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THOMAS EVAN FRANK

THOMAS EVAN FRANK

1957-06-01 2015-02-03

Tom was born and raised in San Diego, CA to his loving parents, Patricia and Edward. He grew up with his two sisters, Kris and Kate, and spent much of his childhood with his grandfather in Chula Vista. Tom graduated from Hilltop High School in 1975 and attended college in Orange County before embarking into a career in hotel engineering - including working for Hyatt Regency Los Angeles where he met Becky.  In 1990, they moved to Monterey as Tom had accepted the position of Director of Engineering at the new DoubleTree Hotel; now Portola Hotel & Spa.  Tom worked there for over 18-years and fostered warm and authentic relationships with his colleagues who became his friends. T...

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STEVE GANTZ

STEVE GANTZ

1956-12-02 2004-05-20 View Memorial and Tributes
MIKE GIRDNER

MIKE GIRDNER

1957-08-30 2022-10-28

Kidney Failure



Surviving family include his brother John (Hilltop class of 1977), brother David (Hilltop class of 1981), his father Dean, his son Mike and a grandson.



 

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RAY W. GRAY

RAY W. GRAY

1957-06-01 2008-02-19

Ray passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, February 19, 2008. Ray was born at Coronado Hospital on June 1, 1957, where he resided until the age of four, when his family relocated to the Hilltop area of Chula Vista. He attended Hilltop High School and resided in Chula Vista all of his life. He is survived by his wife Janet Gray of Chula Vista, CA; mother Margaret Gray of Anaheim, CA; brother Robert and sister-in-law Laurie Gray of Signal Hill, CA; sister Peggy and brother-in-law Rick Sullivan of Walnut Grove, CA. He is also survived by father-in-law Bert McKinney of Wirtz, VA; sister-in -law Rema Martin of Wirtz, VA; sister and brother-in-law Brenda and Bruce Fink of Chula Vista, CA;...

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DELYNN GAWRON (GREEN)

DELYNN GAWRON (GREEN)

1957-04-10 2015-05-28

DeLynn Gayanne Green Gawron April 10, 1957 - May 28, 2015 CHULA VISTA -- DeLynn Gayanne Green Gawron passed away May 28, 2015, at Kaiser Hospital San Diego. Born April 10, 1957, in Kodiak, Alaska (territory). She graduated from Hilltop High School in 1975 and San Diego State in 1979. She was a life member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. After graduation, she worked for the U.S. Customs Department. In 1985, she was selected as one of 100 Air Marshals, of which only 15 were women, into the new FAA Air Marshal program. She moved to San Francisco and was in charge of airport security inspections at seven airports. Her job also required her to fly all over the world to inspect security in for...

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CYNTHIA HENKE

CYNTHIA HENKE

2010-02-21

Colon cancer.

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JORGE (GEORGE AKERS) HERRERA

JORGE (GEORGE AKERS) HERRERA

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MARK HOLLOCK

MARK HOLLOCK

1957-05-27 View Memorial and Tributes
THERESA BERRY (HOWARD)

THERESA BERRY (HOWARD)

1957-08-22 2024-03-24

Theresa Diane Berry lived in Arkadelphia AR and died in Little Rock, AR. She was a retired administrative assistant with US Healthworks. Theresa enjoyed walking, cooking and most of all her cats. She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Joe Howard.

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