It is with much sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of our dear father, grandfather, brother and friend, James Elvin Goin, age 78 and resident of Hollister, CA, on December 9th, 2009 at Hazel Hawkins Hospital in Hollister.
On Feb. 21, 1919, an angel was given to us. On Dec. 15, 2009, the windows of heaven were opened and the spirit of the Lord came for His precious daughter, Mary G. Soriano.
Donald K. Shearer was taken home to be with His Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ at the age of 79. He was born in Berkeley, CA and lived in Tres Pinos since 1991. He lived seven years in Hilmar where his parents published The Hilmar Enterprise and owned a commercial printing shop. He went through grammar school and high school in Garden Grove, CA and his parents published The Garden Grove News and owned a commercial printing plant. He graduated from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo with a bachelors degree in Printing. He was a commissioned officer in the US Navy Reserve serving three years aboard an amphibious attack cargo ship. He spent time as an assistant mechanical production manager, Wall Street Journal in San Francisco. He sold printing, typesetting and commercial graphic art creation for 28 years for George Lithograph Company in San Francisco. He married his wife, Jackie Hain, in 1978 in State Line, NV. He was a member of Sunnyslope Christian Center in Hollister.
Hal was born in Spokane, WA and raised and educated in Kellogg, ID. He graduated from Kellogg High School and Idaho State University School of Pharmacy. He moved to Hollister in 1966. He was a long time member of the Hollister Elks Lodge. He owned and operated Whalen's Drug Store for many years before retiring and moving to Sherwood, Oregon in 1996.