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Vernice Louise Brooks
Vernice Louise Brooks – known by her family as “Angel” – passed away peacefully on Feb. 23 in Brentwood after a long illness. She was 89. Born in Jamaica to Helen and Patrick, she immigrated to Ne...
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Donna Haraguchi
Donna Haraguchi passed away on Jan. 15 from complications caused by a tumor. Donna was born in Seattle on Nov. 18, 1961. She graduated from the University of Washington with a double major in soc...
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Hendrik Koolhoven Hendrik “Hennie” Koolhoven
May 31, 1929-Jan. 16, 2010
Hennie was born in Enschede in the Netherlands, where he grew up as a boy tending to the family rabbits for food during World War II. His father worked with the Dutch underground and Hennie was fo...
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mary “Lupe” Lopez
Mary “Lupe” Lopez, 80, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 25, 2009 surrounded by her family. Mary was raised in San Francisco, the youngest of the five Ramirez sisters. She worked for the scho...
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Gerald (Jerry) Thomas
Gerald (Jerry) Herbert Thomas, 85, passed away peacefully on the evening of Jan. 7 in Red Bluff. Gerald was born in Lodi to Joseph and Emily Thomas; he was the oldest of four siblings. He grew up ...
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John Vincent Dejesus
John Vincent Dejesus of Twin Falls, Idaho died Jan. 12 at St. Luke’s Magic Valley after a lengthy illness. He was born March 8, 1926 in Oakley. John served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World Wa...
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Richard Borjon Oct. 27, 1950-Jan. 3, 2010
Richard passed away in Medford, Ore., where he lived for the past five years. He enjoyed fishing, camping and cruising on his Harley. A native of Antioch, Richard is a 1969 graduate of Antioch Hig...
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mine Supervisor John Waters, right, the driving force behind the East Bay Regional Park District’s Black Diamond Mines mining museum and programs, died of cancer on Jan. 13 at the age of 68.<br><I>Photo courtesy of EBRPD</i> Beloved mine supervisor dies
John Waters, generally acknowledged as the heart and soul of the unique mining history museum and related programs at Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve in Antioch, died Jan. 13 in Oakland afte...
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Richard A. Castro
Richard Anthony Castro, 51, passed away on Dec. 25. He was born on April 26, 1958 in Martinez to Alejandro and Mary Castro. His brothers are Alex Castro of Antioch and Mark Castro of Iowa; his sis...
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Stephen Thomas Laird
June 6, 1951-Jan. 5, 2010
Steve passed away suddenly at his home in Oakland at the age of 58. He was born in Oakland to Roy A. and Marjorie (Neudeck) Laird, and was raised in Castro Valley. A charter class graduate of More...
Jan 14, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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