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Pierre Lahargou, age 91, of Paso Robles, passed away of natural causes at his home on Monday, February 27th, 2023.

Pierre is known for his deep love for family and farming, playing Mus, and wine (both drinking and making it). Whether he was at a large

Many will remember Pierre as “The Watermelon Man”, who had the best dry-farmed melons at the farmers markets throughout the central coast. He found so much enjoyment in working the land, producing delicious fruit, and sharing it with others.

A devout Catholic, Pierre was a man of faith and served as an usher at the Mission San Miguel.

Pierre was born to Guillaume and Marie Lahargou in “The Basque Country” in Suhescun, France, on Octo -

Robyn Elizabeth Mondo, 33, of Paso Robles, passed away on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. She is survived by her only son, siblings, parents, family, and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 pm on Saturday, March 11, 2023, at ber 8th, 1931, the fourth of 10 children born to their family. He immigrated to the United States in 1951 at the age of 19 and worked for Mendiburu Sheep Company in their farming operation in the Mojave Desert for four years. He proudly became a U.S. citizen as soon as he possibly could, which was in 1957.

Pierre moved to San Miguel and worked for a sheep company as a camp tender and then branched out on his own and purchased a ranch in Paso Robles a few years later. In 1959, he married Emalyce Mallett, daughter of Ida, and Seba Mallett of Atascadero. Together they had five chil - the Almond Acres Charter Academy Auditorium (1145 Niblick Road, Paso Robles, CA).

Robyn was born on April 26, 1989, in Glendale, CA. She was unapologetically herself, fiercely protective over her loved ones, and had the most infectious laugh. She dren – four daughters and a son. They also had 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. His family was his pride and joy.

Pierre is survived by his brothers Bertrand (Marie) Lahargou and Raymond Lahargou and his sister Mayie Indart; his sister-in-law Germaine Lahargou; his wife Emalyce; their daughter Marie Kelmis, her husband Joseph, and their children Hannah Hanson (Caleb), Rachel Pritchard (Corey), and Peter Kelmis; their daughter Julie Cannon, her husband Glenn, and her children Nicolee Jeter, Amber Jeter, and Even Jeter; their daughter Betty Jones, her husband Nelson, loved watching cringey reality TV shows, eating sour candy and hot Cheetos, and gossiping. Spending time with her son brought her so much joy and was her favorite thing to do. She was sassy, bold, loving, soulful, inspirational, and resilient.

To know Robyn was to love and their children Linzi Jones and Jon-Pierre Jones; their son John Lahargou, his wife Kim, and their children Eric Lahargou (Karlee) and Michael Lahargou; and their daughter Denise Renteria, her husband Tony, and their children Adriana Bright (Todd), Jordan Lahargou (Riley), and Gavin Renteria.

Pierre is also survived by his 15 great-grandchildren, and two more are expected this summer.

Pierre will be deeply missed by all who were honored to have known and loved him. A funeral mass and recitation of the Rosary will take place at Mission San Miguel on March 8th.

Robyn, and she was known by many. She will be incredibly missed.

A GoFundMe has been set up in honor of Robyn. All funds received will be put into a trust and used to support her son. Please consider donating at gofund. me/c5d3581b

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In December 1991, during the week leading up to Christmas,I staffed a contingent of U.S. mayors to Moscow to participate in a conference on federalism involving state and local officials from the United States, organized by Boris Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev. For several days we were involved in meetings with Soviet officials to discuss the issue of federalism and how it could be applied to Russia as the Soviet Union was about to dissolve.

I also organized a side trip to St. Petersburg to help distribute food stuffs that were brought in from Pisa, Italy, on American military aircraft, which was noteworthy because it was the first time U.S. military aircraft were given permission to land in the Soviet Union. The planes were unloaded and despite some initial suspicion, before too long on that very cold Russian winter day, the Soviet soldiers and American soldiers were working side by side, joking, swapping cigarettes for cossacks (Russian winter hat), and the obligatory picture taking that commenced before we left for a Soviet orphanage that housed over 800 children in the town of Pavlovsk.

I mention this story because as we boarded the plane to take us back to the U.S. on Dec. 23, there was a feeling of hope and promise that the Cold War had finally succumbed to a new day. Perestroika (restructuring) and glasnost (openness) were the watchwords of the moment and hopes and dreams were surely on the horizon. We all felt quite content that