In Memoriam
Ann Quackenbush Sutton Berkery: 1944-2010
Summer Solstice Celebrant
My mom came to visit me for solstice weekend one summer, to see what it was all about. Voila! The free spirit in her came alive. Read story.
Bob Potter, 1934-2010
Playwright, Poet, Political Activist, UCSB Professor
What most of us friends, his five bereaved children and stepchild, and his wife and three former wives (his life was complicated) know best is that what underlay all of his activities was an unquenchable kindness. Read story.
Kenneth Hansen, Jr., 1944-2010
Uncle with Extra 21st Chromosome
My uncle was born with an extra 21st chromosome, but that is not the way we defined him. Read story.
Edward King Smith, 1918-2010
Santa Rosa Island’s Last Living Legacy
Cowboy and Indian, E.K. Smith was Santa Rosa Island’s last living legacy. Read story.
Ed Loomis, Novelist and Professor
1924-2010
I am standing on the stage in Campbell Hall in the fall of 1970. There is an enormously bright spotlight on me. I am wearing only a white hospital gown. Read story.
Raymond Naranjo in Memoriam: Kind, Homeless Friend
1942-2010
In Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden, he would sit under the wisteria on a bench in the same place daily. Read story.
Frank Kelly in Memoriam
1914-2010
Harry Truman’s speechwriter and cofounder of Santa Barbara-based Nuclear Age Peace Foundation. Read story.
Georgette Hillas
1912-2008
“Wonderful.” “Fun.” “Beautiful.” “Time goes fast.” I am the adult child of two deaf adults, and these were words that my mother repeated often before her passing. Read story.
Jennifer Shay Hubbard, Nurse
1977-2010
There were no boundaries for Jen when it came to caring for people. She reached deep into their hearts to start the healing process. Every patient wanted Jen to be their nurse and doctors were eager for her to care for their patients. Read story.
Art Historian Bea Duncan’s Memorial on Friday
1920-2009
Bea’s outstanding scholarly productivity was devoted to French art, beginning with a dissertation on Manet and the nude. Read story.
Grover Barnes Dies at Age 103
1906-2010
Civic activist, and Hotel Miramar’s renowned bell captain for 40 years, has passed. Read story.
William “Billy” Mendibles, Fashion Designer
1966-2010
Although he was a much sought-after tailor for fashion shoots and a personal tailor for celebrity magazine spreads, Billy was in his true element when embellishing costumes for friends. Read story.
Pat Milliken: Guitarist
1961-2010
I met Pat Milliken when he was 18 or 19 years old, just starting out as a solo guitarist and singer in the burgeoning acoustic scene of the early 1970s. Read story.
Barry Spencer, Tailor and Artist
1948-2010
Over 25 years ago on the downtown shuttle bus, I saw this bearded man wearing a natty bespoke three-piece suit and carrying a paper bag lunch, and I puzzled over what kind of career he might have with that combination. Read story.
Betty Jo Golden: Pioneering Devereux Resident
1932-2009
Goldie came to Devereux Santa Barbara at age 14 in 1946, the year after Helena Devereux, visionary pioneer in special education, founded it. Read story.
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