Thomas Stephens Lough Ph.D. – Member of ‘Kent State
25’
Thomas Stephens Lough was a professor of sociology and
professional jazz pianist. Radical feminist, sociologist, and peace
activist, Lough, one of the “Kent State 25” died on Oct. 11 from
heart failure. He was 80.
Lough was a professor of sociology at Sonoma State University,
where he taught, among other courses, Social Movements, Political
Sociology, Social Psychology and Globalism.
He was an evaluator for Sonoma State’s Project Censored, where
last year he was named one of four new national judges. Most
recently he was named to the Project Censored Hall of Fame in
perpetuity. His research included the energetics of social
structure and the relationship among agriculture, patriarchy,
genocide and ecocide.
Lough was an associate professor of Sociology at Kent State
University, and faculty advisor to Students for a Democratic
Society (SDS) and was on the steering committee of the Concerned
Citizens of the Kent State University Community (CCC).
He was the only professor indicted by the Grand Jury following
the Kent State Massacre, in which four students died and 11 were
seriously injured protesting the invasion of Cambodia and the
Vietnam War.
FBI internal documents would later show “that allegations of
improper conduct on the part of Prof. Thomas Lough were unfounded …
(Shirley Bills and Scott L Bills, Kent State/May 4: Echoes through
a Decade. Kent Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1988, p.
305).
Before joining the Kent State faculty, Lough served in the Arms
Control and Disarmament Agency, Department of State, U.S.
Government, and subsequently as Senior Foreign Affairs officer in
the Disarmament Affairs Division of the United Nations. Lough held
and earned BSME in mechanical engineering, an AM in Sociology and a
Ph.D. in Sociology, all from the University of Michigan, Ann
Arbor.
Lough was committed to his field, to activism and above all to
his students. He was also an accomplished ragtime jazz pianist.
He is survived by his wife, SSU sociologist Dr. Elaine Wellin;
his sister Evelyn Montgomery; four children: Alex and his partner
Jacquita, Martha and her husband Richard, Janet, Joseph and his
wife Kirsten, and by seven grandchildren.
An open memorial service and potluck to celebrate his life will
be held on Saturday, Nov. 22, 1 p.m. in Youth Annex, 425 Morris
Avenue, Sebastopol, next to the community center. Lough’s family
has invited those who wish to make a donation in Lough’s memory to
donate to Project Censored, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,
CA 94928 at projectcensored.org.
Michael Harold Jennings – Leaves behind ‘good boy’
Gus
Michael Harold Jennings died Oct. 8, 2008. Jennings worked for
the City of Santa Rosa for more than 30 years. His last position
was Industrial Waste Inspector working in a program for the City
that he developed. He created community wherever he went, with his
jokes, teasing and laughter, at the bowling alley, Cursillo, the
YMCA swimming pool or the Lions Club.
Jennings was a loving and caring individual, putting his own
needs second to those of others. In the early days, he was so
involved with just making a buck to feed the family, he had very
little time to devote to personal growth. This was mainly because
of his unselfish nature. As his family demands decreased, he
finally had the opportunity to relax, and grow. He had the
opportunity to explore ideas, thoughts, technologies, recreational
opportunities, hobbies, and the loves he had never had the time to
experience.
Jennings was proceeded in death by his daughter Vicky Lynn
Jennings.
He is survived by his wife, Linnea Tennison of Camp Meeker; his
good boy Gus; his mother, Geraldine Pugh of Sonoma; five children,
Michael Jr. (Nancy) of Tacoma; Daniel (Naomi) of Hawaii; Robert
(Lana) of Germany; David of Canada; and Candace Moore (John) of
Gualala; brothers Jerry (Raylene) of Sonoma; Bob (Suzanne) of
Sonoma; Ray Pugh (Bonnie) of Washington State; his sister Kay Lewis
of Sacramento; and his friend and kidney donor Mike and Barbie
Cieslewicz.
Jennings is also survived by 10 grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
A celebration of his life will be held at 11 a.m. on Oct. 27 at
Negri’s in Occidental. His friends are invited to come and share a
joke or story.
Elvira R. Muzzin – Born in northern Italy
Elvira, R. Muzzin died in Healdsburg Oct. 14, 2008 at the age of
98. She was the loving wife of the late John Muzzin and beloved
mother of Art (Ruby), Albino, Angelo (Joan) and Luigi (Amy) Muzzin
and the late Rita Calkin. Elvira was the adored grandmother of: 11
grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and three
great-great-grandchildren.
She was the last of 12 children born in northern Italy outside
of Venice. Elvira and John came to Cleveland, Ohio in 1927, where
she worked in a woolen mill. She and her family moved to Sonoma
County in 1946. Elvira worked at The Rex Café in Geyserville,
Italian Swiss Colony Winery, and Bucks Ranch in Guerneville over
the years. She loved gardening, cooking and was very devoted to her
family. The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Tony’s Care
Home for their care of Elvira over the past six years.
Friends are invited to attend a Rosary, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008
at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Healdsburg. A Funeral
Mass will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. at the church. Interment
will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Santa Rosa. Contributions may be
made to Memorial Hospice, 821 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa, CA,
95401.
Roger O. “Bud” Rose – Lifelong resident of
Geyserville
Roger O. “Bud” Rose, a lifelong resident of Geyserville passed
away peacefully at the age of 85 after complications from a bad
fall resulting from a series of mini-strokes. Bud was born Aug. 13,
1923, son of Mildred and Russell Rose. The second of six boys, Bud
is survived by Milton (Dint) and Gerald (Jerry), and preceded in
death by Jim, Jack and the incomparable Fred (Bino). He learned to
work as a youngster growing up on a farm in the Great Depression,
and never really stopped-taking tractor jobs through age 84. Bud
married his high school sweetheart, Ruth Brunk, in early 1944, as
he entered the U.S. Army. He finished the year in a tank in Belgium
during the Battle of the Bulge. Working his way from private to
sergeant in a matter of months, Bud turned down a promotion
incentive to re-enlist for the opportunity to “return to Sonoma
County.” He never left until his passing on Oct. 13, 2008. Doing
their best to contribute to the post-war baby boom, Bud and Ruth
raised children Dave, Donna, Pete and Danny, who provided him with
five grandchildren. He was preceded in death by Ruth and Danny.
During the period from the 1940’s to the 1990’s, Bud was one of the
most respected people in the Russian River Valley. His working life
included successive careers as an orchardist, owner of a Ford
tractor and implement business, a GMC truck dealership, and doing
custom farm work with four bulldozers. Community was a major part
of Bud’s life. He was a charter member of the Geyserville Kiwanis,
a 50-year member of the Sotoyome Masonic Lodge, and a long-time
member of the Geyserville Fire Department, where he exercised his
prodigious welding skills to help build a fire truck. He served as
a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Geyserville Grange,
and was a lifelong member of the Geyserville Christian Church. A
final involvement was as a member of the Sonoma County Shrine, for
which he was an active member of the Shrine Parade Band. A memorial
celebration of this robust life will be held at 1 p.m. on Nov. 1,
2008 at the Geyserville Grange. Remembrances to the Sonoma County
Shrine Club, Attn: Robert Barnes, 101 Enterprise Dr., Rohnert Park,
CA 94928 will be graciously appreciated.
Ray B. Anderson – Navy Veteran
Ray B. Anderson passed away in Santa Rosa on Oct. 9, 2008 at the
age of 85. He is survived by Nadine, his college sweetheart and
loving wife of nearly 60 years; three children, Wayne (Laurie)
Anderson of Tehachapi, CT, Connie Anderson and Mark Anderson both
of Torrance, CA and grandson Erik Anderson of Napa, sister,
Margaret Wilford of Vero Beach, FL and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by his father Peter who came from Sweden, through
Ellis Island, as a teenager and gained his citizenship by serving
in the U.S. Navy in WWI and his mother Jane Hughes who was an Army
Nurse in WWI; a sister Ida Toohey and brother Ted Anderson. Born
Aug. 23, 1923 in Ames, Iowa and raised in the small town of Gilbert
where he attended school; playing baseball and basketball, and
founding an FFA Chapter earning him the first Agricultural
Engineering Scholarships awarded by Sears Roebuck to Iowa State
College. Two years later the draft called him into service and he
hitch-hiked into Des Moines and enlisted in the Navy. There he was
accepted into the Naval Aviation Cadet program to pursue his dream
of becoming a pilot. Following the war he returned to college and
received his degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Ray moved to
California to work for Northrop Aircraft Co. at the time of the
original “Flying Wing”. He joined an active reserve squadron at Los
Alamitos so he could continue to fly. In 1948 Ray and Nadine were
married in Hollywood in the Chapel at the Chapman Park Hotel on the
“Bride and Groom” radio show. Then in 1950 he received a telegram
ordering him back to active duty for 2 more years during the Korean
Conflict. Returning to California he worked for Douglas Aircraft
Co. and attended graduate school night classes at USC, earning his
Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Still a pilot he flew
his Classic Cessna 195 with the Pilots West Flying Club. Many years
later he would host a Healdsburg fly-in for that group. Ray flew
his family all over the country on countless camping trips, special
events and family visits. Ray retired in 1981 moving to Healdsburg
to live and farm near the countryside airport so he could continue
to fly his classic Cessna. A long time member of the International
195 Club, he hosted a 3 day fly-in in 1985; bringing 34 classic
195’s to the Healdsburg airport. He planted a Kiwifruit Vineyard
and pioneered a fresh frozen Kiwi-apple juice which was sold along
with the fruit at local farmers markets, grocery stores and produce
stands. Ready for a second retirement he became a Zinfandel grape
grower for Quivira Winery. Always a history buff and always
carrying a camera he became historian for the Pacific Coast Air
Museum. A celebration of Ray’s life will be held in his hangar on
the Healdsburg Airport, 100 Heidelberger Way off Lytton Springs
Road on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008 at 2 pm. Bring your memories and
come help us say goodbye. Memorial donations may be made in Ray’s
name to the Pacific Coast Air Museum, 2230 Becker Blvd., Santa
Rosa, CA 95403.
