Sent: Friday, October 13, 2000 6:29 PM Subject: [Encina Update] Encina Update (rio/football/rally/preparty/homecoming/parade/float/rsvps/committee/siblings/search/classes/teachers/obituaries/whats new) ENCINA ALUMNI, This week's update is sponsored by Sande Byerley Jaeke 74 and Marla Byerley Windham 76. The class of 80 is having their 20 year reunion this weekend. Have a great time! I recently received RSVPs from Encina teachers Susan Bush, Dan Brodnansky, Sue Esparcia, Tom Durkee, Romano Luchini, Maureen Drawbert, and Richard Drawbert! Cornelia Whitaker talked to someone at the Bee. I sent them details about the homecoming party but I don't think we'll get an article out of it. Ms Rosenthal said something will appear in the news digest on the 19th. If anyone has any pull at the Bee, now is the time to use it. Many thanks for those teachers and staff on the mailing list who have been so helpful in making contact with misplaced Encina teachers. Thanks to various folks, I have email addresses and phone numbers galore. We only have three convertibles for the student prince and princesses for the homecoming parade. I think we need at least two more. Please help! Many thanks to those of you who have contributed towards the homecoming party expenses! RIO From the Bee - "Enforcement of dress code irks Rio students By Carey Peterson Flynn said that during Rio Americano's first dance of the year Sept. 1, administrative staff members told students to maintain 12 inches between partners while slow dancing." FOOTBALL Coach Tom Durkee wrote: "The Bulldogs are now 4-0-1 and ready to open up our league play vs. Mesa Verde Friday night. BIG GAME!!! Let the alumni know that there is a great newspaper article on the Web about Encina Football @ www.sacbee.com/neighbors. See you next week." From an article in the Thursday, October 12th Sacramento Bee: "Preps Plus: The halfpoint is here and the winners are?" http://www.sacbee.com/sports/news/sports12_20001012.html "Among those making an impact on the small-school level, running backs Jonah Russell of Capital Christian, Danny Thatcher of Lincoln, B.J. Mitchell of Encina, Cory Bonincontri of San Juan and Chris Johnson of Marysville have their teams thinking championship. Coach of the Year: In looking at a team not expected to roll through the schedule, how about Russ Hibbard of Encina? Few teams have been beaten into a pulp quite like the Bulldogs over the decades, but here they are playing inspired football and off to a 4-0-1 start." And here is the article Coach Durkee was referring to: "They're Bulldog tough. BJ Mitchell helps lead Encina to best start in years" http://www.sacbee.com/neighbors/show_story.cgi?20001012/ac-525821M.txt Read this article and get psyched up for the game! HOMECOMING RALLY *** NEW *** The attendance continues to grow for the rally! We have about 40 folks signed up so far. Teachers Stafford Boyd 88, John Knurr and Orlin Schuler will also be at the rally. The following folks have volunteered to judge the classes: Randy Owens 71 Jan Heintz Hammons 75 Janna Snedden Curtis 83 Doralynn Co 94 Linh Smith 94 Linda Hoganson 61 wrote: "Randy Owens 71 tells me this will be the first Homecoming Rally he has ever attended. When he was a student at Encina, he thought Rally time was a great time to cut school. Always. Now he'll be able to "cut" work to go the the October 2000 Homecoming Rally, 29 years after graduating." The alumni will have their own section of the stands between the juniors and the seniors (who have smaller classes than freshman and sophomores). Encina will need 3 or so alumni for judging the classes. Let me know if you would like to be a judge so I can see whether we have too many or not enough. We have three volunteers so far. Steve and I were thinking about having lunch at Applebee's near Encina after the rally. This is the Applebee's which has the Encina memorabilia on display. Let me know if you want to join us so we can make a reservation. The students would like us to dress in clothes from the era we attended Encina if possible. Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 Time: 1100 to 1130am Place: Encina HS gym Lunch at Applebee's Time: about 1215 Here are the RSVPs for the homecoming rally: Teachers - John Knurr Orlin Schuler Stafford Boyd 88 Alumni - Bonnie McFarland Kaplan 63 (Applebee's) Kathy Cooper Luken 66 James Barbeau 70 Nancy Cooper Manly 71 Randy Owens 71 (judge) Gail Haynes Veri 73 Harlan Lau 73 (Applebee's) Rett Smart 73 Mike Berry 74 Sande Byerley Jaeke 74 Julie Eissinger Meador 74 Terrea Harlan Sherman 74 Terri Jurich Howard 74 Steve Palmer 74 (Applebee's) Jan Heintz Hammon 75 (judge, Applebee's) Scott Palmer 75 Susanne Pierson Currie 75 Marla Byerley 76 Karen Dellinger Nissen 76 Laura Vasquez Lavallee 77 (Applebee's) Kim Tierney 78 Kathleen O'Neill Cabe 79 (Applebee's) Janet Russel Mason 79 John McManus 81 Jolanne Tierney 81 Andrea Howard 83 and mother Carol Howard Erik Hutton 83 Samantha Schell 83 Janna Snedden Curtis 83 (judge) Jeff Howser 86 Marci Sanschagrin Howser 86 Jinne Horger Webb 90 Angela Kern Mueller 90 Doralynn Co 94 (judge) Linh Smith 94 (judge) You can see pictures from last year's rally here; http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming99/rally.htm If you are able to attend the rally, I think it would be a great opportunity for alumni visit the campus. The gym was modernized last year and looked great! The students were loud and spirited and the gym was rocking. In the future I hope we are able to hold the homecoming party at Encina. But for now, this is an outstanding opportunity for alumni to visit the campus and see for themselves what Encina and it's students are like today. Please let me know if you plan to attend the homecoming rally. If you attend you need to check in at the front office and I need to provide Encina with the names of the alumni who will be attending the rally. HOMECOMING PREPARTY Encina staff John Knurr, Orlin Schuler and Ginny Privateer will be at the Rock. Ginny invites other Encina staff and alumni to join them at the Candlerock before the pregame party at El Camino. "The Class of '73 is having a pre party Friday, October 20th from 4pm to 6pm at the Candlerock Lounge next to country club lanes! Anyone from the classes of 70,71,72,and 73 are strongly encouraged to attend. (smaller venue with drinks and food before facing the masses at El Camino). Please, no name tags or food.....we will survive on what we find at the Rock. Call me if you have questions @ (916) 362-5592 Rett Smart '73" For those of you who don't remember, Rett Smart organized the original homecoming party back in 98. HOMECOMING PARTY *** NEW *** Coach Tom Durkee wrote: "I would like to let you know that the fundraiser was a success. We sold 16 hats and also received many generous donations. We are going to be offering the same hats for sale at the homecoming party. The hats will say Encina Alumni and have both a Bulldog and an Apache embroidered on the hat. Let the alumni know that they don't need to bring an Encina hat if they would still like to purchase a hat and help the program at the same time. Thanks and look forward to meeting you next week." This section has been getting longer and longer. I've moved most of the relevant information to the homecoming 2000 page. Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 Event: Preparty Time: 4pm to 6pm Place: Candlerock Lounge (near Country Club Lanes) Event: Pregame party Time: 5pm to 730pm Place: El Camino HS cafeteria Event: Homecoming game/parade Time: 730pm to 930pm Place: El Camino HS stadium Event: Postgame party Time: 930pm to midnight Place: El Camino HS cafeteria WARNING: No ALCOHOL or SMOKING is permitted on campus! I think the the El Camino cafeteria will be a very good location for the homecoming party as you can easily walk back and forth between the homecoming party and the homecoming game in the stadium. In addition, the cafeteria can accomodate up to 700 people (standing) so we should have plenty of room for alumni, staff and their families. Food: Bring your own food (like a picnic or tailgate), along with a sixpack of NONALCOHOLIC drinks and bag of chips to share. Or buy burgers from the students or at the game and support Encina. Drinks/Snacks: We will have ice chests, ice, snack bowls along with a few drinks and snacks to get started, but not enough for everyone. Please bring a sixpack of drinks and a bag of chips or the like to share. Classes: We will have class year posters in 5 year increments (1961-65 ... 1995-2000) around the perimeter of the cafeteria. There will be space to print your name and class year on the poster so folks can see who is at the party. This also provides a unofficial record of attendance of sorts. Music: Jolanne Tierney 81 has volunteered to DJ for the party. Send your requests to jamminjo@email.msn.com . Thanks Jolanne! Family: Spouses and significant others are welcome. Those of you who are taking your family to the homecoming game are welcome to bring your children to the pregame party but we are not planning any entertainment for children and you should bring something to entertain them. This is first and foremost an alumni event and I neither encourage or discourage children. I felt holding the pregame party at the Candlestick last year discouraged those with children so El Camino is sort of a neutral location. Security: We will have off duty sheriffs patrolling the event and locking up. No alcohol please. We need to be on our best behaviour if we are to use school facilities for future homecoming parties. HOMECOMING PARADE We will have four alumni cars in the homecoming parade plus a jeep to pull the float. The drivers in parade for alumni: Eleanor Brown: Red 87 Porsche Targa Cynthia Connell 73: Light green 68 Mustang convertible Chris Wicks 67: Light green 68 Mustang convertible Linda Weatherford Ballance 62: Dark Green 96 Chryler Sebring Greg Grant 75 (pulling float): Open Jeep The teachers and staff are inviting to ride in the alumni cars in the homecoming parade. The students need NINE convertibles for the homecoming parade. There was a student working at a car dealer who was going to provide cars but he no longer works there. If you would be willing to drive your convertible in the parade please let me know! I know we have a lot of convertibles out there. I've only lined up three cars so far. If we get at least five we'll probably be okay as the cars can make more than one pass around the track. Drivers in parade for students: Lorna Cline Gragg 72/73 Heide Mathews Boullt 78 Jerry Burks 71 HOMECOMING FLOAT Paul Stewart 76 wrote that they have plenty of 70s costumes but need an Apache costume! Do we have any mascots out there who still have an Apache costume we can borrow? Paul is already painting panels to be added to the trailer. They will be working on the float this weekend. Please contact Paul if you wish to help work on the float. Paul has too many volunteers wanting to ride on the float. Folks who work on the float will have a better chance of riding on the float . Contact Paul Stewart at pstewart@internow.com if you have costumes or would like to participate in the float in the homecoming parade. HOMECOMING RSVPS We have about about 380 RSVPs from Encina alumni and staff, not counting guests or family! Note that all current Encina teachers and staff are invited to the homecoming party! Unfortunately, we can not accomodate current students due to our agreement with the administrators. I am contacting the teachers and staff to confirm the still plan to attend the homecoming party. I've marked those who have confirmed so far. We've had some inevitable fallout so check to see the teachers you wanted to see are still able to come. Bob Trathen gave me Coach Ed Galloway's contact information. If you would like to see him at the party please give him a call. Coach Tom Durkee wrote: My wife Stacy will be at the party with her old soccer coach Kevin Anderson, so I'm sure I'll be stopping by for a while at least. Much of it depends on how we do against San Juan. The coaching staff in general is not very good company after a loss. I will let the staff know that they are welcome to come by and visit with the alumni after the game. For those of you who remember your Spanish, Laverne Gonzales sent me this note: "Yo estare' si esta' seguro que yo puedo estar en el coche con Kojima. Ella y yo queremos el mejor coche del desfile. A proposito, que pasa con la tecnologi'a. Yo iba a jubilarme con Microsoft y Rambus. Ya tengo que trabajar ma's" Bill McElroy sent me this email: "Unfortunately, I will not be able to attend this year's event as I am moving that weekend. Wish I could be there to meet up with all the folks. Best regards to all." I have Bill's email if you would like to write him. I received an rsvp from Encina reading teacher Maureen Drawbert and her husband Richard Drawbert, a former Encina teacher who is now a math teacher and athletic director at Rio. I talked with Encina teacher Susan Bush and she will be coming to the party. Susan was able to tell me how to contact many other Encina teachers. As a result, I received rsvps from: Dan Brodnansky Romano Luchini Sue Esparcia The rsvps are distributed as follows: staff: 41 1961: 8 1962: 4 1963: 1 1964: 4 1965: 10 1966: 1 1967: 4 1968: 5 1969: 3 1970: 18 1971: 10 1972: 10 1973: 35 (first, +3) 1974: 17 1975: 17 1976: 11 1977: 10 1978: 17 1979: 12 1980: 9 1981: 14 1982: 5 1983: 7 1984: 3 1985: 23 (second) 1986: 23 (second) 1987: 7 1988: 6 1989: 5 1990: 9 1991: 12 1992: 6 1993: 9 1994: 3 1995: 1 1996: - 1997: - 1998: - 1999: - 2000: - ---------- Total:380 New alumni RSVPs: Paul Whatley 70 Susan Bly Whatley 71 Donald Bright 75 Kris Kaney 76 Cathy Reames Bennett 76 David Dahlberg 77 Debi Hobday 80/81 James Albright 81 Laura Albright Heins 85 Derek Cabaniss 85 Ken Hubbard 85 Teresa Buckalew Tobin 93 Felicia Hearne Ashmore 93 (Lynwood,WA) Jeff Tobin 95 Jeff Tobin 95 is the first to rsvp from the class of 95. "Confirmed" indicates I have confirmed attendance. I haven't been able to reach everyone. Staff RSVPs: Jim Aubert Eleanor Brown (confirmed) Jack Bassett (confirmed) Shirley Bordisso (not sure) Stafford Boyd (confirmed) Dan Brodnansky (confirmed) Susan Bush (confirmed) Jack Carey (confirmed) Cheryl Chambers (confirmed) Eric Dahlin Don Day (confirmed) Maureen Drawbert (confirmed) Richard Drawbert (confirmed) Tom Durkee (confirmed) Jack Dutton (confirmed) John Eaton Sue Esparcia (probably) Evelyn Fedler (confirmed) Don Golden (no, hunting trip) Laverne Gonzales (confirmed) Kathy Howser Louis Huber (Anchorage,AK) (confirmed) Bob Kirrene (not sure, in Ireland visiting relatives) Christine Kojima (confirmed) John Knurr (Delavan,WI)(confirmed) Bill Lee Rees Lee (not this year) Romano Luchini (confirmed) Vince Marelich (confirmed) Karen McClelland Lee Susan McGuire (confirmed) Joe Patitucci (no, ill) Ginny Privateer Corsi (Boulder,CO)(confirmed) Marilyn Carlson Spartz Terry Reed (confirmed) Ivory Rubin John Sander (no, has to work) Orlin Schuler (confirmed) James W Smith (Walnut Creek,CA)(confirmed) JoAnne Smith (confirmed) Larry Stallings (confirmed) Bob Trathen (no, out of town babysitting) Cornelia Whitaker (confirmed) Tom Wilde (confirmed) Judy Wilson (confirmed) Elise Wolz (not sure) Stephanie Woo (confirmed) Please RSVP if you think you will be attending the homecoming alumni party this fall: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm I'll keep the RSVP list on the Homecoming 2000 page up to date so you can check and see who's going: http://www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming2000.htm HOMECOMING COMMITTEE I would like to acknowledge the folks on the homecoming committee who are responsible for making this party possible! If anyone has experience sending out press releases, it would be great if we could get some local publicity in the Sacramento papers. Eleanor Brown (head of parade) Laura Bui 93 Marla Byerley Windham 76 Sande Byerley Jaeke 74 Nancy Cooper Manly 71 Rollin Coxe 64 (professional photographer) Jan Heintz Hammon 75 Angela Kern Mueller 90 Harlan Lau 73 (chair) Lisa Lowe Rodland 79 (providing trailer for float) Larry Murray 65 Bonnie McFarland Kaplan 63 Donna McManus 74 Chris Moser Taylor 78 (head of decorations, insurance) Kathleen O'Neill Cabe 79 Steve Palmer 74 (my partner in crime) Randi Sanford 74 Lora Saunders 67 Kerry Shearer 72 Paul Stewart 76 (head of float) Tracy Taylor Tolbert 91 Carolyn Teel Rand 73 Jolanne Tierney 81 (DJ) Laura Vasquez Lavallee 77 Please thanks these folks when you see them at the party. I'm sorry if I forgot anyone... SIBLINGS Delcie Ledyard 90 wrote: John Ledyard 86 Delcie Ledyard 90 Paul Whatley 70 is married to Susan Bly Whatley 71 Gary Senn 85 is the son of Lee Erickson Smith 63 Felicia Hearne 93 wrote: Felicia Hearne 93 Mack Hearne 98 Marcus Hearne 00 Michael Hearne 01 Taneka Hearne 01 Marcell Hearne 03 Kris Kaney 76 wrote: Susan Kaney 67 Kris Kaney 76 ALUMNI SEARCH Kevin Brown 70 Bill Knoble 80 CLASSES The class of 80's reunion is this weekend! 1970 REUNION Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000 Where: Doubletree Hotel 1980 REUNION Daphne Dixon wrote that over 100 folks have rsvped for the reunion this weekend! 20 year reunion Date: Saturday, October 14, 2000 Time: 6:00-10:00 pm Place: Del Paso Country Club Address: Marconi Ave Attire: semi-formal Cost: $65.00 Family picnic Date: Sunday, October 15, 2000 Time: 1130 till ? Place: Beals Point at Folsom Lake Food will be provided RSVP: encina1980@egroups.com 1990 REUNION Date: Saturday, October 21, 2000 Place: Delta King on the Sacramento River in Old Sacramento Dear Class of 1990 Alumni, Just a little update on where things are at for the reunion, Saturday, October 21st, 2000. We are receiving more checks for the reunion each day. We are also being contacted by alumni we previously couldn't reach, like Shannon Radford and Lisa De Leon. Thanks to the people who contacted them for us. We have already sent out our last mailing and out of more than 120 letters and postcards we've sent , only 2 have been returned for one reason or another. We were able to negotiate the menu we wanted thanks to all the people who sent their checks in prior to the original October 1st due date. We have extended the last date for checks to October 17th, but can't make any exceptions after that. The cost is $45.00 per person. The checks should be made out to "Denise Bellinger Class of '90" and mailed to Denise Bellinger, 9044 El Cajon Way, Sacramento, Ca. 95826, before October 17th. The reunion is aboard the historic Delta King, in the Jenny Lind and Yosemite rooms. The no host bar will open around 7 pm and professional photographer, Bill Markell will be taking portraits for a small fee, including postage, by the sign in table. We will have name tags for alumni and dates. Dinner will be at 8pm. We will be having a choice of Roasted Tri-Tip or Breast of Chicken in a Champagne Mushroom sauce. We have to end by 11pm, but we're hoping alumni will keep the party going in one of the hot spots downtown even later. We are also encouraging alumni to attend the Homecoming activities at Encina. The rally is Friday, October 20th at 11am, the pre game party that night at El Camino is at 5:30, and the Varsity Football game starts at 7pm. Please RSVP on the Encina web site for these activities. Lots to do!! Finally, to all the alumni, those attending the reunion, and those not attending, please keep in touch, either by updating your information on the Encina web site when you move or leaving your new address with the Encina front desk. So whether it's two weeks from now, or five years from now at the next reunion, we look forward to seeing you. Denise M. Bellinger and Jinne Horger(Webb) TEACHERS LINDA BRANDENBURGER This article from the Bee archives is courtesy of Kathie Kloss 67. Sacramento Bee, June 8, 1995 People Though her desk at the downtown law firm is piled with work, Linda Brandenburger finds time to tend her garden, practice photography, and do volunteer work with the American Red Cross and Planned Parenthood. Last year, Brandenburger, a South Land Park resident, was chairwoman of the board of directors of the Sierra Chapter of the Red Cross. This year, she was given the Clara Barton Award for her seven years of service. She joined the Red Cross board of trustees on the recommendation of a friend and soon became a member of the board of directors, where she is now involved in making policy for the agency. She hasn't worked "in the trenches" doing disaster relief, but she sees herself doing that in the future. "The Red Cross is so well-run. I'm very impressed with it, " she said. She also devotes her time to Planned Parenthood, which she said "is very different because it's so controversial, and Red Cross is so uncontroversial." Brandenburger grew up in Sacramento and attended Riverside Elementary, California Junior High and McClatchy High School. She earned her teaching credentials at California State University, Sacramento. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Occidental College and her master's degree from Stanford University. In the 1960's, Brandenburger taught at Encina High School and Hiram Johnson High School. She also taught at the American School in London. She came back to the states from London because her father was ill. "Rather than go back into teaching, I went into law school," she said. Brandenburger said she was "an old law student" at 36 when she enrolled at the University of California at Davis. When she graduated from law school, she went to work right away at the downtown firm of McMurchie, Foley, Brandenburger & Weil & Lenahan where her brother Stephen Brandenburger is a partner. Most of her work involves estate planning and probate. Many of her clients aren't comfortable when they set out to plan for their deaths, she said. "But once they get into it and they do it, they feel relieved," she said. She said she's never had to deal with arguing heirs. "I haven't handled any multimillion-dollar estates either," Brandenburger said. When people want to leave money to charity, Brandenburger can recommend a number of non-profit agencies, the Red Cross among them, she said. GAIL PIERCE This article from the Bee archives is courtesy of Kathie Kloss 67. Sacramento Bee, February 6, 1997 People Although her new job as principal will give Gail Pierce fewer opportunities to interact daily with students -- something she said she truly enjoys -- her role will have a broader impact at Del Campo High School. "I cannot remember wanting to do anything else but teach. I miss teaching English," said Pierce. "(But) as principal, I can affect the lives of a lot more students, and that's exciting and challenging to me. Twenty years ago principals sat in isolation, making decisions. It isn't like that anymore. My role will be to facilitate problem-solving. I like working with people and sharing ideas." The Texas native succeeds Lois Franchimone, who was recently named director of alternative programs for seventh grade through adult education. Pierce began her teaching career in 1970 in Houston, where she taught high school English and was newspaper adviser and sponsor of her school's marching-band majorettes. After she and her husband, Ron, moved to Fair Oaks in 1973, she became a substitute teacher for the San Juan district. She then traveled from school to school as a teacher for the district's advanced-learning program. At Encina High School, Pierce taught English, social studies and oversaw the yearbook. In 1984, she became department chairwoman for English; three years later she was named student activities director and administrative assistant. She took the administrative assistant position at the urging of her daughter, Nicole. "The principal at Encina approached me about the job, and I thought about it all week. (Nicole) said, 'You never know if you don't try.' so I accepted it." In 1992 Pierce transferred to San Juan High School as vice principal and in 1993 became a vice principal at Del Campo. As principal, Pierce hopes to improve access to computer technology as well as refine the school's block schedule, which promotes broad-based education by allowing students to take more academic electives. "We want to do the best we can to serve the students," she said. She also will work with staff members to ensure that "curriculum is relevant and prepares students for the world of work. As vice principal, Pierce said she was able to maintain "a connection" to students. "As principal, it'll be harder to keep that connection, because I'll be going to more meetings, but I'll still have a role that impacts students," she said. She and Ron, a captain with the Sacramento County Fire Protection District, are longtime Citrus Heights residents. Nicole is now a junior studying sports medicine at Pepperdine University. OBITUARIES These obituaries are courtesy of Kathie Kloss 67. CHRISTOPHER TULLEY 79 THE SACRAMENTO BEE, December 15, 1995 CHRISTOPHER TULLEY A SACRAMENTO NATIVE, HE WORKED AS A MEDICAL TECHNICIAN IN OAKLAND Christopher Tulley, an Oakland medical technician who was born and reared in Sacramento, died Saturday after an artificial valve in his heart failed. He was 34. A former Sacrameto Bee carrier and graduate of Encina High School, he later attended American River College, California State University, Sacramento, and San Francisco State University, where he earned an undergraduate degree in anthropology. After working as a dispatcher and emergency medical technician for an ambulance company in Oakland, he earned a series of technical medical certificates. At the time of his death, he was employed by General Vascular Surgery Medical Group in San Leandro, where he performed vascular diagnostic tests. Survivors include his wife, Sabrina of Oakland; sons, Kendall and Steven of Oakland; parents, Loretta and Charles Tulley of Sacramento; brothers, Charles Tulley Jr. of Davis, and Michael Tulley of Washington, D.C.; and sisters, Ginger LoBue of San Francisco and Eve Dobkin of Daly City. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Health Education Building, 400 Hawthorne Ave., Oakland. A Sacramento memorial service will be in January. QUESTION: Did any of Christopher's sibings Charles Tulley Jr, Michael Tully, Ginger Tully or Eve Tully attend Encina? DAVID KRIEGEL 82 Sacramento Bee, Oct. 8, 1998 Fox 40 Sales Manager Worked Hard, But Loved to Have Fun David Kriegel, the hard-driving local sales manager for Sacramento television station KTXL, Fox 40, was remembered Wednesday as "a helluva salesman" who worked hard but also knew how to have a good time. The 33-year-old Sacramento man died Saturday several hours after his 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser overturned on Blue Ravine Road in Folsom. Earlier Friday he had played in the Ad Club Golf Tournament at Rancho Murieta, said his boss, Mike Fisher, vice president and general manager of KTXL. "A tremendous positive, generous person," was the way he described Mr. Kriegel. "He was one of those guys who would never, never, never give up. He was a helluva salesman, a helluva sales manager and a helluva motivator of people. He also liked to have a good time, and he had a good time." An only child, David Henry Kriegel was born in Sweden, where his mother, Barbro Myraeus, was a journalist, and his father, Doug P. Kriegel, was a student at the University of Stockholm. Several years later, his family moved to Sacramento, where his father became a reporter for television station KXTV Channel 10. A versatile athlete, David earned varsity letters in football, basketball and baseball at Encina High School, where he graduated in 1982. Four years later, he earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of California, Davis, where he played varsity baseball. Mr. Kriegel worked in television sales in Palm Springs and Los Angeles before moving to Channel 40 in Sacramento. "He was a fun-loving guy and, unlike me, he was good at business," recalled Doug Kriegel, who now cover general news for television station KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles. "When I would suggest that he get into television news, he would say, 'I want to get a real job. You call that work? That's not work.' He was much more serious than me." "Half the time, he did not listen to me, naturally," his father said, "but he was the most fabulous son a guy could have. He called me a dinosaur, but he would always take me with him to the World Series and the Super Bowl. He would get these tickets and say 'It's for a client, but what the heck.' Boy was he fun, just everything you would want in a son." His mother died three years ago of ovarian cancer. His father resides in Encino. A baseball scholarship is being set up in his memory at UC Davis. In addition to his father, he is survived by his grandmother, Ingegard Myraeus of Stockholm. Services will be held at 2 PM today in the East Lawn Memorial Park Chapel, 43rd Street and Folsom Boulevard. MITCHELL NEVIN 86 Sacramento Bee, June 30, 1994 Mitchell Thomas Nevin In Sacramento, July 27, 1994. Aged 26. Native of Sacramento. Loving father of (the late) Brittany Anne Nevin; son of Ted Nevin of Sacramento, brother of Therese Nevin, Kathleen Leana, Barbara Nevin, Diane Dillon, Laurie MacNeill, and Maria Nevin, Tim Nevin, Dan Nevin, Ted Nevin, Pat Nevin, and Mike Nevin (twin brother). Rosary and Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, at 9:30 AM at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 4524 Garfield Ave., Carmichael, CA. Burial, Calvary Cemetery. Arrangements by Sierra View Funeral Chapel. Sacramento Bee, June 30, 1994 Fatal Fire Was Arson, Authorities Say Victim had complained of being followed, his brother says A fire that killed a 26-year-old man and his 4-year-old daughter early Wednesday has been ruled arson. A "significant quantity" of accelerant was found "throughout the house" in the 1000 block of Morse Avenue, said sheriff's spokesman John McGinness. Mitchell Nevin and his daughter, Brittany, died in the blaze, which authorities said went undetected for some time. "There is no question whatsoever that (the fire) was intentionally set," McGinness said. While deputies will investigate the possibility that Nevin set the fire in a suicide attempt, McGinness said there is "not a great likelihood" that happened. The case is being considered a double homicide, and there are no suspects and no leads, he said. But Mitchell's brother, Tim Nevin of Roseville, believes the fire was "definitely related" to the fact that his brother claimed he was being followed earlier this year. Mitchell Nevin had said several people in different cars had followed him for months, his brother said. Family members never took the claims seriously until now, he added. "I think somebody around Mitch knew something bad that happened and maybe Mitch was supposed to have some knowledge of it," said Nevin. But "Mitch sure didn't know what it was," he said. Nevin said he was unsure whether Mitchell believed he was still being followed after he moved to the Morse Avenue house in March or April. Nevin said he had yet to discuss his theory with police, who had not contacted family members about the arson finding. Sacramento Bee, August 4, 1994 Old Pals Reunite, Then Both Die Mysteriously Separate incidents occurred within a week Mitchell Nevin and Brian Thorstad were childhood buddies whose friendship lasted into adulthood. But within a week's time the two died separate, mysterious deaths. Nevin, 26, died July 27 in a house fire in the Arden area that authorities have determined was deliberately set. Nevin's 4-year-old daughter, Brittany, died with him in the fire. Five days later, Thorstad, 26, died when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver after his car ran out of gas about 1 AM Monday on Watt Avenue near La Riviera Drive. Thorstad had delivered the eulogy for Nevin on Saturday. "It's a strange tragic twist," said Ted Nevin, Mitchell Nevin's brother. "I don't think the incidents are related. There's a small circle of b=friends that have had a tough time dealing with Mitchell's death ... and how they have to carry another casket." Brian Thorstad's brother David said his family needs to find some sort of conclusion. "My brother's gone." David Thorstad said. "We have to put him to rest. We're not looking for revenge, but we need some answers. There has to be someone out there who might have seen something." Thorstad and Nevin met in the fourth grade, played youth baseball together and remained best friends into high school. They played football and baseball at Encina High School before graduating in 1986. They tried to get together at least once a year after each went their separate ways and started families. Thorstad also had a 4-year-old child, a son. After not seeing each other for two years, Thorstad and Nevin ran into each other at a park two weeks ago. They spent the evening with another childhood friend reminiscing and talking about their future. John McGinness, spokesman for the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, said homicide detectives were continuing their investigation in the Nevin case. Detectives were aware that Thorstad and Mitchell were friends and planned to investigate whether there was a connection between the deaths, though it seems unlikely, McGinness said. WILBUR MARTIN 88 Sacramento Bee, June 7, 1996 He Loved Baseball -- And Life At Encina High School, Wilbur R. Martin had it all. A speedy shortstop and lead-off hitter on the baseball team, he sprayed balls all over the park. A slick fielder, he dreamed of making baseball his career. As a senior, he started at quarterback for the football team and shooting guard on the basketball team. The handsome and clear-eyed honors student was voted the school's outstanding male athlete in 1988. Then he went to the University of California, Davis, and started to struggle. No longer a star, Martin became a role player on the baseball team and had to work hard just to get into the lineup. He never gave up, though, even when he started getting excruciating headaches and heard some of the worst possible news a young man on the way up could hear: Martin had brain cancer. After a brave five-year struggle, following three operations and being told twice that he had the disease licked, Martin, who would have been 26 in three weeks, died at his Sacramento home on Tuesday. "He took this cancer like he did everything else," said Brian Holdener, his stepfather. "He never gave up, He thought somehow, some way, he was going to beat it. He struggled with it for so long." Before becoming ill, Martin, like a lot of successful young men, could be somewhat self-absorbed. Even his mother said he often seemed more interested in sports and horsing around than in thinking seriously about life. Friends said he touched so many people after he got ill -- starting the first UC Davis support group for cancer patients, volunteering and speaking to groups for the American Cancer Society Yolo County chapter -- that his funeral today was certain to draw a big crowd. Services are at W.F. Gormley & Sons chapel at 11 AM. "The hardest thing for Will to understand," said Tim Bivens, the Cancer Society's Yolo County director, "was that he lost so many good friends when he got sick because they just weren't able to relate to what he was going through. He wanted people to get educated about that. He really wanted people to understand the prejudice that goes along with this and that it's wrong." Martin's troubles began one day when he was playing the sport he had played nearly full time since he was 6 years old. He was circling under a pop fly when he lost his bearings and fell. He was having bad headaches at the time and that was the initial diagnosis: migraines. When they got worse, he went in for an MRI and a tumor was discovered. The first surgery removed a malignant growth, and doctors told Martin and his family they got it all. "He was 19 at the time," said his mother, Nancy Holdener. "He went back to Davis, bald, and went back to the baseball team. We were given all the hope in the world." "He lost much of his speed and athletic edge," recalled Matt Vaughn, a UCD assistant baseball coach who played with Martin when the two were in school together. "He went out for the team anyway, just to prove he could compete again, and I remember he hit a triple one day in scrimmage and popped up after sliding into third base and had a big grin on his face. That's the last memory I have of him." Martin, who graduated from Davis with a sociology degree in 1994, spent time with some of his other loves. He played golf, hunted, fished. He did such a good job training Bell, his springer spaniel, that he was hired to train dogs. He spent time with Emily Welch, a girlfriend he met in collage. But the pain and headaches came back and he had a second operation. This time he was treated with radiation for six weeks. His baseball career was over, so he started coaching at a Davis high school. Doctors again told the family they believed they had removed all the cancer from his brain. Last September, he relapsed. In April, he had a third operation. A few weeks later, the cancer had spread to his brain stem. There was nothing doctors could do. "He was always a great guy," recalled Stafford Boyd, a teammate from the Encina baseball team who is now its coach. "But he was kind of into himself and his accomplishments back in high school. That first tumor really made him step back and take a look at life and what life had to offer. It made him really see what he had to offer other people." In addition to his mother and stepfather, Martin is survived by his father, Dan Martin of Etna, and three sisters, Tracy, Cassy and Karli, all of Sacramento. The family has asked that any remembrances in his honor be made to the National Brain Tumor Foundation at 785 Market St., Suite 1600, San Francisco, 94103. QUESTION: Did Willy's siblings Tracy, Cassy and Karli attend Encina? WHAT'S NEW I went through the new classmates.com listings for the 80s and 90s this week and found a lot of new alumni. Please look carefully for old classmates. I only send out announcements to the class mailing lists for people who send in contact forms, which does not include these new folks from classmates.com. 10/11/00: Pam Tillson 72 update, Tony Banyai 64, Lee Erickson 63, Cheryl Peterson 62, Mark Ballance 91 update, Laura Albright 85 update, Paul Whatley 70, Susan Bly 71, Kris Kaney 76 10/10/00: Johnette Scott 76, Lori Kemp 84, Eric Gribble 86, Monica Basurto 88, Sheila Ennes 93, David Ennes 95, Patrick Dunn 73, Shayla Juarez 91, Michael Juarez 90, Diana Romero 88, Munal Shoman 88, Donald Young 90/bio, Branche Jones 90, Cicely Young 94, Michele Carroll 85, Ann Schirle 68/bio, Clay West 80, Jason Osher 90/bio, Stacey Heidig 74 update, Jerry Stotler 91, Evelyn Kossner 69/bio, Hwan Choi 95, Jae Won 95, Dong Yi 95, Carmella Sarguis 80/bio, John Sarguis 78, Victor Sarguis 82, Hugh Lukehart 81, Tim Lukehart 75, Sandra Lindsey 80, Jeffrey Brooks 87, Delcie Ledyard 90, Jacqui Palmer 93 update, Paul Knepprath 78, Mariann Marron 65, Jennifer Malone 92 bio, Debbie Moore 79, Michael Huber 72, Mark Huber 74, Michele Huber 77, Pat Azevedo 70, Steven Cowley 80 Don't forget to RSVP for the homecoming party: www.encinahighschool.com/homecoming/homecoming_form.htm and submit your contact information or bio: contact: www.encinahighschool.com/directory/submit_contact.htm bio: www.encinahighschool.com/submit_bio.htm Harlan Lau '73 Encina webmaster www.encinahighschool.com harlan@rambus.com