Remembering those we lost in California in the coronavirus pandemic
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Carlos Ernesto Escobar Mejia
Age 57, San Diego
Lost on May 6

Only one in the family unable to get a green card


John Herman Clomax
Age Jr., 62, Newark
Lost on Apr 8

One of the few African-American corporate bond traders on Wall Street


Ronald Burdette Culp
Age 84, Redding, Calif.
Lost on Apr 3

Helped countless people by providing housing and support


Harold L. Upjohn
Age 91, Burlingame, Calif.
Lost on Mar 24

Conducted clinical research at Walter Reed Army Medical Center


Maria Lopez
Age 63, Burbank, Ill.
Lost on May 4

Loved to travel and dance


Rosemary Hoell Rushka
Age 89, San Mateo, Calif.
Lost on May 3

Went to college at 45


Jean Marie Hazelwood
Age 93, San Mateo, Calif.
Lost on May 1

Child of San Francisco who walked across the Golden Gate Bridge on opening day


Paul Nathan Fontenot
Age 80, Lafayette, La.
Lost on Apr 28

Professional land surveyor and civil engineer


Gary Tillery
Age 66, Tulare, Calif.
Lost on Apr 27

Loved jeeping, camping, barbecuing, building and socializing


Donald Kennedy
Age 88, Redwood City, Calif.
Lost on Apr 21

Former president of Stanford University


Paul Martinez
Age 70, West Covina, Calif.
Lost on Apr 18

Los Angeles sports fan


Scott Douglas Woodard
Age 67, Oakland, Calif.
Lost on Apr 18

Attended every weekend A’s game, almost without exception


Jerome Michael Zottolo
Age 75, San Diego
Lost on Apr 15

Many appreciated his straight talk


Joan Cecile Berngen
Age 69, Burbank, Ill.
Lost on Apr 14

Known for her amazing sense of humor


Ruth Skapinok
Age 85, Roseville, Calif.
Lost on Apr 7

Backyard birds were known to eat from her hand


Vincent G. Frainee
Age 68, Redlands, Calif.
Lost on Apr 6

Owned Frainee Water Trucks for 44 years


Harry P. Misthos
Age 87, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
Lost on Apr 5

Loved the ocean and enjoyed swimming and boating


Alice Coopersmith Furst
Age 87, Kentfield, Calif.
Lost on Apr 4

In the first class of girls admitted to the Bronx High School of Science


Julia Maye Alexander
Age 81, Upland, Calif.
Lost on Apr 2

Taught math, English and history for over 30 years


Richard Edward Rutledge
Age 87, Folsom, Calif.
Lost on May 6

Authored many stories, articles, and an unpublished novel


Melford Henson
Age 65, Chino, Calif.
Lost on May 6

Fell ill in prison shortly before he was to be released


Rosa Luna
Age 68, California
Lost on May 4

Housekeeper at Riverside Community Hospital for 25 years


Joel Rogosin
Age 87, Los Angeles
Lost on Apr 21

Emmy-nominated TV producer behind “Knight Rider” and “Magnum, PI”


Ken Caley
Age 59, San Clemente, Calif.
Lost on Apr 15

Always ready with a one-liner to lighten the mood


Ann Sullivan
Age 91, Woodland Hills, Calif.
Lost on Apr 13

Animator for Disney films, including “The Little Mermaid”


Merrick Dowson
Age 67, San Francisco Bay Area, Calif.
Lost on Apr 10

Nothing delighted him more than picking up the bill


Gene Zahas
Age 78, Oakland, Calif.
Lost on Apr 7

Fierce advocate for educational opportunity


June Beverly Hill
Age 85, Sacramento
Lost on Apr 5

No one made creamed potatoes or fried sweet corn the way she did


Alby Kass
Age 89, California
Lost on Mar 31

Lead singer of a Yiddish folk group


Marylou Armer
Age 43, Sonoma Valley, Calif.
Lost on Mar 31

Veteran police detective


Jéssica Beatriz Cortez
Age 32, Los Angeles
Lost on Mar 28

Immigrated to the United States three years ago


Robert Manley Argo Jr.
Age 75, South Bay, Calif.
Lost on Mar 27

Member of Del Amo Flyers


Loretta Mendoza Dionisio
Age 68, Los Angeles
Lost on Mar 10

Cancer survivor born in the Philippines