Pro-pains for Camino man

Eric Jaramishian

Staff writer

Weather conditions in El Dorado County are making it difficult for some residents to get propane service.

In one instance, Camino resident Ben Patrick ran out of propane March 4. He needs propane to heat his house and cook and is an automatic delivery customer with Amerigas. Patrick said he made an order for gas Feb. 16 that had an estimated delivery time of one day but was told by Amerigas staff that extensive snow in his driveway delayed propane truck drivers.

After making multiple calls to the company, he took it upon himself to drive down to the Amerigas office on Davidson Road in Placerville Friday morning to block its driveway with his vehicle until a service man got him the assistance he said he needed.

“I felt like I needed to be in the way and create a situation where I had to be a problem,” Patrick said. “I consider the help I got from the service guy a success, but why did it have to come to this?”

The issue is not exclusive to Amerigas as other local residents who use different companies report problems getting their tanks filled due to snow on driveways and roads.

Following the significant snowfall of December 2021/January 2022, some residents of upcountry El Dorado County went without electricity for more than 10 days and they also could not get propane tanks filled in a timely manner, the Mountain Democrat reported. Amerigas officials said deliveries have been halted due to weather conditions.

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Incidences beyond their control include waiting for routes to be snowplowed and waiting for flooding to subside.

Amerigas officials recommended that customers prepare for weather conditions and call for service when their tank reaches about 40% capacity and to make sure the tank is properly accessible.

The family moved to Sacramento in 1958. He continued his work as principal of Sacramento Juvenile Hall, establishing the academic program. He was a Board member at Southgate Park & Recreation for over 20 yrs. As an avid cyclist, he helped pave the way for bike pathways in Sacramento, earning him a park being named after him. His teaching career spanned over 50 years. It truly was his passion & greatest gift.

He settled in Cameron Park & established a small vineyard on the property & enjoyed the fruits of their labor.

He is survived by his wife, June, sons Jack (Tracy) & Bruce. Grandkids Nick & Carly. Many nieces & nephews, two half brothers, James Paulson (Pat) & Robert Paulson.

Our love for him will never diminish. He was one of a kind and we were blessed to have been able to call him ‘ours’

Continue to cycle through the beauty of heaven. You’re free …

Joyce McCartney Brooks

Dec. 13, 1943 – Jan. 25, 2023

Joyce McCartney Brooks of El Dorado was born Dec. 13, 1943 in Morgan Hill, Calif. and died in Roseville on Jan. 25, 2023. Joyce grew up in Morgan Hill, and graduated from Live Oak High School in 1962 with many of the same children she grew up with. She worked many jobs in Morgan Hill, including J.L. Clark Manufacturing, and spent many years with her mother, Sara, at the Orange Freeze hamburger stand. That is where she met her future husband, Don Brooks. Don and Joyce moved to El Dorado, Calif. in 2000. There she kept busy with a part-time job, her love of animals and her gardening. She volunteered at the Placerville Senior Center, and joined the W.P.A.C. and various other organizations. She was preceded in death by her husband, Don Brooks, and her parents, Merle and Sara McCartney. She is survived by her brother, Ken McCartney; her sister, Ann Alumbaugh; her son, Troy Lyman; stepchildren Debra Kuest, Dennis Brooks and Susan Penley; many nieces, nephews and grandchildren; and many good friends.

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