People are wondering if January's rains will produce a superbloom of wildflowers in the desert come Spring. This photo of Carrizo Plain, in San Luis Obispo, was taken in April 2017 by Los Angeles Times photographer Paul Roa
1960 classmates Nilla Pate Hamilton. Sharon Bentley Ball, and Beverly Umholtz Wadman got together at Fallbrook's Grand Tradition Veranda on February 3, 2023
Bob Richardson ’61 received last week an email from Laura Montaldo, daughter of Darwin Montaldo ’60, Crawford’s first Exchange Student. Darwin passed away in 2016. Laura wanted to contact ASB President Ernie Griffin, whose family hosted Darwin during his stay here. Bob put her in touch with Ernie, and wondered if she had a copy of her Dad’s 1960 Centaur. She did not, but Bob was able to access an on-line copy at Ancestry.com and download a page featuring Darwin. Turns out the on-line yearbook once belonged to our recently departed Marcia McDonald ’62. Ancestry has a ’61 yearbook that also belonged to Marcia and one from ’62 that was the property of Londa Galley. Bob wonders if anyone has a hard-copy of a 1960 Centaur that he can send to Laura.
OBITUARIES
Donna Foster ’65 died on January 29, 2023. She was married in 1967 to Richard Westfall, also class of 1965. Born in 1947 at Mercy Hospital, she went to Euclid Elementary, Horace Mann and Crawford. She went to San Diego State, then transferred to Grossmont College School of Nursing. As an RN she worked in the ER at Villa View Hospital, followed by Scripps Clinic, Sharp Hospital, Scripps Hospital La Jolla, Urgent Care and finally retiring from Kaiser Permanente. Her interests included backpacking and camping in the Sierras, snow skiing, traveling around the world, and gardening. She is left behind by husband Richard, two sons and two grandsons. She struggled with pancreatic cancer in the end
Joe Ham ’67 passed away peacefully at home, on Sunday, January 29, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was born in San Diego to Charles and Kathleen Ham and was a lifelong San Diego resident. He spent his career working for Brady Company for over 40 years. The beach and mountains were his happy place, and he would often ride his bike along the boardwalk from South Mission Beach to Windansea after he retired. He loved being outdoors in the sunshine and also enjoyed hiking. Joe was quite the dog and animal lover. He always looked forward to watching his son play Over The Line at the beach, a sport he enjoyed playing himself for many years.
A celebration of life will be held Monday, February 13, 2023, at 4:00pm at Calvary Chapel, 7525 El Cajon Blvd., La Mesa, CA.
Tim Darton ’69, a retired National City Police Department Detective, passed away in Chula Vista December 29, 2022, surrounded by his family and loved ones. Tim enjoyed his 21 years in law enforcement, and was thankful for the numerous anecdotes and friendships. He also worked for Sycuan Casino Resort for an additional 16 years before retiring.
