1965 – 2013 John D. Mazzocco was raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, where he attended Newhall Elementary, Placerita Junior High, and graduated from Hart High School in 1983. John played four years of baseball and football at Hart before attending Piece College where he continued football while pursuing a career in the Fire Service.…
Beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, uncle, and steadfast friend, Dr. Elliott Brooks McGrew, Jr. of Valencia, died peacefully at home on December 9, 2013 at the age of 86. Elliott was a true gentleman and distinguished scholar and teacher who embodied intelligence, passion, dignity, creativity, and grace. He will be remembered fondly by his family and…
The Santa Clarita theater community suffered a great loss when Mike Levine, 67, collapsed in his home and was rushed to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital in the early afternoon of Tuesday, Dec. 31. Attempts by paramedics and hospital staff to revive him were unsuccessful, and he succumbed to what…
Santa Clarita was recently struck with the news of the tragic deaths of actor Paul Walker and his friend, Santa Clarita resident Roger Rodas, who lost their lives in a car accident in the Rye Canyon Industrial Center. Paul Walker was best known for his roles in the successful ‘Fast & Furious’ movie franchise, but he…
Devin Freeman, a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy who had been battling cancer for more than six years, passed away on November 28. He was 38 years old. Mr. Freeman joined the Sheriff’s Department on June 12, 1998 and was assigned to the Santa Clarita Station when he passed away. He was well-liked…
George Guevara, Deputy, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, passed away on December 4, 2013. Mr. Guevara joined the Sheriff’s Department on March 30, 1983 and retired from the Santa Clarita Valley Station on June 1, 2010. He is survived by his wife Cindee, three children, and one grandson. Services will be held…
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Cobey Kawasaki was a well-loved 6th grader at Leona Cox School. He passed away after a brief illness on Friday, October 25 at the age of 11. Cobey has been a Cougar at Leona Cox since we was a preschooler and during that time he has touched many lives! Cobey…
Hal Needham, a top Hollywood stuntman who turned to directing rousing action films including “Smokey and the Bandit” and “The Cannonball Run,” died on October 25, 2013. He was 82. A former paratrooper, Needham appeared in thousands of TV episodes and hundreds of movies, performing and designing stunts and new…
