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Roy Ardell Campbell // – //
After his first heart attack in September, , my father told us often “I’ve had a good life.” Roy’s unflinching acceptance of what lay before him during a year of few ups and mostly downs, his matterof-fact-ease made his quick, and mostly painless departure easier on those of us who love him. It seems now a final, gracious act from a man who always prided himself on manners and comportment. Born a ‘southern gentleman’ in Dawson Creek, Kentucky, on November , , the second child to Nora Lee Shepard and Roy Newman Campbell, Roy Ardel Campbell spent his childhood in Hopkinsville. He was then known as ‘Buck,’ while big sister (by two years) Emma Loudean Campbell, went by ‘Beanie’ her whole life. The economic hardships of the Great Depression forced father Roy Campbell, a teacher by trade, to leave his young family for almost two years in the early s for menial employment in Colorado. The family reunited in and stayed in Kentucky until , when dire economic circumstance again forced a move by the whole family to Detroit, then a thriving manufacturing region. Young Roy was a restless kid who found no benefit to school, at one point dropping out and hanging as a ‘Barracuda,’ as his Hot Rod gang called themselves. Roy enlisted in in newly named
Death Notices HAND, Anne C.; of Santa Barbara; died October , (Born: //); she was . No services. Arrangements by Welch-RyceHaider -. LACEY, Maureen C.; of Goleta; died October , ; she was . Rosary - /, am at Mt. Carmel Church with Funeral Mass to follow. Private interment. Arrangements by WelchRyce-Haider -. WENTHUR, Pierce Sherman; of Santa Barbara; died October , ; he was . Rosary; Tuesday, Oct. at : at Our Lady Of Sorrows Catholic Church. Funeral Mass, Wednesday, Oct. , at am at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Arrangements by Welch-Ryce-Haider -.
military branch, the United States Air Force (formerly part of the U.S. Army, and called the United States Army Air Forces). It was a transformative experience for my dad -- he said the service “straightened me out” -- and Roy ran our household with a military precision and order; established wake up times, bedtimes, proper table manners, military corners on the crisply made-up beds. I remember a two year period during the tumult of the Viet Nam war I was obliged to address my dad as ‘Sir,’ perhaps an attempt to drill some sense into me. Although Roy’s branch of the service took to the air, his primary enlisted duty was as a swimming instructor / life guard – a ‘paddlefoot’ -- teaching pilots water safety. This cushy position kept him tanned and fit during his six years at Texas air bases in Lackland, Sheppard, and Laughlin. Observing “she was the prettiest one in the steno-pool,” Roy promptly married Madeline Grace Williams in . Until her death in , I don’t think Roy and Madeline spent more than three or four days apart. Staff Sergeant Campbell left the service in , and son Randy was born the same year; daughter Sande arrived three years later. In the ethnic, working class neighborhoods of Detroit, brand and job loyalty had been handed down for generations. Roy spent a couple years on the floor in manufacturing at Dodge-Chrysler, but had higher aspirations. Roy left a “good job” and moved to General Motors, where he stayed a happy Man in the Grey Flannel Suit for the next -some years. In , GM sent a wave of folks, the Campbell family included, to Goleta, California, to work at the (now vanished) Defense Research Facility. Projects of which my father was a proud team member (as a buyer and purchasing agent) include the Lunar Landing Module for the Apollo program, the “Fastest Gun in the West” an antecedent to the modern day particle colliders, and the Swan, a marine research vessel based in the Santa Barbara Harbor, of the same build and capacity as Jacques Cousteau’s famous Calypso. After the kids were grown gone, Roy and Madeline took full advantage of traveling the world via her part-time job as a travel agent. They loved the ease and comfort of cruise ships -- all the more handy as first my mother, then father, became dependent on wheel chairs – and took dozens of trips to Hawaii, Central America, and most of Europe. As the years and failing health slowed Roy and Madeline down, they were fortunate to receive care
and comfort from their daughter Sande, who spend most past years assisting her parents. Sande’s stepson Beau Justin Hobbs also spent a bit less than two years aiding both Roy and Madeline. In this last difficult year, Roy’s grandson Eddie Ardell Hobbs has been an invaluable aide and companion to Roy and Sande, as they faced continuing health challenges. Roy also enjoyed his every Sunday visits (and martinis) from long time friends Dan and Kathy Massara. Roy Ardell Campbell was predeceased by his mother Nora, father Roy, sister Loudean. He is survived by grandsons Eddie, Beau Justin, and Shenandoah Hobbs, granddaughters Nora and Emma Campbell, daughter-in-law Jan Campbell, son Randy, and daughter Sande. No services are planned.
Lee Sheldon Weinberg
Lee Sheldon Weinberg passed away peacefully at Serenity House on October at age of following an accident. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Lee spent his adult life in Southern California. He was a teacher and principal for years in the Los Angeles Unified School District. He was a commissioned officer at age in the U.S. Army and served -/ years in WW. He received both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from U.S.C. Enjoyed his many years volunteering as a docent at S.B. Museum of Natural History. Lee shared years of marriage with his lifetime partner and companion Rita Weinberg. Leaves loving daughter Janet Janszen, granddaughter Rosalie Flores (Bryant Forsgren), grandson Daniel Glazener and his beloved dad Walt Glazener. Pre-deceased by daughter
Lisa Glazener Stanley. Admired and loved by all who knew him. Appreciation to Dr. Jeffrey Kupperman and to all the caring nurses at ICU, Hospice, and to Maravilla staff. Memorial service at Maravilla Clubhouse on Sunday / at : p.m.
Virginia Fanos // – //
The viewing will be held at Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Home in Goleta at Ward Drive, on October , at :pm. Funeral services will be held at Santa Barbara Greek Orthodox Church - on Friday, October , at :am, followed by burial : noon at the Santa Barbara Cemetery. A Memorial service to honor the life of Virginia Fanos will be hosted on January th, at the Santa Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. To leave online memories or condolences, please visit www. wrhsb.com
Maria Josefina Lind // – //
Virginia Fanos, beloved daughter, mother, sister, aunt and grandmother, passed away on October , . She was . Born Virginia Angelos to Kaliope Moschos and Adam Angelos on January , in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., where she married in and later had four children. Virginia moved with her family to New Brunswick, N.J., in and worked at Douglass College, a division of Rutgers University, for several years. In , Virginia moved to Santa Barbara with her parents, siblings and children. She worked for Santa Barbara County Auditor Comptroller, and later became a member and officer of the Santa Barbara County Retirees. Throughout her life she had a keen interest in government and civic affairs. She was also heavily involved with the St. Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Church, where she was one of the founding members of the church’s Senior Group. Virginia was very proud of her children and is survived by three children: Kaliope Calagias of Los Angeles, Dr. Irene Fanos Barth of New York City, and Peter Adam Fanos of Santa Barbara. In addition, Virginia is survived by her sister Mariann Zacharellis a long-time Santa Barbara resident now of Sun City, Arizona, son-in-laws Stratis Calagias and Richard Barth, and daughter-in-law Renee Fanos, granddaughter Alethia Calagias, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her son George Fanos, her brother Peter A. Angeles who taught at Santa Barbara City College and authored many books, and sister Tina Dietche, who also was a longtime Santa Barbara resident. In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations be made to the St. Barbara’s Greek Orthodox Church and the Alzheimer’s Association Santa Barbara Chapter.
Maria Josefina Lind, passed away in her sleep with her son at her side on Friday morning, October , , at Vista del Monte after a lengthy and courageous battle with brain cancer. Josefina is survived by her daughter Joy, who lives in Albuquerque, and her son, John-Michael Lind, his wife Helen, and their children Jaden (age ), Jordan (age ) and Jasmine (age ), who live here in Santa Barbara. Josefina was married to A. John Lind who passed away in April . Josefina and John were active members of the Santa Barbara community in the ’s, including with Josefina as President of the Santa Barbara County Republican Women and a volunteer translator at Cottage Hospital. Josefina was born on October , , in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Josefina was a fiercely loyal wife, a dedicated and natural mother, a glowing grandmother, a loving mother-in-law and a generous friend. She will be missed by all who got to know and feel her light. Services were held for friends and family at The Trinity Episcopal Church, State Street, at : pm, Wednesday, October . In lieu of flowers, the family requests that anyone so inclined consider making a donation to the Trinity Episcopal Church of Santa Barbara – www.trinitysb.org or to Heal the Ocean – www.healtheocean.org/donate
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THE INDEPENDENT
october 17, 2013