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Betty Rose (Baccei) Dunton (1st of 2 obituaries)
Betty Rose (Baccei) Dunton went to be with her Lord on Thursday, January 8, 2004, at the age of 75. She was surrounded by loved ones and friends at the time of her death in her Woodland home. Born April 17, 1928, Betty was a native of Woodland. She was an inspiration to many people through her faith in God as she journeyed through her 4-year battle with cancer. She spent her entire life in Woodland and retired from Woodland Joint Unified School District as an Instructional Aide to special needs children after 22 years.
Survivors include her daughters, Carol Gibson and husband Rodger of Glendale, Ariz.; Jan Webb and husband Edgar; and Peggy Withers, all of Woodland; grandchildren, Alicia and Greg Gibson of Glendale, Ariz.; Derek and Stacey Webb, Jack and Katie Withers and Kirstin (Gibson) Truitt, all of Woodland; and great-granddaughter, Stacey Truitt of Woodland. She is also survived by her in-laws, Betsy Baccei, Phil and Bonny Hornbuckle of Woodland; and David and Diane Dunton of San Jose, Calif.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Jack Dunton; mother, Rose (Sani) Baccei; father, Fred Baccei; brothers, Ivan and Nelson Baccei; sister-in-law, Fran Baccei; mother-and father-in-law, Elmarian "Dunt" Dunton and Marjorie "Marge" Dunton.
The family requests memorials be payable to: Jack and Betty Dunton Music Scholarship, Woodland High School, attention, Mrs. Walker, 21 North West St., Woodland, 95695.
Services: Friday, January 16, 2004, 11 a.m., St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 515 Second Street, Woodland. All are welcomed to attend.
Betty Rose (BACCEI) DUNTON (2nd of 2 obits.)
Betty Rose (Baccei) Dunton died of cancer in her Woodland home Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at age 75.
Born April 17, 1928, a native of Woodland, she had been a lifelong resident of Woodland. She retired from Woodland Joint Unified School District as an instructional aide to special needs children after 22 years.
Survivors include her daughters, Carol Gibson and husband Rodger of Glendale, Ariz., Jan Webb and husband Edgar; and Peggy Withers, all of Woodland; grandchildren, Alicia and Greg Gibson of Glendale, Ariz., Derek and Stacey Webb, Jack and Katie Withers and Kirstin (Gibson) Truitt, all of Woodland; and great-granddaughter, Stacey Truitt of Woodland. She is also survived by her in-laws, Betsy Baccei, Phil and Bonny Hornbuckle of Woodland, and David and Diane Dunton of San Jose. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Jack Dunton; mother, Rose (Sani) Baccei; father, Fred Baccei; brothers, Ivan and Nelson Baccei; sister-in-law, Fran Baccei; mother-and father-in-law, Elmarian "Dunt" Dunton and Marjorie "Marge" Dunton.
The family requests memorials be made payable to: Jack and Betty Dunton Music Scholarship, Woodland High School, attention, Mrs. Walker, 21 North West St., Woodland, 95695; or to Yolo Hospice.
Services: 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 515 Second St., Woodland.
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Tyler Bruce Dutton
Tyler Bruce Dutton, a former Davis resident, died unexpectedly on May 15, 2005, while at Monterey Bay as a result of a scuba diving accident. He was 48.
A memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Friday at Davis Community Church, 412 C St. A private interment will be held at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road.
Born May 4, 1957, in Oakland to Thomas and Eina Dutton, he moved with his family to Davis as a child and graduated from Davis High School in 1957. While there, he was a member of the school ski team.
He attended UC Davis for three years before transferring to UC Santa Barbara where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics in 1980, and was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity.
At the time of his death, he was a senior retirement counselor with Fidelity Investments where he served UC Davis, the UC Davis Medical Center, Los Alamos and UC Merced. During his professional career, he also worked for the Marriott Corp., Grubb & Ellis commercial real estate company and World Savings.
His family said he was very active in life and had many enjoyments. They said he especially enjoyed and excelled at skiing, biking, scuba diving and mountain climbing. He also participated in many triathlons.
He had a special love and respect for young people and helped them in such sports as basketball, soccer, baseball, skiing and track. He also counseled and taught young skiers from many countries, including Switzerland.
His family said he had a great love for his children and devoted considerable time to helping them develop their athletic skills. To his great pride, his daughter Haley was elected captain of the girls varsity track team this season at Elk Grove High School and his son Casey was an excellent miler on the boys junior varsity track team.
He enjoyed his friends and spontaneously brought them together for hikes, skiing, social gatherings and football games. Having spent many years near UC Berkeley, he made every effort to attend all of the Cal football games.
It was said he had a special gift for making and nurturing friends. Along with his family, his friends were of great value to him and gave him much enjoyment and sustenance. One of the most important accomplishments in his life was his outstanding and unselfish contribution to the welfare of his friends.
He is survived by his children, Haley and Casey Dutton of Elk Grove; his parents, Thomas and Eina Dutton of Davis; and his brother, Ward Dutton and his wife Lori of Rancho Santa Margarita.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Diver's Alert Network, 6 West Colony Place, Durham, NC 27705.
Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Funeral Chapel.
DYE
Leonard E. Dye
Leonard E. Dye died Dec. 27, 2000, at his home in Davis. Born Dec. 12, 1922, in Owassa, Mich., he was 78.
He worked in the banking profession for more than 43 years. He opened Sacramento Savings Bank in Davis and worked there for many years. He was eventually transferred to its corporate office in Sacramento, where he retired as vice president.
He was active in the Kiwanis Club in Davis and American River, serving as lieutenant governor.
During World War II, he served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1946 where he participated in action against enemy forces at Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands as well as serving in Saipan and Tinian. He also served as a volunteer and sponsor at the UC Davis Arboretum. He had been a resident of Davis for the past 30 years.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Irene Dye of Davis, his daughters; Lola M. Cook and her husband John of Davis, and Pauline Dye of Kona, Hawaii. He is also survived by a granddaughter, Madeline Cook of Davis.
Friends are invited to attend a graveside service at 2 p.m. Friday at the Davis Cemetery, 820 Pole Line Road. In lieu of flowers, his family suggests that remembrances be made in his name to the UCD Arboretum, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616.
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Raymond Doyle Dye
Raymond Doyle Dye died Sunday, May 11, 2003, at age 36.
Born July 17, 1966, a native of Woodland, Mr. Dye had been a Yolo County resident for 13 years. He graduated from Ocosta High School, Westport, Wash, in 1984. He attended schools at Hermiston, Ore. from 1976 to 1982. He served in the U.S. Navy after high school. He began his own business, Ray's Welding, in 1992.
Survivors include his wife, Stacey Dye; children, Brittany and Brogin; mother, Doylene M. Dye; sister, Kerri, all of Winters; brother, David Dye of Hartline, Wash; and father and mother-in-law, Ed and Jewel Peckens of Waldport, Ore. He was preceded in death by his father, Frank Dye, in 2000.
The family requests memorials be directed to his children's trust fund, Brittany & Brogin, c/o Bank of America. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 4 p.m. Friday, May 16, 2003 County Road 24A, Winters, 95694.
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Jean Marie Dyhre
Jean Marie Dyhre of Davis died peacefully at home on Nov. 20, 2003, after a long battle with breast cancer. She will be remembered as a wonderful mother, loving grandmother and friend. She was 64.
She was born in Oakland on April 9, 1939, and was the only daughter of Albert and Juliet Dyhre. She graduated from El Cerrito High School in 1956 and attended the University of New Mexico.
She was marriage John Poorbaugh Jr. from 1958 to 1984.
She moved to Davis in 1973 and was active in founding the Davis Farmers' Market in 1976. At the market, she was known for her fresh flower bouquets, dried flower wreaths, herbs and loofahs.
A UC Davis employee, she worked in the drama department's Costume Shop from 1981 to 2000, where she inspired students to enjoy the arts of sewing and costume design. She made costumes and clothes for her grandchildren, friends and private customers.
She is survived by her companion of 21 years, Louie La Comb; her daughter and son-in-law Linda and Jan Morgan of Portland, Ore.; her daughter and son-in-law Susan and Pat Dodgen and grandchildren Nathaniel, Justine and Brianne Dodgen of Brookings, Ore.; and numerous relatives and friends.
Her positive outlook on life, cheerful countenance and strength inspired all who knew her, family members said. She was an extraordinary woman, they said.
A memorial service will be on Dec. 13 in Davis, but the location and time have not been determined.
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Daniel J. Dykstra
Professor Emeritus Daniel J. Dykstra, who helped found the UC Davis School of Law, died March 29, 2000, of complications from leukemia. Born on March 22, 1916, in Fremont, Mich., he was 84.
He was born the son of a minister and was reared in Michigan, Illinois, North Dakota, Iowa and Wisconsin.
He graduated from high school in Baldwin, Wis., in 1934. In 1938, he graduated from the Wisconsin State Teachers College of River Falls, Wis., with a bachelor's degree in American history. From 1938 until 1942 he taught high school in Frederic, Wis., where he met his future wife, Lily Salay.
Dan and Lily were marriage in 1942 and had two children, Ann Marie, who has her doctorate and teaches at the University of Pittsburgh, and Daniel J. Jr., a lawyer practicing in San Francisco.
After serving as a U.S. Navy supply officer in North Africa from 1942 to 1945, Dykstra attended law school at the University of Wisconsin, graduating first in his class in 1947. The next year he did graduate work at Wisconsin on a Rockefeller research grant, receiving his doctorate in judicial science in 1950.
He started teaching law in 1948 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. The next year he moved to the University of Utah, where he progressed rapidly from the position of associate professor to that of dean of the college of law, a post he held from 1954 to 1961, when he became the university's academic vice president, a post he held until 1963.
In 1963 he returned to teaching full time.
He came to UCD in 1965 as a member of the founding faculty of the law school. He served as dean of the law school from 1971 until 1974, after which he returned to teaching.
He continued to teach part time after his official retirement from the UCD law school in 1985.
Dykstra specialized in torts, corporations, securities regulations and products liability and he taught classes in those subjects. He published law review articles in these fields in leading reviews across the country.
His teaching skills were recognized by schools around the world.
He was a visiting professor at a number of law schools, including Hastings University, University of Minnesota, University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University, University of Texas and the University of Wisconsin.
In 1959 he was a Fulbright Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, Australia, and in 1964 he served on the faculty at the Salzburg Seminar in American studies in Salzburg, Austria.
In 1978 he was nominated by his students and faculty colleagues for the UCD law school's Distinguished Teaching Award.
Although he officially retired in 1985, his professional love remained teaching and he taught every year at one law school or another, most often at the University of Hawaii, until ending his teaching career in 1996.
On March 22, 1996, he celebrated his 80th birthday with family, friends and co-workers in the courtyard at the King Hall School of Law at UCD.
He will be missed by the law school community. According to UCD spokespeople, he was a wonderful role model with a lifetime of distinguished service, a beloved teacher, a wonderful and warm colleague, a scholar and an excellent dean.
He was a kind, decent person, a friend to faculty, staff and students.
He is survived by his wife, Lily Dykstra of El Macero; son, Daniel J. Dykstra Jr. of Rohnert Park, Sonoma County; daughter, Anne Marie Dykstra of Pittsburgh; and two grandchildren.
A private graveside service for family members will be held later this week.
Working with his family, UCD law school staff are planning a memorial service for sometime in May.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the Daniel J. Dykstra Faculty Excellence Fund, UCD.
