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Former St. Francis student killed in action Services are set for Saturday, Aug. 18, for the son of a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who was killed in Afghanistan on Friday, Aug. 10, officials said. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Matthew Manoukian, 29, was a Los Altos Hills resident and a graduate of St. Francis High School in Mountain View. According to the U.S. Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Manoukian died around 2 a.m. local time in Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Manoukian was serving in the 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and was likely conducting a meeting with village leaders at the time of his death, a Marines spokesman said. Among his commendations
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a tremendous loss to our community and nation,” Loftus said. Manoukian had previously served as a platoon commander for the 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment in Camp Pendleton and had also served in Iraq, according to the Marine Corps. He was both an airborne parachutist and a 1st degree Black Belt. Manoukian is survived by his parents, Santa Clara County Judge Socrates “Pete” Manoukian, and state appeals court Associate Justice Patricia Bamattre-Manoukian, and his two brothers, Michael and Martin. The memorial is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 18, at 3 p.m. at St. Francis High School Gymnasium, 1885 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorial donations to the Captain Matthew Patrick Manoukian Tribute scholarship fund made out to Saint Francis High School, and sent to Kevin Makley, President, St. Francis High School, 1885 Miramonte Ave., Mountain View, CA 94040-4098. —Bay City News Service and Voice staff
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for past exemplary service, Manoukian had received two Purple Hearts, according to the Marine Corps. “On behalf of the entire Court family, I wish to express our profound sorrow,” Santa Clara County Superior Court Presiding Judge Richard J. Loftus said. “Matt was killed in action serving his country and the death of this amazing man is
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INTUIT EXPANDING Intuit has purchased some property it currently occupies, as well as some neighboring parcels in the North Bayshore area, a company spokeswoman confirmed. Though Holly Perez of the Mountain View-based accounting software company would not confirm an exact address, nor what the company plans to do with the property, employees of two businesses in the 2600 block of Bayshore Parkway told the Voice that Intuit has purchased the lot they currently occupy. “The purchase supports our investment in long-term growth in Mountain View,” Perez, manager of corporate communications for Intuit, said in an email. “We don’t have specific plans
yet, and we’ll share them when they’re complete.” A sound engineer working for the Red Rock Recording Company and the owner of All Automotive European Auto Repair Specialists both said they were informed by their landlord that they would need to move out of their units, located just south of Garcia Avenue on Bayshore Parkway, by November.
BULLIS COURT DATE POSTPONED Lawyers from Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District are scheduled to continue arguing their respective views Aug. 30 in the long and protracted legal battle over disagreements between the two educational organizations, an official with the charter school said. A hearing on the matter before California Superior Court Judge Patricia Lucas had been scheduled for Aug. 15. However, the date of the hearing was postponed. The new hearing is scheduled to begin at 1:30 in the Downtown Superior Court, located at 191 N. First St. in San Jose.
Nancie Basques Smith Dec. 19, 1932 – Aug. 6, 2012
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Nancie Smith was born in Hardin, Montana on December 19th, 1932. She came to the San Francisco Bay Area as a child and lived here for the rest of her life. Preceded in death by her parents, Nancie is survived by her sisters, Connie Vigil and Corrine Salgado of Stockton, California, Mary West of Modesto, California and brothers Simon Basques of Milbrae, California and Tony Zapata of Quinlan, Texas. She was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Basques and her sister, Triny Seifert of Gilroy, California. Nancie is also survived by seven of her ten children. Ray Basques of Santa Clara, California, Vera Stange of San Mateo, California, Steve Ledesma of Jacksonville, Florida, Ophelia Skiver of Los Altos, California, James Ledesma of Red Bluff, California, Gloria Barker of Genesee, Idaho, and Sylvia Kappelmann of Menlo Park, California. She was preceded in death by her sons Robert Paul and Jerome Luis, and her daughter, Nancy Rachael. Nancie is survived by 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. She will be remembered by her numerous nieces and nephews and their children as well. She lived life with passion and possessed a constant curiosity about the world around her. She took great pleasure in her grandchildren and great grandchildren, always wanting to go to the hospital to be one of the first people to hold the new baby. She loved reading, puzzles, was an avid viewer of All My Children, loved Pepsi, Kentucky Fried Chicken, The Grateful Dead and never met a cup of coffee she didn’t like. She participated in an art class at the Alzheimer’s Center in San Jose. She enjoyed the craft and music programs there. Nancie passed away quietly at Los Altos Sub Acute and Rehab Center in Los Altos, California. She courageously and valiantly fought Alzheimer’s Disease first at home with her long time home health aide, Marshella Collins, and with the loving care of her granddaughter, Rachel Kappelmann Jonas, and her grandson, Nolan Skiver, and then the skilled nursing staff who continued her care with respect and gentle kindness. We thank the family and friends who came to visit and support us during this difficult time. A Celebration of Life reception will take place next Saturday at 1 PM to honor her memory and share stories. PA I D
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