Thursday, May 10, 2012
A public celebration of life for Junior Seau is slated for 6:30 p.m. Friday at Qualcomm Stadium. It will also be streamed online.
A public memorial service Friday for former San Diego Chargers player Junior Seau will be streamed live, it was announced. The celebation of life begins at 6:30 p.m. at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, and will be streamed on Chargers.com, according to a team news release. The event will allow San Diegans to join in a community-wide tribute to their native son who passed away May 2. The ceremony is free and open to the public. There is no charge for parking. The parking lot will open at 2 p.m. and the stadium gates at 4:30 p.m. There is no reserve seating and a large crowd is expected, so fans are urged to arrive early and carpool or take the Trolley. The parking lot could close as early at 5 p.m. Fans may leave personal messages for the …
Monday, April 30, 2012
A Walnut man stands accused of causing a crash that killed a 23-year-old Diamond Bar resident Sunday.
As members of the Armenian community mourn the loss of one of its young, the man accused of killing him prepares to go before a judge to answer for the crime. California Highway Patrol officers say Sheng-Ting Shih, 32, of Walnut, slammed his 2012 BMW into 23-year-old George Derkrikorian’s 2001 Ford early Sunday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 60 west of Brea Canyon Road in Diamond Bar. Derkrikorian had been traveling behind slow traffic when Shih sped up and slammed into his vehicle, CHP officials said. Shih is scheduled to appear in Pomona Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. He is facing a felony charge connected to his DUI arrest, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s records. Derkrikorian died at the scene of the crash. Shih’s …
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Principal Jeff Jordan sent out a message to parents Tuesday about recent graduate Kevin Barber's death.
Walnut High School and the community are mourning the loss of a former student who took opponents to the mat and met friends with a ready smile. Kevin Barber, a member of the Mustang wrestling team who graduated in June, has died. School officials were informed Tuesday about the teen's death. Principal Jeff Jordan reached out to parents via a letter and email Tuesday to let them know about Barber. In the letter, Jordan wrote that the school is identifying current students who might need additional emotional support from the assembled team of grade-level coordinators and trained school psychologists. “Please realize that this sad tragedy has a huge impact on our school with staff and students as well as the general community,” Jordan said …
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Los Angeles Times reports many of the SEAL casualties were from SEAL Team 6, the unit that took out Osama bin Laden, but those killed were not members who were part of the May bin Laden raid.
The Department of Defense on Thursday released the names of 30 service members killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter they were being transported in crashed on Aug. 6 in Wardak province, Afghanistan. The Los Angeles Times reports many of the SEAL casualties were from SEAL Team 6, the unit that took out Osama bin Laden, but those killed were not members who were part of the May bin Laden raid. According to the DOD, the following sailors assigned to a West Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed: The following sailors assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit were killed: The soldiers killed were: The airmen killed were: All three airmen were assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, NC. Click…
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Helen's husband Gene and daughter Karen remember Helen Doss as a devoted teacher, conservative activist, and caring mother and wife.
At 12:45 a.m. on the morning of April 11 Helen Doss, a Diamond Bar resident since 1971, slid quietly from life after a brief but valiant battle against cancer. Born in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma, Helen celebrated her third birthday in California. One of four children, she attended public schools in the San Jose area. Helen was the only of her siblings to attend college and against social norms for women of the time, she wanted to be a doctor. Helen satisfied her yearning for knowledge and a career through studying to be a teacher. In 1959, she graduated with a B.A. from San Jose State College, followed by graduate work at San Francisco State College and UCLA. For pleasure, she sneaked reads of medical books. The daughter of a minister, Helen was …
Melanie C. Johnson
10:59 pm on Thursday, May 10, 2012
I am not a fan of the Chargers or the Patriots Ariel, but I am a fan of Seau. I hope he has found peace and that his family will make it through. more ›