christine O'Neil Frazier wrote: Your wit and wisdom touched everyone. You taught us all how to be better people. The world needed your love and kindness, but heaven needed you more.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Christina Hanson is survived by her father, Michael Hanson of Santa Rosa; her stepmother, Jennifer Watson of Santa Rosa; a grandfather, Richard Hanson of Oakley; and a grandmother, Rose Diaz of Dublin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The family suggests donations to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"hung\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>At 101 Years Old, Tak-Fu Hung Could Still Command a Room\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>By all accounts, Tak-Fu Hung was a remarkable man. He would have turned 102 on Nov. 25, but instead, his family held his funeral on that day. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hung died in his Fountaingrove home, on the eastern side of Santa Rosa, a victim of the Tubbs Fire. According to accounts by his family (in the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7649296-181/101-year-old-santa-rosa-man-now?artslide=0&sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat)\u003c/a>, he couldn’t get out of his house fast enough as the flames approached. He told his wife of 46 years to flee, and he perished in the fire. She sustained burns but survived.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Born in 1915, Hung held the rank of general with the Chinese Nationalist army defeated by Chinese Communist forces after World War II. Hung fled to Hong Kong and then Taiwan, where he worked as a civil engineer, before moving to the Bay Area, according to his family. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They described him to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7649296-181/101-year-old-santa-rosa-man-now?artslide=0&sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a> as a man who loved his children and grandchildren and “was really good at commanding a room.” He only recently began using a cane to walk, and “liked a party” according to his daughter, Anne O’Hara. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He is survived by his wife, six children, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"kirven\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>How Monte Kirven Helped Save the Peregrine Falcon\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627460\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_10561-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"Monte Kirven holding a peregrine falcon. Kirven was a lifelong falconer and lover of the outdoors. He died in the Tubbs Fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627460\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven holding a peregrine falcon. Kirven was a life-long falconer and lover of the outdoors. He died in the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sitting around a dinner table with Monte Kirven meant an evening of entertaining tales. Maybe he’d talk about the time he scaled cliffs to reach peregrine falcon nests in his efforts to conserve the species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Or he’d talk about the trips he led to Baja California in Mexico to see gray whales -- including the time he had to patch a car tire using a lighter, tequila and a tooth from a plastic comb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sometimes he’d talk about his time in the military, or the birding trips he led to Africa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Monte Kirven\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Whatever his tale, whatever his task, Kirven approached all things with passion and intensity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven died in his home in the Mark Springs West neighborhood in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9, when the Tubbs Fire consumed his house. He was 81.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven’s love for nature began during his childhood in rural Indiana, where he spent much of his time outdoors. He fished and hunted from a young age. He later turned these passions into his academic focus: He majored in biology at the University of Mississippi, got a master's degree focusing on Caspian and elegant terns at San Diego State University, and later got a Ph.D. in biology from the University of Colorado.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1961, he married Valerie Quate and they had three children, raising them mostly in San Diego. His daughter, Kathleen Groppe, recalls a childhood full of adventure. She says her father always spearheaded wildlife rescue projects -- and used their house as a base camp.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She remembers injured ducks, falcons and other birds. Sometimes the animals would be in the backyard, other times they’d take up residence in the bathtub. The goal was to release them back to the wild, but if that couldn’t happen, Kirven would pass the healed animals off to the San Diego Zoo.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Groppe remembers his passion for falcons especially. He worked with them tirelessly and always had one or two of the birds. These experiences sparked Groppe’s own academic pursuits in ecology.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627504\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_6253-e1509576539433-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627504\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven with his children and former wife at daughter Kathleen Groppe's 1992 wedding. From left to right: Brian Kirven, Valerie Quate, Kathleen Groppe, Monte Kirven, and Kenneth Kirven.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Notably, Kirven was part of a team of scientists who helped show that the use of insecticide DDT led to the thinning of peregrine falcon eggshells. DDT was subsequently banned in 1972.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, in 1978, there were only 19 known pairs of these falcons in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kirven’s former employer, the Bureau of Land Management, quotes him saying: “Humans brought these birds to near extinction, and we have a moral obligation to bring them back.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To rebuild the population, Kirven and colleagues would take peregrine falcon eggs from nests, and replace them with porcelain fakes. The real eggs were hatched at UC Santa Cruz, and then cautiously returned to their home nests and mothers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Accessing these nests often required scaling steep cliffs, which Kirven did enthusiastically. Through these efforts, the American peregrine falcon was removed from the federal list of endangered and threatened wildlife in 1999.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Through the years, Kirven became increasingly passionate about environmental conservation and efforts to curb climate change. He funneled this energy into teaching undergraduates at Sonoma State University and Santa Rosa Junior College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s ironic, his daughter Kathleen Groppe notes, that something he worked to combat -- climate change -- could have contributed to his demise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627500\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Monte-800x1226.jpeg\" alt=\"Monte Kirven displays the trout he caught at the White Tail Ranch in Montana.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627500\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Monte Kirven displays the trout he caught at the White Tail Ranch in Montana.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beyond nature, Kirven had an extraordinary love of people. He’d host dinners after returning from fishing or hunting to share his goods. The evening before his death, he threw a celebratory party for friends and workers who had just finished construction of his new roof.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He made them steaks and turkey with stuffing, and he opened a fancy bottle of wine to share. He went to sleep that night content, having lived another day to its fullest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monte Kirven is survived by daughter Kathleen Groppe of Lancaster, Texas; sons Kenneth Kirven of San Diego and Brian Kirven of Point Reyes Station; sister Marcia Gray of Helena, Montana; ex-wife Valerie Quate of Poway (San Diego County); and grandchildren Patrick Kirven, Caroline Groppe, Andy Arredondo and Chinzia Pinnamonti.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"lewis\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sally Lewis, a Napa Native With a Pioneer Spirit, and Her Caregiver, Teresa Santos\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>A native of the Napa Valley, Sally Lewis died on Oct. 8, when a fire engulfed her Soda Canyon home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis lived with a pioneer spirit that fit her surroundings. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/families-and-friends-of-napa-s-fire-victims-remember-the/article_2ebb83a4-9bfb-59e9-80d4-e3132bc57cfb.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Register\u003c/a>, she was an active fisher and hunter. Lewis raised two daughters by herself after the sudden death of her husband. She took over his school bus business and became one of just two female auto dealers in California at the time, the newspaper reported.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lewis is survived by two daughters, Windermere Tirados and Dixie Lewis. Tirados told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-fire-takes-Sally-Lewis-90-12282443.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> that her mother was “a down-to-earth person who loved everybody.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Chronicle reports that the Soda Canyon Road home where Lewis died at the age of 90 was constructed by her grandparents in 1920 and had been her home for most of her life. In the last year of her life, Lewis received in-home care from Teresa Santos, a native of the Philippines who lived in Fairfield. She also died in the fire at the age of 50 years old. Her family told the Chronicle they wanted privacy to grieve and little was reported about her life and work, but Tirados called her a \"fantastic\" woman who took good care of her mother.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"mccombs\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Family Mourns the Loss of Veronica McCombs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636875\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 123px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11636875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28559_veronica-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"123\" height=\"180\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veronica McCombs died in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(San Jose Mercury News/San Mateo County Times )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Veronica McCombs was the oldest of six children, and her siblings say that her imprint on them \"will live on forever.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Veronica-McCombs-67-died-in-Tubbs-Fire-12280409.php#photo-14354955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a> reported that McCombs died in her home on Oct. 9 during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. She was 67 years old. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In her \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?pid=187196889\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obituary\u003c/a>, her siblings write that \"throughout her life, Veronica was always there to listen and help her family, siblings, and others who needed the wisdom and care that she gave unconditionally.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McCombs' family is mourning the loss of what her son, Brandon McCombs, calls the family's \"foundation\" (according to his statement to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Veronica-McCombs-67-died-in-Tubbs-Fire-12280409.php#photo-14354955\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronicle\u003c/a>).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She devoted her life to the love and care of our family and her community,\" Brandon McCombs wrote. \"As a family we are grieving deeply and she will be missed forever.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"mcreynolds\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Carmen Colleen McReynolds: 'Gutsy and Self-Reliant'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638311\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638311\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/22489832_1425225550925577_6703254919008924703_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carmen Colleen McReynolds \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Jonathan Gabriel Coke)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When Carmen Colleen McReynolds was born on Jan. 30, 1935, her father, Joseph McKinley, wasn't present. He had to be quarantined after contracting tuberculosis. He wouldn't meet Carmen until she was 9 months old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"My grandfather is an important part of my aunt's story,\" says Gabriel Coke, McReynolds' nephew. It was her father, according to Coke, who inspired McReynolds to become a doctor. \"My grandfather became a doctor after his own mother died of tuberculosis, and my Aunt Carmen went on to be a doctor because of my grandfather. She looked up to him.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McReynolds graduated from medical school at the University of Colorado in Denver. She worked as an internist for Kaiser until 1995, when she retired and moved to the Fountaingrove area of Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Carmen Colleen McReynolds\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>\"She was very gutsy and self-reliant,\" remembered Coke. \"She liked to have friends that were also independent. She loved to play the guitar and the piano. She was a big Hank Williams fan, she knew how to shoot a rifle, and she rode a motorcycle until she was in her 70s.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McReynolds, 82, was so tough that her family held out hope that, even with her failing health, maybe she had escaped the Tubbs Fire that swept her neighborhood and destroyed her home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But nearly a week after the fire, a search team found McReynolds' remains in her garage, inside her 1973 Mercedes convertible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coke said his aunt was a trailblazer and a dignified woman who valued her independence. She was married for seven years in the 1960s, he said, but later divorced. McReynolds cared a lot for her family, and although he didn't see her often in later years, Coke said she was always a strong presence in their lives. \"She came to my wedding in France,\" Coke said. \"That meant a lot to me because she was very frugal. She spent money on experiences, she wasn't frivolous.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After McReynolds' death. Coke learned that she was deeply committed to charities like the \u003ca href=\"http://www.earlebaum.org/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Earle Baum Center\u003c/a> for the blind. \"There's still so much I'm learning about her extraordinary life.\" \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"paiz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Firefighting 'Was His Passion': Garrett Angel Paiz\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 720px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11627393\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz, a volunteer firefighter from Noel, Missouri, was killed on Oct. 16, 2017, when his water truck crashed in Napa County as he helped fight the Northern California fires.\" width=\"720\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-160x140.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-240x209.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-375x327.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz3-e1510697723437-520x454.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz, a volunteer firefighter from Noel, Missouri, was killed on Oct. 16 when his water truck crashed in Napa County as he helped fight the Northern California fires. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>From the time he was a boy, there were two things Garrett Angel Paiz wanted to be when he grew up: a cowboy and a firefighter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before his death on Oct. 16, while helping to battle the Northern California fires in Napa County, Paiz, 38, had fulfilled those dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"A cowboy he became by working several ranches across the United States, herding cattle, branding and roping,\" said his big sister, Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz of Palm Springs. \"Anything a cowboy did, Garrett did. He was also a trail supervisor in Mammoth.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Garrett Angel Paiz\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Paiz served as a volunteer firefighter in Noel, Missouri, too, and was assisting with fires in Washington state when he was called to help fight the Northern California blazes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627396\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 400px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz traveled throughout the country helping to fight wildfires. \" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2.jpg 720w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-160x213.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-240x320.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-375x500.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz2-520x693.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz traveled throughout the country helping to fight wildfires. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"He loved to help and did whatever was needed,\" his sister said. \"Firefighting was not a job. It was his passion. Serving others was his passion.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Early on Oct. 16, Paiz was driving a tanker truck designed to bring water to the scene of the fire when the rig crashed on the Oakville Grade in Napa County. His truck went down an embankment, turning over and landing on its roof. Authorities aren't certain what caused the accident but say fatigue might have been a factor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz was born in Indio, California, and raised in the town of Mecca. He came from a large family that loved to spend time together and play pranks on one another.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will always remember my baby brother as the funny kid who was always up to something,\" said Cinthia Paiz. \"You just never knew what he would get into next.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz graduated from Coachella Valley High School and studied agriculture at College of the Desert in Palm Desert. He came from a long line of men and women who served as first responders and in the armed forces, said his brother, Carlos Paiz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627395\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627395 size-large\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1020x1388.jpg\" alt=\"Garrett Angel Paiz fulfilled his dream of being cowboy at a young age.\" width=\"640\" height=\"871\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1020x1388.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-160x218.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-800x1088.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-1180x1605.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-960x1306.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-240x327.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-375x510.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717-520x707.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Paiz1-e1510955224717.jpg 1811w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garrett Angel Paiz fulfilled his dream of being cowboy at a young age. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cinthia Ann-Marie Paiz)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We believe that helping others is paramount in life. Standing up for others is just what you do,\" he said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paiz is survived by his wife, Bobbie Paiz of Noel, Missouri; parents, Judi and Armando Paiz of Coachella; sister, Cinthia Paiz; brother, Carlos Paiz of Coachella; and a daughter, Terri Ann Paiz of Tehachapi.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carlos Paiz said there were three things he wanted people to do to honor his brother: \"Love your family, follow your dreams and serve your community.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"picciano\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Sandra Picciano, Cascade Fire Victim, Loved Animals and Always Helped Her Neighbors\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Those who lived near Sandra Picciano in the Yuba County hamlet of Loma Rica remember her as a compassionate woman who always lent a helping hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"She helped out with neighbors, taking them to doctor appointments and checking on them when they were sick,\" said Nadine Webb, Picciano's neighbor of 17 years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the \u003ca href=\"http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Neighborly-woman-dies-in-Cascade-Fire-trying-to-12335627.php#photo-14357930\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, Picciano was 77 years old and had no living relatives. She did have several horses, which she cared for through their old age.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the Cascade Fire started to blaze, Picciano was quick to leave her home. Authorities said she was killed when she crashed into a tree along the road. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another Loma Rica neighbor, John Billingsley, told \u003ca href=\"http://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article178046466.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sacramento Bee\u003c/a> that the smoke from the fire that night was so thick \"you could just see a little bit in front of your hood.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"powell\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lynne Anderson Powell Thrived on Music, Quilting and Her Dogs\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/20861810_111117646276007_5886828533173973108_o.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/20861810_111117646276007_5886828533173973108_o-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11633685\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne Anderson Powell woke up every morning at 5 a.m, no matter what. Her border collies, four of them total, needed to go hiking. So she and her husband, George, would take them for a walk in the hills of northeast Santa Rosa, near their home on Blue Ridge Trail, right up to the day before the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne and George were married for 33 years. They met at a holiday party thrown by someone at El Camino Community College in Southern California, where her mother, artist Jean Jenkins, taught. George was a staff photographer there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Lynne Anderson Powell\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>George said they had an instant connection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just incredible,” he said. They married just weeks after meeting, over Presidents Day weekend in 1984.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne played the flute throughout her life, starting at age 7. She majored in flute performance and music education at Carnegie Tech (later renamed Carnegie Mellon) in Pittsburgh. She was a roommate with lifelong friend Joan Sextro, and they took part in each other’s weddings. Sextro said she always admired Lynne’s strength, honesty and kindness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lynne was a very upfront person,” said Sextro. “You know where you stand with her, yet she was a very kind, warm person.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she and George met and fell in love, Lynne was first chair flute in the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra. George joined her in Albuquerque so that she could continue to play. After 17 years in the symphony, Lynne began working an office job at Sandia National Laboratories, also in Albuquerque.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The couple retired to Eugene, Oregon, but soon moved to Northern California to be closer to Lynne’s aging parents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne was devoted to her dogs and trained them for agility trials. She was also an avid quilter, a hobby well-suited to her meticulous and intelligent nature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was the most brilliant person on the planet — there was nothing she couldn’t figure out,” said George.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the past year and a half, Lynne had been undergoing intensive treatment for salivary gland cancer. Even though the chemotherapy and radiation took a heavy toll, George remembers her strong determination in the face of discomfort. “She was my rock. She took care of me, no matter how much pain she was in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sextro said Lynne was just beginning to get back to normal life, after her cancer treatments, making her death “a double sadness.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the night of the fire, the couple woke to smoke and the red glow of the Tubbs Fire sweeping toward their house. George told Lynne to leave with her dog, who slept next to her. He would follow in another car with his three dogs. They planned an escape route, but Lynne did not make it to their meeting place. Apparently blinded by smoke and flames, she drove off the road and crashed down a ravine. Her car and body, along with the body of her dog, were found days later.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If he had known Lynne was down in the ravine, George would have tried to find her and would have been satisfied to die next to her, he said. The fire destroyed their home, her quilting studio and George’s photography collection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>George said he’d like people to know “how loving and kind she was.” When a new person moved into the neighborhood, he said, “she’d be the first person to welcome them and ask what she could do for them.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynne was 72 when she died. George remembers her as being the best spouse he could have hoped for. “She’s still with me,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"ress\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A Box of Chocolates and an Infectious Smile: The Big Heart of Marilyn Ress\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Once a week, Marilyn Ress would board a city bus from her home at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park and ride 35 minutes to the Montgomery Village Shopping Center on the east side of Santa Rosa. From there, Ress would walk into See’s Candies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She would easily buy $100 worth of peanut brittle, chocolate and gift cards,” said manager Susan Murphy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the gift cards and candies were not for herself. Ress bought them as gifts for others. One box of chocolates would go to the bus drivers who took her around town. One would go to her doctor’s office. Another would end up with a neighbor who was having a bad day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She would even give chocolates to the landscapers,” said her best friend, Cynthia Conners.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress died in the Tubbs Fire. She was 71.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Marilyn Ress\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Conners said Ress was the epitome of selflessness. “I never saw her do anything for herself, not even go to the salon.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress was known to pay for strangers' groceries and cups of coffee. Once, on a trip to Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco with Conners, Ress paid for several drivers’ tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She handed the toll booth clerk a $50 bill and said, 'Pay for all the cars behind us that this covers,' ” Conners said. “She lived and breathed ‘pay it forward.’ ”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conners and Ress met in the late 1970s, when they both worked at Santa Rosa’s Creekside Hospital. Ress was a certified nursing assistant and Conners was the activities director. Conners said Ress had a goofy sense of humor and an infectious smile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress grew up in the Sonoma County town of Penngrove and attended Petaluma High School. She led a simple life with her two cats at Journey’s End. Conners would sometimes take her on rides through the Sonoma County countryside or to the coast. They would go to Fosters Freeze, where Ress would order her favorite meal: a chili cheeseburger, fries and a vanilla malt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress spent holidays with Conners. A more recent tradition involved hours of holiday cooking in Conners’ small apartment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’d get a list of people that had nowhere to go on Thanksgiving and then show up at my house and tell me I was cooking dinner,” Conners said. “I didn’t have a choice. I had to make fresh cranberries, stuffing, turkey, I mean the whole nine yards.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ress would then deliver foil-wrapped meals, two plates at a time, to her neighbors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conners and Ress talked over the phone at least once a week. So when she didn’t hear from Ress the week of the fires, she knew something was wrong. But Conners believes Ress is at peace now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I just have a funny feeling that she would be happy in heaven,” Conners said. “I can just see her smiling and dancing.”\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"rippey\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>‘Together All the Time': Sara and Charles Rippey\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637438\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1200px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1075\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637438\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-160x143.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-800x717.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-1020x914.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-1180x1057.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-960x860.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-240x215.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-375x336.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Sara-and-Charles-Rippey-520x466.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sara and Charles Rippey in 1946. \u003ccite>(submitted photo via Napa Valley Register)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Charles Rippey -- nicknamed “Peach” as a child for his fuzzy cheeks -- and his wife, Sara Rippey, celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in March. Four months later, Charles celebrated his 100th birthday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just three months after that, he died, apparently trying to reach his wife as flames engulfed their home in Napa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My father certainly wouldn’t have left her,” his son, Mike Rippey, told the Associated Press. \u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Sara and Charles Rippey\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Charles Rippey grew up in Hartford, Wisconsin, where he met Sara in grade school. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/families-and-friends-of-napa-s-fire-victims-remember-the/article_2ebb83a4-9bfb-59e9-80d4-e3132bc57cfb.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Napa Valley Register\u003c/a>, the two attended the University of Wisconsin, Madison, together. Charles graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering in 1939.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Register reported the couple married in 1942, just before Charles joined the Army for World War II service in North Africa, France, Italy and Germany. After the war, Charles and Sara Rippey had three daughters and two sons, and Charles went on to work for the Firestone tire company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rippey spent 30 years with Firestone, the Register reports, leading three different divisions and working in Sweden, Argentina and across the Midwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 1978, when most of their adult children moved to California, the elder Rippeys followed, with Charles going to work with Southern California's Norris Industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Rippeys' children say their parents delighted in each other's company. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every Sunday night they went dancing,” Mike Rippey told the Register. “They loved to do stuff together; they’d always come home laughing and giggling. Neither ever vacationed alone or went anywhere alone. They were together all the time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That remained true until their final moments, when Charles apparently tried to reach Sara, who had been partially paralyzed since suffering a stroke in 2012.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview with the AP, Mike Rippey said his brother discovered their parents’ bodies in the remains of their home in Napa. His father, Rippey said, appeared to be heading to his mother’s room when he was overcome by smoke and flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If he’d survived and she was gone, he would be the most miserable person alive,” Mike Rippey said in an interview with the Register. “If you had asked them if they wanted to go out together, they would have said yes.”\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"robinson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Loving Mom, Generous Artist: Sharon Robinson\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627679\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 525px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11627679\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22448120_10210923817400136_3298257612672619342_n-2-e1510879015873.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, of Santa Rosa.\" width=\"525\" height=\"538\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, of Santa Rosa. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cathie Merkel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sharon Robinson, a 79-year-old artist and antiques collector, died in when the Tubbs Fire engulfed her Santa Rosa neighborhood. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the immediate aftermath of the fires, Robinson's daughter, Cathie Merkel, searched for her mom. She posted recent photos of her on Facebook, along with a photo of the lot where Robinson's home had been reduced to ashes. Robinson’s car remained in what was left of the garage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After days of searching, Merkel posted a message on her \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/cathie.merkel?fref=search\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook page\u003c/a> to let loved ones know Robinson had not survived:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“To my dear friends, thank you all for your efforts in trying to find my mom. We received the news today that she did not make it out of her home the night of the fire. During the next few days I won’t be returning any messages as we deal with the effects of this tragedy. We know she found peace in her passing. Thank you for understanding, stay safe.”\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627678\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11627678\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Nothing was left but the car and ashes after the Tubbs Fire engulfed Sharon Robinson's home.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o-520x293.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/22339056_10210918337023130_7427437482030700905_o.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nothing was left but the car and ashes after the Tubbs Fire engulfed Sharon Robinson's home. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Cathie Merkel)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Merkel told \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/11/hundreds-missing-in-wine-country-fires-here-are-some-of-their-stories/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the San Jose Mercury News\u003c/a> that she visited her mother shortly before the fire with her daughter, who suffers from terminal brain cancer. “It was a very happy visit, very friendly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was really a warm and lovely woman, absolutely,” Jeri Sprague, a former neighbor of Robinson who knew her for decades, told the\u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/California-wildfires-Sharon-Robinson-79-named-12280042.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"rogers\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Lee Chadwick Rogers, 72\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Lee Chadwick Rogers, 72, died in her Sonoma County home on Cavedale Road as the Nuns Fire burned near the town of Glen Ellen. She lived east of Highway 12 near Mountain Terraces Winery and Vineyard. \u003ca id=\"schwartz\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Marnie Schwartz Devoted Herself to Activism and Teaching\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11636960\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11636960\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-800x800.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-160x160.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-240x240.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-375x375.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-520x520.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-32x32.jpg 32w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-50x50.jpg 50w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-64x64.jpg 64w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-96x96.jpg 96w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-128x128.jpg 128w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie-150x150.jpg 150w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Marnie.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marnie Schwartz passed away in the Tubbs Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of the San Francisco Chronicle)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Marjorie Schwartz was her real name, but everyone called her Marnie.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And everyone remembers that she called them \"sweetie.\" Denise Harrison, a friend of Schwartz, told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Marjorie-Schwartz-teacher-killed-in-Tubbs-Fire-12367366.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco Chronicle\u003c/a>, \"I don't ever remember her calling me 'Denise.' I remember her calling me 'sweetie.' I can hear it in my head now: 'Hi, sweetie.' \"\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Marjorie Schwartz\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Schwartz, 68, died in the Tubbs Fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Schwartz' spirit will live on in the memories of those she taught, which spanned students in Walnut Creek, San Rafael, Santa Rosa and English-language learners, according to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7578851-181/family-former-santa-rosa-teacher?sba=AAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She was also active in her religious community, serving as president of the Congregation Shomrei Torah in Santa Rosa at one point, according to the Chronicle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rabbi George Gittleman told the paper that Schwartz loved to study and discuss Jewish texts of all kinds, and she was very literate, well-read and well-educated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"shepherd\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Touch Football and a Middle School Crush: After the Fire, 8th-Graders Remember Classmate Kai Shepherd\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-800x647.jpg\" alt=\"Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, was the youngest person to die in the Northern California Wildfires in October.\" width=\"800\" height=\"647\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629618\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-800x647.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-160x129.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-1020x825.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-1180x954.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-960x777.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-240x194.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-375x303.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/KaiMain-520x421.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a> \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kai Logan Shepherd, 14, was the youngest person to die in the October wildfires. But in the weeks after the tragedy, he was still a presence among his classmates at Redwood Valley's Eagle Peak Middle School.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eagle Peak's Spirit Week, which features a different dress-up theme every day, was delayed by three weeks after the fire that devastated the Mendocino County community and killed nine people, including Kai's 17-year-old sister, \u003ca href=\"#kressa\">Kressa\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eagle Peak Principal Dan Stearns, shuffling down a school hallway on wear-your-pajamas-to-school day in slippers and a plaid bathrobe, says he remembers Kai as a kid \"constantly running from group to group, interacting, laughing, joking around.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Kai Shepherd\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Stearns stops at a classroom on the second floor where a group of eighth-grade students are hunched over their laptops, scrolling through photos: Kai at the beach, Kai playing baseball, Kai goofing around with his friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>School was closed for a week after the fire, but the first day back, students asked their digital media teacher if they could make a dedication page for Kai in the yearbook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"They've been working nonstop on it since then,\" says Elizabeth DeVinny, who taught Kai in her honors English class last year. \"They've been gathering photos and even asking if they could have extra space, because they have so much that their classmates want to say and their teachers want to say.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3030-e1510177623777.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3030-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629210\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janeane Higdon (left) and Joshua Harding work on the yearbook dedication page for Kai. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kai loved sports. One of his best friends, Brenton Wheeler, took a video of Kai competing in a wrestling match last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"After he was done wrestling ... he kinda ... he smiled. Even though he lost, he smiled, and, kept his chin up,\" Brenton remembers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Winning or losing, he always walked off the mat with a smile, says Shane Stearns, another of Kai's friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The three boys played touch football every morning on the blacktop at school, he says. Kai was the quarterback.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He would get frustrated easily, but ...,\" Brenton says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He'd always be laughing when he was arguing, though,\" Shane finishes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629205\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Brenton-and-Shane-e1510177341493.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Brenton-and-Shane-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629205\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shane Stearns, foreground, and Brenton Wheeler, friends of Kai's, edit photos of Kai they plan to use in the yearbook. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kai had other dimensions, and Janeane Higdon, 13, wants to show the side of him that she knew in the yearbook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On the outside, I know he was very athletic. But on Instagram, he’d just act like a totally different person. He would talk about nerd stuff like Magic and video games,\" she says. \"Deep down inside, I think he was a nerd.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For their celebration of Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, students put together an altar for Kai. It has a baseball and football on it. And a box of Kai's favorite cereal: Golden Grahams. Janeane draped a special necklace over the box.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629206\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11629206\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3051-1-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Eagle Peak Middle School built an altar in Kai's memory for Day of the Dead. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"We had matching shark-tooth necklaces from Six Flags,\" she says, the kind that are sold in pairs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janeane kept one, and gave the other one to Kai.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I had a crush on Kai last year,\" she says. \"So I brought him back a necklace. And he wore it, I think, twice. And then he put it on his shelf, I’m pretty sure he told me. So I had one of his best friends deliver it to him, 'cause I was kind of scared to.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They started messaging over Instagram. Janeane wrote poems about him in her honors English class, including an ode to Kai’s blue eyes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>Because your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me get butterflies.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\naround you they make me feel shy.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me feel high.\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey make me love the plain dull sky\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthoughts of you preoccupy my mind\u003cbr>\nBecause your eyes are as blue as the sky,\u003cbr>\nthey’re prettier than a dragon’s eye….\u003c/p>\u003c/blockquote>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629207\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629207\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/IMG_3041-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Janeane Higdon looks at a selfie she took during Spirit Week last year. She is in the front with red hair. Kai is in the back row on the left. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Janeane gave a couple of her poems to Kai, and he told her he liked them because they reminded him of rap music. She was never really sure, though, what Kai thought about her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Brenton and Shane did.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I remember Kai kinda liked Janeane, too, at one point,\" Shane says. \"I remember him talking about that.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Kai would say, 'It's kinda nice knowing that Janeane likes me,' \" Brenton says. \"And how he kinda liked her back.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Janeane didn’t know this.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It kinda makes me sad now. Because we could have gotten closer,\" she says. \"And now that he's dead, I know that we won't be able to replay that.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"kressa\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Ukiah High School Students Mourn the Death of Kressa Shepherd and Celebrate Homecoming in the Same Week\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-self-portrait-e1510283178339.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-self-portrait-1020x1275.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629956\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa Shepherd took this self-portrait in a photography class at Ukiah High School. \u003ccite>(Kressa Shepherd)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Homecoming is not a day at Ukiah High School; it's a weeklong series of events. After a wildfire tore through Redwood Valley in October, the school district postponed the football game and festivities to give the town some time to recover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Three weeks later, the night before the rescheduled events were about to start, high school junior Kressa Shepherd died in the hospital. She was 17.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The mood is definitely complicated and complex,” said Gordon Oslund, the school principal, as he watched students milling in the courtyard. “It’s people trying to figure out, how do you deal with a community tragedy and then carry on and have a community celebration all at the same time?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kressa and her parents were found in the road near their home the night of the fire and flown to hospitals for treatment of severe burns. Kressa’s \u003ca href=\"#shepherd\">younger brother, Kai,\u003c/a> 14, died before help arrived. Both of Kressa’s legs were amputated in the hospital, and she suffered cardiac arrest and multiple infections before she also died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Kressa Shepherd\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>On the morning of the big football game, Nov. 3, students packed the bleachers in the gym for a homecoming rally, one of several held throughout the week. The juniors wore all shades of pink, their class color. Hanging on the wall above them, gold balloons shimmered in the fluorescent light, spelling out K-R-E-S-S-A and K-A-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629957\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-1180x885.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-960x720.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Ukiah-Homecoming-Rally-e1510283499991-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juniors cheer at a homecoming rally at Ukiah High School. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For some of Kressa’s friends, the ones who made it to school that week, the whole scene was just weird.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was just like, ‘Wow, like how can you be happy right now?’ ” said Sasha Wilkins, a sophomore.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The class period right before, she had been to a grief circle for Kressa’s friends and classmates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was weird being in a group of everyone having such strong emotions, of being sad and down. And then going to another group of people who's so excited and so happy,” Wilkins said. “But then I realized not everyone's thinking about that all the time, but that's OK.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before Ukiah high, Kressa went to a Waldorf school. From fourth grade through eighth, she was in the same class with the same teacher and the same 23 kids. The high school counselors gathered them, and the class of sophomores below hers, to talk and share memories of Kressa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilkins remembered feeling intimidated last year about becoming a sophomore. She was confiding in her friends about it when Kressa walked by.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She overheard that and came up to me later and we just sat down and talked about it, and she comforted me,” she said. “She was like, ‘Yeah I was really nervous as well, but it's going to be OK and it's not as hard as you think it is.’ It was a wonderful moment.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629958\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Voltaire-person-of-the-year-e1510283675349.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Voltaire-person-of-the-year-1020x765.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629958\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa turned in this homework assignment to her history teacher last year. \u003ccite>(April Dembosky)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Kressa’s teachers embodied the mixed emotions of the week. Some cried openly in front of their classrooms, then dressed up days later in purple and gold for homecoming. Across the board, they remember Kressa as a star student who kept a 4.0 GPA.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She’s the rock in the classroom,” said Meagan Davis, her English teacher. “To have at least one student in the class be there for you. You look up and you see them fully enveloped in what you're teaching – she was that student in my class.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A peacemaker, is how Liz Johnson, Kressa's U.S. history teacher, described her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She had a lot of compassion for multiple points of view,” Johnson said. “She had a deeper understanding of the world around her.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629959\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-drawing-e1510283824939.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-drawing-e1510283804287-1020x1360.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"426\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629959\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa was working on a series of illustrations when she died. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Gordon Oslund)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>And she was a natural-born artist, according to her art teacher, Rose Easterbrook.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She wanted to be an illustrator someday, and she truly could have done that,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kressa had been working on a series of drawings of a young girl with blond hair frolicking in a meadow. She carried them everywhere with her. For her photography class, she took a similar picture of her cousin picking flowers, and photo-shopped fairy wings into it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was her: innocent and sincere,” said Lech Slocinski, her photography teacher, as he hung a collection of Kressa’s black-and-white prints in the school lobby. “There was nothing fake about her. Everything was just real. And kind. And it shows in her pictures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11629960\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 640px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-cousin-e1510283977514.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/11/Kressa-cousin-1020x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11629960\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kressa took this picture of her cousin for her photography class in high school. \u003ccite>(Kressa Shepherd)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Her work often portrayed a calm world, he said, removed from madness and conflict.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And that was the kind of scene the school tried to recreate in her memory the night of the homecoming game.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This evening, we pay tribute to the lives of Ukiah High School junior, Kressa Shepherd, and her brother, Kai Logan Shepherd,” principal Gordon Oslund said to the crowd, asking them to join him in a moment of silence.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before the marching band came on, before the football players took the field, and before screaming erupted in the stands, more than a thousand people stood up and went completely quiet.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"southard\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Even at 71, Daniel Martin Southard Hadn't Lost His Love of Football\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11637203\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 458px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11637203\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut.jpg 458w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-160x175.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-240x262.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/RS28572_DanSouthard-qut-375x409.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daniel Southard was 71 when he died in the Tubbs Fire. \u003ccite>(Courtesy The Press Democrat)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Daniel Martin Southard, 71, one of those who died in the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, was known for his love of football. According to the \u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187361346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat\u003c/a>, when he graduated Southern California's Crescenta Valley High School in 1964, he received special awards in athletics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That love of sports athleticism and love of the sport never left him. The\u003ca href=\"http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pressdemocrat/obituary.aspx?pid=187361346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Press Democrat \u003c/a>reports that he went on to become a personal trainer and eventually bought a Gold's Gym in Santa Rosa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Daniel Southard's son Derek told the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/11/hundreds-missing-in-wine-country-fires-here-are-some-of-their-stories/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercury News in San Jose\u003c/a> that his father \"was just a very loving guy. He was very sweet and very kind.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"stelter\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Steve Stelter 'Would Find the Funny in It'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 693px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627298 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Dad-and-Janet.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"693\" height=\"539\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Stelter and Janet Costanzo were longtime partners and lived together in the Mendocino County community of Redwood Valley. Both died in the fire that swept the area early the morning of Oct. 9.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A photograph of Steve Stelter shows him wearing a shirt of \"Beavis and Butt-Head,\" who are themselves wearing \"Ren & Stimpy\" costumes. It helps to be familiar with the crude hilarity of these shows to better understand what Stelter’s daughter, Reeah Winkle, means when she says her dad was playful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But along with his love of irreverent, fart-joke humor was his witty, softer side, she said. “If there was a hard situation, he would find the funny in it,” said Winkle, who gave him the shirt as a birthday present. “You could laugh with him even when you were having a hard time.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Steve Stelter\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627297\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 500px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Aunt-Shelia-Dad-Mac-and-Me.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"458\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Stelter (center) loved being a grandfather. He poses with daughter, Reeah Winkle, left, and sister, Shelia Garoni, right, while holding Winkle's son, Mac. Stelter died on Oct. 8 in Redwood Valley.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Winkle laughs thinking about memories she has of her dad: trips to the movies or the flea market or an amusement park. Winkle said that even though she didn’t live with her dad, he was very present.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was the kind of person that if you needed anything, he was there to help you any way he could,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stelter helped neighbors clear iced-over driveways on cold winter days. He helped family with plumbing problems or with cars that needed fixing (his specialty). He was a handyman.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He would be right over to fix it,” said Winkle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stelter drove trucks for a number of companies, but it was at Pacific Bell that he met his longtime partner, Janet Costanzo, who also died in the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pair lived on a large parcel where they’d take their dogs for walks and where Steve could shoot his guns and work on cars, Winkle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11627301\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11627301 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/10/Dad-1-800x1065.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1065\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young Steve Stelter poses for the camera.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Steve’s brother, Doug Stelter, eventually moved into a trailer on their property. The three of them would eat dinner together most nights: more meat and fewer vegetables, said Doug Stelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d all sit around and watch TV,\" he said. \"They liked '[American] Pickers.' \" And \"Deadliest Catch\" was also a favorite.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve loved the holidays, too. Winkle remembers fireworks on the Fourth of July, trick-or-treating on Halloween and how her father loved being around family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. But more than anything, he loved being a grandpa to his two grandchildren, Winkle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’d be down on the ground playing with them,” she said. “He was that kind of grandfather.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Steve Stelter, 56, is survived by his brother Doug, his daughter Reeah Winkle, and his grandchildren, Mac and Sunny Mortensen.\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003ca id=\"stephenson\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Margaret Stephenson Spread Joy With Huge Heart and Love of Parties\u003c/h3>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11638786\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11638786\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-800x450.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-160x90.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-960x540.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-240x135.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-375x211.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2017/12/Stephenson-qut-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margaret Stephenson, left, celebrated her 86th birthday in March with friend Drew Wallace. (Courtesy of Mandi Hamilton)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Margaret Stephenson, 86, was a vibrant and tenacious British transplant to Mendocino County's Redwood Valley who lived alone on 2 rural acres, loved animals and never shied away from a good party.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She was very proud of her British heritage and a person that loved to celebrate festivities,” said Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman, who received Halloween and Christmas cards from her every year. “I can’t imagine ever not having fun if Margaret was at an event.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Stephenson was the last victim found after the fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"aligncenter\">\n\u003cdetails>\n\u003csummary>\u003cstrong>Read more about Margaret Stephenson\u003c/strong>\u003c/summary>\n\u003cp>Stephenson moved to Mendocino County in the 1970s with her husband, Raymond, who took a job as a manager at Mendo Mill & Lumber Co.. She briefly worked as a schoolteacher but devoted most of her life to helping her husband and maintaining their land. The couple were married roughly 60 years. They had no children.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She and her husband came over with nothing, essentially,” said Mandi Hamilton, who became Margaret’s insurance agent and close friend after her husband died in 2015. “They worked hard, joined clubs and became an integral part of community.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“She spoke so openly of her husband, Raymond, and how much she loved him,” Hamilton added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soon after she met Stephenson, Hamilton said, the two of them hit it off and began calling each other every morning. About six months before the fire, Stephenson was diagnosed with cancer, but was responding well to treatment and remained very independent. Last summer, Hamilton taught her how to drive her husband's truck, which she had previously refused to touch. And to boost her spirits, Hamilton also recently gave her a cat, which she instantly fell in love with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#top\">Return to top\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\u003c/details>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"thomas\">\u003cbr>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Tamara Latrice Thomas, a San Francisco Native Who Perished in Assisted-Care Home\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Tamara Latrice Thomas, 47, was a native of San Francisco who split her time between her hometown and a board-and-care facility in the Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, one of the areas ravaged by the Tubbs Fire early Oct. 9. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7593757-181/pge-sued-in-santa-rosa?artslide=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported\u003c/a> Thomas, who was paralyzed, died after being unable to get out of her second-floor bedroom at the Crestview Court Residential Care Home. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED was unable to reach Thomas's family members for comment, but the Press Democrat reported her brother is suing PG&E for wrongful death, alleging the utility failed to maintain power lines that could have sparked the wind-whipped fire. 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