As a father, Browner was involved in everything, Alexandre said, laughing. It’s not clear how he contracted the virus. “It wasn’t by choice,” Michelle said. Getting Into Knives. Scroggs recalls Bennett telling him about many other stars she’d met, both in L.A. and in New York, where she briefly worked as an actress in the theater. “He knew all of them.”. “She was extremely involved in the local American community,” said Basich, who was born during her parents’ time in India. Waters initially didn’t experience any symptoms, but began having trouble breathing eight days later. “It happened so fast,” Reaza said. “But he would want them back,” Kay said, laughing. As part of the leadership team that chose him for the role, Del Mundo said she was struck by his commitment to serving all communities and people in need. By early May, 32 residents and 34 staff members at Stollwood had tested positive for the virus, with 14 dying from COVID-19. Always on the phone, always available to anyone who needed it.” said his daughter, Crystal Harris. He would prepare his specialty: lasagna or spaghetti. Leeann Curtis was born in Portland, Ore., the second of seven children, and grew up in the lumber town of Gilchrist. “From a very young age, she realized she was greatly blessed,” Maitland-Lewis said. When his kidneys began to fail along with his lungs, doctors summoned his kids to the hospital. One project, in the early 1990s, was particularly meaningful to her. Gathering by Zoom, two dozen relatives from three generations sang and rang chimes through three carols. Bowie’s Japanese mother was shunned by his father’s family and her relatives remained in Japan. After they both died, Henry’s eldest daughter, Debra Holloway, moved in. He had been retired for 10 years and living at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos before his death. “Somehow I learned that I’m not a real American. “I feel like the world has lost a great person — or the Lord has gained a great person.”. He loved traveling, eating sweets and spending time with friends and family. Carol’s affinity for the area stemmed in large part from her work at Westridge, where students referred to her affectionately as “Ms. She just thought that was the best thing.”. She always had good desserts for us. When Herbert “Herb” Segall learned he had missed a single math question on the New York State Regents exam in 1947, he was certain it was the test, not he, that was wrong. “I’m just finding out she’s a mother figure to a lot of people. But that didn’t stop him. A receptionist told her that her cosmetology class began the following week. “He always went above and beyond in providing resources and making an investment in the community.”. The couple divorced when the girls were small but remained close. He remembered his father telling him and his brothers never to be scared of chasing their dreams. Sowma spent her entire working life as an industry seamstress, ultimately securing a union job in downtown L.A. During council meetings, city events and other engagements the mayor was involved in, there she was to support her son. “He was the least pretentious man you could meet. Her daughters say everybody knew her, that she would make people’s day with her banter. He was bipolar and had been bruised by life but he learned to manage his condition as best he could and had gotten training to help others in therapy sessions. Along with 6 million other African Americans seeking to escape the racial oppression in the South, Alexander decided to move west to California. Kaiya Lynn takes it hard and gets a creamy facial Settling in Oakland, he began working at the Naval Air Station in Alameda, and soon met his wife. “Once this all settles down, we’ll have a big memorial,” Silva said. Five days before she died, Jaime went to see his grandmother after receiving a news alert that there was a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility. We were a very close family.”. During adolescence, Grissom, his twin brother Wilson and their mother headed west to Eureka. I accept you for who you are. She still found time to paint and share that passion with others. Branker grew up in Fresno, the son of a cattle rancher, but started promoting and producing concerts as a teen after his family moved to Los Angeles. A post on the St. John’s Facebook page described Sisemore as “one of our most talented and dedicated CNA’s” and praised her for her tireless work ethic, dedication and compassion toward those more vulnerable than herself. Survivors include his six children, Bill, Mary, Joyce, Robert, Stephen and Susan, and eight grandchildren. One night years ago, Linares was eating dinner with his family when his phone rang. She endowed several projects, including the Joseph and Inez Eichenbaum Wellness Center at the Jewish Family Services in Los Angeles, and the Eichenbaum Laboratory of Alzheimer’s Disease at Tel-Aviv University. As crowds multiplied, Price dreamed of assembling his congregation in one room. Browner is survived by his sister, four children and three grandchildren. Rosaleigh George made sure that everybody would know the important details of her life. "But for him, it was a lot more than that. She left behind a daughter, McIntyre, son Steve Shoebotham, four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and many happy memories. The trip was a homecoming for Shiroma and a chance to celebrate his aunt Mildred’s 100th birthday. In 1952, she married Edward Morgan Martin Sr., and they settled in San Francisco. Merrick became a Giants season-ticket holder in the 1980s and remained a loyal fan from their days at wind-swept Candlestick Park to their championship run at downtown Oracle Park, where the Giants won World Series titles in 2010, 2012 and 2014. “As a kid, I always remember KNBR 680 on in his car,” Laura said. Cancun was a favorite destination. If a person needed a job and didn’t know how to fill out the application, he would sit and walk them through the process. Distance could not stop Roger Santicruz from taking care of his family. If someone was in need of a place to sleep, Martinez offered her home. There, Campbell helped make ends meet by running a daycare out of her home. “What distinguished my father wasn’t just his scientific mind,” his daughter said. Margaret Zwingman died Dec. 7 of COVID-19, which a caretaker had brought into her nursing home. “She didn’t want to be seen in anything that wasn’t showy.”. He credited a fateful visit from Jane Fonda and Gig Young as the catalyst that turned the restaurant into one of Hollywood royalty’s favorite haunts. In May, the company sent a letter notifying employees that someone had fallen ill with the coronavirus. Sperling was born in Portland, Ore., and, when he was 3, moved with his family to Sacramento, where he remained for his life outside of his time in Japan. It was truly his identity. Last year, Rogoson persuaded the fund to rename the campus’ long-term care facility as the Mary Pickford House, after the silent-film star who helped found the organization. It’s fitting, though, that the father of four who worked tirelessly for most of his life had a fondness for the aging but reliable sedan that shuttled him to those jobs. But Ramirez’s biggest passion was education, and it was her dream to open a school for children with special needs in Mexico, where her husband, Jesus, lives and where she split her time. They stayed outside, but Carmelita later admitted to her daughter that they also ate together; she said, “I think I’m going to regret this.”. Holderman is survived by his wife; sons Zack and Dane; and his grandchildren, Layla, Nash, Finnley and Connor. It was the perfect spot to meet up with friends, which Craig, a social and outgoing man, did often. His favorite flavor was vanilla. “Once you outlive everybody, you turn to the ones who are there.”. Still, he insisted on doing household routines, such as mowing the lawn, because that’s what he did on Tuesdays. Gallagher didn’t mind the flames, on the contrary, the car matched her personality — fiery, fun and vivacious.