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SERVING THE COUNTY SINGE 1856 buz cl (y)l5MlLJIJlJlo 50 cents: At The Newsstand Santa Criz, California 145th Year. Vol. 12 Santa Cruz Sentinel Publishers Co. www.santacruzsentinel.com SC 1290466 091501 01 8601 BAY MICROFILM, INC. 1113 ARGUES AVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94086 Msm slhiffiS dead! wwk From SC to Temptation Island' Local man tests morals on Fox show By RAMONA TURNER SENTINEL STAFF WRITER One of Santa Cruz County's own had his face and chest plastered across television screens nationwide William Hewlett dies at 87 Silicon Valley pioneer was a 'gentle man' Wednesday akjfc clQn By BRIAN BERGSTEIN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PALO ALTO William Hewlett, the shirt-sleeved engineer who co-founded Hewlett-Packard Co.

in a garage in 1938 and pioneered both Silicon Valley and the computer age, died Friday. He was 87. Hewlett, who with friend and partner David as Fox steamy new series Island" debuted. Matt Heien, formerly ofSoquel, is one of 24 sexy singles on an island MATT HEIEN 'A fast-talking, smooth ladies' man Packard was one of the most respected figures in American industry, died in his sleep, surrounded by family at his home in Palo Alto, HP spokesman Dave Berman said. HP's affable engineering brain, Hewlett saw the company grow from a garage start-up making LumJ Bill LovejoySentinel photos ABOVE: Rescue workers rush the shooting victim to a waiting ambulance.

BELOW: Mike Amaya grabbed the gun from the shooter's hand. "anything to bring in a HEWLETT nickel," into a $49 billion great and -maker of computers, print- ers and servers. HP's test eenue man -and measurement equipment divisions were spun off last year into Agilent Technologies an $11 billion business. Carly Fiorina, HP chairwoman, president and chief executive officer, hailed Hewlett as Shooter arrested after gunning down recent father at auto-painting shop paradise where fidelity becomes the ultimate test. The prime-time series, which pulled in 16 million viewers for its first episode, invited four couples to an i island off Belize where scantily clad singles tempt their relationships.

Braden Cooledge thinks Matt, whose nickname is Trash, is perfect for "Temptation Island." "He's a fast-talking, smooth ladies' man," said Braden, who makes his living as a curator of art from Zimbabwe for. museums nationwide. See TEMPT on BACK PAGE Local gifts Hewlett Foundation supports local organizations Page A9 "a great and gentle man." Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steve Jobs who also launched his trail-blazing company with a friend in a Silicon Valley garage said his life was forever changed one day in 1967 when he called Hewlett at home to ask By DARREL W. COLE SENTINEL STAFF WRITER SANTA CRUZ A man who recently became a father was killed Friday when an unidentified assailant stormed into the auto paint shop where he worked and shot him several times.

Angel Ayala, 21, was shot at Autorella, 2280 Soquel at 3 p.m. Ayala died in the ambulance on the way to Dominican Hospital from at least three wounds to his abdomen, authorities said. Several people, including Ayala and a sheriffs deputy, wrestled the gun from the shooter. j1 Deputies arrested the young man jhe suspect is taken away in the back of a patrol car. at the scene.

They declined to release for spare electronic components. Jobs, then 12, used the parts to build a frequency counter. "What I learned that summer at Bill and Dave's company was the blueprint we used for Apple," Jobs said. "Today marks the final passing of their era, but their spirit lives on in every company in this valley." In September, Forbes magazine estimated Hewlett to be the 26th richest American, worth $9 billion. But he ranked among his greatest accomplishments Hewlett-Packard's enlightened management style that still serves as a model for other companies.

"I guess that's what I'm most proud of the fact that we really created a way to work with employees, let them share in the profits and still keep control of it," Hewlett recalled when he retired as vice chairman in 1987. He was HP's president and chief executive until the late 1970s. Former colleagues praised Hewlett's keen intelligence and his amiable character. Despite his position and great wealth, Hewlett lacked Please see HEWLETT on Page A9 his name, saying it would jeopardize their investigation. "We have lots of statements, but nothing yet," said Lt.

Len Lofano of the Sheriffs Office. Authorities would not speculate on a motive for the attack. However, Autorella employees said it was obvious the assailant came to shoot Ayala. According to authorities and witnesses, here's how the situation unfolded: The shooter walked down the hill on the Capi-tola Road Extension, which borders the shop, turned the corner, saw Ayala and fired several shots at him. Mike Amaya, 41, who lives a few blocks from the shop, was there visiting friends.

During the scuffle he was able to get the gun away from the assailant. "I was just talking to a few guys here, and I heard pops and see Angel just running around the corner," said Amaya. "Then I see the guy, and it looked like he points a gun straight at me and fires. Employees were going every which way." Two employees, including Ayala, who was already shot, then tried to subdue the man when deputy Ian Patrick arrived and joined in the melee. It was then that Amaya grabbed for the man's gun, jammed his hand between the hammer and the firing pin and yanked the weapon away with both hands.

"Angel was still fighting the guy off, and he Please see SHOOTING on PAGE A12 'i J1 401(doh!) 14,000 babies later He's practiced medicine for 37 years and delivered 14,000 babies one in the front seat of his Buick Riviera. Now Joe Anzalone, whom fellow doctors call 'the Baryshnikov of the operating has decided to call it a day. STYLE, Bl Pi, a Retirement-account statements bring stock-market shock home Fire destroys Aptos home; SC man held By MARINA MALIKOFF SENTINEL STAFF WRITER APTOS Authorities arrested a Santa Cruz man they say started a fast-moving fire that gutted an unoccupied two-story house on Monterey Drive early Friday. James Archuleta, 21, was arrested on suspicion of arson after author- WEATHER 'I didn't have to look at my latest statement to see that it was going to be bad. During these past few months, I lost a bunch of Jan Kendel, Santa Fe, N.M.

0'i Clouds and some sun. Highs in the mid-50s. BACK PAGE INDEX By LISA SINGHANIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stocks have been sliding for months now, but many investors will realize the extent of their losses only after reading annual retirement account statements that are in the mail this month. "I'm anxiously waiting and quite nervous," said Mary Enright, 41, a software tester in Sioux Falls, S.D. She expects her retirement nest egg, contained in a 401(k) account, to be off 15 percent.

"I went through the slump in the late 1980s," she said, "and I've made it back and then some since. But it still is going to be very hard when I see what the actual results are." "I didn't have to look at my latest statement to see that it was going to be bad," said Jan Kendel, a Santa Fe, N.M., consultant, who wasn't specific about her losses but used the term "bleeding" to describe them. "During these past few months, I lost a bunch of money." 'I said let's go next door and set it on fire. Then I said forget it. But we did talk about lighting the fire." James Archuleta, arson suspect ities found him in a vehicle parked next to the burning house.

He was visiting a friend in the neighborhood. "He left for 25 minutes, then he came back bragging about the place next door," said Guy Phillips, who lives adjacent to the destroyed home. "He said things like, 'I went in there and did 4 'fs OpinionA13 SportsDl State newsA4 StocksB6 StyleBl 24 hoursB2 TV listingsB5 World newsAlO Ann LandersB5 BusinessD5 ClassitiedCl ComicsB6 CrosswordB6 Local newsA2 LottetyA12 National newsA7 ObituariesA12 So did many other people. Americans had more than $1.5 trillion invested in employer-sponsored retirement plans as of 1999, the most recent figures available from the Investment Company Institute, a mutual fund industry group. About 60 percent of those participating in employer plans had no other stocks, mutual funds or bonds.

After one of the worst years ever for stocks, most investors will see more losses than gains in their statements. Many of the highest-flying tech Please see STOCK SHOCK on Page A12 a cool thing, a big Phillips said he saw Archuleta in the area after the fire broke out. Archuleta denies setting the blaze at 535 Mon-Please see FIRE on BACK PAGE Dan CoyroSentinel Investigators Michael Conrad and Ray Zachau search for clues..