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Ann was born Clara Lou Sheridan on February 21, 1915, in Denton, Texas. She is one of my very favorite actresses, not because she and I went to the same college (North Texas State University) in Denton, Texas, but because I simply loved her style of acting. I always thought she was very beautiful and sexy.
Tristan is currently a mellophone technician with the Santa Clara Vanguard. In 2019, he was on the brass staff of Genesis Drum and Bugle Corps in a similar role. Prior to that, he was a marching member for four years of the Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, based out of Fort Mill, South Carolina, aging out in 2018 as their horn sergeant. Tristan is also currently playing trumpet in a community band called Cedar Park Winds based out of Cedar Park, Texas.
John was born in Oceanside, California and raised in Santa Clara, graduating from Buchser High School in 1970. After high school he enlisted in the US Air Force where he became a sergeant, focusing on veterinary clinic work. He spent 3 years serving out of the US Air Force Base in Ramstein, Germany. After an honorable discharge, he returned to California where he met his wife Carol. They lived in Pleasanton for 36 years, raising 2 children and adoring, fluffy dogs. John loved spending time at Donner Lake: lounging on the beach, fishing, and going for walks in the alpine air. He received his Bachelors of Business Science from the University of Phoenix. John worked for 31 years at Toshiba/Canon Medical, starting as an ultrasound engineer and eventually working as a national support specialist. John was a “Mr. Fix-it” who could be often found tinkering in his tool shop or in the garden. He also enjoyed spending time at the Del Prado community pool, cheering on Bay Area sports teams, and trying his hand at new recipes. He was a friend to all who would share a beer and a foe to the squirrels that trespassed in the backyard. He is survived by his wife Carol Brach…
Our loving father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend, Ralph Luther Williams Jr., age 81, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2015, in Santa Clara, California. He was born on July 11, 1933, in Grants, New Mexico, to Ralph Luther Williams Sr. and Avah Jane McGehee. Always a storyteller, Ralph loved to share that he was born on an Indian Reservation in a chicken coop and grew up with bright red hair in a non-traditional family ? especially for the times. His father was a bricklayer and his mother a stay-at-home mom. He also had a much older half-brother and half-sister. Ralph would later tell his own children how poor his “Okie” family was and that his thick accent almost impeded his attainment of his Master’s Degree. In 1952, Ralph graduated from Chaffey Union High School in Ontario, California, where he was active in the Drama Club and was a Master Counselor of the DeMolay organization. Following high school, he joined the Army Reserve and served as a Staff Sergeant in the Korean War. He received an Honorable Discharge in 1956. Ralph was the first person in his family to go to college. In 1959, Ralph received his Bachelor of Science degree from Oregon State College…
In this lighthearted and sexy romance, a young woman must choose between winning a competition—and the man who has won her heart. Professional horse trainer Amanda Vogel dreams of riding jumpers in the Olympics, but after seeing her best friend die in a riding accident, she’s so traumatized she can’t compete. Broke and desperate, she takes a summer job in Aspen teaching some big-shot widowed movie star’s spoiled daughters to ride—and braces herself for three …



















