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Posted by: John_Hamilton on 03/06/2012 11:01 AM
Updated by: John_Hamilton on 03/06/2012 11:03 AM
Expires: 01/01/2017 12:00 AM
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Dorrington Hotel Owner Arden Saville 1932-2012
Dorrington, CA...ARDEN SAVILLE..(1932-2012)...SUBCOMED TO COLON CANCER, ARDEN PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY AT HOME FEBRUARY 22, 2012 WITH HIS FAMILY BY HIS SIDE. HE WAS 79. ARDEN WAS BORN NOVEMBER 23, 1932 IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO WILLIAM AND ETHEL SAVILLE. WHEN ARDEN WAS 9 YEARS OLD HIS FATHER MOVED THE FAMILY TO EUREKA, CALIFORNIA TO WORK IN THE LUMBER MILL. THEN, THE FAMILY MOVED TO SAN PABLO, CALIFORNIA WHEN THE RICHMOND SHIPYARDS OPENED FOR THE WAR....
HIS PASSION TO ALWAYS BUILD THINGS GUIDED ARDEN TO BECOMING A BAY AREA GENERAL CONTRACTOR. HE MOVED HIS NEWLY STARTED FAMILY INTO A HOME HE BUILT IN RODEO, CALIFORNIA ALL THE WHILE BUILDING A RETREAT IN CAMP CONNELL. THIS EVENTUALLY BECAME HOME FOR ARDEN, HIS WIFE BONNIE AND THEIR THREE CHILDREN.
IN 1975, OPERATING THE DORRINGTON GENERAL STORE AND GAS STATION BEGAN ARDEN AND BONNIE’S NEXT VENTURE WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE DORRINGTON HOTEL AND PROPERTY TO FOLLOW. FROM THAT, ARDEN CONVERTED THE STATIONS’ GARAGE TO THE “LUBE ROOM SALOON”. HIS NEXT PROJECT PROVED HIS CRAFTSMANSHIP AGAIN BY REVERTING THE DORRINGTON HOTEL TO ITS BED, BREAKFAST AND RESTAURANT OF TODAY.
ARDEN’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUE TO GRADIFY WHEN THE MATUCA CHAPTER 1849 E. CLAMPUS VITUS DEDICATED THE HOTEL PROPERTY IN 1987 AS A HISTORICAL POINT OF INTEREST, ADDING IT TO THE STATE REGISTRY.
FOR ADREN, SENSE OF RETIRING WAS YET ANOTHER PROJECT… THIS TIME THE CONSTRUCTION OF HIS DREAM HOME ON THE DORRINGTON MEADOW COMPLETE WITH SHOP AND POND. THIS IS WHERE HE OFTEN SAT ON THE PORCH ENJOYING FAMILY AND FRIENDS ALL THE WHILE BEING AMUSED BY THE GRANDKIDS, DUCKS, GEESE, TROUT, DEER AND OCCASIONAL COYOTE.
WHEN NOT THERE, ARDEN COULD USUALLY BE FOUND IN HIS SHOP TINKERING WITH HIS HARLEY, ANTIQUE CAR, TRACTOR OR ANY OF THE NUMEROUS PROJECTS, ALTHOUGH NEVER TOO BUSY FOR GOOD COMPANY, CONVERSATION OR A “COLD ONE”.
ARDEN IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE BONNIE OF 54 YEARS, SISTER ARDITH EDSON,CHILDREN CHRIS (LAURA) SAVILLE, GREG (SARA) SAVILLE, SHARON (DENNIS) CHENEY , GRAND CHILDREN DARRYL, CAMREN AND JAYDEN SAVILLE, JACKSON, BELLA AND MASON SAVILLE, DEREK AND KATIE CHENEY, ALYSSA AND JAMIE TURNER, GREAT GRAND CHILDREN EMMA AND GIOVANNI CHENEY.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY ASKS TO MAKE A DONATION IN HIS HONOR OF YOUR CHOICE.
THERE WILL BE A GATHERING OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE DORRINGTON MEADOW WHEN THE GRASS IS GREENER TO CELEBRATE ARDEN’S LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP.
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