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Eliphus Hayes Burgess (lovingly known as “Burt” or “Burgie”), was a long-time resident of Alameda, California.  He passed away peacefully on June 15, 2020.  Born on May 17, 1931 in Kingston Tennessee to parents Mattie Ellen Earley and Paul Eugene Burgess.  Raised on a farm near Rutherfordton, North Carolina where the family share cropped with grandfather Eliphus Elijah Burgess. Proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1950-1955 earning the good conduct...

Catherine Campbell passed away June 13, 2020 in Alameda, CA after a short illness.  Catherine was born to Clara and Andrew Irwin.  She graduated from Dominican College with a Batchelor’s degree in Biological Science.  Catherine worked in the food industry including with Foremost Dairy, Hunt-Wesson and ConAgra Foods. She married Robert Campbell and moved to Las Vegas, then to Berkeley and finally Davis, CA; living in Davis for over 65 years.  Robert preceded...

Rubén Samaniego Muñoz passed away on June 13, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.  He was born on December 20, 1950 in el Barrio San Sebastián, Zacatecas, in the municipality of Juchipila, Zacatecas, to parents, Carmen Muñoz and Rufino Samaniego (†).  As the oldest of six kids, he helped his father work their land.  At the age of 19 years old, he came to the United States in search of a better life.   Ruben first settled in Richmond...

Rebecca Lynn Zuckerman passed away on June 4th, surrounded by loved ones until her last breath. Born on April 10th, 1960, Rebecca grew up in Colorado. She earned her BS from Metropolitan State College in 1985 before moving to California the following year. Education being important to her, she went on to earn her PhD in Chemistry from UC Berkeley in 2000 all while raising three daughters. Later she became fascinated with researching brain science and finished writing a book on the subject...

 David passed away peacefully at his home with his family and friends by his side. He was two weeks shy of his 54th birthday.    David grew up in Alameda on College Avenue before the family to their home on Fountain Street. Like most Alameda kids in the 70's, David hung out at the park. He was a loyal Krusi Colt, playing Bantam's and PeeWee's baseball there. The popular PlayBall publication even printed a photo of him in action.    Growing up, David...