Class Notes: 1967
Wendy Tyler Cobleigh ’67 died peacefully with her family by her side on June 19th, 2024. She is dearly missed by the family she leaves behind: her husband of 57 years, Don Cobleigh; her children Matt Cobleigh (Nikki), Ted Cobleigh (Julie), and Molly Gildea (Dan); her grandchildren Kai, Lily, Abbey, Sierra, Morgan, Tuolumne, and Warren; and her brother Tim Tyler. She also leaves a large and supportive circle of friends from all eras of her life, from infancy to the present. A devoted, creative, loving mother, Wendy raised not only her three children but also countless litters of puppies, bunnies, and hamsters. She loved to sew for her children, creating not only everyday clothing but elaborate Halloween costumes and even her daughter’s wedding dress; she built toys (including a giant rocking horse), coached soccer teams, and hosted countless visitors. In addition to her work as a real estate agent, Wendy found deep satisfaction in serving on boards, believing that she was helping make positive changes in her immediate community. She served as a board member of the Pasadena Foothill Valley YWCA, the Pasadena PTA council, and the Armory Center for the Arts Board. Some of her proudest work was accomplished on the City of Pasadena Community Development Committee; she was particularly proud of finding a way to save the Pasadena Train Station. She served on the Affordable Housing Task Force, committee to integrate Pasadena, Community Nonviolence Resource Center, Fair Housing Council of the San Gabriel Valley/Housing Rights Center, and the Pasadena Board of Realtors Equal Opportunities Committee as well as its Political Action Committee. Wendy was a generous and warm host to everyone who walked through her door. She loved hosting parties, whether for her children or her adult friends and was always sure to have too much of everything! Visitors didn’t need a special invitation: everyone was welcome to stop by anytime. She loved to share family traditions with everyone, including international students, neighbors, co-workers, and friends—Wendy loved to craft her grandmother’s Christmas marmalade, to share her family’s English Christmas pudding, and to cook her traditional day-after-Thanksgiving turkey enchiladas. Moving forward without Wendy will not be easy; she brought beauty, warmth, joy, and fun into the lives of everyone who knew her. We will do our best to carry on her traditions, and to honor her generous spirit. Above all, we will think of her daily while we do the things she taught us. The list of these lessons is endless… as is our love. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Pasadena Education Foundation General fund in her name. https://pasedfoundation.org/support/donate/ Please contact the molly@cobleigh.net for information about a memorial service.
Daily Cal alum Hannah Shearer has a new action-adventure novel, Fortune’s Son, that was just released on Amazon. It’s about a detective whose world is turned upside down when his 9-year-old son – who had visions of bad things happening to him – is kidnapped. This is Shearer’s first book, and she’s already working on her second novel. Before this she was a TV writer, penning five episodes whilst on the staff of Star Trek: The Next Generation and an episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. She was also a writer and producer for Emergency! and Knight Rider. She also wrote for Cagney and Lacey and several daytime dramas, including General Hospital; Port Charles; Days of Our Lives; and The Bold and the Beautiful.
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who has contacted me with support for me and my 34-year-old son, who is teaching in Ukraine.
Tom Degenhardt reports he was looking forward to a mini-reunion with classmates Dave Perry, John Lewis, Skip Bushee, and Rusty Ertle at Sam’s in San Francisco on April 19.
From Don George: “Oh, boy, I’m sure with you when it comes to worrying about those poor people in Ukraine. And to have your son there has got to be agonizing for you. Words do not describe the disgust the whole world has for Putin, nor is there a fate or punishment for him that could begin to match the cruelty and mayhem he has wrought. Let’s hope there’s an early end to this war and that your son is safe and remains so. I’m afraid there’s precious little news from the George family. We are still ‘sheltering in place’ in Lahontan, which, as I tell Jeanne, we’ve been doing for 20 years!”
From Alceste Pappas: “So distraught about what is happening in Ukraine and will say an extra prayer for him. Syl and I have been to Ukraine and cannot imagine what it is like now.”
Dennis Seguine reports, “I’m still working full-time, 53 years (11 jobs) in a long engineering career, and I’m not done yet. My office is nominally near Seattle, but I work from home in Kalispell, Montana.”
Martin “Mike” J. Pasqualetti has published The Thread of Energy (Oxford University Press), in which he examines how energy weaves itself throughout every aspect of our lives. It carries on the energy work he started at UC Riverside, where he worked to resolve the land-use conflicts of developing geothermal energy within the valuable agricultural oasis of the Imperial Valley. He is currently a professor of geography at Arizona State University. Until next time, stay safe, and Go Bears!
Class Secretary: Diana Powers, 100 Marin Center Dr No 14, San Rafael 94903, dianapowe@aol.com
