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LA JOLLA LIGHT - JUNE 14, 2012 - Page A19
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Bust the banners in the breeze Have you seen the illegal (and ugly) flag flying in front on BevMo on Pearl Street? The audacity of some businesses really amazes me. Perhaps you should add BevMo’s illegal flag to your “Wall of Shame?” I think it might help. Bill Smith La Jolla Editor’s Note: We think BevMo got the idea from the Jack in the Box down the street.
Oopsies! How’d this happen? A new street sign appeared recently in WindanSea with the name of the lane I live on spelled wrong (see photo). What must a local administration be like for an error like this to sustain itself all the way to the erection of a new sign on the street corner? All the other signs on the lane spell its name correctly: Mabel Bell Lane. Charles Bower La Jolla
What is the definition of marriage? It is now the year 2065. Chester Allman has just returned from the Moon Colony and makes his way back to his family’s home in California. He is met at the door by his 30-year-old grandson, Michael, and Michael’s five wives. Chester is bewildered and asks Michael for an explanation. His grandson explains, “Remember back in the early century when several states changed the definition of marriage? They changed the law by legalizing marriage between two men or two women. Our two-century old definition of marriage was tossed aside. The precedent opened an easy way to further change the definition of marriage, to allow union between one man and two wives, then one woman and two husbands, and after that all hell broke loose! Nobody keeps track anymore.” Noting his grandfather’s horrified look, Michael continues, “Why did you guys change
things in the first place? Don’t you see what damage you did? You should have kept it the way it was!” “I can’t believe all this is happening,” Chester says, “but I’m tired and hungry.” “Sorry, Grandpa,” Michael replies, “but food is scarce because of the atomic bombing. We have only intravenous feeding at breakfast and lunch.” Chester sighs, “What does your President have to say about all this?” “You aren’t up on the news, are you? Haven’t you heard that our President is an American Indian and has put all of us whites on reservations?” Chester angers, swears and turns to leave. Michael reaches out to detain him. “Wait, Grandpa! Wait! Where are you going?” Chester calls over his shoulder, “I’m going to catch the next shuttle back to the Moon!” Patricia Weber La Jolla Resident since 1953
OBITUARIES
Jerry Fortner Jones 1928 – 2012
Jerry Fortner Jones passed away after a brief illness May 30, 2012, at his home in Carson City, Nevada. From 1955 to 1999, when he retired to Carson City, Jerry had a thriving dental practice on Herschel Avenue in La Jolla. Born in Chicago, January 19, 1928, Jerry met his first wife, Dee Jackson, in England when he was stationed with the U. S. Army in Germany after the war. They married in 1951 and moved to Chicago, IL, where Jerry was awarded his D.D.S. from Northwestern University. After a residency at the Lexington (KY) Narcotics Hospital and as a Dental Officer with the U. S. Coast Guard in Port Angeles, WA, Jerry and his family settled in La Jolla in 1955, where he opened his dental practice. Always interested in
science, Jerry assisted his friend, John Taylor of the Naval Visibility Lab, in creating bite boards for binoculars used by Apollo astronauts. In the 80’s, he and Dr. Lee Monroe, M.D. of Scripps Clinic (deceased) co-founded ISCBR (International Society for Correlative Biological Research), which for many years was involved in furthering science by sponsoring students planning to go to medical or veterinarian school. Jerry was fond of nutrition, exercise, cigars, jokes and martinis. He was a golfer, tennis player, fisherman, world traveler and football fan, enjoying all types of sporting activities. Always creative, Jerry dabbled in many forms of art from sand casting to oil painting to making gold pieces from shells and sea life he found diving for abalone at La Jolla Cove. In the 50’s and ‘60’s he was a member of La Jolla Kiwanis, volunteering for the Rough Water Swim and other community events. He always enjoyed judging the San Diego Science Fair. He was also a loyal supporter of the arts, collecting many pieces by La Jolla artists, and donating a number of George Mattson’s watercolors to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He and his family were some of
the original supporters of “The Art Center” of La Jolla, now the Museum of Contemporary Art. Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Joy ReynoldsJones; children, Cynthia Jones (Joe Sheetz), Lisa Dent (Will Witman) and Dylan (Robin) Jones; and stepdaughter, Melodie Swanson. Also surviving him is his first wife Dee (Jones) Jackson of La Jolla; grandchildren, Jenica Faye, Caitlin and Larkin Dent, and Kyle Jones; and stepgrandchildren, Olivia and Maxwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, Asa and Marie Jones; sister, Jean; and brother, Tom. His friends and family will cherish the many fond and amusing memories he has left them. A private memorial is planned for a future date. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that gifts be made in memory of Jerry F. Jones to support the Education Program at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Checks should be made payable to “UC San Diego Foundation” and sent to: Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, UCSD, Attn: Development, 9500 Gilman Drive-MC 0210, La Jolla, CA 92093-0210; or online at: http://aquarium.ucsd. edu/Members_and_Friends/ Give_Now/; or the Western Region Wildlife Education, NDOW-FSS, 4600 Kietzke Lane, Suite D-137, Reno, NV 89502. Please sign the guest book online at www.legacy.com/ obituaries/lajollalight.
William Franklin Sullaway 1921 – 2012
A member of the Greatest Generation has left us. William “Bill” Sullaway passed away peacefully at his home on June 8, 2012.
Bill proudly served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the Korean War. In 1944, he was Engineering Officer aboard the Destroyer Escort, USS Raymond, which escorted troop ships preparing for the invasion of the Philippines. His ship also escorted carriers that participated in the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa, prior to the U.S. invasion. Before his naval service, Bill had graduated from the Montana School of Mines, and after the Navy, he attended Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. He married Margaret Sullaway on June 9, 1951, in San Francisco. They moved to San Diego in 1958 and Bill opened a one-man office specializing in heating and air-conditioning. By the time he retired in 1989, his contracting business had expanded to a much larger office with many employees. Devoted to his family, Bill was very involved in the various activities of his six children, including sports and Scouting. Three of his sons were Eagle Scouts. Bill was a charter member of All Hallows Catholic Parish, volunteering with
both the church and All Hallows Academy until recent years. He is survived by his wife, Margaret; children, Stephen (Neva), Dr. Megan Sullaway (Dr. Ed Dunbar), Kathleen (Mike) Gilkey, Michael (Britta) Sullaway, and John (Natalie) Sullaway; and eleven grandchildren. Billy Sullaway (1960-1978) preceded his father’s passing. Bill is deeply loved and he will remain in our hearts forever. Services will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2012, at 11 a.m.at All Hallows Catholic Church, La Jolla. Please sign the guest book online at www.legacy.com/ obituaries/lajollalight.
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