1975 Obituaries
James Arsulich
(No photo in yearbook)
Passed away April 6, 2023
Wayne Buss
It is with great
regret that I inform you that Wayne Buss died on
December 2, 2004 in an automobile accident in
Auckland New Zealand. He moved there shortly after
selling the Carnation building downtown. He was
very involved in the transformation of San Diego's
downtown. He purchased a large property in New
Zealand and became involved in environmental
projects there --Cris Bremner.
James Cagley
December 6, 1956 - July 29, 2015
James died of a heart attack
while training for a marathon. His wife Donna died
in 2011. Surviving are his three children Tamrie,
Adam and Tracee, as well as siblings Barbara
Cagley Thomas ’64, Richard Cagley '68 and Judith
Cagley Griffith ’71.
David Dawson
October 20, 1957 – August 11, 2006
David was put to death by
lethal injection for the 1986 murder of three
members of a Billings, MT family. He never
revealed his motivation for the killings.
Renee Edgington and
her husband Matthew Francis were killed in an
automobile accident in South Africa on August 28,
1998. The couple were artists and AIDS activists
who, in 1991, started Clean Needles Now.
Read more about their work at:
Rita Hampton Ferreira
November 4, 1957 - August 14, 2020
Douglas Griggs
(No photo in yearbook)
June 26, 1957 - April 6, 2021
I attended the funeral on May 26,
2021 for "Little Dougie Griggs" at Miramar National cemetery. Doug
played little league baseball in the Andrew Jackson Little League and
was a member of the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. He was a Cree hoop
dancer. I remember walking to school at Andrew Jackson with him and his
two older brothers Danny and David. He served in the U.S. Army and was
stationed in West Germany, going eyeball to eyeball with the Warsaw
Pact countries. While on leave in Italy he met his soulmate and the
love of his life Gunilla who was from Sweden. After the Army, Doug
worked as a heavy equipment mechanic for the City of San Diego,
performing maintenance and repairs on fire trucks and other heavy
equipment. He was a car enthusiast and had a beautiful yellow 1938
Chevy coupe that he had torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. Doug
is survived by his wife of 37 years, Nilla, his daughter Janice, his son
Eric, and two beautiful grand daughters. He was laid to rest with full
military honors. I will miss him -- George V. Glover ’73
Lauretta Hancock Beckwith
February 14, 1958 - March 1, 1991
Lauretta died of an
undetected brain aneurysm. She was married, had
three small children, and was living in Oregon
-- Luanne Mosley Ness '75
Lawson Hardge IV
September 9, 1957 – August 2, 2005
Lawson died at home after a short
illness
David Harpster
(No photo in
yearbook)
July 28, 1957 - January 4, 2016
 
Alwin Darryl Holman
January 9, 1957 - January 29, 2021
Patty Kuey
My cousin Patty died in
an auto accident in the 1990s -- Byron Kuey '75
James Lasley
December 10, 1956 - September 9, 2023
 
Kim Leimbach Lasley
May 24, 1957 - January 23, 2022
Kim had a
passion for helping children and served on the Ramona Unified Board of
Education for more than a decade. Ramona Unified Superintendent Theresa Grace said Lasley was
passionate about supporting career technical education courses and the
Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps, or NJROTC, program.
Lasley, through the Ramona Rotary Club, provided free dictionaries to
third-graders at Ramona Unified, Drum said. Before COVID, she was on
school campuses weekly if not daily, he said, and she was heavily
involved in the PTAs at Barnett Elementary and Ramona High
schools. Lasley was also known for making and catering meals for
teachers at various events, he said. “She advocated for what’s
best for all children in the district,” Drum said of Lasley, who served
as school board president in 2016. “She was an icon in the community,
not just with the school district.” She is survived by her husband
Jim Lasley, also Crawford Class of ’75.
Julie Lozow
Julie Lozow was my
supervisor when I worked at the law firm of
Milberg Weiss et al. in San Diego (now Lerach
Coughlin et al.). I left the firm in 1999 but have
been in touch with colleagues, one of whom just
told me that Julie passed away Friday, December 2,
2005. She had been suffering from cancer for at
least a year --
Lisa Woodard Mink.
Susan Marko McArdle
March 2, 1957 - February 6, 2012
Susan was born in Minnesota
and came to San Diego as an infant. She attended
Blessed Sacrament Church and School. She worked
most of her life in the clerical field, most
recently i the insurance field. Her passion in
life were her family, gardening and motorcycle
rides. Survivors include brothers Al ’63 and Tom
’70.
Dyan McCormack Wootton
February 4, 1957 - June 20, 2010
Dyan passed away after a
courageous 14 month battle with cancer, with her
husband and daughter by her side. Dyan went to
school in San Diego and then moved to Leucadia
during high school and graduated from San Dieguito
in 1975. She loved the beach, Disneyland, and
going to movies. She worked for Costco for 10
years and made many friends there. She is survived
by, among others, her sister Sherry McCormack
Burch ’69 of Silverdale, Washington.
Daniel Padilla
(No photo in
yearbook)
June 29, 1957-December 23, 2005
Daniel was born in
San Diego and was employed by Atlas Chemical.
Survivors include his daughter, Beverlee of
California; parents, Jesus and Lorinda of Bisbee,
Ariz.; brothers, Bernie and Robert of Bisbee and
Stanley and Ezequiel of California; sisters, Judy
Padilla and Elizabeth Johnson of California.
James Parish
January 4, 1958 - April 25, 2020
An
Associate Professor of Mathematics at Southern
Illinois University James passed away from
natural causes. Jim was born in
Augsburg, Germany, the youngest of five
children. He received his Master’s from
University of California Santa Barbara and from
there went on to graduate from the University of
Chicago with his Ph.D. in Mathematics. Jim
taught at the University of Arizona before
moving to Edwardsville, Illinois, where he
taught at SIUE for more than 30 years. He
was well-liked and admired by his colleagues,
students, and friends. Mathematics was his
passion, but he had many interests that included
reading, music, cooking, and the love of his two
furry companions.
Celeste Persley Lilley
September 20, 1958 - May 13, 2021
Celeste graduated in 1975,
one year before her peers. Celeste and I met in drama class at
Horace Mann Junior High and became best friends. She was adventurous,
spirited, and daring – everything I wanted to be. She had a lovely
singing voice and played the piano beautifully. We lost touch
after high school. Celeste met and married the love of her life, Bill
Lilley, and they moved to Gardiner, Washington, on the Olympic
Peninsula. I reconnected with Celeste after I moved to Washington
with my husband. It was like no time had passed. Celeste and Billy
would stop by for a visit on their annual motorcycle tours, and we
would visit them on the peninsula. Celeste was a passionate animal
lover, and a fierce friend. She loved rock and roll, dogs, the
ocean and her beloved Billy. The world is a little less wild, a little
less adventurous without Celeste in it -- Wendy Williams ’76
Patrick Pope
Passed away June 25, 2021
Dan Burton '66, his future wife Kerry, and Patrick Pope in 1984
Marla Quinci
March 8, 1957 - April 17, 2014
I just wanted to let you know
of the sudden passing of Marla Quinci. She was
living in Davis, CA with her two children Olivia,
20 and Grant 18. She had her MA from SDSU in
Marriage and Family Counseling and was also a
Paralegal. She was working for the Contra
Costa County Public Defenders office in
Martinez, CA providing psychological and legal
services. She loved animals, and was an
animal behaviorist/trainer and horsewoman. She was
a renaissance woman of many talents and interests.
She always had a positive attitude, a great sense
of humor/and a smile that lit the room. She
was an amazing, joyful, beautiful woman, full of
life and an inspiration to many -- Marialyn Sardo '73
 
Mike Seabock
January 23, 1957 - December 1, 2022
Michael Avery Seabock
passed away in his home in Nampa, Idaho. Mike graduated from San
Diego State University, and went on to become an electrical
engineer. Mike lived most of his life in southern California
before moving to Salt Lake City, San Jose, and, recently, Nampa.
He was a cancer survivor who idolized Arnold Schwarzenegger, loved
listening to Bruce Springsteen, and enjoyed sitcoms. He also had a
passion for golf, billiards, poker, and scotch.
Ronny Spears
(No photo in
yearbook)
July 30, 1957 - January 5, 2003
Ronny was born in Pascagoula,
MS, and was a registered nurse at Santa Clara
Valley Medical Center. Survivors include his wife,
Mylah; daughter, Ashley Spears of San Diego;
mother, Jewel Spears of Alpine; brothers, John
Spears of Jamul, Barry Atherton of San Diego and
Shelby Atherton of Chula Vista.
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