People
JANET B. EGLINGTON
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Janet B. Eglington, aged 93, passed away peacefully at her home in Los Altos on January 24. With a degree in bacteriology from the University of Idaho, she served in the U.S. Navy in WWII as a lab technician from 1943-45 at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington, D.C. In that capacity she met many key government players including members of the First Family and cabinet members who were treated at the hospital.
JOHN ROBERT “BOB” BECK
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1924–2014
Resident of Los Altos
Bob Beck passed away on February 16 at El Camino Hospital after a short illness. Born in Virginia, Minnesota on July 16, 1924, Bob graduated from Mountain Iron High School in 1941.
ABE PRICE
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Abe Price, born January 9, 1923, died February 25, 2014. A native of Poland, he was a Holocaust survivor who met his wife, Sala Price, following World War II.
JOHN F. SCHUCK
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John Schuck passed away on February 20, 2014. He was born on April 10, 1929 on Long Island, New York. He was the oldest of six siblings.
John attended Rutgers University in New Jersey and played football for four years while studying for an engineering degree. He graduated with a BS in Ceramic Engineering.
HILDA NELLIE WHITT
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Resident of Los Altos
Born: Dec 7, 1916
Died: Feb 8, 2014
Hilda Whitt passed away on February 8 at age 97.
MARTIN NAVARRETE
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1950-2014
Resident of Los Altos
Martin was taken from this world Friday, February 21, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Our precious brother was many things, but most of all he was a devoted husband to his beloved wife Liz and stepson Matthew.
Noteworthy
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The Los Altos-based Sempervirens Fund recently hired Shelley Ratay as deputy executive director to expand the land trust’s work protecting and connecting the local redwood forests between Silicon Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
Ratay will focus on land protection, general management and fundraising on behalf of the organization.
Anniversary
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Danuse and Josef Berger, 50 years
Longtime Los Altos residents Danuse and Josef Berger recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple married Dec. 23, 1963, in Prague.
The Bergers marked the occasion with their daughters and sons-in-law at The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse in Palo Alto. They took a New Year’s cruise to Mexico for their second honeymoon.
