She couldn’t believe it when she showed up to the address he had scribbled down for her. Ibarra was “very close to her faith,” Joshua said. Bernabe is survived by his wife and four children. Mitchell would send her daughter a photo anytime she visited Philz. “Nothing mattered more to Patti than showing love,” Elishia said Dan told her after her mother’s death. Lau said her sister, who had no underlying health conditions, was denied testing for the virus three times. After aging out of the B Corps, Dees failed an audition to place in the higher rank of the organization. One of his best friends, Ed Fadrilan, met Santicruz while coaching a local basketball league that his grandkids were in. And although Maitland-Lewis said he’s proud of his wife’s many achievements, it was the memory of their trips to the Satchmo SummerFest jazz festival in New Orleans, where they had a second home, that made him most tender. Coopersmith Furst was born and raised in New York City. “He’s the reason why we’re in the United States.”. She was known for her vivacious personality and a boisterous laugh that you could hear “from two blocks down,” her daughter Alexa said. At the time, she was a single mother and was suffering from depression. Pedro Zuniga and his wife Norma always threw a party for their oldest son when he visited home in Turlock. “If there’s ever anything [you need], you can give me a call, anytime,” Swing once told his colleague. 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. Vidal always told him and his brothers that he wanted to be their best friend first and their dad second. He died seven days later. Part of a large family, he had left school at 10 to help out, and later worked as a cab driver. As he became more responsive, Robinson began to repetitively lift his leg. After Tillson retired from the youth authority in 1996, he worked for a decade as a part-time consultant for the National Council on Crime and Delinquency, a nonprofit research group focused on criminal justice reform. Barnes attempted to get him into housing for years, but he was resistant, especially with places that wouldn’t allow dogs. In her 40s, she adopted a relative’s 2-month-old girl. Fagan first broke into the music scene behind a drum kit. He planned to isolate for 10 days. She volunteered at the Economy Shop, a local thrift store run by volunteers, for three years, at Claremont Meals on Wheels, delivering food for those in need, for four years, and another 14 years at the Joslyn Senior Center. While raising her daughter, she worked as a data entry clerk at a bank. Baumbach and Kaila did puzzles, talked about cars and watched "Gold Rush," a show about gold miners in Alaska. “He was a dreamer,” John said. He worked at one of the three food distribution facilities that were briefly closed over the summer by Los Angeles County public health authorities after outbreaks of the virus. 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, Álvarez said. The siblings’ lives were unsettled early on because the family moved frequently. In 1962, Wernick met her future husband, Bob, during her freshman year at the University of Minnesota. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor, where he got married, and was sent to Vietnam in 1962. “He worked like hell through that darn heat. Days later, Butori was diagnosed with COVID-19. Hemm also struggled with health issues of her own, including spinal stenosis and pulmonary fibrosis, for which she relied on a wheelchair later in life. All day long, he would lift dumbbells, or simply use large rocks found throughout the neighborhood, strengthening his biceps. He liked to play golf, and on occasion, he and his sons hit the driving range together. Vidal was also a good cook. And she always wanted to make sure that everyone was OK.”. It was there that she developed her passion for helping people with disabilities. In the 1960s, he also became friends with some of the baseball players of the new professional team in town, the Angels. He is survived by children John, Thursday, Robert, Debbie and Linda, five grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mary Jane Stanford. “He was a real backbeat drummer. After three weeks in the hospital, on and off a ventilator, he died April 29. By day, the 36-year-old worked as an environmental supervisor at the Porterville Developmental Center, overseeing custodial staff at a state residential facility for developmentally disabled adults. And then later as an administrative assistant at the school she watched her in action in the classroom to receive a better understanding for her business-like approach. She is survived by her husband and children. And when he hosted Thanksgiving or Christmas, he made everything himself and didn’t want anyone to contribute. He had the dream of starting his own restaurant alongside his wife. He did so many things for so many people and never talked about it.”. Cook later was a minister at congregations in Blythe, Westchester and South Pasadena, also serving a term on the latter jurisdiction's school board, his son said. She took over as president in 2012 but said her dad visited the restaurant every day. Bernard’s greatest joy was his family -- his wife, four children, four foster children and seven grandkids. The next afternoon, Cindy died. Last summer Gerald Shiroma boarded a plane at LAX, and headed to the Big Island of Hawaii. She was a devoted volunteer, keeping the books for Friends Interested in the Severely Handicapped in the Sacramento area. She is survived by her sister, two nieces and a nephew. A Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., first-grader named Penelope A. Miller, better known in her grown-up years as Penny Foreman of Clovis, was part of the effort that defeated the disease. She is survived by her mother, sister, children and grandchildren. He loved the Beatles, and his favorite song was “I Will.”. He’d always pulled through everything. “I owe Eno everything, OK? On Dec. 1, Watson died from COVID-19 complications and pneumonia. Estey did love to travel by other means though, taking cruises to Europe and China. He was 83. It was there at a little trail behind the Doppler building in San Jose that Ta began running. The stroke had taken away her ability to speak and she remained nonverbal the rest of her life. Robinson flashed a rare moment of self-acknowledgement. He spent a million hours preparing. A celebration of life will be planned once restrictions on public gatherings are lifted. Johnson appeared in the hit movie “The Naked Gun” as a member of the Seattle Mariners in a game against the Angels and had a broadcasting career. After a family dispute, the business dissolved, and Browner made his way to Los Angeles, landing in Playa del Rey, where he worked in fashion and soon met his wife, Cheri. The woman universally known as “Chicago Mary” didn’t always display a tender touch. Just a powerhouse.” Added Hawks of the band, “It was right during the glam time, so we were a little strange.”. In 1989, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Linda Guerrido showed Ramirez “the ropes” when he started at MK 17 years ago. A second-generation American, Cornelia “Connie” Talbott grew up understanding the value of self-sufficiency. The actor was 80. He helped start a program called Bikes Unlimited, which lent bicycles to children who couldn’t afford them. Two years later, the summer after graduating from Dorsey High School, she married Eric, beginning a 62-year union that ended only with his death in 2005. At the age of 18, Chin married his sweetheart, Nelly Wong, whom he met studying abroad in Taiwan. “He was quiet and soft-spoken, but he was also very personable,” Laura Dowson said. Whitmore died on New Year’s Day at age 89 from complications of COVID-19, said his wife, Nancy. The 57-year-old outreach pastor at Desert Reign Church in Downey likely contracted COVID-19 in mid-March, his wife said. Over 30 years with the San Diego Unified School District, Alexander taught a variety of subjects, before becoming a vice principal at Nye Elementary, where she retired in 2002. “She had a drawer full of it,” her daughter said, laughing. Now, only eight original Tuskegee combat pilots and several support personnel are still alive, said Rick Sinkfield of the Tuskegee Airmen Inc.. All are in their 90s or older. A ride operator wouldn’t one friend with cerebral palsy and who used a wheelchair on the Ferris wheel, but Hemm was insistent, and soon they were high in the air, grinning gleefully at the fairground below. “Buddy, you’ve got to learn,” Joseph responded earnestly “At the end of your life, you’re going to meet God. He’d always been so strong. Zuniga attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Turlock, and Sanchez said he “always spoke highly of the Lord, about life, about how you need to enjoy it, how you need to forgive.”, “What bums me out is this virus didn’t give me a chance to say goodbye, didn’t give me a chance to spend some more time with him,” Sanchez said. During some summers, Ehlers and her mother did home improvements on some of Hernandez’s boyfriend’s properties. Off-stage, Cordero appeared in a handful of TV series, including “Queer as Folk” and “Lilyhammer” and a recurring role in “Blue Bloods” (as Victor Lugo) and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” as Anthony Marino. He died two weeks later, on Nov. 21. In 2017, he and Jesserel bought their first home, in North Hills. Scott Woodard, 67, wasn’t a talkative man, but his words and actions spoke volumes about what and who was important to him. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Werksman was known for his “generosity, kindness, and willingness to help anyone, whether it was work-related or not.”. President Carter and Chicago Mayor Harold Washington sought his advice. Campbell, 94, died Aug. 14 from COVID-19 complications in a Bishop nursing home, just a week after she was diagnosed. Claire was heading from the field to the press box as a game was about to start when he saw Johnstone — in full uniform — ordering a hotdog from a concession stand outside the Dodgers clubhouse. He spent his final days at Glenhaven Healthcare, where he contracted the virus. “She had a heart for everyone,” Lai said. Hopper was born in Milwaukee and studied social work at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Despite the difficult situation, he knew it was one last opportunity for her to have a ride in an attention-grabbing vehicle. Celia Marcos, 61, worked as a nurse for decades, a career that had been her dream, according to her older son, Donald Jay Marcos. Werksman spent five years as a police dispatcher for the city of Tustin before beginning his 22-year career with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. “I thought he had made it up,” she said. They went to the movies and bowled together. He enjoyed walking the Valley’s long boulevards each day to hand out fliers informing laborers of their rights. Later in life, Lord developed dementia. Agredano and his daughter Lisa were always close. “At least he left with meeting his wish.”. She was admitted to the hospital April 6 and never came back. 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. She moved to Los Angeles in her 20s and later gave birth to a daughter, Tatiana Molinar. Despite his setbacks in school, Grissom, who also had a speech impediment and stutter, was determined to make his way in the world. Arce was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and met his wife at a nightclub near the border in Mexicali. Although she was a working mother at a time when that was uncommon, Marie Cardoza Martin always found time to put her four children first. Terese embraced her Serbian and Greek heritage and competed in Greek dance events. Zuniga is survived by his wife Norma, five children — Jose Valencia, Adilene Valencia, Marisol Cervantes, Alicia Zuniga and Pedro Zuniga Jr. — and three grandchildren. She tested positive after an employee at the living center contracted the virus. Pigee was so well known in the community that when LaVicia called a friend to tell him of her husband’s passing, the friend already knew: Someone at the corner convenience store Pigee frequented had heard it and shared it with the group that hung out outside. “He was a very special man.”. A trucking company is not the typical environment for romance to bloom. Well into his 80s, Ralph Duprey could be found biking around his Long Beach neighborhood. The two married in 2007 and, with Szabadi's children Kara Lyne and Zack, became a family. “I just keep saying to myself, this shouldn’t have happened,” Lori said. When Bryant died in a helicopter crash earlier this year, Castro-Olega was devastated. Touring in old knockabouts, he played in a rock ’n' roll band, making ends meet as a school photographer and briefly opening a studio, first in Missouri, then in Florida. Even as anthems such as the Ronettes’ “Be My Baby” and the Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin‘” erupted from radios across America, the acclaimed record producer was a brooding, manic man with a white-hot temper and a fondness for gunplay, all of which would manifest itself on a winter morning in 2003 when he fatally shot actress and nightclub hostess Lana Clarkson in the foyer of his castle-like mansion in Alhambra. He was particularly good with charts and graphs, and he prided himself on his system for managing personal finances. “Desa was formidable,” said her niece, Milica Mitrovich, “and the doctor still tells that story.”. Over the years, the two would share beautiful moments as a married couple. “We were lucky to be with him when he passed—many people don’t get that option,” Laura said. Born Aug. 21, 1935, Patricia was the eighth of 10 children born to Orren and Bessie Hartman of Marshfield, Mo. "She was an incredibly kind and open person. At home, Oscar Rosa was a quiet boy. “We called him the librarian,” his daughter Kay said. Ben remembers him as a hard worker and a down-to-earth guy. Maa would come around the house frequently to fix their appliances. The collaborative, which now is a joint effort of multiple San Francisco Bay Area organizations, offers scholarships to students who work in service of their LGBTQ communities. Fried turkey, Cajun dirty rice, gumbo, Johnson’s special potato salad; it’s the place people wanted to be. The Lakewood resident was also a prankster who once swapped out a coworker’s tile glue with pancake batter. The ship was denied entry to Brazil and Argentina until finally being allowed to dock in Miami a month after its departure. Another of her haunts was Catalina Island, then a favorite of the Hollywood set. “It was during the time when everybody had to stay home,” Judy said, “so we weren’t able to say goodbye to her or see her or do anything.”. At one point, he worked as a real estate agent, and once as a businessman for a solar panel company. A few years later, though, he returned with “Perhaps” and continued to compose for the rest of his life. “Before he passed, he came to visit my mom and he had a full head of white hair. Salmon sat in his wheelchair and talked about the things he recently read. Zoe also tested positive for the virus but experienced milder symptoms, a persistent headache in early March that she originally attributed to allergies. He handed down his plumbing company to his son, David, who kept his dad’s name on the business. Roy Disney, Walt’s nephew, was his neighbor, but Brewster was never drawn to bright lights or fame. Many would end up staying with Bowie and his husband, Jeff Wacha, proof of Bowie’s commitment to his work as an AIDS activist. Garcia’s wife had died of cancer three years earlier, and the impact of losing a second parent was devastating to Emmanuele and his siblings. She loved sunflowers and coworkers described her as sharing the flower’s warm toughness. Their 20 years together also included kayaking and hiking, and Aranda took to studying Buddhist philosophy. Survivors include her husband, two children and three grandchildren. His career in golf began in 1960 after he joined the teaching staff at Arnold Palmer Golf Academy in Vail, Colo. Six years later he became Los Angeles Country Club’s head pro. “I never got to give him a call that late,” Gana said. “I’m grateful for every moment he gave me and that he gave me all my children. Gallagher enjoyed the company of the older residents. Her family cared for her, with Danielle acting as her main caregiver, but when it became too difficult, she moved into Cedar Mountain. In all, three of the seven Miller children would contract polio, posing steep challenges for their parents, a newspaperman and a nurse. “She said she would never live anywhere else – it was a real ‘Harry Potter finds his Hogwarts’ moment for her,” her brother Michael van Zalingen said. Marin started developing COVID symptoms during a two-week work trip in early June, when he started having headaches and a light cough. In addition to Jean Bush, he is survived by sister-in-law Joan Bush of Rancho Cucamonga. When he eventually did make it to O’Connor Hospital, he was only there for a night before he died. Brianna said she and her parents all started feeling sick the first week of January. “He just never moved like an old man” said Karen, “No, he was spry and graceful” added Arlene. They adopted another child, Chris, in 1967. “She brought her children up to be caring individuals and always extended a hand whenever she could,” her son-in-law said, adding that Gentry instilled in her children a deep love of sports (the Dodgers in particular) and “tortured them with her great love of Hollywood musicals.”. Donna had grown up cooking Oklahoma barbeque and taught her daughter how to prepare perfect ribs, cornbread and greens. “Otherwise, I have no idea about his time there.”. In early October, the virus infiltrated the facility, which had recently started to allow limited family visits. He would like to say puns. He started running a fever March 24 and was put on antibiotics the next day. “She was a great cook,” Lamont said. When one of his daughters announced she was becoming a vegan, he was proud that she had discovered her own social justice movement. “Bill could pick up on things really quickly and had a photographic memory.” Kling was a master at Trivial Pursuit, and could remember minute details from history and current affairs. On April 11, it was Viveros who had to go to a hospital with frightening symptoms; she tested positive for COVID-19 and her body could not fight off the disease. He was also comfortable with most parts of construction work and put his skills to good use around the family home. Her professional calling was too great, and her patients needed her, so she returned to work in July. Scheu was born in Upland in 1966 to Allyn and Rosemary Scheu, and from an early age developed an interest in farming. Then, one day, while waiting in line at the supermarket, he met Elba Regalado. When Theodore Granstedt IV was in his 20s, he was in a motorcycle accident so severe that it almost took his life. At Church by the Side of the Road, which she attended with her family, she led a yearlong reading of the Bible that ended with a trip to Jerusalem. Palos is survived by her three children, Robert, Roger and Corinne, five grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. During his stint in Hollywood, Cook and his family lived on Hillcrest Road across from the church, and his ministering took him to the rough stretches of the community. “What distinguished my father wasn’t just his scientific mind,” his daughter said. “There’s nothing that he’s ever done that hasn’t been for other people.”. Writing in the introduction of the book “We’ve Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk,” Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong captured the essence of his band’s first-ever Los Angeles gig, at the Teaszer. “Erica and her mother were best friends,” Keith said. A few days later, Kathy’s daughter found her grandmother shivering under a blanket at her home in Upland. He had a large group that he would take daily walks with around his Rancho Palos Verdes neighborhood, and those friends would also keep Bender busy with handyman and plumbing projects. Let’s just put it that way, ” she said with a laugh. They graduated from Franklin High School in 1974. “Sometimes we would get mischievous,” Rosalie said with a chuckle. On May 7, when Ohringer started having unusual difficulty moving following his regular dialysis treatment, his wife knew something was wrong. Nearly two years later, then-President Obama invited the surviving squadron members, including Lumpkin, to his inauguration. After high school, Foreman went on to Cal State Fresno, where she earned an English degree and teaching credential. As a child, Thomas never even noticed her grandmother wore a prosthesis. “He loved being there for her.”. Sentoso saw the warehouse job as a last chance to earn some cash before settling down to retirement. Carol, 53, died of complications related to the virus on April 14. He struggled with Scripture at first, but was eventually drawn in, and then found a pastor who made stories about Jesus come to life, Dey said. He was a singular talent and a beautiful human being.”. Birthdays and Christmas were special to Emma Patiño, who would craft handmade blankets and pillows for her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. As researchers searched for weapons against the virus in 1954, 6-year-old Penny and her 8-year-old brother Jim joined thousands of boys and girls in an 11-state medical trial, receiving an injection that included either the new vaccine or a placebo. She is survived by her seven children, nine grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was the brother of another young man who worked at the hospital, Ruben Trejo. Segall doted on Adrienne and her sister Carole, and his wife, Miriam, whom he met at City College of New York when she approached him for help with math. “Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death.”. He tested positive for the virus on April 20 and died two days later. Lord had been watching QVC, the TV shopping channel, and saw a pair of boots she wanted to buy Danielle. Magallanes said she didn’t have Cavalho as her teacher in sixth grade but her reputation as having high expectations for students was well known. “We called an ambulance, and they took her to the hospital.”. He was 90. Abarca was accepting and supportive of his transgender daughter Sabrina, who came out as gay at age 14 and, a few years ago, began her transition as a woman. “My dad was always very involved,” Riley said. Two years ago, Robinson was asked what he saw when looking at a photo of his winning jump, a moment of excellence frozen forever in time. Nursing and assisted living facilities have become hot spots for outbreaks of the coronavirus disease. The co-founder of Resilient, a nonprofit organization that works with at-risk and gang-involved youth, Linares was known locally for working to reduce violence. “There are other families who work there,” she said, “and I want people who are in that situation to have a voice.”. She was “a super-amazing, strong, miraculous person,” her daughter said, adding: “She was my best friend. “He never failed us,” Abel said. “At some point, something inside them just broke, and there were a lot of bad days for us, a lot of promises that never came to pass,” Fran said. In addition to his work at Alcatraz, Bush was a spiritual director at Santa Clara University’s Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley and a counselor at Catholic treatment centers in Boston and Montara, Calif., known for their work with priests who had committed sexual abuse. Rather than waiting to complete the eight-month training program, he sat for his pharmacy license and passed the exam. She also adored her grandson, John Lopes IV. And although Hemphill Harris folded after a disastrous sale to Weststar, Inc., in 1989, it wasn’t enough to dampen Harris’s spirit. Browner grew up in Brooklyn and Long Island, and graduated from Syracuse University. Chavez Godinez wasn’t a high roller – she played the slots -- but the excitement was no less palpable. The facility experienced a COVID-19 outbreak, with several residents and staff members contracting the disease. Harris had a happy childhood of surfing, skiing and outdoor adventures, and he graduated from Loyola High School. He would tease Cindy or prank her often. Then came Linder Foods, which specialized in salad dressings. Whitmore helped establish the Kaiser Wilderness in 1976 and the California Wilderness Act of 1984, which added 1.8 million acres into the National Wilderness Preservation System. “She was quite the girl.”. He knew his muse, though, and with Eno making his sonic arguments for a more tranquil music with his own series of ambient releases, Budd eased his way into the movement to become one of its standard-bearers. “Her humility, generosity and warmth never failed to put a bright smile on all of our faces. Others might have wilted under the weight of such grief. Sometimes, his devotion to his work would wear on his wife. He was 77. On Aug. 31, Azañon Alvarado died at Memorial Hospital after a six-week battle with COVID-19. The center has reported three positive patient cases and nine worker cases. “Just within two or three hours, she started having a cough,” he said. Reflecting on the life of Wayne L. Strom, a former Pepperdine professor of behavioral science who was 85 when he died of complications from COVID-19 on April 2, Feinberg recalled an assignment from Strom’s organizational behavior class that still sticks with him two decades later. She enjoyed it.”. It was a skill he was passing on to two of his sons, Josue and Raymundo, mentoring them on the job and trying to instill his attention to detail. In the weeks since his death, his family has received an outpouring of support from the community. “It was his last road trip home,” Dianna said. Drawn to taking pictures of nature, he continued to write and served as writing coach at Santa Barbara City College. Along with sharing her meals, Palos “always had a kind smile or word” for Claremont’s students, said Helen Foote, who attended Oakmont Elementary School. “He did so many good deeds and he’d never say a word about them.”. Over the years, some prisoners would run into her at a store or at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting upon their release, telling her that her straight talk had saved them. Witnesses recalled Spector downing cocktails as he moved from restaurant to restaurant. I was grateful for that time I got to see a different side, the teacher who cared about her students and saw the classroom being her family.”. “In 1968, Allen and I started our careers side by side with the short film ‘Amblin,’” Spielberg said in a statement. Garfield would become a supporting-player mainstay of some of the best films of the ’70s, including Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Conversation”; “The Candidate” with Robert Redford; Robert Altman’s “Nashville”; Woody Allen’s “Bananas”; Billy Wilder’s “The Front Page”; William Friedkin’s “The Brink’s Job”; and Richard Rush’s “The Stunt Man.”. After her children were born, he was the same type of grandfather.