I received word that Virginia (Peek) Pappe passed away on November 11, 2022. Virginia was born March 3, 1943, in Kern County, CA. She married Charles Pappe, class of 1957 in 1961and they lived in Ridgecrest, CA.
This video contains some great drone videography and provided me with at least a virtual visit to Trona which will have to do for now.
He starts out at the old Perkins gas station but somehow never makes it to Pioneer Point.
John, class of 1962, died February 6, 2023, at home. He had Leukemia. He lived in Brentwood California with his wife Jean DeYoung. He was 78 years old.
If more information becomes available, I will post it.
John had four sisters, Dorothy DeYoung) Farrah (1932-1992), class of 1950; Carolyn (DeYoung) Morse (1940-2021) class of 1959; Paula (DeYoung) Wong, class of 1964, and Roberta (DeYoung) Adams, class of 1967. John also had a cousin, Linda (DeYoung) Bishop, class of 1959 who is also a THS alumnus.
There is a notice at https://obituaries.tridentsociety.com/obituaries/rancho-mirage-ca/betty-cross-10953218 that Betty Joe passed away in the last 365 days. There isn’t any additional information about her passing, but I received an email from one of her classmates telling me she passed away on October 3, 2022.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.tridentsociety.com/location/palm-desert-ca for the Cross family.
Betty Jo’s twin sister, Ada Rae (Wellbaum) Bancroft passed away in 2017.