1971 Obituaries
Frank Addington
September 20, 1953 - October 23,
2020
Frank was
apart of the U.S. Air Force. He went on to have
four children. During his life Frank was apart of
the Las Vegas VFW and the American Legion.
Kenneth Bays
December 21, 1953 -
June 1978
Joseph Anthony Butera
August 11, 1953 - August 6, 2009
Born in San Diego, Joey grew
up in a warm, loving Italian home. He enjoyed
sailing, camping in Yosemite, and riding three
wheelers at his friends, the Ames', property in
earlier years. He was very handy and made a career
in construction. He is survived by his wife
Michele, children Joseph, Jessa, and Mendi, his
niece Natasha, sisters Joan O'Steen and Jean
Maschal, his Aunties, many nieces, nephews and
cousins and his beloved dog Bella.
Linda Carraway
(no photo in annual)
December 19, 1952 - August 15, 2012
Maylyn Chester
August 20, 1954 - February 8, 1976
Guy Crowe
September
28, 1953 - March 15, 2001
Guy died in Seattle.
He was born in San Diego. Survivors include his
sisters, Gussie Thornton of Rogers, Ark., Deva
Crowe of San Diego and Peggy Castagna of the
Philippines.
 
Loretta Crum Gorimar
March 16, 1953 - February 27, 2022
Lorrie was born in Terre
Haute, Indiana and moved to San Diego as a toddler. Growing up,
she loved visiting her grandparents in Kansas with her parents and
sister and riding horses on their ranch. She also enjoyed taking dance
classes and playing in the neighborhood with friends. Lorrie attended
San Diego State where she studied English. Loretta worked as
a journalist in Rancho Bernardo and in 1990, bought Flagship Flags. She
owned the store in Hillcrest for over 20 years.
Glynn Curry
My friend Glynn Curry died
September 5, 2014. I met Glynn in 1962 at
Montezuma School when we were in the same class.
It was a split 4th/5th grade class, with me a year
ahead of him. He was on the varsity basketball and
baseball teams at Crawford. His sister Phyllis
Curry Mann '65 and Dennis Curry '69 are also
Crawford grads -- John Hermes '70
Steven Des Lauriers
(No photo in yearbook)
April 17, 1953 - February 3, 2008
Steve was born and raised in
San Diego. He was retired in San Antonio after
working for Capco Steel where he built steel
storage units across the United States. He is
survived by his mother, Betty Des Lauriers, sister
Suzanne Gilroy and brother Richard Des Lauriers.
 
Susan Ann Dyke
February 23, 1954 - July 14, 2024
Susan attended Francis
Parker and Andrew Jackson Elementary Schools, Horace Mann Junior High,
and Crawford. While in elementary school, Susan’s life was impacted by a
diagnosis of diabetes. Under her mother’s care, she acquired the skills
and knowledge required to monitor her health effectively. As a result,
she experienced a full schedule of activities as a typical high school
student. She was an officer in the Crawford Pacerettes and
participated in the High School Fellowship at Skyline Wesleyan
Church. At Skyline she pursued her interest in music, singing in
the performance group “His Girls.” The challenge she faced living
with a chronic disease gave shape to her vocational aspirations.
After Crawford she entered the nursing program at San Diego State
University and graduated with her B.A.. After several years as a nurse,
she applied to UC, San Francisco to advance her education in their
Master’s program. She graduated with an M.A. in Nursing, earning
membership in the Sigma Eta Tau National Honor Society of Nursing.
Susan continued working for the VA and in January of 2000 was
awarded certification as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Gerontology from
the American Nurses Credentialing Center. On May 25, 1991, she
married David Ransom. Sadly, less than thirteen years later, David
succumbed to a chronic illness of his own and Susan began life as a
widow. She became a key member of the Home Care Nursing team at
the VA here in San Diego, and ultimately earned the Department of
Veteran Affairs 40-Year Service Award. Susan retired in 2024 but
maintained an active participation in the fellowship and music ministry
at Shadow Mountain Community Church. She passed away unexpectedly
in her home. Susan was an active member of the La Mesa Lions Club, where
her mother had served as President. Susan is survived by her two
brothers William “Joe” ‘65 and Jim ‘66.
Perla Encinas Wade
June 18 1953 - January 22, 2011
Perla worked for many, many
years as a social worker in San Diego. She had
suffered from cancer for many years. She is
survived by her husband Michael, twin daughters
and a son, plus grandchildren.
Steven Fitch
June 21, 1953 - April 17, 1987
Leilani Fogel Valle
October 1, 1953 - February 24, 2008
Leilani, of Escondido, was
born in San Diego and was a waitress. Survivors
include her parents Lillian and Ed Fogel of Hemet;
and sisters, Levana Bajema of Ladera Ranch and
Lorelei Hammargren of San Antonio.
Rebecca Foote Boyer
April 17, 1953 – March 12, 2003
Rebecca founded the Magic
Dragon Bookshoppe, specializing in science
fiction, fantasy, comics, and games in San Diego,
which she ran until 1985. She died of pneumonia.
Richard Furlow
February 21, 1953 - August 18, 1973
Dee Gantz
November 6, 1953 - October 15, 2021
Dee earned a Bachelor's Degree
in History from University of Wyoming and Master's in Library Science
from The Catholic University of America. She was a librarian for
close to 30 years -- a decade with the New York Public Library and then
20 years with the San Diego Public Library, primarily in the City
Heights branch. She loved the San Diego Chargers and the LA
Lakers. Dee played flute in Ozzie’s Marching Chargers and performed in
many of the halftime shows. She leaves a family that includes
brother Mike Gantz '73, sister Tracy Gantz-White '73; sister Shelley and
Gantz Dunn '80.
Paul Guzik
March 1, 1953 - October 5, 2012
Paul was born in Sparta,
Greece to the Koulogeorgiou family along with his
brother Dimitri Koulogeorgiou, who now lives in
Australia and his sister, Anastasia Cafcules, who
lives in San Diego. His parents died when he was
very young, subsequently Paul was adopted and
brought to San Diego by Anthony and Charlen Guzik.
He grew up in San Diego and was a track and
baseball star at Crawford. He attended the
University of San Diego and graduated with a
degree in Accounting and Economics. He also
completed law school at the University of San
Diego. Paul started his own accounting and law
practice. A couple years later, he met Patti
Theodorelos ’67, his wife of 25 years, while
living in the same complex. In 1992, Paul and
Patti moved to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to grow the
property management business. Paul enjoyed sports
whether it was football, basketball, baseball,
etc. In recent years, Paul and Patti enjoyed
attending football, basketball, and baseball games
at Texas Christian University,
Clifford Harrison
May 18, 1953 - July 14, 2012
Cliff had a heart condition
and passed in his sleep. He and I were classmates
beginning at Webster Elementary -- Adele
Spirz Delgado ’71
Linda Hester
April 28, 1953 - April 4, 2019
Charles Humphrey
Chuck passed away in Mexico
in May 2007. He was a star wrestler at Crawford
and a great guy to know. His sister Penny
graduated from Crawford in 1974 and we verified
the news with her several days ago. Chuck spent
many years in motorcycle sales here in San Diego
and left two children -- Tony Flores ‘72
Robert Hutton
February 19, 1953 - March 19, 2004
Neil Johnson
November 15, 1953 - November 1977
Gwen Lewis
Linda McNeely Willis
A Phoenix
resident for 34 years, Linda passed away on
November 14, 2017. From a young age she
loved theatre and animals. She accompanied her
mother to Old Globe performances there, studied
voice from her early teens, and went on to perform
in high school and college theatre. Linda studied
drama at San Diego State University and played the
lead role in Guys and Dolls where she wore the
original Jean Simmons costume from the movie
version. Linda chose to continue her
education in music at Schiller College in
Strasbourg, France, where she came to love that
country and became fluent in French. In fact she
decided to settle in Europe and spent a few months
in Heidelberg, Germany in the opera chorus, then
took a job in Amsterdam where she remained for 5
years more. After 7 years she returned home to the
U.S. where she also performed in various theaters
in Los Angeles and Southern California before
marrying and moving to Scottsdale with her husband
in 1983, divorcing 10 years later. In Phoenix,
while Linda worked, she did occasional commercials
maintaining her Screen Actors Guild card, and
attended ASU to receive her master's degree in
Instructional Design. Linda began a career in
adult learning, training and organizational
effectiveness. She joined Scottsdale Insurance
(now Nationwide) in 2001, and was instrumental in
the creation and oversight of many learning
programs during her tenure. Throughout Linda
continued her love of creatures, big and small.
She always had a passel of dogs, and her life
dream of horses became realized in 2003 when she
found her first horse, a Saddlebred. Soon she
moved from Scottsdale to Desert Hills to keep
horses there at her home with her dogs, and then
chickens. Few creatures could escape her
adoration, and feeding quail and hummingbirds at
home not being enough she began volunteering at
Liberty Wildlife doing education programs,
sometimes with large raptors, always with a thick
glove on her arm and a gorgeous grin on her face.
Kathleen Miller Keaton
(no photo in yearbook)
January 4, 1953 - April 8, 2018
Kathleen
died, at home in Santee, of diabetes
complications. She was born at Mercy
Hospital, and was a lifelong resident of San Diego
County. Her younger brothers, David Clinton
Miller and James Arthur Miller, are gone already,
too. She attended Rolando Park Elementary and
Horace Mann. She enjoyed macrame, crochet,
ceramics, cooking and baking, and was an avid
bowler for many years. She was loved by all who
knew her.
 
Pamela Miller
May 5, 1953 - May 13, 2023
Pam was born and raised in
San Diego. She was heavily involved in the arts at Crawford, and
had starring roles in many of her school's plays. She was an
incredible singer and was part of several popular bands in the San
Diego area including: Showboat, Shine It On, Misfit, The Clique, Doz
Chiqs n' 2 Guyz. She and her bands were well known at venues like
Castaways, Park Place and The Fogcutter. While singing was
her true passion, she was also a valuable employee at Home Fed Bank and
Petco for many years. After she moved to Murrieta, she became an
accomplished grant writer as the Collaborative Justice Coordinator for
the San Diego and Riverside Superior Courthouse. Once she retired,
she took up the teaching of Pilates and other fitness classes locally
and eventually built up her own pilates business where she was fondly
and aptly referred to as "Pam the Punisher." If singing captured
her heart then it could be said that Pilates fueled her soul. She took
great pride in helping people to better their lives through movement and
by teaching them to connect with their own bodies she encouraged a
strength of both the core and mind. Pamela led a vegan
lifestyle -- her incredible health and strong bond with animals being
some of her most remarkable features. She took great delight in
reading and was a regular at the Wildomar Library . She was also fond of
fixing, improving and DIY-ing her home and could often be found
perusing the aisles at Home Depot, looking for a new tool for her
impressive collection. On weekends, she and her daughter had dates
exploring garage sales and thrift store jungles, looking for unique
treasures, sharing memories and catching up on their week's adventures
and the future's plans.
Bernadette Modica
September 9, 1953 - February 2, 1984
Larry Morgan
(No photo in
yearbook)
July 11, 1953 – May 18, 2004
Larry was a Golf Professional
at the Desert Springs Golf Course in Sun City
Grand, where he lived and had previously worked in
industrial sales. Larry was an Apprentice in The
Professional Golfers' Association of America. He
completed his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech
Communications in 1978 from Long Beach State
University.
 
Candace Pleasants
Evans
April 6,
1954-January 18, 2002
Candace Pleasants
Evans, our much-loved wife, mother and friend,
passed away at Grossmont Hospital a week after
unexpectedly suffering an aneurysm during minor
surgery. A
San Diego native, Candace was born at Balboa
Hospital and attended San Diego area schools.
After graduating from Crawford she worked at Home
Federal Savings and Loan for 10 years. Candace is survived by
Dave, her husband of 18 years; her daughter Laura,
13; her mother Esther Pleasants of Manteca; her
uncle and aunt Bud and Lois Pleasants of El Cajon;
two sisters; Barbara of Hawaii and Alena of Santa
Barbara; aunt Irene Pleasants of Stockton; and
numerous cousins in the San Diego area.
Ron Robson
January 17, 1953 - November 15, 1995
 
Greg Roper
April 12, 1953 - February 17, 2023
Greg died from complications of
heart failure after a long battle with von Hippel-Lindau disease and
related kidney cancer. Greg was born in San Diego and lived
there his entire life. He was an Eagle Scout with Boy Scout Troop 18 of
North Park. In 1974 he earned his BA in history at UCSD with high
honors. He went on to attend law school at UCLA, graduating second in
his class in 1978. After graduation, Greg joined the law firm of
Luce, Forward, Hamilton and Scripps, and went on to become a partner of
the firm. He specialized in the protection of free speech rights as an
expert in First Amendment and Media Law. Despite the many health
challenges Greg faced in his life, he lived life to the fullest,
treasuring every moment with family and friends. After retirement, Greg
enjoyed his favorite pastimes of golf and tennis, as well as
international travel and many happy road trips with his wife Sherry.
Thomas Rose
1953 - 1986
Richard Scozzafava
September 16, 1953 - May 1, 2002
His sister Rosemarie Kornarens died in 2016
and brother Carmen in 2021.
Pamela Siefert Church
October 14, 1953 - February 8, 1976
J Mitchell “Joe” Simon
June 26, 1953 - January 11 2014
Wendy Spillman Teague
August 30, 1953 January 17, 1998
Merle Stutz
July 2, 1952 - August 29, 2004
Survivors include his sister,
Marlene Tischler of San Diego; and brothers
Martin of La Mesa, Mike and Mark of San Diego and
Mitch of San Marcos.
Tim Thompson
(No photo in
annual)
August 21, 1953 -
June 19, 1973
Yvonne Tsiknas
January 28, 1953 -- February 15, 2017
Yvonne passed away following a
long battle with uterine cancer. She was born in Newport, Rhode
Island but moved to San Diego before she was 6 months old.
Following high school, Yvonne worked for several years for Safeway and
later Keil's supermarkets. In 2001, she purchased a coffee cart at
Kaiser Permanente on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard that she operated until
illness forced her to sell it in early 2016. She developed a
devoted following among the Kaiser staff not only for her drinks, but
her upbeat personality. Yvonne will be remembered for her sunny
disposition, ready laugh and quick sense of humor, often
self-deprecating.
Thomas Ulovec
Before he excelled in debate
at Crawford and earned a history degree in
college, Thomas J. Ulovec was certain of one
thing: he wanted to be a lawyer. Judging by the
prominent positions he held in legal
organizations, he picked the right profession.
A former president of the San Diego Criminal
Defense Bar Association, Tom died September 8,
2002 at Sharp Memorial Hospital in Kearny Mesa. He
was 49. The cause of death was complications from
cancer.
Kerry Urso
June 15, 1952 - August 28, 1975
My brother was killed in a
head on collision on his way to work in Haleiwa,
Hawaii by a drunk driver. His girlfriend was one
month pregnant with his son Kerry Kawika Urso, who
was born April 22 1976. Kerry is a top-notch
surfer like his dad and still lives in Hawaii. My
brother was a big-wave rider and had lived on the
North Shore for a couple of years before his
untimely death at the age of 23. His son is a
spitting image of my brother -- even chews his lip
the same way. Kerry is greatly missed by my mom
and myself, his son and his step-daughter Kanoe,
who is Kawika's half sister. Kerry’s ashes were
scattered off Sunset Beach, his favorite surfing
spot when the waves got over 15 feet -- Lisa Urso '68
Rose Ve Zain McKnight
August 23, 1953 - November 18, 1978
Rose, her husband and son all
died in the mass suicide at Jonestown in Guyana
on. I remember talking to her mom at that time and
she was upset because she couldn't find a way to
get their bodies to be buried here. I think that
she finally gave up on that. I looked up her name
on the Jonestown
site recently and found a picture of her there.
What seemed so sad to me is that in that picture
(I don't know when it was taken) she looked
happier and healthier than I had ever seen her --
Philomena McCormack Ten
Eyck '71
Richard Wainscott
December 21, 1952 - November 13, 2017
Richard
was an active member of the drama department at
Crawford, starring in plays such as "Oklahoma!",
and was on the football team.
David Worsham
January 16, 1953 - December 26, 2005
David was born in San Diego
and was a retail warehouseman. He lived in
Lakeside. Survivors include his wife, Terry
Worsham; sons, David Worsham of Highland and Eric
Worsham of Lakeside; sister, Linda Childress of
Spring Valley; and brother, Gary Worsham of El
Cajon
Donald Zaitzow
December 9, 1952 - December 31, 2003
He was born in California and
was a family law attorney. Survivors include his
daughter, Caitlin; father, Rock Zaitzow; and
sister, Barbara Hope Zaitzow Villanova.
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