“A father is neither an anchor to hold us back, nor a sail to take us there, but a guiding light whose loves shows us the way.” -Anonymous
On Thursday, May 19th 2022, our family lost its greatest pillar, when beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Mr. Richard L. Swingen departed this life for to the gates of heaven after a...
Roberto Diaz Sepúlveda was born on June 14, 1943 in Acuitzeramo, Michoacan, México. Son of Refugio Diaz and Josefina Diaz Sepulveda. He has 2 brothers and 4 sisters. Luis Diaz, Jesus Diaz, Maria Elena Serrato, Celia Mares, Catalina Cortez and Leticia Diaz.
At an early age his mom Josefina Diaz Sepulveda became a widow. Our father Roberto was left to...
Gloria Palange Girard was born on April 26, 1937 to Matteo and Theresa Palange in Boston, MA.
At the young age of 20, Gloria decided to leave Boston behind for sunny Los Angeles. A few years later, she met Melvin Girard and were married in 1961 at St. Bridget's Church in Los Angeles. Eventually they went on to have their...
Kenneth Dean Park was born to Charles E. and Victoria Rachel (Rae) Park in Kansas on the first day of spring, March 20, 1927. He was the third of five children.
From an early age, he worked on the family farm, and after the family moved to town, Ken broadened his skills doing all the jobs necessary to run the...
Gary William Mead was born in 1943 in Inglewood, California to parents Mildred and William Mead. He proudly served in the US Army from 1960-1963 as a Morse code radio operator with and assignment in Germany. After his service, Gary came back to the Los Angeles area where he began a career in the dairy industry. Gary married Doreen Dorothy...
Tyrone Portes Presnillo, 66, passed away on April 8, 2022 from an unexpected cardiac arrest. Even though a failing heart took him away from this world, his loving memory left a beacon of light for all he knew.
Terry as he is called by family, is survived by his wife Maria "Malu". He was a proud father to sons Bo...
Don Biery, 95, died peacefully on March 21, 2022 (a week shy of his 96th birthday) in Carlsbad, California. He was born on March 29, 1926, at Berkeley, California, the son of Donald Hazelton and Sarah Melissa (Pomeroy) Biery.
Don graduated from Riverside Polytechnic High School in 1944, where he was a member of the JROTC. Immediately following graduation, he...