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John Vincent Tiscornia 1938 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/04/2020 01:23 PM
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San Andreas, CA...John was born December 1, 1938, in Stockton, California, the son of Vincent and Kathryn Segale Tiscornia and passed on his ranch near San Andreas January 30, 2020, at the age of 81. John was a sixth generation resident of Calaveras County descended from San Andreas, Murphys, Jesus Maria, and Mountain Ranch pioneer families. The Tiscornia family has been in business in the county continually for over 150 years with John being a cattle rancher and General Partner of Tiscornia Ranches L.P. until his death.
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June C. Souza 1931 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 02/03/2020 09:49 PM
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Arnold, CA...June C. Souza 1931 - 2020. June Souza passed away peacefully on Jan. 24, 2020 in Sonora, with family by her side. Born in Oakland CA, June lived in Walnut Creek until retiring to Arnold in 1982. She was a baker for 14 years for the Mount Diablo school district. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, enjoying wildlife, and raising dachshunds.
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Los Angeles Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant Dies at 41 in Helicopter Crash |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/26/2020 02:18 PM
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Los Angeles, CA...(AP) — Kobe Bryant, the 18-time NBA All-Star who won five championships and became one of the greatest basketball players of his generation during a 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, died in a helicopter crash Sunday. He was 41. Bryant died in a helicopter crash near Calabasas, California, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. It was unclear if family members were on the helicopter. The crash happened around 10 a.m. near about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
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Names of Americans Lost in Fire Fighting C-130 Tanker Crash Have Been Released |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/24/2020 10:10 AM
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Port Alberni, BC...Coulson Aviation has released the names and bios of the three Americans lost fighting fires in Australia. This C-130 as mentioned earlier was part of our local C-130 tanker operations out of Sacramento. What follows is from Coulson. C-130 Aircraft Incident Update Our deepest condolences are with the family and friends of our fallen heroes. Yesterday we lost three members of our Coulson Aviation Family in Australia onboard one of our C-130 aircraft.
  
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Tanker Crash That Claimed Three Americans Lives Was Part of California’s C-130 Program |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/23/2020 05:13 PM
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Sacramento, CA...Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the loss of American firefighters who were the crew on one of California’s critical firefighting aircraft, while fighting wildfires in Australia: “Jennifer and I are heartbroken to learn of the air tanker crash in Australia that claimed the lives of three heroic American firefighters. We extend our sincere condolences to the families of the crew, their friends and loved ones, and our own CAL FIRE family who worked, fought fires, and trained with the crew of Tanker 134. This tragic accident reminds us all of the too-high cost of the scourge of wildfires, as well as the sacrifice of first responders from around the world. California and Australia, already united by the deadly threat of wildfires, now grieve this tragic loss together.”
C-130 Hercules (N134CG) at McClellan Air Force Base, August 1, 2019. |
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Clarence Earl Winter July 26, 1937 ~ January 12, 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/20/2020 10:12 AM
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Arnold, CA...Clarence Winter, 82 years of age, passed away peacefully on January 12th, 2020 at St Joseph’s Hospital. Clarence was born on July 26th, 1937 in Watsonville, California to Bessie Watson and Royce Winter. He grew up in Visalia, California and was a graduate of Mount Whitney High School. Clarence was survived by his wife of 61 ½ years , LaDon Winter. They met when they were 17 years old and built a beautiful life together. Clarence worked over 30 years in the Local 3 Operators Union. He helped develop the bay area on the light rail system in San Jose, CA. He was also in charge of the freeway bypass from San Jose to Gilroy and built the California aqueduct to get water from Northern California to Southern California among his many accomplishments.
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Richard Earl Walraven 1935 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/17/2020 02:29 PM
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Murphys, CA...Richard (Woody) Walraven passed away peacefully at home January 15, 2020 surrounded by family at the age of 84. He was born October 10, 1935 to the late Edward and Helen Walraven in Lenroot Winconsin. He is survived by his wife Jacqueline, two sisters Joyce Tapp, Gloria Anthony, preceded in death by his brother Ervin (Shirley) Walraven. Survivors also include his two sons David (Melessa) Walraven, Steven (Melissa) Walraven, four daughters Donella Vergara, Kimberli (Nate) Hofstetter, Monica Delbar, Dana (Kyle) Dozier, 11 Grandchildren and several great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.
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Fred “Butch” Ballard 1939 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/16/2020 01:15 PM
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West Point, CA...Fred “Butch” Ballard, 80, of West Point passed away, Wednesday, January 1, 2020. A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 pm, Saturday, February 8th at the VFW in West Point. Butch was born December 4, 1939 in Oakland, California and was also raised there. He worked for General Motors in Fremont and construction throughout the Bay Area. He also worked for many years at the P&M Cedar Mill in Pioneer. Butch and his family moved to the West Point area in the early 70’s.
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Sharon Louise Sobon 1940 - 2020 |
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Posted by: thepinetree on 01/16/2020 11:29 AM
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Angels Camp, CA...Sharon Louise Sobon went to be with The Lord on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 at the age of 79. Born Sept. 29, 1940 in Sydney, NE, she was the oldest child of Cornelius and Margaret Mintken. She was raised with her three siblings: Kathy, Tom, and Mary, primarily in Denver, CO. While living in Denver, Sharon's father continued to operate the family farm north of Bushnell, NE. Each year, after school was out, the family would move to Bushnell for the summers. When Sharon was in college, she worked summers as a lifeguard at the Kimball, NE swimming pool, where she met and fell in love with Bert.
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