December 10, 2021

Doesn't look good for The Big Bad Wolf

Two vintage photos of  El Cajon Boulevard
businesses appeared on Facebook this week

Click HERE to see an enlargement of this postcard of the La Cresta Motor Court, 4980 El Cajon Blvd., from the 1940s -- and a 2021 Google view of the same corner.  The motor court is now a motel and the palm tree has grown.

And HERE to take a look at Lloyd's Furniture at 4275 El Cajon and what is there now.

The Pacers from 60 and 55 years
ago are both 6-page issues

Click HERE to read the issue published on December 15, 1961

And HERE to read the December 15, 1966 paper

Obituaries

Julia Lewis Thompson '65 died November 25, 2021 according to the Crawford Foundation web site.  That's all I know.

Steve Norman ’65 passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones at his home in Mission Beach on November 30, 2021. Steve grew up in the San Diego State neighborhood and attended Montezuma Elementary and Lewis Junior High School. While at Crawford he was a varsity swimmer on the CIF championship team and enjoyed being the head cheerleader.  Steve went on to graduate from SDSU with a business degree, and subsequently entered the mortgage banking business where he founded Cal Coast Mortgage Corporation in 1974. He retired in 1984 and began investing and managing several apartments across San Diego, which he continued to do until his passing.  In 1981, he moved to Mission Beach, where he continued with his athletic endeavors.  He ran over 100 marathons, including San Diego Rock and Roll, Boston, New York, and the Great Wall of China, and also competed in many triathlons including the World Championship Ironman in Kona, HI in 1997. He was truly an Ironman, and fought pancreatic cancer relentlessly and with determination, in the same manner as he ran marathons and triathlons. Steve was a founding member of the Crawford Alumni Athletic Foundation, a member of the Torrey Pines Men's Club, and attended Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist Church.

All are invited to join a celebration of life on December 18, 2021, from 1 - 3 PM at Clairemont Emmanuel Baptist Church, 2610 Galveston St #2399, San Diego, CA 92110. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Team Crawford Alumni Athletic Foundation found here: P.O. Box 2716 La Mesa, California, 91943. 

Keith Miles ’74 died November 13, 2021, according to the Crawford Foundation web page.