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Family owned paving business loses one of its own in ‘freak’ accident
Douglas Glen Morgan
Krysten Kellum Associate editor
Douglas Glen Morgan was born April 14, 1937 in SedroWoolley, Wash., to Glenn and Edna (Hollingsworth) Morgan. Doug is survived by his two children Ben Morgan (Evie) and Kim Mower (Randy); his sister Audrey Cason (Raymond); brother Steve Morgan (Sandee); one nephew; two nieces; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Doug served eight years as a Washington State, King County Deputy Sheriff and FBI agent. He raced hydroplane boats and started his first automotive repair business. He moved to the Sacramento area and eventually to Placerville where he had an automotive/marine repair shop called The Car Dock. He was a fascinating storyteller and those stories were about his own life experiences. Doug is survived by his wife of 31 years, Doris Jacobs Morgan. She was his devoted caregiver during his lingering illness. No service is planned.
Shawn Warren, 44, was killed Tuesday when paving equipment failed as he was finishing a job on Indian Creek Road in Placerville. Warren’s family owns Van’s Paving and Grading, based in Placerville. Indian Creek Road resident Lanie Scott said she was watching TV when she heard what sounded like “a massive explosion that shook the whole house.” It was just minutes before noon. A hatch on a pressurized air tank on the paving equipment failed, according to El Dorado County sheriff ’s investigators. Scott said she and other neighbors went outside to see what had happened. They saw
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April 14, 1937 – Aug. 20, 2021
Lillian M. Fernandez Chase Dec. 29, 1927 – Sept. 11, 2021
Loving wife, mother, teacher, grandmother and great-grandmother. She leaves behind four children; Jack Jr., Linda, Nancy and Stephen, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Lillian was born and raised in East Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents, the eldest daughter of nine children. Her sister Alice was her lifelong best friend. Her beloved father was an auto mechanic and owned his own shop. Her ambition was to become a teacher but that opportunity was not open to her. Lillian was an active member of the church in South Los Angeles where she raised her children with her husband and soulmate Jack. She built a career as a teacher’s aid, serving immigrant children in her community. Later in life, she and Jack realized their dream of owning property in El Dorado County. They built a home in Camino. Lillian cherished and taught all of her grandchildren; Christian, Meredith, Amy, Kimberly, Jennifer, Giovanni, Giancarlo, Sofia, Joshua, Mikal, Reid and Selena. She was a proud and loving great-grandma to Dyllon, Delaney, Velez, Brody, Maverick, Eli, Alice, Julian, Isabella and Azalea. We will miss her terribly. The family wishes to thank Snowline Hospice for their loving support. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Snowline Hospice, Placerville, Calif. A graveside service for Lillian will be held Wednesday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery, 895 Green St., Placerville, Calif.
May 10, 1955 – Sept. 7, 2021
Mark passed away peacefully Sept. 7. He was a lifelong resident of Diamond Springs. Mark loved watching his two sons Dan and Kevin race cars at the Placerville Speedway. He also enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren. He was looking forward to spending more time with his granddaughter Sidney, taking her to and from school. He was always kind and loving to all of his pets throughout his life. Mark is survived by his sons Dan Jinkerson and Kevin Jinkerson; older sister Karen Boyle Buchholz; daughter-in-laws Laura Jinkerson and Jen Jinkerson and his grandchildren Trenton, Kolton, Brycen and Sidney. A memorial service will be held Thursday, Sept. 23 at the Chapel of the Pines at 11 a.m. He will be missed.
At 6:45 a.m. Aug. 12 Stonebriar resident Renee Dagsher was getting ready to welcome children into her home-based daycare when she answered a knock on her door and was informed her son Dominic had died. More than a month later, his mother, his younger sister and four older brothers still seek an explanation. Renee, who had been preparing for a family camping trip that very weekend to celebrate Dominic’s 23rd birthday, was sure the sheriff was mistaken and that her son was upstairs in his room. Her disbelief continued until she was finally allowed to view her son’s body a full week later. Renee told Mountain Democrat Dominic’s truck was found around 2:30 a.m., facing east on westbound Highway 50 near the Prairie City Road exit. His vehicle, with deployed air bags, showed damage presumably due to a collision with the center median. Dominic had apparently
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for a plan-consistent alternative that complies with existing county policies and regulations. And Merhdad Foroozesh, a 10-year Serrano resident, pointed out the scarcity of residential street lighting in the community. “I believe this development is going to basically undo all of that environmental planning,” he said, then further calling out loud nighttime store deliveries. “Silva Valley is flanked by hills on either side. You could be half a mile away from Silva Valley and you can still hear the traffic of a single car traveling through that street at night,” he said. “This is really going to be an environmental disaster, particularly at nighttime.” “I just hope that the safety of the children at the school is put front and foremost,” pleaded Oak Meadow parent Erin Avila. “If they want the money, the tax revenue, there’s so much more space to put something like this rather than right next to an elementary school and right next to a housing development that’s just so peaceful.” “This is the beginning of the process,” assured El Dorado County senior planner Gina Hamilton, explaining that community feedback helps shape the draft EIR, which will be open to future public review. “You’ll be able to read that document and see how your comments were addressed from an environmental perspective.” Although the parcel is presently zoned for Commercial Regional-Planned Development, a designation for regional uses located along major arterials serving a larger community, a rezone to Community Commercial-Planned Development is requested for the northern portion of the site, allowing for more community type uses as well as the self-storage project. The project includes a planned development permit, conditional use permit, tentative parcel map and a lot line adjustment.
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A funeral service and celebration of life for James Thomas Voss will be held Thursday, Sept. 23, at 11 a.m. at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Placerville.
gave Shawn CPR before medics arrived but he
Dominic Dagsher died in August after being struck by See EDH DEATH, page A6 a hit-and-run driver on Highway 50 in Folsom.
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later they heard sirens. Mike Warren, Shawn’s father was on scene not long after. He said he
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a tree trimming crew that had been working nearby running toward Warren and a minute
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Mona Warren, Mike Warren, Shawn Warren and Boycie Vanderlinden, the family behind Van’s Paving and Grading, are pictured in 2012.
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