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Robert H. Brooks
Robert H. Brooks passed away Saturday, June 26, 2004 at his home in Winters, California. He was born in La Plata, New Mexico on July 8, 1920 to Bert and Avis Brooks. He was 83 years old.
Robert, or Bobby as he was known to family and friends, served in the Navy during World War II and extended his military career by serving in the U. S. Air Force for 16 years, retiring in 1964. Upon leaving the military he settled in Davis, California and spent 16 years working for the Yolo County Probation Department.
Bobby was a loving husband to his wife of 31 years, Bernadine Giraud, and a caring father to his three sons, Clay, Kim and Brent and his stepson Michael Giraud. He enjoyed country living, open spaces and being in the company of friends and relatives. In his retirement years he and his wife boarded horses, tended goats and chickens, and cared for numerous dogs and cats on their property in the foothills outside of Winters. Bobby loved reading, bar-b-ques, Solitaire, and playing Mahjong on his computer. He was a longtime fan of U. D. Davis Aggie football and the Sacramento Kings basketball team. Bobby will be missed for his dry humor, kidding nature, and gentle spirit.
Along with his wife and sons, Bobby leaves behind brothers Stanley and Ray, and a sister, Kay. Grandsons, Jason, Daniel and Toby, and step Granddaughter, Samantha also survive him. Numerous loving great grandchildren as well as many other relatives and friends also mourn his passing.
A graveside service for Bobby was given at the Davis Cemetery on Friday, July 9, 2004.
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Eric Brower
Eric Brower died peacefully in his sleep on March 6, 2003. Born on Feb. 25, 1962, in Versailles, France, he was 41 years old.
He had lived in Davis since October 2000. Prior to that, he spent six months in rehabilitation in Southern California and endured six months of hospitalization after suffering a catastrophic injury as a result of a fall while climbing in the High Sierra in late July 1999. The injury fractured several vertebrae in his neck and left him paralyzed below the shoulders.
He spent much of his childhood in Davis. He was educated both in California and French schools as his family periodically moved to Versailles. He was fluent in French and deeply attached to French culture.
He graduated in 1985 from UC Davis. He had begun hiking in the Sierra Nevada while still in high school. After graduation, he loved to Mammoth Lake to live close to the mountains. He worked in the outdoors, first as a back-country wilderness ranger and wildland firefighter then as a survey technician with the Bureau of Land Management.
He became an avid photographer, accumulating several hundred pictures of wilderness scenes extending from the Pacific Northwest to the Canyon lands of Utah, but centering on the Eastern Sierra. He was an ardent environmentalist, working with David Brower in the Save the Earth organization on campaigns to prevent wilderness development and degradation.
For a time, he wrote an environmental column for the local newspaper, The Mammoth Times. He was proudest of the fact that in his 21 years of hiking in the Sierra Nevada, he climbed more than 100 peaks.
After moving back to Davis, he set about constructing a new life while still keeping in touch with the wilderness. His wilderness photographs became, for him, a source of inspiration and comfort. With the encouragement of his friends and family, he decided to present his work at exhibits.
The first was held at the UC Davis Alumni Center in the fall of 2002. Subsequently, a second exhibit appeared in the Fresno City Center in January 2003. He was deeply gratified to receive from the California State Assembly a certificate of recognition for his work in support of the preservation of the wilderness and for his dedication to teaching through the eye of his camera the wonder of natural history.
Brower began classes at local community colleges to train in a career in drug and alcohol counseling. He confronted enormous everyday difficulties, but continued courageously to pursue his goals until the very eve of his sudden death.
He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brower of Berkeley; sisters, Caroline Wiehl of Fresno and Valerie Pollock of Walnut Creek; and by a young niece and two nephews to whom he was very devoted.
His memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation, 500 Morris Avenue, Springfield, N.J. 07081, with the notation "in memory of Eric Brower."
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Faye Finnette Brower
Faye Finnette Brower died on Monday, March 24, 2003, at age 81.
Born July 9, 1921, in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Ms. Brower had been a Yolo County resident for 14 years. She worked as assistant treasurer for Xerox company for 26 years.
Survivors include her nine nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are under the direction of North Sacramento Funeral Home.
Services: Cremains will be returned to her family.
Services: A graveside service was conducted Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at Monument Hill Memorial Park, Woodland followed by a burial.
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Marie Ann Kaelin
Marie Ann Kaelin died at Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the age of 96.
Miss Kaelin was born July 23, 1909 in San Francisco to Louis and Katherine (Schorno) Kaelin. She had been a Yolo County resident for 84 years.
Marie attended Winters High School for three years and graduated from Woodland High School in 1927. After high school, she attended Healds Business College. Marie began working for Deagon Motors, the Ford dealership of Woodland before going to work at the California State Controllers Office as an accountant, retiring in 1971. Then she volunteered with the Woodland Healthcare Auxiliary for the next 30 years. She was a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church since 1926. Marie was a member of the Young Ladies Institute, the Yolo County Farm Bureau and the Retired Public Employee's Association. During her retirement, she loved to travel, making seven trips to Europe, the Orient, Africa, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, just to name a few.
Survivors include her sister, Josephine Kaelin, nieces and nephews, Barbara Bailey, Louis Kaelin and wife Catherine of Colusa, Anna Lou Kaelin, Marie Froman and husband Jim, Margie Rosasco and husband Phil, Robert Schneider and wife Patty, all of Woodland. Nancy Nolan and husband Richard of Fairfield and John Schneider and wife Cathie of Granite Bay, 13 great-nephews and two great-nieces along with eight great-great-nephews and four great-great-nieces.
Preceded in death by her parents, a brother Louis Kaelin and a sister Margaret Schneider.
Services: A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 11 at McNary's Chapel. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at noon Thursday, Jan. 12 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with Father John Boll officiating. Interment will follow at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
The family requests donations in Miss Kaelin's memory be made to Willow Oak Fire Department Medical Aide Fund, 17535 County Road 97, Woodland, 95695; Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 503 California St., Woodland, 95695; or Stollwood Convalescent Hospital, 135 Woodland Ave., Woodland, 95695.
McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
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Helmi Beatrice Kaemmerer
Helmi Beatrice Kaemmerer died Jan. 5, 2006, at Torrance Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was 91 years old.
She was born May 7, 1914, in Van Buskirk, Wis., to Emanuel and Anna (Niemi) Rokola. She and her husband, Larry Kaemmerer, moved to Southern California in the 1940s, where they raised their family. In 1997, she moved to Davis to be near her son, Jack, at that time a resident of Summer House. She returned to Southern California in September, because of her declining health.
She was preceded in death by her husband, a brother and four sisters.
She is survived by two sons, Jack Kaemmerer of Davis and Larry Kaemmerer of Palos Verdes; her sister, Lillian Russel of Hanover, N.H.; two grandsons and one great-grandson; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
At her request there will be no funeral. A memorial service will be held in Davis at a later date.
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George Kagiwada
George Kagiwada, the former director of the Asian-American studies program at the UC Davis, died Oct. 15, 2000, of complications from his treatment for thyroid cancer. He was 69.
Kagiwada directed the Asian American Studies program for 23 years from the time he arrived at UC Davis in l970 until his retirement in l993. He was a pioneer in the field of ethnic studies and Asian-American studies. He was a tireless promoter for social justice and community activism. He is remembered most for his sense of fairness and pride in the accomplishments of his many students who were inspired by his selflessness and commitment to justice.
Before coming to UC Davis, he taught at Cal State Northridge in Southern California and the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He received his bachelor's degree and a Ph.D. in sociology at UCLA.
George was born to Frank and Sachiko Kagiwada in Los Angeles. During World War II, the Kagiwada family was incarcerated in the Poston, Ariz., concentration camp. He served in the U.S. Army in Tokyo during the Korean War.
In retirement, he traveled frequently and served as the family videographer. His trips to Hawaii inspired an intense interest in the music and culture of the island. He will be remembered for his devotion to his family and his sense of humor.
He was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Nina; his mother, Sachiko; his three children, Cindy, Jennifer and Paul; and two grandchildren, Daisy and Milo.
A memorial service will be Sunday at the Putah Creek Lodge on the UC Davis campus between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to Davis Asians for Racial Equality (DARE), P.O. Box 233, Davis, CA 95617.
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Farida Khan
Farida Khan died at Alderson Convalescent Hospital in Woodland on Monday, Sept. 26 at age 59.
Ms. Khan was born Oct. 14, 1945 in the Fiji Islands to Steven and Rukmin (Ramkuar) Khan. She had been a Yolo County resident for 20 years. She graduated from Indian High School in Fiji in 1963. After high school, she worked as a stenographer in London for 10 years. She was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Survivors include Ms. Khan's daughter, Irene Galindo and her husband Raul of Woodland; her grandsons, Esteban and Alec Galindo of Woodland; her mother, Rukmin Ramkuar of Australia; her sisters, Rabina Jalil and Sandra Khan of Australia, Sabina Ali and Bettina Narayan of New Zealand; her brother, Steven Khan of Richmond, British Columbia, Canada; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son, David Froste and her father, Steven Khan.
The family requests memorials in Ms. Khan's name be directed to Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 301 Walnut St., Woodland, 95695.
Services: A graveside service is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Woodland with Deacon Ed Kull officiating. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
