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Linda Kassel Thacher ’64 died November 30, 2020. Born in Berkeley, CA, Linda moved to San Diego at a young age. She attended SDSU and was member of Kappa Delta Sorority. She received her Bachelor and Masters of Education degrees. She also held a Reading Specialist Credential. Linda became Mrs. Glen B. Thacher on December 20, 1968, a marriage of 37 years. Her first job offer followed from Hall Elementary School. She enjoyed a 34.5 year career there and spent the rest of her life in El Cajon. She is survived by her sister Laurie Kassel ’71, extended Kassel and Thacher family, and many lifelong friends.
Judy Zimmer Mozingo ’68 passed away from COVID-19 on January 27th. She worked for the El Cajon School District for many years. She and her husband, married for nearly 50 years, loved to travel. She resided in Temecula -- Marsha Zimmer Van Norman ’74
Elizabeth Lee ’68 died May 12, 2017. Liz had a musical career playing the piano and organ that began from a very young age. She majored in music at San Diego Mesa College and the College of the Redwoods. She performed solo work and accompanied choral groups, instrumentalists and soloists publicly from 1960 until she retired. Her Persian cats Betsy and Puddy, inherited from family members who lived in Arizona, were one of her joys. Wherever we went, the cats came in tow. They traveled with us from San Diego to Texas were we lived for four years, and then back with us when we returned to San Diego. During our return to California, Liz alone in one rental truck with two cats in the front cab, the brakes and power steering gave out while heading down the long, steep grade into Sierra Blanca outside of El Paso. Somehow she found the strength to steer the runaway truck and bring it to a stop at the gas station at the bottom of the hill. Liz took all of this in stride, and the next morning, as the truck was repaired, she and her husband enjoyed a breakfast of Huevos Rancheros and went on their way. Back in California, she and her husband acquired another Persian cat, Petey, who they loved for 16 years. A year ago Liz purchased a Mini Cooper. She enjoyed driving her Mini S hard top, and drove it with the same precision and bravado as she showed with the keyboards. Liz’s love of cars began with her father, who was a self-professed “motor-head” and always drove fast cars. Liz had owned her share of performance cars, from a Chevy Camaro to a Datsun 240Z, and the Mini reminded her of those past vehicles. She would often say after driving her Mini, “I still got it.” Like her passion for music, Liz carried her youthful zeal and panache throughout her life to the very end, living through its daily demands with grace, fortitude, and loyal perseverance to her values and love of God. Liz is survived by her husband of 28 years, Neil R. Simpson, and her sister Carol Lee White ’70.
