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SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL Wednesday, July 10, 2002 REMEMBRANCES Andrew V. Vinson, 88; raconteur lived his stories FUNERAL quote essays, speeches, poetry, in Andrew V. Vinson BORN: March 30, 1914, In Moscow. DIED: July 8, 2002 at Valley Convalescent Hospital. EDUCATION: Attended private schools In Russia and Czechoslovakia and earned a business degree from Charles University In Prague.

OCCUPATION: Accountant; business broker; Interpreter for the United States Army In Czechoslovakia; Instructor of Russian, linguist and class supervisor at the Defense Language Institute at the Presidio In Monterey for 31 years. HOBBIES: Tinkering with automobiles, woodworking, tent camping throughout the Western United States, fishing and in his college years, boxing. SURVIVORS: His wife of 62 years, Anna Vinson of Corralitos; a son, George Vinson of Turlock; and one grandson, SERVICES: 11 a.m. Friday at Mehl's Colonial Chapel In Watsonville. War II, and traded gold saved from work at the British Embassy and various business brokerages for fruit and vegetables for his pregnant wife.

He told his son he once paid for a hotel stay with a slice of a much-coveted lemon. "You had to be tough and resourceful," George Vinson said. When the U.S. Army rumbled into Austria in 1945, Vinson met the commander in the street, offering to translate and ended up interpreting at military trials. He had another story in the challenging task of convincing Army officers not to seize the limousine of Franz Lehar, a world-famous composer whose name they did not recognize.

"He demanded respect," his son said. "In Europe you learn about cultural politeness, and Eastern Europeans place a very high premium on education." That is not to say he was staid, his son said. "He had a wonderful, really sharp sense of ironic humor, and great anecdotes," he said. And his son's favorite example? "Do you speak Russian?" he asked. Services will be 11 a.m.

Friday at Mehl's Colonial Chapel. Contact Cathy Redfern at credfemsan ta-cruz. com. 4 1 Latin, French, Ger-man you name (V it" Vinsnn was a fnc. rinntine rarnntpnr faLX with an incredible ji memory and some I r- fnV dramatic tales, his In li son said.

ANDREW VINSON "He was just a few years old when the refugees were evacuating the Crimea ahead of the Red Army and a troop of Cossacks came up to board the boats," he said. "They shot their horses so they wouldn't fall into the hands of the Red Army. "And he remembered helping pull nets in from shore, singing in Turkish, and having nothing to carry the fish in but his pillow case, and selling paper flowers on the street to help his family." Vinson grew up in Czechoslovakia. He fled the Nazi-occupied country in 1944 via Austria by impersonating a German officer. He would have been shot on the spot if found out.

And though his father was a lawyer in Russia, there were winters when he had no coat and times when food was so scarce that he told of being able to touch his fingers and thumbs around his waist as a teen-ager. "My grandfather believed, as many OBITUARIES FUNERAL EDDY LOUIS HENDRIKS March 19, 1913 July 0, 2002 On July 6, during an accidental fall, God embraced Eddy Hendriks to take him home. Born in the Dutch East Indies, blessed with a sense of humor and a sharp intellect, Eddy was an accomplished symphony musician, gifted engineer, devoted husband and father, witty grandfather, stern university professor, nurturing teacher, faithful servant of the Lord. During World War II he was an officer in the Royal Dutch Navy. Leaving The Netherlands in 1960, Eddy settled his family in the United States, aided by the Palo Alto First Methodist Church.

He worked at Varian Associates until 1972, when he retired to Boonville in Mendocino County. He will be deeply missed by his wife Arlene (Rummell) Hendriks, children Johan and Lanny Hendriks, formerly of Ben Lomond, Rudy and Louise Fredrik-sz of San Jose, Julie Hendriks and Lawrence Prather of Boulder Creek, Ron and Maryann Hendriks of Auburn, several grand- and great-grandchildren, and, many friends. He was preceded in death by his first wife Jeanette Francine Hendriks in 1991. A Memorial Service will be held Friday, July 12th at 11:00 A.M. at Evergreen Valley United Methodist Church, 3520 San Felipe Road at Aborn, San Jose (408) 238-7631.

FUNERAL Benito Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel Lit. No. flYlll FRANCES K. HONAN A celebration of the Christian life of Frances Honan will be on Friday July 12. Mrs.

Honan passed away in Capitola, California on July 6, 2002, at the age of 86. She was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico and raised in the Los Angeles area where she graduated from Hollywood High School and later attended business college. She married and moved to Salinas with her husband Hugh Charles Honan and there they raised their 6 children. Mr. Honan preceded her in death in 1960.

Continuing in her property management and real estate career, Frances became inspired to dedicate numerous rose gardens including statues of St. Francis and Mother Mary, in memory of war causalities; receiving a humanitarian award for her actions. A devout Catholic, she was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Salinas from 1945 to 1970, and was a member of Resurrection Church in Aptos and St. Patrick's Church in Watsonville. Relocating to the Monterey Peninsula and later Santa Cruz County in 1976, Frances was a resident of Sunshine Villa, Brommer Manor, Watsonville Residential Care and Pacific Coast Manor.

She is survived by her daughters, Marguerite O'Neill of Olympia, WA, Lenore Bolton of Chico, CA, and Michele Wolfe of La Selva Beach, CA. She also leaves her two sons, Timothy Honan of Santa Cruz, John Honan of Pacific Grove, CA, grandchildren Cyrus Honan of San Diego, and Noelle and Alison O'Neill of Washington, and her second cousin, Eleanor Childress of Patterson, Texas. Mrs. Honan was preceded In death by her daughter, Christine Honan. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.

A graveside senIce will be at Garden of Memories (Salinas, CA) beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday July 12, 2002, where she will be laid to rest next to her loved ones. Friends may pay their respects at Benito and Azzaro Pacific Gardens Chapel on Friday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. A memorial mass will be held on her birthday, July 27th at 4 p.m.

at the Villa Maria Del Mar (2-1918 Eastcliff Dr.) Santa Cruz, CA. The Quality Standard in Santa Crux 423-5721 1050 Cayuga Santa Cruz You are welcome to write about your loved ones in an In Memoriam" Classified Department 429-2496 Santa Cruz Memorial ROBERT PAUL RUELLI Services will be today, July 10, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. for Robert Paul Ruelli, Sr. at Santa Cruz Memorial Park Funeral Home, 1927 Ocean Street, Santa Cruz. Viewing will be from 11:00 a.m.

to 1:30 p.m. Mr. Ruelli passed away as a result of a motorcycle accident. He was 55 years young. Mr.

Ruelli served 4 years in the U.S. Navy, and then retired after working 20 years for Cal-trans as a heavy equipment mechanic. He also spent years as a foster parent, baseball coach, and served on the Board of Directors for Little League for a number of years. He enjoyed reading, sunbathing, cars, motorcycles and was always lending a hand to other people. Bob was a long time very active member of the G.M.R.M.C.

and with them rode the highways of America from California to South Dakota and everything in between on his faithful bike "Sally" with his girlfriend He liked nothing more than to be in the wind living life to the fullest and enjoying his right to the "road." He is survived by his mother Mrs. lone Ugoli-ni of Highwood, IL. his daughter and son Paula Gunnings and Robert Ruelli, Jr. both of Santa Cruz, California, grandchildren Kayla, Rylan, Tristan Brayden all of Santa Cruz, sister Lillian Deaver of Georgia, brothers David Ruelli of South Carolina Steve Ruelli of Illinois, an aunt, cousins, nieces, nephews, longtime girlfriend Janice Robinson of Santa Cruz, and his "club brothers." A huge extended family and friends that love him and will miss him tremendously. Interment will be in Highwood, Illinois.

Arrangements are entrusted to Santa Cruz Memorial Park Funeral Home. 1927 Ocean Street 426-1601 Lie. FD1476 FUNERAL OAKWOOD MEMORIAL CHAPEL Funeral Home Cemetery JIM MARINER A Memorial Service will be held for Jim Mariner on Saturday, July 20. 2002. Please contact family members for location and time.

Jim passed away June 18th at the home of his sister, Liz, in Capitola. He was born April 16, 1942 in San Jose, California and just recently celebrated his 60th birthday. Although raised in San Jose Jim loved the Aptos area. He could be seen most mornings reading his newspaper at the mini park overlooking the cement ship in Seacliff. Jim belonged to the local "Clamper's" organization and was known as Jim "The Fish" Mariner.

From early on he loved race cars and was an avid race car follower. Jim spent many happy hours watching his favorite drivers racing on TV. Jim is survived by his mother Katherlne of Santa Cruz, sister, Liz Mariner and brother-in-law, Bob Anderson of Capitola, brother John Mariner of Aptos and niece, Jennie Mariner of Aptos. Charles "Dick" Mariner, his father, preceded Jim in death. A special thanks need to be said to Vicki his faithful friend.

Jim will be missed by his family and many friends. Contributions may be given to The Hospice Caring Project of Santa Cruz County. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Oakwood Memorial Chapel. 3301 Paul Sweet Road Santa Cruz, CA 95065 (Across from Dominican Hospital) 475-2464 Lie. FD1530 Serving Santa Cruz County families for a quarter century Complete Cremation Service Including Scatterings At Sea off the Santa Cruz Counly Coastline.

We're here to help with your immediate needs. 831.372.3536 f- Corps on the Pacific front during World War II, and then enlisted in the U.S. Army. He worked as a medical technician at Santa Cruz County Hospital before retirement. He is survived by wife Jo-Ann Root of Watsonville; daughters Barbara Kincart and Lorna Machado.both of Watsonville; sons Ray Root of Bladen County, N.C., Paul Root of Longview, Texas, and Jerry Miller of Watsonville; brother Bob Root of Watsonville; sisters Gladys Downs of Freedom, Buel-ha Lynch of Wennatchee, Wash, and Dolly Johnston of Hughson; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Daughter Martha Root died in 1956 and son Louis Miller died in 1967. Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Davis Memorial Chapel, 609 Main Watsonville. Burial with military honors will be at Pioneer Cemetery in Watsonville. Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m.

Thursday and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the chapel. Jessamine Townsend Services will be Friday for Jessamine Townsend, who died Monday at her Santa Cruz home. She was 82.

Mrs. Townsend was born in Priest River, Idaho, and lived in Santa Cruz for 30 years. She is survived by her husband, Joe Townsend of Santa Cruz; daughters Joanne Matthews of Maryland and Marcia Zepeda of Long Beach; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call from 12-2 p.m. Friday at Oakwood Memorial Park.

Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Oakwood Memorial Park Chapel, 3100 Paul Sweet Road, Santa Cruz. Mrs. Townsend will be buried at Santa Cruz Memorial Park. Contributions are preferred to the American Heart Association.

Arnold J. Albuquerque Services will be Friday for Arnold J. By CATHY REDFERN SENTINEL STAFF WRITER CORRALITOS Andrew V. Vinson could tell a story. And he could tell them in at least four languages, with some of the more harrowing ones drawn from his own life.

It was a life marked by dangerous displacements, including his family's escape from Russia during the Russian Revolution and a later flight with his own young family as the Soviets advanced upon Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia. Vinson died Monday at age 88. Services will be Friday. He retired to Corralitos about 20 years ago, after teaching Russian to military personnel at the Presidio's Defense Language Institute in Monterey for 31 years. Vinson got the job by visiting the colonel, coming by bus from San Francisco, desperate for a job after spending two years with a sister-in-law's family in Cleveland, working at a dairy farm.

He sold his Model A Ford for a train ticket west. "He was a very intelligent man," said his son, George Vinson. "In his teen years he studied at a private, semi-military academy where they attended chapel every morning and the professors wore white tunics. "They taught him seven modern languages, including Latin, and he could Juana Ramirez-Beas Services will be Thursday and Friday for Juana Ramirez-Beas, who died Tuesday in Watsonville. She was 85.

Mrs. Ramirez-Beas was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and lived in Watsonville for 42 years. She was a good cook, family members say, who loved baking pies, cakes and turkeys. She also enjoyed sewing and making clothing, listening to Lawrence Welk and watching soap operas. She loved her husband of more than 50 years, Jaciento Ramirez-Chavez.

JUANA Mrs. Ramirez is survived by a son, Jose Luis Ramirez of Watsonville; daughters Maria Luisa Veronica and Guadalupe Mercado, both of Mexico; a brother, Ramon Beas of Los Angeles; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and five great, great-grandchildren. Her husband, Jaciento Ramirez-Chavez, died in 1994, and a brother, Isauro Beas, died in 1995. Friends may call from 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Mehl's Colonial Chapel, 222 E.

Lake Watsonville. A rosary service will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Mehl's. A Mass of Christian burial will be 10 a.m. Friday at Valley Catholic Church.

Burial will follow at Pioneer Cemetery. Ray Root Services will be Friday for Ray Root, who died Tuesday in Watsonville. He was 77. Mr. Root was born in Stroud, and had lived in Watsonville for about 55 years.

He served with the U.S. Marine Legendary Disney THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ARCADIA Ward Kimball, a master animator who designed Jiminy Cricket and was one of Walt Disney's trusted "Nine Old Men," has died. He was 88. Kimball died of natural causes Monday at Arcadia Methodist Hospital, said Howard E. Green of Disney's Buena Vista Pictures Marketing.

Kimball joined Disney Studios in 1934. During a career that lasted until 1972, he animated or served as directing animator on such classics as "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Pinoc-chio," "Fantasia" and "Peter Pan." He and the other top animators that Disney jokingly dubbed him and other top animators his "Nine Old Men," derived from a description of the Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt "Ward's passing is a tremendous loss to the animation community and to our studio," said Roy E. Disney, vice chairman of The Walt Disney Co. "He was a brilliant animator and filmmaker with a distinctive style and humor all his own." Kimball's contributions include redesigning Disney's most recognizable character, Mickey Mouse, in 1938', and creating the look of Jiminy Cricket for the 1940 cartoon "Pinocchio." The top-hatted bug who is sidekick and conscience to the wooden boy became a Tampa couple can't THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TAMPA, Fla. Ebay removed an advertisement from a couple who wanted to sell the rights to name their unborn baby.

The online auction site canceled Bob and Tracy Armstrong's offer Saturday. The Armstrongs. who are expecting a baby In February, said last week they decided to place a "Name Our exiles did, that the monarch would defeat the communists and be reinstated," George Vinson said. "He brought hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of rubles to Turkey. They ended up papering an outhouse with them." He faced poverty again during World Albuquerque, who died last Wednesday in Santa Cruz.

He was 55. Mr. Albuquerque was born in San Francisco and grew up in Santa Clara. He lived in Santa Cruz County off and on for the past 35 years, most recently in Watsonville. Mr.

Albuquerque attended Saint Clares Grammar School and graduated from Santa Clara High School. He also served in the Navy. He learned tile setting at his family's business in Santa Clara and practiced the craft for more than 30 years. Mr. Albuquerque enjoyed fishing, hunting and riding his Harley motorcycle.

One of the happiest periods of his life was spent living at the Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor while restoring his vintage fishing boat. He is survived by his mother, Alice Albuquerque of Santa Clara; a daughter, Nerissa Albuquerque-Gonzales of Watsonville; brothers Philip Albuquerque of Santa Cruz; Carlos Albuquerque Jr. of Redding and Timothy Albuquerque of Santa Clara; one granddaughter; two nephews; one niece; and several aunts, uncles and cousins. His father, Carlos Albuquerque, died in March. A Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m.

Friday at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 515 Frederick Santa Cruz. Contributions are preferred to the American Cancer Society Dominican Hospital Education Building, 1555 Soquel Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065. Arrangements are by Pacific Gardens Chapel. Ronald Childers Services will be Saturday for Ronald Childers, who died Saturday at his Live Oak home. He was 61.

Mr. Childers was born in Los Angeles and lived in Santa Cruz County for the past 37 years. He served in the Navy from 1958-1964, and worked as a mechanic for Wrigley's gum factory for 32 years, no ears, no nose and no hair." Kimball also was credited with animating the famed crow sequence in "Dumbo" and was chiefly responsible for the designs of the Cheshire Cat, The March Hare and The Mad Hatter in 1951's "Alice in Wonderland." He directed the Oscar-winning shorts "Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom" in 1953 and "It's Tough To Be a Bird" in 1969. Kimball also wrote the stories for and directed a landmark trio of shows for the "Disneyland" television series "Man in Space," "Man and the Moon," and "Mars and Beyond." The trilogy is often credited with popularizing the concept of the government's space program during the 1950s, Green said. Kimball, born in Minneapolis on March 4, 1914, had two other loves besides animation: music and trains.

In 1948 he formed a Dixieland jazz band called The Firehouse Five Plus Two, with Kimball on trombone. The group record a dozen albums, played nightclubs and appeared on the Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan television shows. The back yard of his San Gabriel home boasted a full-scale running railroad dubbed Grizzly Flats that included a restored 1881 steam locomotive. Kimball is survived by his wife Betty; three children, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. "The (amount) floored us," Bob Armstrong said.

"If we got 500 bucks, we would have been ecstatic." Armstrong said that eBay officials told him the auction was canceled the ad violated a policy requiring only tangible items be sold. Armstrong reworked the ad to say the winner was buying a copy of the baby's birth certificate bearing the chosen name and the new ad went online Sunday. until the Wm. Wrigley Co. closed its Santa Cruz plant in 1997.

Mr. Childers took pleasure in driving his 1923 Ford Roadster hot rod around town delivering candy canes to neighborhood kids. He was a member of the Order of Masons and helped build the Live Oak Little League Field. He enjoyed building model airplanes in his earlier years. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Margaret Childers of Live Oak; sons Ronald Childers of Live Oak, Randy Childers of Capitola and Robert Childers of Santa Rosa; a daughter, Cheryl Keever of Santa Cruz; and nine grandchildren.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakwood Memorial Chapel. Contributions are preferred to Hospice Caring Project of Santa Cruz County, 6851 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 95003. Eugene Ware Ridings No services are planned for Eugene Ware Ridings, who died Monday at his Santa Cruz home. He was 71.

Mr. Ridings was born at Fort Ben-ning, where his father was a major general in the Army. He moved to Santa Cruz in 1988. He earned a bachelor's degree from Davidson College, a master's degree from the University of North Carolina and a doctorate from the University of Florida. Mr.

Ridings worked for the federal government in Washington, DC, and also as a journalist specializing in Latin American affairs. He later taught Brazilian history at Winner State University in Minnesota. He enjoyed tennis, jogging, traveling and reading. He is survived by his wife, Kristin Ridings of Santa Cruz; and a son, Samuel Ridings of Santa Cruz. Arrangements are by Oakwood Memorial Chapel.

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