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Robert C. Pringle
Robert C. Pringle, beloved husband, father, and friend to many and prominent Bay Area marketing and communications professional, died Tuesday at the age of 54.
"Bob was such a tremendous support for everyone. He was always willing to help anyone who was in need. I could not have asked for a more supportive husband, and I don't think you could find a more supportive father, " recalled his wife Maggie. "His children were really his life, " she added.
Bob grew up in Woodland and attended Woodland High School, where he was a star swimmer. Swimming continued to be one of his passions throughout his life, and he was a regular at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center. He also enjoyed being outdoors, golfing or hiking, and he was particularly fond of spending time with his family in the mountains.
He attended Stanford University, where he was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity, graduating in 1972 with a degree in history and economics. Bob went on to earn his M.B.A. in 1980 from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, after which he embarked on a long and successful career in brand marketing and communications.
Bob served as executive director and principal at global identity and design firm Landor Associates from 1988-1997, where he had primary responsibility for key accounts, including Frito Lay, The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games of 1996, The Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games of 2002, and Dreyer's.
But his love for his alma mater sparked the longtime university volunteer to take a position at Stanford as associate vice president and director of development marketing in 1997. During his five-year tenure at Stanford, he oversaw branding and marketing for The Stanford Fund and for The Campaign for Undergraduate Education, and he played a key role in planning and executing the university's "Think Again" program a nationwide tour of faculty and students that went to twelve cities in seven months.
Former colleagues at Stanford remember Bob for his ever-present smile, his keen sense of humor, his intellect, his enthusiasm, his graciousness and his unfailing devotion to Stanford. University President John L. Hennessy noted, "Bob's love and enthusiastic support of Stanford were evident in everything he did. This made him a great treasure to have in our midst: First as a student, then as a supporter and volunteer and, finally, as associate vice president."
In addition, Bob worked for Crown Zellerbach, Ketchum Communications, J. Walter Thompson and, most recently, he served as chief marketing officer for Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.
Bob was an active member of his community. Most meaningful to him was his board service over the past decade with the Child and Family Institute as well as his involvement with the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Menlo Park and a monthly men's group.
Fellow member Dick Livermore remembered him saying, "Bob was a blessing, not only to our covenant group but to our families and community as well. In thought, word and deed, he was a true brother and the embodiment of faithfulness, good cheer and dedication to those of us fortunate to be his friends. We are forever grateful for the gift of his presence."
Bob also was a member of the Filoli Center board, the Menlo Country Club and the Bohemian Club.
Bob is survived by his wife, Margaret Ely Pringle; his children Abby, David and Will Pringle; his mother, Janet Pringle of Portola Valley; and his mother- and father-in-law, Shirley and Leonard Ely of Palo Alto.
A memorial service will be held at Stanford's Memorial Church at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24. Parking will be available on levels 3 and 4 of the Stock Farm Parking Structure on the Sand Hill Road side of campus. Please enter the parking structure on Oak Road. Shuttles to and from the service will begin running at 2 p.m.
(Dated Saturday, January 22, 2005)
PRITCHARD
Rulon 'Lonny' Pritchard (1st of 2 obituaries)
Lonny Pritchard died in Woodland Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003, at age 66.
Born Oct. 17, 1937, a native of Woodland, Mr. Pritchard was the owner of Garage Company, a third generation family own auto dealership business at Main St., Woodland. He retired in 1999.
Survivors include her companion, Yvonne LeMaitre of Woodland, Stephen Pritchard of Sacramento; daughter, Dotty Huber and husband Bob of Woodland; granddaughter, Olivia Huber of Woodland. He was preceded in death by his mother, Dorothy Pritchard, in 1991; and father, Morris Pritchard, in 1982.
The family requests memorials be directed to Yolo Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis, 95616; and to Special Olympics. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
Services: There will be a memorial service to be announced.
Rulon 'Lonny' Pritchard (2nd of 2 obituaries)
Rulon Morris "Lonny" Pritchard died in Woodland on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2003 after a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Known to many of his Woodland friends and customers as "the man in the red hat, " Lonny was the owner and operator of the Electric Garage Company, the Dodge, Chrysler, and Plymouth auto dealership at Third and Main Street. Established by Lonny's grandfather William Dahler in 1909, the Electric Garage Company was the oldest, single-family owned dealership/service garage in the United States. Though retaining ownership of the Main Street building and property, Lonny closed the Electric Garage upon its 90th anniversary and his own retirement in 1999. Hoblit and Haynes Chrysler Dealership now conducts business at that location.
Born in Woodland on October. 17, 1937 to Dorothy and Morris Pritchard, Lonny attended Holy Rosary Elementary Academy, later graduating from Woodland High School in 1955. As a young boy, Lonny developed a passion for cars and airplanes, putting to memory every make and model of American aircraft and automobile produced. Remarkably, Lonny flew his first solo flight by the age of ten (much to his mother's anxiety and his father's delight), piloting his father's 1946 Taylorcraft monoplane over the valley's skyways. He was also very active in the Cub and Boy Scouts, eventually becoming a decorated Eagle Scout in 1952. In 1954, Lonny was accepted into the Woodland High School Cadet Corps, becoming Captain of Company B 19th Battalion in 1955. The 19th Battalion marched in several parades and participated in many events and field meets, earning several high honors under Lonny's leadership.
After graduating high school, Lonny entered the United States National Guard, serving as Master Sergeant until he retired from service in 1968. Lonny often remarked that his time in the National Guard was one of the most rewarding periods of his life.
From 1961 to 1963, Lonny worked as Assistant Service Manager for the Simon-Shockmeyer Mercedes Auto Dealership in Santa Monica, California. He was an expert mechanic, beginning his training as a small boy under his grandfather William's tutelage. During his time in Santa Monica, Lonny also had a small repair shop where he worked on high performance sports cars. Few knew that celebrities such as Eddie Albert, Harry Carey Jr., Mercedes McCambridge, Richard Widmark, and Vincent Minelli, among others, were his private customers. Though only 25 years old, Lonny was offered a partnership at Simon-Shockmeyer, but he forfeited this tremendous opportunity to come back to Woodland to help his father with the family business. Lonny assumed the service manager's position at the Electric Garage in 1963, then ownership in the mid-seventies. During Lonny's early tenure in the automotive business, he was honored with numerous service awards from the Studebaker Corporation; later he would become Chrysler Corporation's most awarded automotive dealer, receiving its prestigious "Five Star Award" for Excellence in Sales and service, more times than any other dealer.
After his retirement in 1999, Lonny continued to be involved in the automotive business, still assisting and advising long-time customers with service and new car orders through the Hoblit and Haynes dealership, and continued to be an active participant in the National Automotive Dealers Association, of which he had been a member for over 40 years. He thoroughly enjoyed musical theatre, supporting the Woodland Opera House, Music Circus, and the Sacramento Life Opera and Broadway Associations. Lonny would often make gifts of tickets to various shows so that others, who may not be able to otherwise, could share in his enthusiasm for song and dance. An ardent collector his whole life, Lonny started collecting stamps as young boy, continued with an impressive coin and model car collection, even choosing thimbles as a whimsical later addition to his varied collection. But Lonny's greatest treasure was his sense of humor - his wonderfully tart sarcasm, wit, and ability to make people laugh.
Privately, Lonny was an annual supporter and benefactor of over fifty charities, national and local organizations and causes, including AARP; Special Olympics; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Yolo County Red cross; Friends of the Yolo Archives; Yolo Hospice Society; Holy Rosary Church; Summer House; Woodland Youth Baseball; Christian Camps for Blind Children; Towe Auto Museum; United Way; Disabled Veterans; Yolo County Fair, and many more.
Lonny is survived by his son, Stephen Pritchard of Sacramento; his daughter, Dorothy "Doty" Huber and her husband, Robert Huber of Woodland; grandchildren, Johnathan, David, and Olivia Huber; and his fiancee, Yvonne LeMaitre of Woodland.
A memorial service will be held at the Woodland Opera House, Second and Main Streets, at 4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2004. Arrangements are under the direction of McNary's Chapel of Woodland.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to Yolo County Hospice, P.O. Box 1014, Davis 95616; or to one of the above listed organizations.
PROBST
Albert Probst
Albert Probst died in Woodland Sunday, May 15, 2005 at age 79.
Mr. Probst was born April 4, 1926 in the Ukraine. He was raised and educated in Europe. He had been a Yolo County resident for 54 years. He worked as a tool and die designer for Barden Bumpers/Marvin Landplane. He had been a member of American Lutheran Church of Woodland for 54 years.
Survivors include Mr. Probst's wife of 57 years, Ida Probst, also of Woodland; his daughter, Inge Nattress of Portland, Ore.; his son, Henry Probst of Woodland; his grandchildren, Sean, Nicholas and Andrew Tucker and Ellen Probst; his granddaughter-in-law, Lesley Tucker and his great-grandchildren, Monika and Daniel Tucker. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Anna Probst.
The family requests memorials in Mr. Probst's name be directed to the American Lutheran Church.
Services: Visitation is scheduled 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at McNary's Chapel, 458 College St., Woodland. A funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 19 at American Lutheran Church, 1114 College St., Woodland, with Pastor Jeff Irwin officiating. Interment will follow the service at Monument Hill Memorial Park. McNary's Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
PROCTOR
Marilyn Joy Proctor
Marilyn Joy Proctor died Sept. 27, 2005, at Sutter Davis Hospital with her family by her side. She was 78.
Born Feb. 13, 1927, in Pomona, she was a Davis resident for 13 years. She spent her professional career working for Southern California Gas Co. as a lead consumer service representative, retiring after 25 years on the job.
She was described as a positive, joyful person who extended warmth and hospitality to everyone. Her interests included cooking, reading, gardening, her career and following the stock market. Her greatest loves were her family and her friends.
She is survived by her husband of 60 years, James Proctor of Davis; her children, Robert Proctor and his wife Carol of Fountain Valley, and Carolyn Suharik of Davis; and her grandchildren, Stephen Suharik, Bryan Suharik and James Suharik.
She is further survived by her brother, Lyle Miller of Roseburg, Ore.
PRUDEN
Stewart M. Pruden
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at McNary's Chapel, Woodland, for Stewart Mains Pruden, 62, who passed away in the Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena, on Tuesday, December 18, 1962.
Rev. Frank Emitte, of the First Baptist Church, Woodland, officiated at the ritese and Mrs. P.F. Phares was organist and accompanist for Mr. and Mrs. Merle Shields of Rancho Cordova, who sang.
Casket bearers were Jack Vasey, Joe Doll, Jim Kramer, Ray Sears, George Leggett and Irwin Clyma.
Mr. Pruden, a resident of Pasadena and a former resident of Winters, was the son of the late Rev. J. Pruden, for many years pastor of the Hopewell Baptist church here, later the First Baptist church. The deceased was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Scottish Rite in San Jose and Richmond.
He is survived by his wife, Marguerite; a son, Stewart, San Jose; a daughter, Barbara Jean Pruden, Washington; his mother, Bertha Pruden, of Sacramento; two brothers, Dean Pruden, Houston, Texas, and Wayne Pruden, of Modesto; five sisters; Mrs. Lois Sotello and Mrs. Jean Clark both of Sacramento; Mrs. Doris Delp of San Jose, Mrs. Maxine Young of Los Gatos and Mrs. Fern Griffith of Mountain view. There are also five grandchildren.
PUCKETT
Agnes Irene Puckett
Agnes Irene Puckett died at Fremont Medical Center in Yuba City, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005 at age 70.
Mrs. Puckett was born Aug. 27, 1935 in Woodland. She had been a Woodland resident for 22 years. She was a 1953 graduate of Woodland High School. She was a homemaker, wife and mother. She had international training in communications, Toast Mistress, charter member of Valley Quilt Guild, Nimble Needles Quilt Guild, Pacific Flyway Guild, Camp Fire Girls leader, Boy Scout support mom, 4-H member, Odd Fellows Rebekah Lodge, P.T.A. at King Ave., Gray Ave. and Yuba City High Schools and mother of an Eagle Scout.
Survivors include Mrs. Puckett's husband of 48 years, Herb Puckett also of Yuba City; her daughters, Linda Perkins of Yuba City and Lori Kauffman of Gridley; her son, Lane Puckett of Merced; her grandchildren, Charles and Patricia Perkins of Yuba City, Rachelle and Megan Puckett of Merced, Michael and David Kauffman of Gridley; her sister, Esther McGrew of Rumsey; her sisters-in-law, Lucille Webb of Woodland and Lauretta Webb of Klamath Falls, Ore. She was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Fay Webb; her brothers, Melford and Jack Webb; one niece; and one nephew.
The family requests memorials in Mrs. Puckett's name be directed to the American Cancer Society, 618 Fifth St., Marysville, 95901 or the Sutter County 4-H Program, 142-A Garden Highway, Yuba City, 95991.
Services: Graveside services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 23 at Mary's Cemetery, Yolo. A celebration of Mrs. Puckett's life will be on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. at Evangelical Free Church, 700 Washington Ave., Yuba City. Ullrey Memorial Chapel of Yuba City is assisting the family with arrangements.
