Victor “Bart” Bartolome: 1919-2011
Bart received two Purple Hearts and a Silver Star, but the decoration he cherished most was the wedding ring placed on his finger by Isabel Hayden on August 1, 1943, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Santa Barbara.
In Memoriam
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Roy Mankovitz: 1941-2011
Beginning right after graduating from Columbia University in 1963 with a degree in electrical engineering, Mankovitz entered the fast-growing world of rocket science.
David Bury: 1952-2011
His firm completed an exceptional medley of beautiful and important projects culminating in the recently opened Libbey Bowl restoration. Along the way, he served as mayor of Ojai and, for more than 20 years, guided the town with his planning wisdom and keen sensitivities about community and place.
Amy Winehouse: 1983-2011
Winehouse’s 2007 album Back to Black appeared on numerous Santa Barbara year-end top-ten lists and garnered five Grammy Awards. Yet her recorded output is shockingly slim—two short albums, and nothing at all for the past four years.
Gordon Morez: 1923-2011
He bought his old highway patrol car at auction when he quit being a cop to become an art teacher.
Jeanne Rand Green: 1914-2011
A feisty feminist and dear, adorable woman, Jeanne lived her life as art.
Hal Kornell: 1919-2011
Hal Kornell died, quietly and without pain, at beautiful, beautiful Sarah House, in the depth of the night, with the rain outside his window. Like everyone on these pages, the reality of his life was richer and more strange than can be packaged into a few words.
Marvin Valentine: 1958-2011
Marvin was a gifted vocalist and instrumentalist, an arranger, proficient on guitar—but where his genius really shone was his extraordinary prowess on piano and keyboard.
Robert Francis Phillips: 1921-2011
Robert Francis Phillips, the husband and silent partner of noted Goleta civic activist and slow-growther Harriett Phillips, died last week at the age of 89.
Warren M. Christopher: 1925 – 2011
Summerland resident served in the cabinets of Presidents Clinton and Carter; headed Warren Commission that reformed LAPD.