Fred Benko: 1939-2013
The legendary captain of the Condor Express died this week.
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The legendary captain of the Condor Express died this week.
One of the most important community leaders in the second half of the 20th Century, a member of the ‘Greatest Generation,’ has passed.
He served as president of four nonprofit boards, but his heart and soul were always in his hands-on volunteer work, which totaled 9,000 hours plus.
Conrad formed the Santa Barbara Writers Conference to create writers and watch them grow.
He preferred to be called Robert, but other monikers included “Mr. Personality,” “Uncle Daddy,” “El Cremo del Whippo,” and some inappropriate for print.
When he was working, which was always, Glenn Parks smelled of diesel fuel, malva weed, stale coffee, and the half-dozen dogs that perched in the back of his primeval jeep.
Although it should have been much longer, we are all fortunate to have had Robert in our lives. It’s sad that we’ll will never see his smiling face, or hear his cheery voice and laugh again, but he’ll always be with us in our hearts.
Remembering the man behind California’s Gold.
As soon as I heard I had a baby sister, I jumped for joy off every piece of furniture imaginable and sang at the top of my lungs.
My friend Amelia Frank was not a very public person, but her life was lived with the public good in mind.