People

Jackson Eaves, Born in July 1925 in San Francisco, died at 94 years of age on 12 October 2019. His parents were Dr James Eaves and Marion Small Eaves of Piedmont, Calif. Preceding him in death were his parents and his sisters, Marion Hinman and Sally Lewis, and his son, Bradley. Jackson graduated from Piedmont High School, served in the Navy in WWII, and afterwards graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, where he met his wife, Patricia Faber. He retired as a Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank after almost 50 years with the bank. During the many years of his banking career, Jackson was active in the Jaycees, the Lion’s Club, the Cal Bear Backers, and the World Trade Club. He is survived by his wife of 72 years, his three sons, James, Faber, Patrick, his daughter Sally Nogle, seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

On Wednesday, October 9, 2019, Raymond Johns Davis Egan, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away at age 88. Ray was born on August 22, 1931 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Florence Carter and Raymond Davis. As a boy in Hawaii, he observed the bombing of Pearl Harbor from a hillside. As a result of the outbreak of WWII, his family moved to the Yukon Territory, where his step-father, James Egan, worked on the Alcan Highway. Ray served in the Air Force during the Korean War as a raido operator at March Air Force Base. After completing his military service, he earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in 1960. Ray began his career at the Electronics Research Labs at Stanford, researching the physics of radio wave interaction with the ionosphere. He soon moved to Granger Associates in Santa Clara, where he was Vice-President of Research and Development. Before his retirement he worked at NEC America, where he served as Vice President and General Manager. His engineering work required extensive travel to many countries as well as many remote locations around the world. He worked in the field of telecommunications for over 35 years.

Rosa (Trumler) Dieffenbach, 84, peacefully passed away on July 10, 2019 in Poulsbo, WA, after complications from Alzheimer's. Rosa was born in Gleisdorf, Austria on August 17, 1934 to Josef and Maria (Wilfling) Trumler. She grew up in war-torn Austria, the fifth of seven children. After WWII, at age 16, she left home to find work in Switzerland. She became a governess for an American family, who later sponsored her, allowing her to emigrate to the United States. Arriving on the Queen Mary, she embarked on a courageous adventure, working first for the sponsoring family, then later in the cafeteria of Gallaudet University before finally heading west, to San Francisco, CA. On an outing with the Northern CA Swiss Club, she met her future husband, William Dieffenbach.

Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock

Emma Cummings and Cooper Hitchcock were married June 29 in San Luis Obispo.

The bride is the daughter of Sue and Clyde Cummings of Mountain View, and the granddaughter of the late Bob and Marion Grimm of Los Altos.