Memories that Matter
for families, friends, family history and fans.
Joseph Badger:
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Daniel Pinna:
"11/10 - 11/11/19 was a great new experience for me. I was in Bakersfield at a recording studio called River Theatre at 1213 North Chester Ave in Oildale (Bakersfield) CA working on a new company with new business partners. The River Theatre opened in September 1939 and then closed around 1964/1965. It became a recording studio for Buck Owens from 1968 until 1992 when a number of artists like Johnny Cash recorded. It then became an independent recording studio from 1992 until it closed in April 2008. Since that time a new friend of mine has utilized the location for him and his band.
It was my 1st time to Bakersfield and one of my longer drives. I've only driven once longer than that and that was the time my father and I drove from San Jose to Los Angeles over to Phoenix Arizona to visit my grandmother in Sun City."
Judas Chappell:
Charles Konieckzi was an amazing man. He was a great father, husband, and even grandfather. Charles had two children named Charles and Tony, twins, both going on to have multiple kids. Charles wouldn’t meet his great grandchildren, but they honor him anyway, keeping him close in their hearts. Charles was a happy man with an average life. He argued with his wife and loved his boys dearly. Charles was the funniest man you could have met.
Lydia Steedman:
Grandpa Lyckholm - Melvin Lyckholm was my Grandfather. He was the Father of my Mom (Darlene June Lyckholm) and my Aunt (Betty Lyckholm)
I remember Grandpa and Grandma (Mae Elida Tackala) Lyckholm came to live with us when I was a young teenager. I loved them both very much. We had a 50th wedding anniversary party for them and shortly thereafter they took off for Minnesota to visit friends and family. After visiting Minnesota for only a few weeks, Grandpa became sick and was admitted to the hospital where he passed away from cancer a very short time later. So I never got to see him again. I was 16 1/2 by then. I was so sad. And I remember Grandma coming back from Minnesota without him. I remember hearing her cry at night and it broke my heart. What a sad time for all of us. Grandpa Lyckholm was a good man. I loved him and I still miss him and I am turning 65 this month. You never stop missing people we loved.
Thanks for letting me share,
Lydia June (Hackley) Steedman
06/11/2025
Mary Cooley:
He was my Dad. He'd been very close with his father who died at only 59 yrs. Dad had a difficult childhood, it seemed, but was very smart. He was employed by a pharmaceutical company throughout his career, retiring at what would now be considered a young age (he had never expected to have such a long life). Dad took his wife, 6 children, and sometimes even his mother-in-law, on annual vacations, including houseboat cruises.
Heather Arce:
Randy was my dad and he died of lung cancer on August 30, 2021 at 7:59 a.m. He was surrounded by his wife Lynne of 49 years and his daughter Heather GeBott Arce and his son Jeff GeBott as he took his last breaths at home. He is greatly missed. He was the best dad and an even better papa and great grandpa. He is missed everyday by his family and life hasn’t been the same since he passed. He was a good man and a hard worker and would do anything to help anyone. He was loved dearly.
Barbara Waites:
CW4 Howard E. Morton was a son to Joe and Irene Morton. He was a former husband of Barbara Morton Waites. He was a father to James Clifton Farrar, Kimber Leigh Farrar, and Marla Michele Morton. He served in the Army for almost 27 years, and was killed in an Army plane crash on December 1, 1989, at the age of 47. He also served as a Texas Highway Patrolman from 1966 through 1968, before returning to the Army after his younger brother, Billy Wayne Morton, was killed Viet Nam. He was a very handsome man and well liked. He will always be remembered by those who loved him.
Jessica Moulton:
My Great Grandmother - Consuelo Trevino-Flores was my great grandmother. Unfortunately, she passed away when I was two, but I am eager to learn and share as much as I can about her and my great grandfather, Jose Flores. They were both wonderful people who came from nothing and sacrificed all they had to ensure better lives for their family.
Matthew Crosson:
My Best Friend: Steven L Koenig - Steve was at least 6'7" tall with black hair and could stop traffic with his good looks. He passed in 1993, but what was amazing about him was his honesty, amazing sense of humor (wit), and his hopeful search for that one person who would become the love of his life. He would have been my lifelong friend but his life was cut short by HIV.
But his life is not defined by how he died but with the lasting remembrance of his wonderful presence and the sense of joy that he left us all with. I know his spirit is alive and he is with us. I am only filled with gratitude of having met him. God bless you Steve! All my love.
Tracie Phillips:
Mother - Deborah was my mother, my first friend, my lifeline. We lost her way too soon! I miss her every day and cherish what little time we shared on this earth together. As a mother and grandmother there have been so many experiences, I would have loved to have shared with her. She would be a grandmother, and great grandmother now. Until we are together again, all my love, Tracie
John Civick:
A Physician - Paul E. Hoffman was a Colonel in the United States Air Force but he said they gave him that rank but he earned the title of physician. He was a WWII veteran and served his country admirably throughout the years.
He was my supervisor but also a good friend and I learned many things in our conversations.