CARL GREGORY MEMORIAL HANDOUT

Sent in by Mike Johnson. Left-click to enlarge image. Click on "Back" arrow to return. Click on "Comments" (below the post) to see what Carl's brother wrote about the memorial service.

MAUREEN CONNER PELTZER, FUHS '54

For those of you who may not know who this man with me is in the picture, he just happens to be my very favorite dancer in the world. And, for those of you don't know that I was fortunate enough to be invited to see Dancing With the Stars in person, here is the proof. Our seats were fantastic - second row, and the show was run smoothly and beautifully. ALL of the performers were even more trim and more beautiful/handsome than they are on the television. We had passes to go to the trailers after the performance and were able to speak with them - and, that's when I saw Maksim and almost became weak-kneed. This was one of the best experiences I have ever had. mpV

POW WOW 2009 PICTURES

As I get pictures or get directions from people who have uploaded their pictures into internet albums, I will put hot links to them on
http://powwow2009pictures.blogspot.com/

There are some there now.

If you want to review past Pow Wow pics, click on http://fuhsallpowwowpics.blogspot.com/

WESLEY W. SMITH, FUHS 1940

Smith, Wesley W., passed away at home on March 27th following a brief illness. He was 86.
Wes, as he was known to his friends, was born in Apperson, OK, and moved to Fullerton at an early age where he graduated from Fullerton High School before joining the Army Air Corps. During WWII he piloted a B-25 Bomber and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Purple Heart for his service.
Following the war he returned to Fullerton, met and married his wife of 62 years, Ethelyn "Lynn" Miller, and started his own business, Valve Services, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs and Bakersfield. Throughout the years he was involved in Scouting and served as President of the Fullerton Recreational Riders where he remained active for many years.
He enjoyed trail rides, boating, traveling and camping, and owning and flying his own aircraft. He also loved cars, old and new, restoring several antique vehicles. He served on the committee for the development of Tri-City Park.
He leaves behind his loving wife, Lynn , son, Richard and family of Boulder City, Nevada; daughter, Terry and family of Nevada City, CA.; granddaughters, Kara and Shannon; grandson, Travis, and great-grandson Connor.
Private services were held on April 4th.
He will be greatly missed.
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Published in the Orange County Register on 4/9/2009

BEV WITHERS OLIVER, FUHS 1943

Oliver, Beverly Withers February 12, 1926 - March 29, 2009
Beverly Withers Oliver, known as Bev to her many friends, passed peacefully at St. Jude's Hospital in Fullerton, California on Sunday, March 29. In her typical fashion, Bev had spent the last three months working extremely hard to recover from the effects of a stroke which had affected her speech.
A resident of the Morningside Retirement Community in Fullerton, prior to her stroke, Bev had been extremely active in Cal State Fullerton's Continuing Learning Experience, an organization dedicated to lifelong learning. Bev was also an active volunteer in Kaiser Hospital's Hospice Services. In 2007, she was named the Austin Kahne Hospice Volunteer of the Year in honor of her tireless services to patients in the Kaiser Hospice program. She had also received the Golden Apple Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Parents and Teachers Association.
Bev was born in Los Angeles, raised in Fullerton and graduated from Fullerton High School. She attended Occidental College and graduated from Oregon State University. Bev retired from the Little Lake School District after thirty four years of teaching first and second grades and touching the lives of many students.
After her retirement, she spent much of her time traveling to over 50 countries of the world with Elderhostel as well as with many friends who shared her zest for life and spirit of wanderlust.
Bev is loved and missed by her sons, Scott, of La Habra, California and Tom and his wife, Cheryl, of Seattle, Washington; her grandchildren, Jeff Oliver and Katie Enarson and her husband Brent; her niece, Julie Withers-Goedde; her twin great-niece and nephew, Lauren and Brad Withers-Goedde; as well as her many, many friends in the community.
A memorial service will be held at Crossroads Community Church, 222 N. Euclid St., in La Habra on Saturday, April 4 at 2 p.m. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to the Childrens' Section of the Public Library of the City of Fullerton.
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Published in the Orange County Register on 4/3/2009

CARL WILSON GREGORY, FUHS 1958

From Mike Johnson on April 3:

Carl Gregory's Memorial Service will be held on April 26th at 12:00 o'clock noon at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center, 1201 West Malvern Avenue, Fullerton California

(The following E mail is from Arky "Mitch" Mitchell ’58 to Mike Johnson ’58.)

Sorry to report we lost a good friend last night. Carl passed away about 7:30 PM Monday March 30th. A memorial service is being planned and I will inform everyone of the time and place when the arrangements are made. His wife Barb thought it would be about two or three weeks from now.

We are all feeling this loss and it is obviously a very sad occasion. I have been very upset the last few months with Carl's struggle and suffering with bone cancer. I kept asking why does this have to happen to the good guys. Now I'm thinking how blessed and fortunate we all are for having Carl in our lives. I think everyone that knew Carl thought of him as a best friend.

Carl's brother Richard sent this biography to Mike Johnson to use for Carl's nomination to the FUHS wall of fame. I enjoyed it and I think all of you will as well.

(Click on "Comments" -below this post-to read the biography.)

Friday, April 3, 2009
Carl Gregory, 68, dies following battle with cancer
CEO and board chairman of Fullerton Community Bank was the descendant of a pioneer family.
By BARBARA GIASONE
The Orange County Register
FULLERTON – Carl Wilson Gregory, CEO and chairman of the board of Fullerton Community Bank, died Monday following a two-year battle with cancer. He was 68.
Plans for a "celebration of life" to be held on the lawn at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center in late April are pending, his wife, Barbara, said Friday.
Gregory, born in Fullerton, was the great-grandson of William Schulte, who relocated from the gold fields of Northern California to Fullerton where he promoted the founding of Fullerton Union High School.
Gregory's grandfather, R.S. Gregory, laid out and subdivided land surrounding and including FUHS. He also served as the mayor of Fullerton in the 1920s and postmaster in the 1930s and 1940s.
His father, R. Merrill Gregory, was president and chairman of Fullerton Savings and Loan – later Fullerton Community Bank, which now has eight branches in Orange County.
While serving in the Navy, Carl Gregory was a psychological warfare officer whose job was to devise ways to get the Viet Cong to defect. He was also a Nuclear Weapons officer and worked with SEAL teams. He was discharged in June 1969 as a lieutenant commander.
He earned military medals including the Bronze Star, The Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.
He was a graduate of USC Business School before starting a 37-year career with the Fullerton bank.
Widely known for his community service, Gregory served on a myriad of bank, youth, education and philanthropic boards.
Also surviving Gregory are: daughter, Brenna of Fullerton; son, Ryan of Fullerton; brother, Richard of Washington D.C. and sisters Nancy Garner of Bishop and Linda Meyer of Fullerton.
McAulay & Wallace Mortuary is handling the arrangements.