(Submitted by Mary (Parsons) Ledford)
MaryAnn Kruep Paino
May 19, 1944 - Jan 19, 2001
MaryAnn (Mary Anita) passed away unexpectedly from complications with heart disease. Born in Los Angeles, she grew up in Pasadena and Alhambra. Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and friend. Survived by her 4 children, Susan, Carolyn, Vincent Jr and Jonathon and now 9 grandkids. She was preceded in death after close to 10 yrs of marriage early on by her true love Vincent Joseph Paino, she was only 27 and he 29. True to her strong nature and resiliency, she raised her children, becoming very successful in the Mortgage Industry. She made many loving and supportive friends with her good-natured personality and radiant smile. Her warmth, strength and charm are gifts everyone who knew her will hold dear in their memories of her forever. Her special interests included gardening, boating, reading and her #1 was her grandchildren. Prior to her passing, she wrote in my son’s baby book “I look at my children and grandchildren as my special garden and I have watered and cultivated them. I will continue to do so until the day I die.” -which was right before he was born. Thanks to her, we feel honored when people mention how much one of us looks like her, reminds them of something she did. As for her children, we like to dedicate Billy Joel’s song –to both her and our father "Only the Good die Young". She is forever in our hearts and mind.
(Submitted by her daughter, Carolyn M. Bauer, August 2007)
Dianna Bethel Hayek
Dianna died unexpectedly on January
12, 2002 from an infection after being hospitalized only a few hours. On July
7, 2002, Dianna would have been married 40 years to her beloved husband, Tommy.
She is also survived by her three children, seven grandchildren, mother, two
brothers and sister.
Dianna was a Registered Nurse for 18 years at Hemet Valley Medical Center. She
was a devoted Christian who put her faith to work helping and loving her family,
friends and others whom God caused to cross her path. She was a hospitality
queen. She worked hard and knew how to have fun. She didn't put things off.
She lived her life. She is greatly missed by all her family and friends. It
is hard to believe that she is no longer a phone call away. She left us with
so many wonderful memories and pearls of wisdom. One of her favorite portions
of Scripture was 2 Timothy 4: 7-8.
(Submitted by Susan Bonander Popenoe
and Sheila McCoy Klick. Picture of Susan, Sheila,
and Dianna from Fall 1999.)
Jeanie Cook Vals
Jeanie passed away July 5, 2005
in Long Beach, CA. She suffered
from MS for many years and was very courageous all the while. She is
survived by her husband Richard, and sons Tod, Eric and Curtis and their
lovely families. She was my cousin and my friend and I'll miss her.
(Submitted by Donna (Booth) Roberts
Smith)
Beverly McDowell Dugard
Beverly passed away July 1980 in
Washington. She left 4 children, of which 2 daughters received their
Masters Degree and are now teaching. She lived in Alhambra after her marriage
for a short time, became a Navy wife and moved to Washington. She donated
all her energies to the Girl Scouts of America, her church and her friends.
She is sorely missed by all her friends. She didn't know how much she
was loved.
(Written by Joy DiPrima Pantano
and Mary Reiman Murphy)
Richard Schwarz
Richard Schwartz passed away about
ten years ago.
Richard enlisted in the United States
Marine Corps approximately three years following his high school graduation.
He served three years in the Marine Corps, including two tours in Vietnam at
the height of the conflict with front line combat units. After returning from
serving his country, Richard lived in Alhambra, where he held several jobs until
his death. I will always remember his perpetual grin and cherish his friendship.
(Submitted by Terry and Pam King,
Upland, CA)
Deceased Classmates
