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113 comments on “In memoriam”

1. John C. Herndon May 14, 2015 at 6:44 pm Reply

   Class of 1980 should have Michael Herndon. My little brother died from a brain tumor and incompetent uncaring doctors. My brother Robert L. Herndon was class of 1976. He is still kicking in Germany. Thank you.

   • webchickbhs May 14, 2015 at 6:58 pm Reply

     Thanks, we will take care of it.

   • Fellow Teammate April 11, 2016 at 7:03 pm Reply

     Mike Herndon and his father were fantastic people. I can remember playing little league with him and his soft spoken, class personality. His dad was just amazing! Although, I never saw Mike after youth baseball, I will never forget him or his wonderful father!

   • Dan Green August 20, 2018 at 10:53 pm Reply

     Hey John I remember you brother that year. He sat next to me in math class.

   • Kevin Crane January 27, 2021 at 5:05 pm Reply

     Hi John,
     I have fond memories of Mike. He and I were classmates and Little League team mates. It was tragic to lose him so young.

2. John C. Herndon May 14, 2015 at 7:04 pm Reply

   Thank you.

3. Kelley Knowles May 22, 2015 at 1:08 pm Reply

   Peggy Knowles (O’donnell) passed away last year (2014), class of 1973.

   Thanks,
   Kelley (her sister)

   • Buchser May 23, 2015 at 8:35 pm Reply

     Thank you for letting us know.
     I will post the date of her passing if you want, just let me know.

4. Jim Brown August 3, 2015 at 11:52 pm Reply

   Kevin Arnold, class of 1967, died in 2012.
   Thank You.

   • Buchser September 9, 2015 at 11:17 am Reply

     Thank you for letting us know. We have updated our records.

   • Buchser September 9, 2015 at 11:23 am Reply

     Thank you for letting us know Jim. We have updated our records.

5. Renee Reeder Smith September 8, 2015 at 6:22 am Reply

   Sharon Reimer from the class of 1970 died Feb. 18, 2011.

6. chuck owen September 18, 2015 at 9:08 am Reply

   Dan Wiseman (Class of 72) Recently just died

   • Buchser September 23, 2015 at 9:33 am Reply

     Thank you, Chuck. We will update the page.

7. Michael Lund September 27, 2015 at 10:27 pm Reply

   Bob Wilson class of 76 passed away several years ago.

8. Vince October 6, 2015 at 12:19 pm Reply

   I heard today that Tom Juiian class of 82 died in 2008.
   RIP

   • Fellow Teammate April 11, 2016 at 7:00 pm Reply

     Tom Julian was a great kid and class act! His mother was a nice lady and I can remember my childhood hanging out and playing baseball with Tom. I always admired Tom and his family. From little league up!

9. Wayne Bloechl November 8, 2015 at 3:41 pm Reply

   Thank you John Tofflemire for teaching me chemistry. I’ll miss not seeing you in Aptos Village anymore… RIP.

   • Terry Bohme April 29, 2016 at 3:39 pm Reply

     Mr Tofflelmire was a great teacher. I had him in 10th grade chemistry. I did not know he was still alive when he was. I though him some years older than my 1930 mom.
     He told of of his plan accident and injury. Lucky but great person. I never saw him as an adult- wish I had. 1971 Class Oh the slide rule- he taught us how to use it.

10. Lee Ann Fairall January 13, 2016 at 3:05 am Reply

    Class of 63. I live in East Tennessee and have had correspondence over the years, with Rita Evans Dyer who lives in Oregon.

11. Jane Okada March 6, 2016 at 5:14 pm Reply

    JoAnn Okada Sperlinski (66)
    passed away February 27,2016

12. Barbara Smith (Clevenger) March 30, 2016 at 6:52 pm Reply

    Class of 1962, Mary Jane Ruiz passed away several years ago while on her honeymoon. She was in a car accident while traveling in Canada.

13. Katharine Silva Ramirez May 1, 2016 at 11:55 am Reply

    My sister Karen Silva’s (class of 1980) date of death was July 3, 1982.

    • Dean August 23, 2016 at 12:24 am Reply

      I remember your sister. A very nice girl! May she rest in peace. God bless!

14. Barbara Karagan July 9, 2016 at 8:55 pm Reply

    My sister Michele Campbell Tokiwa passed away 2011 she was class of 1982.

15. Donna Quon (Yuen) September 9, 2016 at 9:47 am Reply

    t’s Donna Quon(Yuen). For our BHS class of 1981, Albert Hughes passed away back on April 23, 2005. Back in 2005, I read his obituary in the San Jose Mercury News and I cut it out and kept it. I’ve known Al Hughes since Sutter School Elementary where we went to school together. I believe he and Steven Bilycia, who was also a 1981 Buchser alumnus, lived near each other. Steven Bilycia also passed away in 2012 as it says. Please update the site to include Al Hughes’ name as one of our classmates who has passed away.

    Donna Quon(Yuen)

16. Peggy Backhus September 9, 2016 at 10:27 am Reply

    Please update the site to include Paul Backhus as a 1982 classmate that passed away. He was my brother-in-law and my daughter’s favorite Uncle. He is sorely missed. He left the earth in 2002, but will always be in our hearts.

    • Joe December 14, 2016 at 7:07 pm Reply

      I knew Paul and he was a great kid. I remember your family had the Backhus Inn on the El Camino. Nice family. RIP to a wonderful person!

17. Denise Conatti September 21, 2016 at 10:00 pm Reply

    Class of 1970, Janie Hansen Wilson passed away May 24, 2001
    Class of 1969 William (Bill) Wilson passed away October 3, 2003

    • webchickbhs October 2, 2016 at 12:43 pm Reply

      Thank you for the dates Denise.

    • Randy April 7, 2021 at 2:22 pm Reply

      Bill Wilson was my next-door neighbor. So sad to see he is no longer with us.

18. Dave Johnson December 13, 2016 at 7:46 pm Reply

    I taught in the metal shop for five years until I moved to Bend, Oregon to teach in 1976. Buchser was my first teaching experience and it was a very positive one. A great faculty and the chance to work with some great kids. It saddens me to see that so many of my ex students have passed away.

    • Hiram Hironaka February 15, 2018 at 8:11 pm Reply

      Dave,
      I feel the same. BHS was also my first full time teaching job with starting the first auto shop program. It was a brand new facilities occupied around December 1976 without heat.

      There are many students who have passed on so early before us. Those years at BHS were 3 of my memorable 42 years of teaching. I looked forward to going to “work” to have fun everyday and even get paid for it. BTW, I finish my career in a new auto shop I helped design.m

      Take care, stay well. God bless!

      Mr. H

19. Craig Ard January 7, 2017 at 6:09 pm Reply

    Please add Janice Ledbetter – Class of 1960 to the list. She was my mother and passed in 2010.

    • webchickbhs January 26, 2017 at 3:32 pm Reply

      Thank you for letting us know Craig. We have added her to the memorial page, and let her class representative know.

20. Mike Hendrickson February 12, 2017 at 8:45 am Reply

    Bob Browning, class of 1967 passed away on December 11, 2016.
    Great neighbor, teammate and friend.

    • webchickbhs February 14, 2017 at 5:01 pm Reply

      Thank you for letting us know, we will get the site updated.

21. Linda Bailey April 21, 2017 at 6:50 pm Reply

    My sister Jean (Jeannie) Bailey passed away on 6/18/16. Class of 1970.

    • webchickbhs April 23, 2017 at 12:52 pm Reply

      Thank you for letting us know. We will make sure the records are updated.

22. Petrina Hazelton June 21, 2017 at 6:06 pm Reply

    My sister Kathleen Hazelton class of 1979 passed away on May 6, 2004 of cancer.

    • webchickbhs June 24, 2017 at 11:36 am Reply

      Sorry for your loss. We will have the database updated.

23. Sherri Grover July 17, 2017 at 12:46 pm Reply

    Can you add my Mother Mary Heilner to the memoriam please? She passed away July 16th, 2016 from pancreatic cancer. She was class of 1965.

    • webchickbhs July 31, 2017 at 8:02 pm Reply

      Our condolences on the passing of your mother. We will be sure Mary gets added to the “in memoriam” page.

24. Lynn Fukuda July 30, 2017 at 12:47 pm Reply

    My dear friend and classmate of 1960 James (Jim) Davis passed
    away July 28, 2017

    • webchickbhs July 31, 2017 at 8:00 pm Reply

      Thank you letting us know, we will add Jim to the “in memoriam” page.

25. Holly Maguire August 5, 2017 at 3:20 pm Reply

    My dear sister, Judi Maringer passed away November 1973 (class of 1968)
    My dear brother-in-law, David Lapka passed away March 2009 (class of 1968)
    My good friend, Mary Hathaway passed away in 1984 (class of 1971)

    • webchickbhs August 23, 2017 at 3:13 pm Reply

      Thank you for you letting us know. We have updated our records.

26. sister August 17, 2017 at 10:36 am Reply

    I just read the obituary of Thomas Short, father of two Buchser alumni; Kelly Short (deceased) and Karen Short Avants (class of 1974), also deceased. This is how I learned of Karen’s death.

    Does anyone have any more information on Karen? She was my sister’s good friend from Sutter through Buchser, but unfortunately had lost contact over the past 15 years.

    • webchickbhs August 23, 2017 at 3:11 pm Reply

      Thanks for your question on the website. I maintain the database for all the classes from Buchser, and I have the death information as far as a date for Kelly, but no information for Karen. I’m looking for further information and will let you know as soon as/if I find anything.
      Roberta Grimm Rinde, class of 1965

27. Janet McCormack (Eysnogle) October 18, 2017 at 11:10 am Reply

    I came across this site today and I’m in shock to find out so many classmates have passed away. I knew about a few of them but I am so shocked on all the others. May they all rest in peace!

28. Barbara Smith (Clevenger) October 27, 2017 at 2:19 pm Reply

    Please add my sister…Patti Smith (Byington married name). She was in the class of 1962. She passed away July 29, 2017. Thank you.

    • webchickbhs November 20, 2017 at 2:34 pm Reply

      Sorry for your loss. We have added her to this list and in the database.

29. Tom Cantwell March 5, 2018 at 7:48 am Reply

    Timothy David Shue, Class of 1967, passed away on May 14, 2004. A very dear friend.

    • webchickbhs March 21, 2018 at 4:49 pm Reply

      Thank you for sharing Tom. Our condolences on your loss. We will add him to the In Memoriam page.

30. Maryrose Hutchinson April 3, 2018 at 5:33 pm Reply

    Please update your list for the Class of 1973 with the following:

    Patricia Berritto Flanery (2017)
    Linda Jensen Daniel (2018)

    Thank you very much.

    Maryrose (Burriesci) Hutchinson

    • webchickbhs April 24, 2018 at 6:32 am Reply

      Thank you for letting us know Maryrose. We will update our records.

31. Tom Malone April 24, 2018 at 12:06 pm Reply

    Mike Brewer class of 65, DOD is July 22, 2013.

    • webchickbhs May 16, 2018 at 5:12 pm Reply

      Thanks for giving us the date, Tom.

32. Cris Carson Huckle June 2, 2018 at 5:32 pm Reply

    Please add Georgina Flowers Wisdom, class of 68 – DOD May 28, 2018. My dearest friend – I will miss her.

    • webchickbhs July 4, 2018 at 11:28 am Reply

      Thank you for letting us know. Our condolences for your loss.

33. Cynthia (Hehner) Gowin June 7, 2018 at 10:50 am Reply

    My little brother was Steven Scott Hehner. You have him listed as dying May 2017. He died April 26, 2018 at San Francisco Hospital from complications after a surgical procedure to do a heart bypass. Was very unexpected. He is sincerely missed.

    • webchickbhs July 4, 2018 at 11:25 am Reply

      Thank you for letting us know the correct date. We will fix it in our records. Condolences on your loss.

34. Cynthia (Hehner) Gowin June 7, 2018 at 10:51 am Reply

    Sorry forgot to post Steven Scott Hehner graduating class of 1977.

35. Jill Smith August 20, 2018 at 10:27 pm Reply

    Can you please add Terry Ponte’s name to the Class of 1977 list? Terry left us in 2017 – I’ll work on getting a more definitive date but it’s all I have for now.

    Thanks,
    Jill

36. Dan Green August 20, 2018 at 11:04 pm Reply

    Class of 1978 Ricky Duckworth died of an accidental gun shot in 77 or 76?

37. wayne haro September 20, 2018 at 8:00 pm Reply

    Class of 1966 Ronald Eugene (Gene) Hittle – February 5, 2002

    Class of 1966 Ronald Hernandez – February 15, 2011

    Two of my buddies I grew up with.

    • webchickbhs September 22, 2018 at 11:21 am Reply

      Thanks for letting us know. We will add to our database, as well as the website.

38. gary alan field October 8, 2018 at 5:41 pm Reply

    my friend bill quigley ( same class as me, ’74) missed the cut,..i think he died on his birthday, 12-31,…a few years after graduation, in an auto accident, as did larry fox..i will get you the dates for rex carlsen also, as he, billy, larry and me all grew up together

39. Terry Bohme December 10, 2018 at 10:12 pm Reply

    For the Lucky LC Curtis Alumni of our 1964-68 era there were several teachers, most of whom have died. The youngest, Miss Gretchen Glazier) Boyer still alive married and back east born about 1940++. The PE Teacher with the Paddle – David Bassoni, passed Oct 31, 2018 in AZ and the music teacher Mrs Barkmain, passed in 2009 she’d be 103 this year.

    • Ricci Snow August 23, 2019 at 4:03 pm Reply

      Curtis pe teacher Dave Anderson passed away last year in Kingsburge ca

40. Bob Christopher December 31, 2018 at 10:04 am Reply

    Wayne Freitas, Class of 1968, died August 18, 1970
    https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1933477/memorial-search?firstName=Wayne&lastName=Freitas

    • webchickbhs February 9, 2019 at 1:29 pm Reply

      Thanks for the update on Wayne.

41. Wade’s January 2, 2019 at 9:46 pm Reply

    Stephen Wade Norris (Class of 1977) passed on October 5, 1988

    • webchickbhs February 9, 2019 at 1:13 pm Reply

      Thank you for sending this information to us. Can you do us a quick favor and send an email to our database manager, she didn’t have either one of you in the database. Her address is bjrinde@gmail.com

42. Margaret Area April 2, 2019 at 12:54 am Reply

    There is a misspelled name in the Class of 66 list. “Janice Koslos” should be Kozlow. I remember that her friends used to call her Kozzie.

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:06 pm Reply

      Good catch, thanks!

43. Pat Lawson April 2, 2019 at 7:12 am Reply

    My sister, Carol Zachary, passed away on 2/11/98 from a transplant rejection. Class of 1978.

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:06 pm Reply

      Thank you for the information; condolences on your loss.

44. Giselle Embry April 2, 2019 at 4:37 pm Reply

    To whomever maintains this list; under class of ’67, should be James Gavin Embry, not Galvin.

    Thank you,
    Giselle Embry

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:07 pm Reply

      So sorry on the mistake, we will get that taken care of as soon as possible.

45. Kathryn Foster April 2, 2019 at 8:57 pm Reply

    Hello – please correct Dave Struck’s year of death to 2018 (class of 1976). Thank you

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:05 pm Reply

      Thanks for the information, we have changed it here and in the main database as well.

46. Elizabeth Turley April 3, 2019 at 9:58 am Reply

    My sister, Cindy Turley class of 77, her DOD is May 14,1978. Thank you.

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:05 pm Reply

      Thank you for the update, we have the date listed now.

47. Denise Schimke Millard April 4, 2019 at 3:46 pm Reply

    Hi, would like to see my mother Frances Schimke listed under staff.. Secretary to the Principal not sure how many years . She passed March 29, 2013.

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:04 pm Reply

      Sorry for your loss, we will definitely get her added to the page.

    • Eric July 19, 2019 at 12:40 am Reply

      Your mother was a great lady!

      • Denise Schimke Millard November 18, 2019 at 10:03 pm Reply

        Thank you for the comment… I Think she was pretty special too..

48. Luanne Thompson Lubben April 8, 2019 at 7:00 pm Reply

    My brother,Gregory Thompson class of 68 was killed same day as his friend Wayne Frietas Aug 18th 1970 Woodside CA a car accident.

    • webchickbhs April 9, 2019 at 7:04 pm Reply

      Thank you for updating the information on your brother.

49. Donna Yuen April 27, 2019 at 4:39 pm Reply

    Jennnifer Edwards BHS Class of 1981 just passed away on 4/20/2019.

50. Marita Carlson August 13, 2019 at 6:11 pm Reply

    Does anyone know the cause of Joe Driggsdeath in 1993. He was class of 1974 and we went to SCU together, graduating in 1978.

51. Ann (Rohles) Schwab September 2, 2019 at 4:00 pm Reply

    Please add these details regarding my sister, class of 1978. Her maiden name was Ellen Rohles. She should be listed as Ellen (Rohles) Cerone. She passed away on August 5, 2001.
    Thank you. Ann (Rohles) Schwab, Class of 1975
    You may contact me at aschwabchico@gmail.com if you have any questions.

    • Tom Barrett September 9, 2019 at 5:34 pm Reply

      Hi Ann,
      Her details have been updated. The convention on the website is to not use parens, so she shows as Ellen Rohles Cerone.
      Thanks,
      Tom

52. Terry Bohme October 9, 2019 at 3:55 pm Reply

    April 9 2019 Class 1971 was there for most of the years Pomeroy, LC Curtis, till maybe his senior year till he dropped out!! should bne in Ricky J Micheletti 9my next door neighbor 1963 fwd past HS

53. Terry Bohme April 8, 2020 at 3:28 am Reply

    On March 7, 2020 my brother Jay (James Jay Bohme) class of 1971 died of COPD. He was always slender 5’8 under 150 but wasted away to 90. He was born in Elizabeth NJ because my California mom married Mr J J Bohme who was a Sailor at Moffett Field and he believed she would love NJ,.which she did not. They returned home to Palo Alto and had me 7 mos later, just in time to make me a California native. Jay was fairly quiet never read, and never kept in touch much. In 1968 he’ took a bullet’ for my mom and went back to NJ to keep my ANGRY DIVORCED dad at bay. That’s why he did not do his senior year at Buchser, Jay graduated Cedar Ridge H.S. 1970 in Old Bridge NJ, the first graduating class. We had both gone to Madison H.S. near there in 1968 when I was an 85 pound 4’8″ Freshman, kept over for a long summer. Luckily we checked into Buchser by November ’68 . Jay joined the Navy in Nov 1970-74 saw many places as a Seabee. Jay was plagued 3 time with Polio aggravated Encephalitis 1st at 3 April 1955 when he got the Salk vaccine made in Berkeley by CUTTER LABS (wikipedia) He was given flawed of 40,000 live activated dose’. Type 2. It affected largely his brain and behavior. Well he was always a bit bigger than me till I got fed in the Navy too. He was married twice no kids he adored his last wife Wendy, who he cared for till her death from Diabetes and Kidney failure in early 2000.He only attended the one Buchser Picnic in 2005 and was never driven to do much other than play the slots in the hills & Reno. My mom had cared for him in Manteca these last 20+ years. Now she’s stuck with me at 89.9 . She’s a 1948 Palo Alto H.S. grad. and still driving. Descd. from Mountain View Pioneer great grandparents (Henderson/Tandy Strong/Wiles) who came in 1851 Many students are related you know. Terry Bohme 1971Buchser

54. Terry Bohme April 8, 2020 at 3:48 am Reply

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    Derrol J Hammer, [1971] (209) 612-7732, Tracy, CA I just scrolled up and saw my friend Derrol died March 4 2020 (Fry’s Mort.). I am shocked to see his name cause he was alright as rain in August. He was well retired from UC Berkeley had a solid place in Tracy for years and was just getting in his retirement of 30 plus years. He was deserving of much more for being so disciplined & happy, and taller and more hair than most of us. Anyone know more?

55. Ramona Thornton April 27, 2020 at 9:38 am Reply

    Hi, Please add Johnny Burnett class of 1977 and Gigi Burnett class of 1978. Thank you

56. Terry Bohme May 1, 2020 at 4:33 pm Reply

    We received the information about Derrell from his daughter, but I’m sorry to say I have no further information.

57. Terry Bohme May 10, 2020 at 10:14 am Reply

    MY TYPO. Fix please, My brother Jay Bohme is class of 1970, we lived next door to Tony & Infamous “Ricky” Martinelli since 1963 on 975 Live Oak Drive. Lots of stories for those years, as everyone has theirs also.

58. Gerald Logue August 18, 2020 at 9:24 pm Reply

    My mother, Sharon Husted(class of 1960) passed away on 12/7/2018

59. Wayne Haro February 20, 2021 at 9:12 pm Reply

    David Dawes class of 1966, please add his day of death December 28, 2003.

    • Tom Barrett February 28, 2021 at 7:31 pm Reply

      Updated. Thanks, Wayne.

60. John P. Bronson March 7, 2021 at 6:56 pm Reply

    Dear Bruins Who Preserve Our Legacy,
    Thanks for this. Life has kept me busy and away from the Buchser community these last many years. Exception was when two of my brothers and I (all Bruins) attended Joe Kornder’s wonderful memorial service at the school.

    The passing of our amazing Principal Don Callejon recently sent me onto memory lane. Very saddened to see how many old friends are no longer with us. Every day is a blessing.

    John Bronson, Buchser HS 1967

61. Tim Bowman March 9, 2021 at 5:31 pm Reply

    Albert Bateh (’71) passed in March 1993, age 40. According to his widow I ran into working at a bank on Hamilton Ave back in 2002, Jimmy Dolen (also ’71) helped with burial arrangements at the time. Albert and my claim to fame is that we were the first one’s to dive in to the International Swim Center Diving pool when it opened to the public back in the 60s 🙂
    I moved away in 1970 and graduated elsewhere in ’71, but still enjoy visiting this site for updates. Thanks for the hard work and contributions.

    • Tom Barrett March 14, 2021 at 8:48 pm Reply

      We added Albert to the In Memoriam page. Thanks, Tim.

62. Janice Lesch Enright April 18, 2021 at 6:33 am Reply

    Richard “Dick” Johnson passed away January 2020. I believe he was one of the earliest classes of Buchser. Around 1960 or ‘61. He was my neighbor growing up. He hung out with Mike Pitts, Jim Buck, Jim McGuire. He played on the football team as did all those guys. He was a kind gentle soul throughout his life. Always jokes around and laughed.our neighborhood was special having him in it. Our neighbors included the Schmidt’s, Dearungers, Dawes family, Honda family, Wershiners, and Skip and David Stewart as well as Sally Weineke and Donna and Betty Smith. We all grew up together practically from birth so we were like brothers and sisters and had a neighborhood filled with mothers to all of us. Our mothers made sure us kids were their main focus. Our weekends, holidays and summers were always filled with fun and love. A neighborhood like ours is hard to find anymore. He married Cindy Laisure and they had one son. Their son, passed away suddenly October 2020. Could you please add Dick’s name to the list? Thank you✨

    • Roberta Grimm Rinde April 29, 2021 at 12:20 pm Reply

      Janice – I’m sorry to hear about Richard. I have posted this for you on the Buchser Alumni page on Facebook.

      It is indeed a small world – my niece’s daughter married Harold Laisure from that family.

63. Janice Lesch Enright April 18, 2021 at 6:39 am Reply

    I’d also like to add that Dick Johnson served in VietNam✨

    • Tom Barrett April 26, 2021 at 8:46 pm Reply

      Thanks, Janice, he has been added to the In Memoriam page.

      • Janice Lesch Enright April 28, 2021 at 8:01 pm Reply

        Thank you Tom. ✨

64. Rosa Farias April 26, 2021 at 2:21 pm Reply

    Spanish teacher, Gary Edwards, passed away on August 8, 2020 in his Los Altos, CA home at the age or 82. According to the newspaper clipping, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease 20 years ago, but lost his life after a hard battle the last 10 years of his life. I have fond memories of Mr. Edwards and was well liked by many of my fellow students.

    • Tom Barrett April 26, 2021 at 8:48 pm Reply

      Gary Edwards was a great teacher and wonderful human being. I had him for Spanish. Thanks, Rosa. He has been added to the In Memoriam page. RIP, Mr. Edwards.