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ron), and longtime Malibu resident Mohammad (Atefeh), and three grandchildren: Shirin, Farnas, and Cyrus. Her husband, Ali A. Shirloo, died in 2021 at the age of 95. Her beloved son Ahmad passed away in 2013, at the age of 50, from Pancreatic Cancer.

decades. You might be interested in this “Today Show” report on NDE research:

Using Science to Study the ‘Afterlife’: Closer to An Answer youtu.be/uM073TBPLmk to be released March 3, “The Songs of Bacharach & Costello.” He also penned the hit instrumental “Pacific Coast Highway” in 1969. He once said, “That one, that whole song was the sound of driving up the coast, up PCH to Malibu … I had a Corvette convertible then.”

City is now accepting applications for the FY 23-24 General Fund Grants

The General Fund Grant Program provides funding to nonprofit organizations located within the City of Malibu that benefit residents of the community.

Applications submitted are reviewed by the City Council Administration and Finance Subcommittee in mid-Spring. The Subcommittee makes recommendations to the City Council for awards during the annual budget approval process each June.

The application can be found at Malibucity.org.

Malibu Film Society announces awardseason screenings

The Malibu Film Society announced in-person screenings for Netlix Academy Awards-nominated documentary short films in time for the Oscars.

On Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. at Bay Theatre, 1035 N. Swarthmore Ave, Pacific Palisades, a Q&A will be held with directors Kartiki Gonsalves and Debra McClutchy and Judith Mizrachy for “The Elephant Whisperers,” the true story of a couple in Southern India who fall in love with an orphaned elephant, working tirelessly to ensure his survival. At 8:10 is a screening of “The Martha Mitchell Effect,” an archival portrait of the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: the Attorney General’s wife, who gaslighted and kidnapped by her own husband and the rest of the Nixon Administration to keep her quiet.

“The Banshees of Inisherin” on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. at

Simin Shirloo, our loving mother and a friend to all whose lives she touched, passed away peacefully, surrounded by two of her sons, a daughterin-law, and her longtime caregiver at her home on February 3, 2023. She was in her 95th year. She had four sons: Farhad (Fatemeh), Foad, Ahmad (Sha-

Since her frail body could no longer support her free spirit, we think she is in a better place now, hopefully with her third son and other family members up there. More recent NDE research also supports this hypothesis.

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Two-time Academy Award-nominated actress and former Malibu resident Melinda Dillon passed on January 9, 2023. She was 83.

Dillon lived in Malibu from 1976 to 1998, during which time she was an active parishioner at Our Lady of Malibu Catholic Church.

Simin lived a full life as a wonderful mother, corporate executive aide, and world traveler with a keen interest in the world’s beauty, culture, and fashion trends. She loved to cook, kept an immaculate house, and had a deep passion for gardening, movies, and playing cards. She loved her family and followed a robust value system. Her quality of life in this world, however, was no longer up to her standards. She will be in our hearts forever.

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She is most fondly remembered for her iconic roles as al l-American mothers — first opposite Richard Dreyfuss in Steven Spielberg’s iconic “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” (1977), for which she received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress, also the first nominated performance for any actor in a Spielberg film. Memorable turns in holiday favorite “A Christmas Story” (1983) and “Harry and the Hendersons” (1987) followed. She received a second Academy Award nomination in the same category for Sidney Pollack’s “Absence of Malice” (1981).

Dillon is among the few screen performers with multiple performances in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, which recently added her debut film, the landmark 1959 “The Cry of Jazz,” which she filmed when she was 19. She would go on to receive a Tony Award nomination for her role as Honey in the original 1962 Broadway production of Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” For her double role opposite David Carradine in Hal Ashby’s “Bound for Glory” (1976), she was honored with a Golden Globe Award nomination for New Star of the Year. julian@coastalcowboyrealty.com coastalcowboyrealty.com

Simin’s private “life celebration” event will be held soon. In lieu of flowers, all who cherished her friendship and love are encouraged to contribute to their selected NGOs, verified by charitynavigator.com, which support the Syrian and Turkish earthquake victims, including more than 35,000 dead and hundreds of thousands of injured refugees.

Other memorable performances include “Slap Shot” (1977), “F.I.S.T.” (1978), “Songwriter” (1984), Barbra Streisand’s “The Prince of Tides” (1991), and Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia” (1999). Her final film was Mike Binder’s September 11-themed “Reign Over Me” (2007).

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Gerald Anthony Hollinrake, age 95, of Malibu, California, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away January 26, 2023, at his home following a long illness, surrounded by family and friends.

Gerald “Jerry” Hollinrake was born in Keithsburg, Illinois, in November 1927 to James Fran- cis Hollinrake and Verna Brewer Hollinrake. He was raised on a farm and attended Keithsburg High School, where he played basketball. He married Marjorie Durning of Aledo, Illinois, in November 1948. The couple moved to Southern California in 1952, where Gerald began a long career in aerospace, working most of his career at Lear Siegler Astronics in Santa Monica, California. Gerald and Marjorie moved to Malibu in 1961, being among the first residents in La Chusa Highlands. Gerald and Marjorie started Zuma Travel, located on Point Dume. Gerald also worked for John Douglas Realty of Malibu after retiring from aerospace.

Gerald is survived by a brother, Donald Hollinrake of Maynard, Iowa; two sisters, Kathy Schweitzer of New Port Ritchie, Florida, and Joann Cummings of

Monmouth, Illinois; a son, John Hollinrake of Silverton, Oregon, and spouse Catherine, a daughter Marianne Pencak of Malibu and spouse Bruce, and three grandchildren, Julianne (Hollinrake) LeMaire, Scott Pencak, and Michelle Pencak. Gerald was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Hollinrake, and a son, Michael James Hollinrake.

Jerry loved traveling, hunting, fishing, camping, reading history, and watching the ocean from his home above Las Piedras Beach. He was an excellent storyteller and loved to make people laugh and smile. He will be greatly missed by all who were blessed to have had him in their lives.

A Memorial Service, followed by a burial at Pierce Brothers Mortuary, 5600 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village, California, will occur on Saturday, February 18, 2023, at 2:00 pm.

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LECTURE: HEART HEALTH

February is American Heart Month! Throughout the month, people are encouraged to focus on their cardiovascular health. Join Jamie Hilbert, a nurse practitioner from the Malibu Medical Group, to learn strategies to improve your blood