In Memoriam: Ruth Nadel, 1914-2017
Ruth Nadel’s volunteerism helped create the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, and in her career, she pioneered the recognition of women’s paid and unpaid work.
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In Memoriam: Allan Ghitterman, 1924-2018
An attorney with a passion for social justice, Allan Ghitterman believed in charity, civic betterment, friends, and family, above all.
In Memoriam: Virginia Hayes, 1950-2018
Virginia Hayes was known far and wide as an authority on lotus and exotic plants like cycads, which she nurtured at Lotusland as diligently as she raised her children and cherished her friends.
In Memoriam: David MacLeod Brainard, 1955-2017
A true renaissance man, David Brainard had a resume that stretched across bartending and theater, as well as mediation and teaching tough kid
In Memoriam: Gilbert Ramirez, 1927-2018
Gil Ramirez was that rare individual who retained the best of his youth at age 90.
In Memoriam: Archie McLaren, 1942-2018
Wine impresario Archie McLaren was a colorful, one-of-a-kind fine wine and food enthusiast.
In Memoriam: Dennie Ferry LaTourelle, 1940-2018
Dennie LaTourelle explored the inner depths, within herself and also in teaching others, while finding the time to start Santa Barbara’s Birth Resource Center.
George Edward McClintock: 1929-2017
George McClintock’s jazz club, the Spigot, brought world-famous jazz musicians to Santa Barbara in the 1950s and 1960s.
In Memoriam: Betty Klausner, 1928-2017
Betty Klausner was instrumental in bringing a contemporary arts presence to old-world Santa Barbara.
In Memoriam: Fredrick ‘Freddy’ Caston, 1927-2017
Freddy Caston’s career began as a home builder, but he was always a painter. After a one-man show, he began working in Spain, Morocco, and finally landed in Santa Barbara in the mid-’70s.