Her father was a businessman and her mother a homemaker and later seamstress. He was such a funny guy, so funny and just genuine, Wilmores brother, Larry, said. It felt like somebody kicked my stomach, said Alexis Ramirez, Letty Ramirezs eldest daughter. But Agredano -- a man of routine who was never late -- would pull up at 3:30 a.m. every day and sit in his truck, drinking coffee and listening to the radio until the workday began, said his granddaughter, Joyce Alonso. She said it was Gods way of letting us know he was with me.. He lived in Coachella the rest of his life. In addition to Betsy, Carolyn is survived by her son Thomas; another daughter, Karen; sister Sandra; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Doug decided to join because he felt like the burden of the war was falling on the poorest, Mark said. Surviving her are her brother John W. Artis of Ashland, KY, her brother-in-law William P. Spining of Brentwood, TN and five nieces and nephews, Omar Gayheart, 88, husband of Billie Lois (Freeman) Gayheart died on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in Louisville, KY. Omar was born in Flatwoods, KY to the late Joe and Eliza Gearheart. Her parents would bicker, she said, but Federico kept joking, and Carmelita could never stay mad. Moyas younger sister Adelina Bautista, a doctor who lives outside Chicago, said he was so smart that he could teach college physics better than his teacher. Even from her hospital bed, Johnson was confident she would recover. She is survived by her nephew, Rodger, as well as three grand-nieces and -nephews and nine great-grand-nieces and -nephews. In her early years as a nun, Bernuy served in several parishes on the West Coast and took on leadership roles within Sisters of Social Service. Loving the warm climate, Estey immediately decided to move to the West Coast, and once she arrived, she thrived. In early 2020, Sanchez sold his practice. She fought, but lost.. She was an awesome mom.. The next year he joined whats now California State University, Long Beach, where he taught for 42 years. I feel like I was married to and living with a real life angel for 32 years.. Ways to honor Amelia Clark's life and legacy. Many lives were damaged.. Things werent always stable at my house so I spent a lot of time with the Mitchells, Connolly said. Success in high school and college seemed a given. Luppi's memories of that night, A Dinner for the First Lady, are on file at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. Her sister Joanna Miller Hoffman of Simi Valley remembers Penny braving risky rides at the Fresno County Fair, sneaking out for a midnight swim at a community pool, and bucking her father's wishes in order to attend rock concerts with a boyfriend. In the following weeks, there was no official communication from the company, a leading distributor of tortillas, chips and salsas, that more workers had gotten sick, lvarez said. Shed shake her younger brother Ramon awake so he could keep guard of the bathroom while she used it. In an interview with KCBX radio in San Luis Obispo in 2016, Bush said he was the last living clergy member with ties to Alcatraz. His death occurred about three weeks after he tested positive for the coronavirus. In addition to daughters Michele and Lynette and granddaughter Emily, Martin is survived by her son Edward Martin, daughter Celeste, sister Alyce, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. It wasnt by choice, Michelle said. Cordero tested positive for COVID-19 in March and was hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he spent more than 90 days in the intensive care unit. He was also inspired to start reading and began taking lessons at Eureka Adult School. Thirteen would die. For Shane, being the son of a rock and events promoter meant his father was gone for weeks at a time. Patricias life revolved around her family. Shane said his father suffered a fall at his Fresno home in late November, and when he was taken to the hospital, he was diagnosed with COVID-19. He also carried around an old film roll canister filled with wax so he could put it on the floor to guarantee he would always have the smoothest moves when he danced. Crispin Ortega died on Feb. 2, surrounded by a family that has grown to include 15 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. I asked him for forgiveness and he asked me for forgiveness and we said we loved each other and that was it.. Burnam attended Vassar College, where she said she was mentored by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, a friend of the college. I dont think she really thought of it as a job, Breanna recalled in an interview. But he couldnt fight back when COVID-19 attacked each member of his household. Its in her nature to just be that person that you want near you to comfort you and be there to support you, Lau said. Mostly, he lived a quiet life in La Mirada, one in contrast to his mother, who preferred singing and dancing and wanted to travel the world. He ended the evening at the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip, where Clarkson worked as a hostess. A longtime resident of West Covina, Moya was known as a consummate professional and a man of great intelligence and integrity. If there was some sort of tension, he would just obliterate it completely, Jocelyne said. It was a remarkable life, one that ended Dec. 25 at an Azusa elder-care facility due to complications caused by COVID-19. Tangtam started off delivering newspapers and pizzas. "It really satisfied him," he said. Alexander grew up in New Orleans. He taught them how to bowl and how to fish. "So we felt the best thing to do was to stay in our motor home. Before he passed, he came to visit my mom and he had a full head of white hair. Miguel Perkins thoroughly enjoyed his hobbies. They were married for 61 years. That was her introduction to the pastor of Our Lady Guadalupe Church in Mecca, a man who had forged a legacy everywhere he worked over more than 25 years as a member of the Missionary Servants of the Most Holy Trinity. And so he dedicated himself to working and just deciding on how he was going to help us do those things.. Settling in Oakland, he began working at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, and soon met his wife. He attended a Jesuit-run high school in Seattle and sometimes helped out at a string of foundering ice cream parlors and doughnut shops that his father had purchased in the area. Later in life, Joseph Alexander, a Marine veteran and Congressional Gold Medal recipient, became a documentarian of sorts. Didnt find who you were looking for? Hernandez grew up in East L.A., and he began boxing in elementary school. He died from COVID-19 on March 26 at Adventist Health Glendale after a week in the hospital. Clark Elmer Center Jr. (April 6,1947 - March 31, 2021) passed away at his home. He played with the Claude Gordon Band and spent a summer on Catalina Island with Eddie Grady and the Commanders. Familial love was a driving force in Craigs life. A day before he was intubated, doctors brought Perkins out of sedation so Michelle could deliver some news. The band refused to go on stage because of a mix up with jelly beans that the band requested in their dressing room. Mr. Clark in 1965, the year he was appointed deputy attorney general, with Attorney General Nicholas deB. And who loved his sweets always.". That folk band was the Grateful Dead, which continued to perform for nearly 50 years. Kids were always first on her mind.. He carefully pasted a huge decal on both sides of the van to remind him of his Durango, Mexico: A prized bull with a big bump and long horns. Becky Blair was the youngest of six siblings, and she enjoyed the benefits that went along with birth order. We had to take her everywhere she wanted to go for the rest of her life, recalled her son, Kevin Gentry. One time, a patient who couldnt afford treatment offered him a crate of oranges in lieu of payment, she said. Young, 52, likely contracted COVID-19 from an inmate he transported from the Byrd center to the Riverside University Health System Medical Center, according to the Sheriffs Department. Alexander, like many African American soldiers at that time, did not get the recognition or veteran benefits that his white counterparts received once World War II ended. Ellwood had a soft spot for fast cars. And he, wouldnt let any of his family see him.. It was in Idaho where she and her daughter, along with hundreds of others, both contracted COVID-19 in what would later be recognized as a super-spreader event. He was very affectionate; he never left me without giving me a hug, a kiss, lvarez said of the man known to some in his community as Beto Mena. He eventually received a technician certificate and began a career as an electrical technician for 3M, and later worked at Doppler, which manufactures medical ultrasound machines. Like many boxers, Hernandez found it easy to talk about himself. Theres no rhyme or reason why it would take him like this., She said she has been overwhelmed by his friends praise of his generous spirit and his work. More than a thousand people poured into a Facebook Live session to pray for a miracle. His work at Cal State saw him through more recent losses: his mother, his brother and Teresa all within a year. If a student was in a gang, hed talk to their big homies to tell them to make sure theyd stay in school. He never repeated stories. Farrell is survived by his sisters, Mary and Barbara Dillon. Melvin said he spoke to his brother while he was sitting with the inmate in the hospital. She knew the risk, but in many ways, she thought she was protected by God because she was doing Gods work, Treasure said. His hands shook as he held the piece of notebook paper. Sometimes, he inspired others to make films of their own. His daughters, Michelle and Krysteen, almost always tagged along as their dad pursued his many hobbies. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church & International Shrine of St. Jude. She was proud of the strength that it took, Morquecho said. He was 41. Everything changed, however, when Ramirez returned from a business trip with a fever in early March. "There was a bomb that hit that bunker and everyone died," she said. Pinedo is survived by his wife, four siblings, four children and eight grandchildren. Shes about to die. Shes in a nursing home. She last worked at San Joses Belmont Village, where she became close friends with some of her coworkers. I know when something is compelling you like that, its not normal, Hagan-Morgan said, discussing the power of his fixation on a friend's podcast in 2018. Because, literally, I couldnt sleep. He died May 20 at age 56 after going into cardiorespiratory arrest. Angel and her daughter Athena tested negative. In 1962 she married Louis Apothaker, a lawyer, and had two children. As a kid, like the cartoon, Ramon was chubby, had a round head and very little hair, his sister said. He just kept moving. The next afternoon, Cindy died. The kids who came to the Pala Youth Center were almost like family, too. It was like breathing for him, Hinson said. In that post, Mr. Clark was the chief federal government officer present at the Selma-to-Montgomery civil rights march in 1965. Martin was most serious about two things: her Catholic faith and her Portuguese heritage. Carmella didnt just preach it; she enforced it. He volunteered for 15 years as the football coach at Santa Paula High School and went on to work as an announcer and statistician at school basketball games. It was almost like they had stepped into her living room. The pandemic's toll: By Los Angeles Times Staff. Thats my daughter up there, shed say. In a poem about him, they wrote: You're up with good down with bad in every walking stride., He had a greatness in him, Shana said. Six months later, the two married. Ruben appeared in the lobby and teased the new employee. They all say he made them feel valued.. When the pandemic struck in March, his family moved him to Sunrise of Huntington Beach, an assisted living center. She met her second husband, economist and business executive Harold Furst when he was introduced to her as a possible tennis partner. During those times, Hernandez taught Ehlers how to lay tile and carpet, apply wallpaper and strip a kitchen and rebuild it from scratch. He would always give you the last dollar if he had the last dollar, you know? People would come to the market and look for him," he said. My mom taught me to be really strong, the mayor said in an interview with The Times. 22, 2023. Before he was transferred to a hospital, Spector had been an inmate at the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, which specializes in housing medically vulnerable people with existing health conditions, the corrections department said. Sister Anne Lehner never forgot her narrow escape from communist Hungary in 1952. The Dodgers scored again in the sixth and twice in the seventh to win 8-7, evening the series at two games apiece. Karina recounted: He would always tell her that she looked beautiful.. But being a renaissance man doesnt always make you popular in your own home. He grew up in a small farming town north of Bangkok, came to the U.S. as a young man, attended Los Angeles City College and raised a family while often working two jobs to make life comfortable for his wife and four children. Katzenbach. He would start laughing.. So many customers relied on Gotovacs steadfast presence that toward the end of his career, he showed up as much for them as he did for himself, his sons said. That's why he was so passionate about helping them out.. Im glad he was able to get that before he died, Kay said. "I was very grateful to have a supportive mom.. Ramsey Clark, who championed civil rights and liberties as attorney general in the Johnson administration, then devoted much of the rest of his life to defending unpopular causes and infamous people, including Saddam Hussein and others accused of war crimes, died on Friday at his home in Manhattan. Lara met her first husband at Victory Outreach Pomona, a church that specializes in providing housing and rehabilitation services. Thompsons daughters recall the ring of a phone interrupting hearty family dinner conversations growing up. Lawrence Wilkes, who went from selling cemetery spots at Crystal Cathedral to becoming the face of The Hour of Power broadcasts across the nation, died of complications from COVID-19. The car, everyone knew the car. Born in Springfield, Mo., Jan Paul Turnbull, whom everyone knew as Jack, escaped the small-town atmosphere of the Midwest not long after his parents divorced. She took the time because she cared.. For wedding gifts, Rasmussen said, well wishers contributed to the ill-fated campaign to defeat the proposition. In addition to Macias Norris, Macias is survived by his mother, Hilda Martinez; another sister, Veronica Lopez; and four nieces. He was recognized for actions above the call of duty on Guam when he carried wounded Marines to safety. Thats been challenging.. After 15 years at General Motors, Chin retired early, at the age of 56. In a conversation amid this uncertainty, his wife, Francisca, pointed to a nearby tree. We did vacations. He would always push me and tell me, You have so much potential.. Thats one of my best memories, just him cooking, enjoying life with his family. He was officially named attorney general the following March. Postal Service for the next 24 years. Maybe that was the point. Of course, Jackie Robinson wore No. She always wanted to help people.. He was a faithful employee of Sandy's Steakhouse for 35 years, and spent many years caring for his father, after the passing of his mother in 1985. "When I was in the fifth grade, I was in a play and I needed several costumes made, so she sewed all my costumes," her daughter Lynette said. Members of the boisterous fan group LAFC 3252 who knew Ghazarian said he had been looking forward to seeing more games. Among all the fathers and grandfathers who ever used the old line about having to walk a mile to school in the snow, few could probably tell it as well, or as honestly, as Edwin Wall. He would never make you feel bad about yourself., And Craigs surefire way to lift his loved ones spirits? Chavez Godinez wasnt a high roller she played the slots -- but the excitement was no less palpable. The venue became a training ground for artists such as Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt. More than 25 years ago, Lynne Lerner walked onto the set of China Beach, a 1980s television show about medics in the Vietnam War, to check in for work as an extra. We lost so many people during the AIDS crisis, we were at risk of losing our history, especially in the leather and motorcycle community, Wacha said. Friends took turns reciting his work. "When we were little, like 6, 10 and 12, she taught us a song in Portuguese that her aunt had taught her," Lynette said. Bernard Bush was 86 when he died on Dec. 7 at a San Jose hospital shortly after being diagnosed with COVID-19. Hed saved more than $7,000, according to his family. But one thing is certain: You cannot have either until you have both., A right is not what someone gives you; its what no one can take from you., A version of this article appears in print on, Ramsey Clark, Attorney General and Rebel With a Cause, Dies at 93, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/us/politics/ramsey-clark-dead.html. The next day, continuing to power through his emotions, he filmed and streamed his brothers burial service. Before he died Aug. 17 in San Juan Capistrano of COVID-19 at age 88, eight of his nine children got a chance to reminisce during a final video call as Evers caregiver held up a tablet for the entire 45-minute conversation. His followers agonized for weeks as Valdovinos fought for his life at JFK Memorial Hospital in Indio. He attended junior college in Ohio before being drafted into the Army. God has another angel in heaven now, she wrote. After they married, the couple moved to San Francisco, and both worked for the United States Postal Service. He developed old buildings in and around Simi Valley and brought them back to life. The way she learned to bake bread was when her mom told her, 'Bake bread for dinner tonight' and left the house.. He lost only one case, and helped form the citys first legal aid society. Published by The Times-Picayune from Jul. Their only child, Victoria Vika Lynn Teicher, said they were the type of people who didnt look back., They were fun people. In October 2018, Emma moved into the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hayward. Hy had a great sense of humor, White said. In Patsy Merrill Nelsons home in San Carlos, every dinner was an occasion. He was sent to Gateway for physical rehabilitation on March 5 and diagnosed with a low-grade fever on March 28. He was the executive director of Being Alive, a nonprofit that provides health and mental health services for HIV-positive people in West Hollywood. A longtime Los Angeles resident, Castro-Olega died on March 29 of COVID-19 complications at Panorama City Medical Center. Samira was the familys matriarch.