In Memoriam
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Harry Chanson 1913-2008
Harry Chanson’s love of music began early. He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1913, the only son of Russian immigrants Samuel and Eva Chanson. Read story.
Henry Brant 1913-2008
Composer Henry Brant went about his revolutionary work for more than a quarter century on an otherwise tranquil street on Santa Barbara’s Westside before his recent death. Read story.
Jacob Snyder 1980-2008
On Saturday, April 5, at 10:20 a.m., northbound Amtrak 799 struck and killed a homeless pedestrian near the Milpas Street crossing. Read story.
Will Spens 1950-2008
Will Spens spent 30 years reporting and anchoring on radio and television, earning two Emmys and a New York City Civilian Heroism Award. Read story.
Margery Cronshaw 1923-2008
Sometimes, after things have gone amiss and we’re determined to begin anew, we are lucky enough to find people to show us the way. Read story.
Eve Marie Carson 1985-2008
My friend was senselessly murdered last week. Read story.
Nina Gaddis 1923-2008
My mother, Nina Gaddis, was one of those larger-than-life characters who make it difficult to write something this final. Read story.
His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi 1911*- 2008
The first time I met Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was in Malibu, on the beach. Read story.
Judah Folkman, MD 1933-2008
He was a folk hero. He was my hero. In 1971, he published a unique theory of cancer growth for which he was ridiculed for years. Read story.
Richard McCurdy Ames 1924-2007
A man’s sense of humor stays with us as a reminder of that person. Read story.
Morgan John Cowles 1968-2008
Morgan John Cowles passed into a greater place on Monday, January 28, in Sequoia National Park. Read story.
Rickey Ederington 1953-2007
Rickey Ederington was a gentle, gregarious African American and nine-year resident of the Faulding Hotel. Read story.
Debbie Stanbro 1956-2008
I grew up with Debbie “Deb” Stanbro — though both of us were 33 years old when we met in Santa Barbara in 1990. Read story.
Kathryn Ish-Stahl 1936-2007
Kathryn Ish-Stahl left us on December 31, at age 71. Read story.
Michael Jason Spradling 1982-2007
My nephew Michael was murdered in Lompoc six months ago, and I’ve been thinking a lot about him and the person(s) who murdered him. Read story.
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