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68 San Diego Reader February 9, 2017
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MARIA DELIA VELA IBANEZ
October 2, 1926 January 15, 2017 Maria Delia Vela Ibanez, best known as “Mrs. Dee,” 90, of San Diego, Texas, passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2017. She was born in San Diego, Texas on October 2, 1926, to the late Miguel and Rosaura Vela. Mrs. Dee was an avid seamstress and an amazing cook. She attended Texas A in Kingsville, Texas where she received her BA degree with honors, with a double master’s. She retired as Chief Executive Officer for Duval County Co-Op at San Diego (TX) ISD. She also served as a City Council member for the City of San Diego. Mrs. Dee moved to Bay City, Texas 10 years ago and made it her new home. She enjoyed her family visits, playing dominoes with family and friends, making tamales, listening to music, playing with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and her neighbor’s children. Delia is survived by her children: Cynthia D. Benavides (Robert), Norma B. Lopez, Sandra M. Byrd ... Funeral scheduled for Saturday Feb. 18 at 10AM.
of faith, family and friends, died after an 11 month battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Jana, three daughters, Liana, Cherise and Korrin and son, Reed. He was also blessed with seven grandchildren ranging in age from 10 months to 20 years. His career as an Insurance Agent reaped many rewards and in 2012 he retired to pursue his love of golf. He was a member of Shadowridge Country Club, the Vista Optimist Club, the board of Vista Irrigation District and the PGA of America. As a parishioner of St. Thomas More Catholic Church, he contributed by giving of his time, talent and
treasure.In 2003 he played in the US Senior Open at Inverness Club where, during the first round, he made his first career hole-in-one. He enjoyed many other interests including Cowboy Fast Draw where he was also known as ...
favorite way to relax was stand up paddle boarding followed by a cup of tea. She is survived by her son Maxwell of Rancho Santa Fe, her mother Bette of Carlsbad, and brothers Ken Crossman (Sue) and Terry Crossman (Vicki), both of Oceanside. She ...
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February 24, 1952 January 11, 2017
STEPHEN MEYERS
DEBORAH JEAN GADZALA
June 29, 1975 July 17, 2016 Deborah Jean Gadzala, age 41, passed away on July 17, 2016, in San Diego, California, of addiction- related causes. Born in Arizona, she spent much of her life in San Diego and lived briefly in Barstow, California with her fiancé. A loving mother, she found solace in reading, writing, music, and surrealist artwork. She is survived by her mother, Gail; brothers Patrick and Andy; sister Abigail; four children ages 15, 13, and twins, 8; and fiancé, Nathan and his son, age 7. During her twenties she traveled extensively with the San Diego band Crash Worship. She loved peacocks, elephants, tuberoses, peonies, chocolate, and was prominent with the local music scene, supporting bands such as Three Mile Pilot, Drive Like Jehu, and the Night Marchers.
May 7, 1953 January 23, 2017 A man of kindness, conviction and intelligence, Stephen was loved by all who knew him. His life’s work was software engineering but his true passions were family, friends and Diet Coke. He had a wide variety of interests including history, politics, romantic comedies, and science fiction Born in San Diego, Stephen was a USDHS graduate and achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. He served 6 years in the US Air Force and then earned a BS in computer engineering from UNM, an MBA from SDSU and worked at many San Diego tech companies during his career. In earlier years, he was active in Scouting and a volunteer at St. Therese and Blessed Sacrament parishes. Stephen and Veronica Valdisera Meyers celebrated 41 years of marriage, raising 3 sons, Dennis, Kenny and Andrew. The family has grown to include 2 daughters, Marisa and Blythe, and 2 grandchildren, Logan and Ruby, with another due in April. ...
Gary P. Roberts, passed away on Wednesday, the 11th of January 2017, in Carlsbad, California. He was 64 years of age. He was born on the 24th of February 1952, in Manhattan, Kansas, to Mary Ann (Lehman) and Earl Roberts. He graduated from the University of New Mexico with Bachelors in Economics in
1986.Gary started working at Quintiles in March of 1999 in the Facilities Department. After three years as a Facilities associate he moved into the Clinical Trail Assistants role for five years, before he became a Clinical Research Associate in 2007. Gary worked with countless teams and in multiple therapeutic areas at Quintiles. What he enjoyed most about his job was mentoring others and passing on his knowledge and expertise. In 2016 he went out with at least eighteen clinical researches. Colleagues will remember him by always ready to lend a helping hand with efficiency and a smile on his ...
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JAMES ROBERT FEELEY
LORI DAWN CROSSMAN HOCHMAN
December 12, 1958 January 11, 2017
RANDY REZNICEK
January 14, 1953 January 20, 2017 Randy Louis Reznicek, a man
Lori passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Carlsbad after a lengthy illness. She was born in Oceanside, California to Don and Bette (Ruebush) Crossman. She was preceded in death by her father. Lori graduated from Humboldt State University in Eureka, California with a degree in nursing and was a registered nurse. She worked at Tri-City Hospital among other venues, and spent 20 years in the medical field. Illness and the need to care for her mother precluded her from returning to nursing. Lori loved life, her family and friends, and the outdoors and spent many hours on or at the ocean with those close to her. Her
May 28, 1952 January 13, 2017 Jim Feeley, 64, passed away January 13 at home with family by his side. He was a lifelong resident of Pacific Beach who graduated from Uni High School 1970, and SDSU with a MS in Electrical Engineering. His professional career spanned more than 34 years at SPAWAR, where he was involved in the design, development, production, and installation of electronic systems supporting the Trident II missile. At home he also enjoyed working on projects; no matter what it was, fixing surfboards, cars, or homes, there was always a tool in his garage that could help. He loved helping others and never expected anything in return. Jim enjoyed the beach, sailing, camping, trips to Hawaii, but most of all spending time with family. He was a loving husband and father, who always put his family first. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Jim is survived by his wife Susan, son Matthew, and ...
Across 1. See 40-Across 6. Astronomical distance: Abbr. 10. Enforcer of the Fed. Meat Inspection Act 14. GPA booster 15. Extra-wide shoe spec 16. Silverstein who wrote “The Giving Tree” 17. Firefighting aid 18. Bleed (through) 19. “____, meeny, miney, mo ...” 20. Sulky mood 22. Actor Oliver and author Thomas 24. Sounds made around puppies 27. Ogle 30. Farewells 32. Isn’t forgiving 35. Shade provider 37. Tots 39. Lady Liberty garb 40. In a classic 1989 movie scene, word cried 15 times by 71-Across in front of 1-Across (find the word, including this answer, in 15 places in this grid) 41. Towers on farms 43. Arborist’s ID 45. Capital city on a river of the same name 46. Provided that 48. Seamen’s agreements 49. Protective camera piece 51. ‘60s protest org. 52. Insinuates 56. Sailing ropes 58. ____-Day vitamins 59. Novelist Rand and others 62. They smell 66. Cleaning solutions 67. Wife of Uranus 68. “The best ____ to come!” 69. Notability 70. Barrett of Pink Floyd and others
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