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GAMEZ
Maria Lilia Gamez
Maria Lilia Gamez died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Sunday, Aug. 28, 2005 at age 31.
Mrs. Gamez was born Nov. 12, 1973 in El Marimol, Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose and Maria (Raya) Gamez. She had been a Yolo County resident for 10 years. She previously worked for Seminis Seed Company in Woodland, and was employed at the UC Davis Day Care Center at the time of her death.
Survivors include Mrs. Gamez's husband of 10 years, Enrique Jimenez and her children, Enrique Jimenez Jr. and Nallely Jimenez; her parents, Jose and Maria Gamez; her sister, Yolanda Gamez; her brother, Jose Gamez, all of Woodland and her brother, Mario Gamez of Los Angeles.
Services: Respecting the wishes of Mrs. Gamez, private visitation and interment will be held at Cementario El Marimol in El Marimol, Guanajuato, Mexico. Evergreen Funeral Service of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
GAMPER
Robin Rowe Gamper
Robin Gamper died Oct. 6, 1999, in her home after a heroic five-year battle with breast cancer. Born on Jan. 9, 1952, in Menlo Park, California, she was 47.
A memorial service was held on Saturday, Oct. 9, at 1:30 p.m., at the Davis United Methodist Church, 1620 Anderson Road, with a potluck luncheon at the church following.
A 28-year resident of Davis, she taught for 18 years in the Winters Joint Unified School District, initially teaching sixth and fifth grades. For the past 10 years, she taught third grade at Waggoner Elementary School.
An avid reader, one of Robin's greatest joys was teaching children to read. She also excelled at writing grants to provide Winters students and their families with extracurricular enrichment programs such as Saturday Science, the original third grade Star Party and Farm Day. She also served as the district's liaison to the California Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, the honor society for women educators.
She attended UC Davis, where she received a bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning and Management in 1975 and her teaching credential in 1976. She began her teaching career at the Sly Park Outdoor Education Program in Pollock Pines. Robin also worked for the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service teaching desert awareness and environmental interpretation.
A gourmet cook, she loved to entertain at home with a dinner party or a wine tasting to bring neighbors together. Each winter, she would have an open house-either a Christmas cookie exchange or a New Years' Day buffet-where her home would be packed with families from 10th, 11th and D streets. Each spring, she was the mistress of ceremonies for the annual neighborhood Easter egg hunt. An entire generation of Central Davis children have grown up believing the Easter Bunny was headquartered in the Gampers' front yard. She was also active in organizing a Neighborhood Watch program. According to her neighbors, "Robin connected us with one another, making her home the heart of our neighborhood."
She is survived by her beautiful daughters, Jessica, 16, and Lesley, 10, and John, her husband of 18 years. She is also survive by her brothers, Curt and Doug Rowe of the Bay Area; sister, Nancy Richards of Bothel, Washington; step-mother, Wilma Nicholson of Belmont; and mother, Nancy Rowe of Kirkland, Washington.
The family would like to express its sincere appreciation to the Winters Joint Unified School District and especially the teachers and staff of Waggoner School. The family would also like to thank the California Farm Bureau Federation for its support over the last five years. In addition, the family is grateful to the Yolo Hospice for its assistance during the last day of Robin's life.
The family requests that any remembrances be sent in her name to any of the following: the Davis United Methodist Church Building Fund, 1620 Anderson Road, Davis, 95616; the Davis Community Clinic, 2040 Sutter Place, Davis, 95616, or the California Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation, 2300 River Plaza Drive, Sacramento, 95833.
GANYO
Valmore Joseph Ganyo
Valmore Joseph Ganyo passed away on June 24, 2005. He was born May 16, 1923 in Argyle, Minn. Survived by son Robert Ganyo (Sara), daughters Beverly Jones (Ken) and Bonnie Blanchard (Gary), sisters Priscilla Walker, Mayme Neegard, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Valmore was a member of the Operating Engineers and worked in the highway construction business after moving to Long Beach in 1944 from Minnesota. He spent his last 20 years working for M.L. Dubach Co. of Davis before retiring in 1985. He enjoyed basketball, fishing and travel. He also loved watching his grandchildren play sports. A private interment will take place at Monument Hill Memorial Park in Woodland.
GANZ
Joy Phern Ganz
Joy Phern Ganz died at Woodland Memorial Hospital Saturday, May 14, 2005 at age 68.
Mrs. Ganz was born Oct. 17, 1936 in Crescent, Okla. She had been a Yolo County resident for more than 60 years. She was a graduate of Esparto High School. She worked for Foy's Toys in Woodland and was a homemaker.
Survivors include Mrs. Ganz's husband of 52 years, Lavern W. Ganz, also of Woodland; her daughter, Elizabeth M. Jackson and her husband Jesse of Yuba City; her sons, Steven G. Ganz of Woodland and Eric L. Ganz and his partner Stephen Kraatz of Sacramento; her grandchildren, Joy Jackson, Sara Cookson and her husband Nathan and Stephanie Boone and her husband Nick; her great-grandchildren, Andrew and Amy Cookson, Adam Jackson, Marcus, Destiny and Elijah Boone and Anasthasia Ganz; her mother, Velma Martin of Woodland; her sister, Marilyn Martin of Woodland and her brother, Jimmy Martin of Woodland. She was preceded in death by her father, Hugh Newman and her grandson, Stephen George Ganz Jr.
The family requests memorials in Mrs. Ganz's name be directed to the charity of the donor's choice.
Services: Respecting the wishes of Mrs. Ganz, no services are scheduled. Cremains will be returned to the family. McNary's Chapel of Woodland is assisting the family with arrangements.
GANZ
Steven George Ganz, Jr.
Steven George Ganz Jr. died in Woodland Thursday, June 10, 2004, at age 30.
Born April 7, 1974, in Woodland, Mr. Ganz was a lifelong resident of Woodland. He worked for Wal-Mart.
Survivors include her daughter, Anesthasia Ganz; father, Steven George Ganz Sr.; mother, Billeta Stottlemyre; grandparents, Lavern and Joy Ganz of Knights Landing; great-grandmothers, Velma Martin and Mildred Hukill; and sister, Stephanie Boone.
The family requests memorials be directed to 1314 Coloma Way, Woodland.
Services: A memorial service is scheduled at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at 1519 6th St., Woodland. Arrangements are under the direction of North Sacramento Funeral Home.
GAO
Chengxian Gao
Chengxian Gao of Davis died of liver failure resulting from the complication of a chemotherapy treatment for an extragonal germ cell cancer at the UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. He was 45.
He was born and grew up in the Fujian Province of China. He graduated from Nanjing Forestry University with a bachelor of science degree in 1982.
In 1983, he came to the United States to continue his education. He received a master's degree in engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1985. In 1992, he received his doctoral degree in engineering from UCD. He had been working at UCD's Shields Library, and was a programming supervisor there before his untimely death.
He met his wife, Jianmin Huang, when the two were doctoral students at UCD. They married in 1988. He became a U.S. citizen in 2001.
He was a loving father and husband, and a joyful and devoted friend. He was an active member of the university as well as the Davis community.
He is survived by his wife and his daughters, Shirley and Emily Gao of Davis. He is also survived by his 97-year-old father, Xinli Gao of China; his elder brothers, Chengtong Gao, Chengxuan Gao, Chengquan Gao, Chengyue Gao and Chengfeng Gao of China; his elder sisters, Xuexhen Gao and Xueping Gao of China; his father-in-law, Chengsui Huang of China; his mother-in-law, Shuxian Chen of China; and his sister-in-law, Jianyi Huang of Canada.
Friends are invited to a viewing Sunday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. The family will host a memorial service Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at the Davis Chinese Christian Church, 536 Anderson Road. Refreshments will be offered after the service.
Separately, UCD will host a remembrance service Wednesday, April 17, at 11 a.m. in the courtyard at Shields Library. At the service, his friends and colleagues at the university will recount their memories of him.
In his memory, and particularly in support of the future education and well-being of his two very young daughters, donations can be made to the Chengxian Gao Memorial Fund, c/o the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St., Davis, CA 95616; c/o the Davis Chinese Christian Church, 536 Anderson Road, Davis, CA 95616; or to 3138 Florinda Lane, Davis, CA 95616.
(Dated Friday, April 5, 2002)
QALIVUTU
Daniel D. Qalivutu
Daniel Qalivutu died July 9, 2004, at Sutter Roseville Hospital. He was 51.
Born on Nov. 12, 1952, in the Fiji Islands to Sairusi and Asenaca Qalivutu, he grew up in Fiji, where he attended and graduated from high school and college. He was worked for the past year as a counselor for a group home. He has been a resident of Davis for the past six years, where he was a member of the Davis Christian Assembly.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother.
He is survived by his wife, Vasemaca Qalivutu of Davis; children, Joy Qalivutu of Fiji, and Dima, Joe and Mabel Qalivutu, all of Davis; one grandson; and four sisters, Seruvvaia Qalivutu, Adi Marica Talemaitoga and Litiana Kata, all of Fiji, and Temalesi Saukuru of Seattle.
Friends are invited to attend a funeral Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Davis Christian Assembly, 3030 Sycamore Lane in Davis. Visitation will be held Friday from noon to 8 p.m. at the Davis Funeral Chapel, 116 D St. Burial will follow Saturday's service at the Davis Cemetery.
